Louisiana truck driver charged after deadly 2023 pileup amid ‘super fog’ conditions
RESERVE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana truck driver has been charged with negligent homicide for his role in a fiery highway pileup that left eight dead…
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The Gaza conflict’s forgotten shipping crew held hostage in the Red Sea
By Scott McLean, Kathleen Magramo and Florence Davey-Attlee, CNN (CNN) — Hope is fading for the imminent return of the international crew of…
Continue Reading Kenyan doctors strike nationwide. Patients left unattended or turned away at public hospitals
By TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Doctors at Kenya’s public hospitals began a nationwide strike, accusing the government of…
Continue Reading Maryland lawmakers consider new plan to rebuild Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A new plan to rebuild Baltimore’s storied but deteriorating Pimlico Race Course is making a…
Continue Reading Shohei Ohtani shares a photo of his new wife on social media. She’s a former pro basketball player
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has revealed the identity of his new wife with a photo of the couple on social media. She is Mamiko Tanaka, a…
Continue Reading Arizona Coyotes cleared to bid for tract of land in north Phoenix for new arena site
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have the green light to bid on a tract of land in north Phoenix in their yearslong bid to build a new arena. The…
Continue Reading Terrified residents of San Francisco’s Tenderloin district sue for streets free of drugs, tents
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two hotels and residents of San Francisco’s troubled Tenderloin district have sued San…
Continue Reading Severe storms rake Indiana and Kentucky, damaging dozens of structures
MADISON, Ind. (AP) — Authorities says severe storms with suspected tornadoes have raked southern Indiana and northern Kentucky, damaging dozens of…
Continue Reading Wriggling gold: Fishermen who catch baby eels for $2,000 a pound hope for many years of fishing
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — They’re wriggly, they’re gross and they’re worth more than $2,000 a…
Continue Reading Tennessee House advances bill requiring local officers to aid US immigration authorities
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Republican-led Tennessee House has advanced a proposal that would require law…
Continue Reading Connecticut considering barring legacy admissions at private colleges, in addition to public ones
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Connecticut lawmakers are considering banning the use of legacy and donor preferences in admissions to all colleges…
Continue Reading Republicans push back on new federal court policy aimed at ‘judge shopping’ in national cases
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are taking aim at a new federal courts policy aimed at curbing “judge…
Continue Reading Attack kills 20 and injures 155 at Gaza food aid point, as Israel denies responsibility
By Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Gaza’s health ministry says at least 20 people were killed and 155 wounded…
Continue Reading Dollar General is rolling back self-checkout in thousands of stores
Dollar General is backing away from the self-checkout trend in…
Continue Reading In Mexico, a once glittering lake is being sucked dry by development, drought and lawlessness
By MARCO UGARTE Associated Press VALLE DE BRAVO, Mexico (AP) — Once a glittering weekend getaway for wealthy residents of Mexico City, Valle de…
Continue Reading Former Phoenix jail officer is sentenced for smuggling drugs into facility
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a former jail officer in Phoenix has been sentenced to two years in prison for smuggling drugs into the detention…
Continue Reading Flint, Michigan, held in contempt by federal judge for missing deadlines to replace lead pipes at center of water crisis
By Dakin Andone and Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has held the city of Flint, Michigan, in civil contempt for failing to meet…
Continue Reading Nevada Republican who lost 2022 Senate primary seeking Democratic Sen. Rosen’s seat in key US match
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Purple Heart recipient who lost Nevada’s 2022 GOP Senate primary has filed his formal candidacy for the seat held by…
Continue Reading Aging Voyager 1 sends back surprising response after ‘poke’ from Earth
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Engineers have sent a “poke” to the Voyager 1 probe and received a potentially encouraging response as…
Continue Reading Honduras ex-first lady says presidential bid not meant to protect herself after husband’s conviction
By MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras’ former first lady Ana García de Hernández says her decision to seek…
Continue Reading Federal officials say they’re investigating a tire problem on an American Airlines flight to LA
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says it’s investigating an incident in which an American Airlines plane flying…
Continue Reading Russians head to polls in a vote set to extend Putin’s rule. His foes are in jail, in exile or dead
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Voters are heading to the polls in Russia for a three-day presidential election that is all but certain to extend…
Continue Reading Oil tanks catch fire at quarry in Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Environmental officials are monitoring the air quality in a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C. after several oil tanks…
Continue Reading ‘Prophet’ charged in Zimbabwe court after police say his reclusive sect used 251 children as workers
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press NORTON, Zimbabwe (AP) — A man claiming to be a prophet has been charged in a Zimbabwean court after police raided…
Continue Reading A critical Rhode Island bridge will need to be demolished and replaced
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee says a critical bridge that was partially shut down over safety concerns in December…
Continue Reading Facts about straw purchases of weapons, and what’s being done to stop them
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — It’s a scenario that plays out over and over again at American crime scenes: The investigation…
Continue Reading Prosecutors: A ‘network’ of supporters helped fugitives avoid capture after Capitol riot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a network of supporters has helped fugitives from Florida avoid…
Continue Reading College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies
ATLANTA (AP) — Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, accusing it…
Continue Reading Achsah Nesmith, who wrote speeches for President Jimmy Carter, has died at age 84
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press A trailblazing Southern woman who worked as a speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter after covering the civil rights…
Continue Reading Macron again declines to rule out Western troops in Ukraine, but says they’re not needed now
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has reiterated his position that sending Western troops into…
Continue Reading Loud explosion is heard as Somali militant group says its fighters have attacked a hotel in capital
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The Somali extremist group al-Shabab says its fighters have attacked a hotel in the…
Continue Reading 2 Michigan officers on leave after video shows officer kicking Black man in head during arrest
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — Two suburban Detroit police officers are under investigation after police video of officers arresting a Black man…
Continue Reading Prosecutors say they’re open to delaying start of Donald Trump’s March 25 hush-money trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors said Thursday they’re open to delaying the start of Donald Trump’s New…
Continue Reading Georgia school voucher bill narrowly clears longtime obstacle with state House passage
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republicans have powered a voucher plan funding private school tuition and home schooling…
Continue Reading Former Mississippi officer charged after allegedly forcing arrestee to lick urine off floor
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A former Mississippi police officer pleaded guilty to a federal charge after allegedly forcing an arrestee to…
Continue Reading Kansas is close to banning gender-affirming care as former GOP holdouts come aboard
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators are close to banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors in…
Continue Reading Drones and shelling hit Russia’s Belgorod amid third day of border skirmishes
By Christian Edwards, Maria Kostenko, Olga Voitovych and Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — Fighting in Russia’s Belgorod region has raged for a…
Continue Reading Polish Catholics get a new leader as the church struggles to reckon with sexual abuse
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The leaders of Poland’s influential Catholic Church have chosen moderate Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda to be their new…
Continue Reading Middle East conflicts revive clash between the president and Congress over war powers
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A major deadline under the half-century-old War Powers Resolution came this week for…
Continue Reading In ‘Frida’ documentary, artist Frida Kahlo’s own words are used to tell her story
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Frida Kahlo used her own experiences to inform her art. In that spirit, Kahlo’s personal writings are used to help…
Continue Reading New opera production adds something new to Luis Buñuel’s ‘The Exterminating Angel’: cannibalism
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Calixto Bieito added an element to “The Exterminating Angel” that Luis Buñuel and Thomas Adès left out:…
Continue Reading Oregon GOP senators barred from reelection over walkout seek statewide office instead
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In Oregon, two Republican state senators barred from reelection after last year’s record-long walkout are seeking…
Continue Reading The League of Women Voters is suing those involved in robocalls sent to New Hampshire voters
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The League of Women Voters filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to prevent those who sent…
Continue Reading Esa-Pekka Salonen to leave San Francisco Symphony, citing dispute with orchestra’s board
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Esa-Pekka Salonen will leave the San Francisco Symphony following the 2024-25 season, just his fifth as music director,…
Continue Reading Palestinian leader appoints longtime adviser as prime minister in the face of calls for reform
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister. The…
Continue Reading New Jersey voters may soon decide whether they have a right to a clean environment
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey residents may soon get the chance to vote on whether they have the right to a clean…
Continue Reading Rex Tillerson Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former US Secretary of State and ExxonMobil CEO, Rex Tillerson. Personal Birth…
Continue Reading Putin says setting up a nuclear power unit in space is a priority for Russia
By Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin told government officials on Thursday that space projects, including setting up…
Continue Reading US official says Kosovo’s ban on dinar use may spark a ‘humanitarian issue’ for ethnic Serbs
By FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A senior U.S. official has said he was “very concerned” that…
Continue Reading A Mississippi police officer made an arrested man lick urine off jail floor, court document says
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi police officer was set to plead guilty to federal civil rights charge…
Continue Reading UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman from hospital bed: ‘I’m the happiest man in the world’
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — UFC Hall of Famer and former champion Mark Coleman called himself “the happiest man in the world” as he embraced members of…
Continue Reading Duty, Honor, Outrage: Change to West Point’s mission statement sparks controversy
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — “Duty, Honor, Country” has been the motto of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for 126 years. The motto isn’t…
Continue Reading A plane carrying the UK defense minister had its GPS jammed as it flew near Russian territory
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A plane carrying British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps had its satellite signal jammed as it flew…
Continue Reading NLRB certifies union to represent Dartmouth basketball players
BOSTON (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board has certified a union to represent Dartmouth basketball players after the deadline passed for the…
Continue Reading A plan to find new leadership for Haiti is moving forward, Caribbean officials say
By BERT WILKINSON AND PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Caribbean officials say a plan to create a transitional…
Continue Reading EPA tightens limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, citing cancer risk
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is imposing stricter limits on a chemical used to sterilize…
Continue Reading Major internet outage hits dozens of countries in Africa as undersea cables fail
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A dozen countries across Africa have suffered a major internet outage as multiple undersea…
Continue Reading A girl is in critical condition after a fight caught on video shows another girl slamming her head to the ground repeatedly
By Amy Simonson, Jennifer Feldman, Amanda Jackson and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A Missouri girl was critically injured in a fight captured…
Continue Reading Russia should return Romania’s gold sent to Moscow during World War I, European Parliament says
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Lawmakers in the European Parliament have adopted a non-binding resolution saying Russia should return gold and other…
Continue Reading FCC advances proposal for a new emergency code for missing and endangered people
By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted Thursday to adopt a proposal to create a new emergency…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates tumble for the second week in a row
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Mortgage rates dropped for the second week in a row, falling nearly a quarter of a percentage point…
Continue Reading Woman charged with buying guns used in Minnesota standoff that killed 3 first responders
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities say a woman has been charged with illegally buying guns used in the…
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Some perplexing animal mysteries stumped scientists during the 2017 eclipse. Here’s why
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — During the Great American Eclipse of 2017, zoo animals acting strangely took researchers by surprise — the…
Continue Reading Ukrainians living under Russian occupation are coerced to vote for Putin
By YURAS KARMANAU and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press Ukrainians living in regions illegally annexed by Russia are being coerced to vote in the…
Continue Reading Retail sales rebounded in February amid higher gas prices
Spending at US retailers rebounded last month as Americans shelled out more for…
Continue Reading Yet another inflation gauge came in hot for February
Rising energy prices helped to fuel yet another hot inflation reading for…
Continue Reading Princes William and Harry praise Diana’s legacy at London event
By Rob Picheta and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — Prince William praised his mother, Diana, the late Princess of Wales, at an event…
Continue Reading SpaceX’s Starship reaches new heights in monumental test flight but lost on reentry
CNN By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A SpaceX Starship rocket launched on its third test flight from the Starbase facility…
Continue Reading The UK government has published a new definition of ‘extremism.’ Critics fear it could curtail free speech
By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — The British government has published a new definition of extremism in response to a surge in hate crimes following…
Continue Reading Nebraska governor blames university leadership for AD Trev Alberts’ sudden departure for Texas A&M
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen says athletic director Trev Alberts’ sudden decision to take the same job at…
Continue Reading Nigerian leader rules out ransoms for abducted students as observers urge dialogue
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s president has urged security agencies not to pay ransoms to rescue nearly 300…
Continue Reading Facts about hail, the icy precipitation often encountered in spring and summer
ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press Intense storms that swept through Kansas and Missouri on Wednesday brought whipping winds, possible…
Continue Reading US sanctions three Israeli West Bank settlers and their outposts for violence against Palestinians
By FATIMA HUSSEIN & MATT LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a group of three extremist Israeli West Bank…
Continue Reading A young Belarusian woman who died after attack in Warsaw is laid to rest
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A young Belarusian woman who died after being attacked and raped in central Warsaw has been…
Continue Reading US commerce secretary hails progress at year’s first meeting of Indo-Pacific trade grouping
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has praised the progress made by the 14 countries in the…
Continue Reading Key moments surrounding the Michigan high school shooting in 2021
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The jury is deliberating in the involuntary manslaughter trial of the Michigan father of a teenage boy who killed four…
Continue Reading Nearly 500 victims of church sex abuse in France have received financial compensation
By BARBARA SURK Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — An independent French body in charge of a reparation program for victims of child sexual abuse…
Continue Reading The ‘drinking bird’ makes a comeback and could power your gadgets with clean energy
By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — The top-hatted “drinking bird,” once a fixture in science classrooms for demonstrating the basics of…
Continue Reading Estranged wife gives Gilgo Beach slaying suspect ‘the benefit of the doubt,’ visits him in jail
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — The estranged wife of Long Island serial killing suspect Rex Heuermann says she believes he is not capable of the crimes he…
Continue Reading Hans Zimmer talks about first North American tour dates in 7 years, the magic of composing for film
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Composer Hans Zimmer’s film scores have soundtracked magic movie moments in “The Lion…
Continue Reading British high court rules Australian computer scientist not mysterious bitcoin founder as he claims
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s high court has ruled that an Australian computer scientist is not, as he claimed, the…
Continue Reading 2 men accused of murdering 3 Egyptian Coptic monks appear in a South African court
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Two men accused of fatally stabbing three Egyptian monks belonging to the Coptic Orthodox…
Continue Reading Could you be the next James Bond? UK spy agency releases puzzle for potential new recruits
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Do you have a burning desire to be the next real-life James Bond? GCHQ, the UK’s largest intelligence agency, is…
Continue Reading Turkey’s top diplomat visits Iraq and seeks support against Kurdish militant group
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister is visiting Baghdad for high-level meetings, ahead of President…
Continue Reading Supreme Court Justices Barrett and Sotomayor, ideological opposites, unite to promote civility
By MARK SHERMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Supreme Court’s approval hovering near record lows, two…
Continue Reading A basketball coaching family, dealing with grief, aims at New York and Connecticut state titles
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Linda Zullo would have loved Saturday. Jim Zullo, her husband, will coach in the New York state girls basketball…
Continue Reading Far-right leader Geert Wilders abandons Dutch PM bid despite election victory
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Populist firebrand Geert Wilders has conceded that he will not become the next prime minister of the…
Continue Reading Ohio Senate race, Chicago homeless tax and other races to watch in next Tuesday’s primary elections
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Voters from Ohio to California head to the polls next Tuesday in primary elections where most of the focus will…
Continue Reading SpaceX’s Starship reaches new heights in monumental test flight but lost on reentry
SPACEX By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A SpaceX Starship rocket launched on its third test flight from the Starbase…
Continue Reading Top Democrat Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, saying Netanyahu has ‘lost his way’
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is calling on Israel to hold…
Continue Reading The United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps…
Continue Reading Republic Of Congo reports first mpox virus cases in several regions
By LOUIS PATRICK OKAMBA Associated Press BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — The health ministry says the Republic of Congo has recorded its…
Continue Reading Penguins postpone Jagr bobblehead giveaway after the trinkets were stolen en route to Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jaromir Jagr is missing. Well, the bobbleheads of the former NHL star are anyway. The Pittsburgh Penguins say a shipment carrying…
Continue Reading Here’s why you might see a lot of records on the track and in the pools at the Paris Olympics
By LUCA BRUNO and ANDREW DAMPF Associated Press ALBA, Italy (AP) — The purple pieces of vulcanized rubber track being produced at a factory in…
Continue Reading From Asteroids to Guitar Hero, World Video Game Hall of Fame finalists draw from 4 decades
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The 12 finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame this year represent four decades of play. They range from Atari…
Continue Reading Survivors of Mediterranean rescue say about 50 people died on the trip from Libya, aid group reports
MILAN (AP) — A humanitarian rescue group says survivors aboard a deflating rubber dinghy rescued in the central Mediterranean Sea have reported…
Continue Reading SpaceX’s mega rocket blasts off on a third test flight from Texas
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SpaceX’s mega rocket has blasted off on another test flight from Texas. This time, Elon Musk is aiming to…
Continue Reading Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says he’s going to put together investor group to buy TikTok
Associated Press Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he’s going to put together an investor group to buy TikTok, a day after the House of…
Continue Reading Interior Department will give tribal nations $120 million to fight climate-related threats
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press The Interior Department will be allocating more than $120 million to tribal governments to fight the impacts of…
Continue Reading US wholesale prices picked up in February in sign that inflation pressures remain elevated
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States picked up again in February, the latest sign…
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