By Ashley Strickland, CNN I’ve always been a bit dazzled by the fact that, as humans, we truly are made of star stuff. This week, an element found in our teeth was detected for the first time in a galaxy 12 billion light-years away. That means during the early chaotic days of the universe, stars
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — School board candidates opposing mask mandates and lessons about racism in U.S. history won in red states and some politically divided districts, but often came up short in their bids to shape policy for school districts over the newest culture war issue., The
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — A humanitarian rescue boat stuck in the Mediterranean Sea carrying 800 migrants has received a delivery of food and blankets while it awaits permission to come to shore. The German rescue boat Sea-Eye 4 set a course for the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Thursday after picking up 400 migrants
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER, SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Tens of thousands of climate activists are marching through Glasgow, Scotland, for a second day of protests outside the U.N. climate summit. Climate protests were also held Saturday in other cities across Europe, including London, Amsterdam, Paris, Dublin, Copenhagen, Zurich and
Continue ReadingMACON, Ga. (AP) — An autopsy finds that a 15-year-old Georgia high school football player died from an “abnormal heart rhythm” and not heat-related illness. Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones says an autopsy by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation found Joshua Ivory Jr. died July 26 of cardiac dysrhythmia which triggered “sudden cardiac arrest.” The
Continue ReadingMACON, Ga. (AP) — An autopsy finds that a 15-year-old Georgia high school football player died from an “abnormal heart rhythm” and not heat-related illness. Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones says an autopsy by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation found Joshua Ivory Jr. died July 26 of cardiac dysrhythmia which triggered “sudden cardiac arrest.” The
Continue ReadingNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States is ordering non-emergency government employees and their families to leave Ethiopia and urging other U.S. citizens they should “depart now” as the country’s war escalates and fighters approach the capital. Its statement says that “incidents of civil unrest and ethnic violence are occurring without warning,” and it warns
Continue ReadingLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Ohio State’s leading receiver Garrett Wilson will not play against Nebraska. Wilson’s name was listed on Ohio State’s pregame report of unavailable players. The Buckeyes do not announce the reason for a player’s absence. Wilson is projected to be a high NFL draft pick in 2022. He has 43 catches for
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s health ministry has reported a one-day record of 793 deaths from COVID-19. Ukraine has been inundated by coronavirus infections in recent weeks, putting the country’s underfunded medical system under severe strain. The ministry said Saturday that 25,063 new infections had been tallied over the past day; a record 27,377 were
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN Final passage of a massive public works bill Friday provided President Joe Biden what had increasingly seemed like a vanishing ideal: A major, bipartisan accomplishment that has the power to improve the lives of millions of Americans. The vote came after weeks of torturous negotiations among Democrats, and is likely
Continue ReadingBy WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A video of a bear encounter in North Asheville earlier this week is going viral on YouTube. The man who shot the video, Michael Ruiz, said he believes a Halloween prank may have lured three bears to his home. Michael
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — New Zealand struggled early on against Italy in former All Black Kieran Crowley’s debut as Azzurri coach before racking up a number of world records in a 47-9 win in Rome. It took New Zealand until the 28th minute to get the scoreboard going but tries from Finlay Christie and two from
Continue ReadingBy Zahra Ullah, CNN A woman has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter following a paddleboarding incident in Wales last week in which four people died. Andrea Powell, 41, from the Bridgend area who was in hospital following the incident on the Cleddau River in Haverfordwest on October 30, was named by police
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Eric Bailly scored an own-goal in the seventh minute and Bernardo Silva beat David de Gea at his near post in first-half stoppage time as Manchester City won 2-0 at Manchester United. Humiliation was avoided by United, two weeks after being routed 5-0 by
Continue ReadingBy HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer James Madison has decided to pursue a move to the Sun Belt Conference despite being told by the Colonial Athletic Association that it will be barred from participating in CAA championships before its actual departure. League president Joe D’Antonio says the Dukes withdrawal from the CAA is effective
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The first major election day following a year of relentless attacks on voting rights and election officials went off largely without a hitch. Unlike the 2020 presidential election, there were few claims of fraud, ballots emerging mysteriously in the dark of night or compromised voting machines
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A local organization aims to decrease the number of homeless children across Western North Carolina. $100,000 in 10 years: WNC organization raises awareness, funds for homeless youths According to the Department of Education, in the 2019-20 school year, Henderson County
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorneys spent the first week of Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial sparring over who provoked whom, with prosecutors portraying Rittenhouse as the aggressor and the defense working to show that the men he shot had threatened him. Rittenhouse shot Joseph Rosenbaum, Anthony Huber and Gaige Grosskreutz during
Continue ReadingCNN, HLN By Travis Caldwell and Keith Allen, CNN A crowd surge at a Houston music festival on Friday crushed concertgoers as they were left trampled and gasping for air, struggling to survive against a wall of people pressing forward toward the stage. Police are investigating the potential causes of the surge, which occurred at
Continue ReadingBy TRAVIS LOLLER Travel restrictions that have separated couples and relatives living in different countries are about to end. New rules go into effect Monday that allow air travel from previously restricted countries as long as the traveler has proof of vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test. Land travel will require proof of vaccination but
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