BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s health minister has kicked off a marijuana giveaway, handing out the first 100 seedlings of a planned distribution of 1 million plants a day after the country legalized cultivation and possession of the drug. Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who has been the driving force behind legalization, presided over the giveaway in
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press Casie Pierce doesn’t usually work Fridays. But on the Friday after the draft Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked, Pierce, the development director for a Dallas-based abortion fund, which helps people pay for the procedure and associated logistics, had to be at her computer. She was monitoring
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press Casie Pierce doesn’t usually work Fridays. But on the Friday after the draft Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked, Pierce, the development director for a Dallas-based abortion fund, which helps people pay for the procedure and associated logistics, had to be at her computer. She was monitoring
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN What if doctors could just print a kidney, using cells from the patient, instead of having to find a donor match and hope the patient’s body doesn’t reject the transplanted kidney? The soonest that could happen is in a decade, thanks to 3D organ bioprinting, said Jennifer Lewis, a professor at
Continue ReadingVICTORIA, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas has dismissed the bankruptcy protection case of Infowars and two other companies controlled by Alex Jones. The ruling on Friday was the result of an agreement between lawyers for the conspiracy theorist and parents of some of the children slain in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The West Seattle Bridge could finally reopen this fall after it was abruptly closed in 2020, bringing relief to the residents of Seattle’s southwest peninsula. The city’s Department of Transportation said Thursday it’s planning for the week of Sept. 12 when general traffic will be allowed to flow over the mouth of
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Finalmente, Chile no irá a Qatar: la FIFA desestimó este viernes la presentación de la federación de fútbol ese país por la supuesta mala inclusión del jugador Byron Castillo por parte de Ecuador, con lo que ratificó la participación de la selección dirigida por Gustavo Alfaro en el próximo
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By Michael Warrick and Courtney Allen Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — With 200,000 to 300,000 people expected in downtown Nashville through Sunday, you’re bound to find people who had really made a long trip. After two years of cancellations, CMA Fest returned to Nashville Thursday, kicking off four days and
Continue ReadingBy Mick Krever, Tara John, Maria Kostenko, Taras Zadorozhnyy, Kostan Nechyporenko and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN Ukraine’s southern city of Mariupol, now fully under Russian control, is at risk of a cholera outbreak, according to a British intelligence report published Friday, echoing concerns of Ukrainian officials as Russia struggles to provide basic public services to civilian
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The American Athletic Conference has reached an agreement with Cincinnati, Houston and UCF that paves the way for the schools to join the Big 12 in 2023. The three schools announced in September they had accepted invitations to the Big 12, which is losing Texas and Oklahoma
Continue ReadingBy Chuck Morris Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — The body of a Franklin man who jumped from a cliff on Percy Priest Lake on Memorial Day has been found. Metro Police said the body of Mauro Orduna, 38, was discovered by boaters on Friday. He had been last seen by
Continue ReadingMERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say they’ve arrested a former police officer suspected of killing a Mississippi police officer who was responding to a call about domestic violence. Authorities say 31-year-old Dante Marquez Bender was taken into custody on Friday. He was last seen Thursday afternoon in Meridian. That’s where Officer Kennis Croom was fatally
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey Ray Liotta’s daughter, Karsen, 23, posted a tribute to her dad on Instagram. “Those who knew him, loved him,” she wrote alongside a photo of the pair. “You are the best Dad anyone could ask for. I love you. Thank you for everything.” She added a heart emoji. On May 26, Liotta
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By Patrick Quinn Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia (WGCL) — This week, a 30-year-old Lawrenceville man was arrested after police said he shined a laser at their unit helicopter. “When that laser comes in and hits these windshields and windscreens it just lights up the entire cockpit and you can’t see
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has unveiled goals to drastically reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides to protect the environment. The plan will lead to major upheavals in the Netherlands’ multibillion dollar agriculture industry and has already angered some farmers. The government on Friday mandated reductions in emissions in coming years of up
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has unveiled goals to drastically reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides to protect the environment. The plan will lead to major upheavals in the Netherlands’ multibillion dollar agriculture industry and has already angered some farmers. The government on Friday mandated reductions in emissions in coming years of up
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Over 35 million people are under heat advisories or excessive heat warnings from California to Texas, as the high temperatures peak in the West and spreads eastward over the weekend. The alerts cover portions of more than half a dozen states as the mercury climbs over the 100 degree mark
Continue ReadingUVALDE, Texas (AP) — Eva Mireles loved her dog, hiking and exercising. But mostly, she loved her family and her students. A funeral Mass was Friday for Mireles, who was killed May 24 when a gunman burst into Robb Elementary School in Uvalde Texas. Nineteen children and teacher Irma Garcia also died in the attack.
Continue ReadingBy MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A roadside historical marker installed less than a year ago to honor a gay rights pioneer has been removed after a Pennsylvania senator complained about an online history describing the man’s memories of his early sexual encounter with a younger boy. The marker in honor of
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Real Madrid and Barcelona will meet in an exhibition July 23 in Las Vegas in just the second edition of the El Clásico rivalry on U.S. soil. The Spanish superpowers will visit Allegiant Stadium, the 2-year-old home of the NFL’s Raiders just off the Las
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