WACH By Sydney Kashiwagi and Rebekah Riess, CNN Washington (CNN) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Thursday signed a bill into law that will limit most abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. South Carolina now joins a list of Republican-led states that have championed sweeping abortion restrictions in the wake of
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Using artificial intelligence, researchers say, they’ve found a new type of antibiotic that works against a particularly menacing drug-resistant bacteria. When they tested the antibiotic on the skin of mice that were experimentally infected with the superbug, it controlled the growth of the bacteria, suggesting that the method could
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man who spent 33 years in prison for attempted murder has been declared innocent and freed, the Los Angeles County district attorney announced Thursday. Daniel Saldana, 55, was convicted in 1990 of opening fire on a car containing six teenagers who were leaving a high school football game in
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced a new government strategy to fight hate, bias and violence directed at Jews. The document released Thursday outlines more than 100 steps the administration and its partners can take to combat an alarming rise in antisemitism. The strategy is centered around four
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La madre de Brian Laundrie, el hombre que mató a su prometida, Gabby Petito, y más tarde se suicidó en 2021, escribió a su hijo diciéndole que le ayudaría a “deshacerse de un cuerpo” o a “hornear un pastel con una lima dentro” para ayudarlo en la cárcel, según una copia
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Ford electric vehicle owners will soon gain access to Tesla’s vast EV charging network, according to the CEOs of both companies. Beginning next year, Ford EV owners in the United States can use the Ford’s mobile app to use Tesla’s 12,000 Supercharger stations — the company’s name for its
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Lawmakers in Texas’ Republican-controlled House passed a bill Wednesday that would allow public schools to employ or accept volunteer chaplains who are not state certified. Senate Bill 763, which passed 84-60, reads, “A school district or open-enrollment charter school may employ or accept as a volunteer a chaplain to
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Fla, (AP) — Their latest loss prompted Toronto players to call a postgame meeting in response to a 2-9 stretch Blue Jays manager John Schneider described as being “punched right in the face.” The meeting came after a 6-3 loss Thursday to the Tampa Bay Rays. Toronto is 8-15 in May. The Blue
Continue ReadingBy JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Randy Vásquez will be called up to the New York Yankees to make his major league debut in Friday night’s series opener against the San Diego Padres. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said the 24-year-old right-hander will be used either as an opener or in relief. New
Continue ReadingCNN, WPTV By Katelyn Polantz, Paula Reid and Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of a summer 2021 meeting in which former President Donald Trump acknowledges he held onto a classified Pentagon document about a potential attack on Iran, multiple sources told CNN, undercutting his argument that he declassified
Continue ReadingLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge has granted Churchill Downs’ motion for summary judgment that dismisses Bob Baffert’s claim the track breached due process by suspending the Hall of Fame trainer for two years. Churchill Downs Inc. suspended Baffert in June 2021 after his now-deceased colt, Medina Spirit, failed a postrace drug test after
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan and Devon M. Sayers, CNN Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) — Justin Ross Harris, whose murder conviction for the 2014 hot-car death of his 22-month-old son in Georgia was overturned by the state’s Supreme Court last year, will not be retried, prosecutors said Thursday. Last year’s decision nullified a sentence of life in prison
Continue ReadingBy James Howell Jr. Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) — An Indiana State Trooper has been involved in a shooting near the intersection of 34th Street and Franklin Road on the east side. According to Indiana State Police, two troopers were conducting a traffic stop this afternoon in the area when
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says a vote on the Oakland Athletics’ prospective move to Las Vegas potentially could come when the league’s owners meet next month. Manfred noted that “it’s very difficult to have a timeline” regarding the move “until there’s actually a deal to be
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Casey Click here for updates on this story WHITELAND, Indiana (WRTV) — Elliot Cox was bit by the racing bug early in life. “I started racing when I was five years old,” Cox said. As a child, he asked his parents for a dirt bike for a gift, to which they said no.
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Scott Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — The League of Women Voters Corpus Christi has elected the organization’s first Black president in chapter history. Alice Upshaw-Hawkins has made a name for herself in the Corpus Christi community. Starting out in education, she credits her desire to pursue
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The Iron Age users of two ancient toilets in Jerusalem were not a healthy bunch, according to an analysis of poop samples from the 2,500-year-old latrines. Researchers found traces of dysentery-causing parasites in material excavated from the cesspits below the two stone toilets that would have belonged to elite
Continue ReadingBy Corderro McMurry Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — A mother from Orange Grove said she found a white stamp on her window and went looking for answers to how it got there. “There was a white dot perfectly…” Amanda Campbell said. Campbell said on May 17, she noticed
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Valencia defender Mouctar Diakhaby didn’t pose by an anti-racism banner with his teammates before Valencia’s loss at Mallorca in the Spanish league. The banner with the words “racists out of football” is being displayed in every league match after Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior was racially
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Wildlife officials captured a 25-pound snapping turtle found wandering through a Harrisburg pasture late last month, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday. The invasive species, which poses a threat to native fish and wildlife habitats, not to mention human hands and feet, was a product of illegal turtle trafficking.
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