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Month: August 2023

Italy investigates train tunnel intrusion and bomb threat as the possible work of anarchists

ROME (AP) — Italian news outlets say investigators are considering anarchists as among the possible culprits behind a tunnel intrusion and a bomb threat that stopped high-speed trains between Florence and Bologna was the work of anarchists. Train traffic was suspended for more than four hours Tuesday evening on the heavily traveled line between the

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Michigan mom is charged with buying guns for son who threatened top Democrats, prosecutors say

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan woman is facing federal charges for lying when she purchased firearms later found in her son’s possession. They were discovered as authorities investigated deaths threats the son allegedly made against Democratic politicians. Federal prosecutors say that Michelle Berka knowingly lied when purchasing four firearms

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A new COVID-19 variant has emerged. Here’s what we know about EG.5 so far

By Noushin Ziafati/CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new COVID-19 variant has emerged, serving as a reminder that the coronavirus continues to mutate and spread around the world, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations. The variant is called EG.5 and is a descendant of Omicron. The World Health

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Atlanta begins to brace for the potential of a new Trump indictment as soon as next week

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and officials in Atlanta are bracing for a new indictment that could come as soon as next week in a Georgia prosecutor’s investigation into the Republican ex-president’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. While Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis hasn’t

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Some Coloradans are sounding an alarm after learning a state board is considering capping the price of life-saving drug Trikafta.

Patients and doctors worry “miracle” drug Trikafta may no longer be available in Colorado amid possible price-cap

By SHAUN BOYD Click here for updates on this story     COLORADO (KCNC) — Some Coloradans are sounding an alarm after learning a state board is considering capping the price of a life-saving drug. They’re worried the move could cause the manufacturer to leave the state. The drug is considered a miracle for cystic fibrosis patients

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Iran summons British envoy over his social media post calling for release of detained journalists

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s foreign ministry has summoned Britain’s envoy to Tehran to protest his post on social media calling for the government to release all people ″arbitrarily detained” in Iran, including journalists. The state-run news agency reported on Wednesday that Ambassador Simon Shercliff was summoned on Tuesday over what the ministry

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Millions struggle to pay AC bills in heat waves. Federal aid reaches only a fraction

By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — As climate change ratchets up temperatures across the U.S., millions of the poorest Americans grapple with enduring perilous heat or paying costly air conditioning bills. While President Joe Biden has invested billions into federal programs that subsidize the poorest Americans’ energy costs, the help reaches

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Special counsel obtained search warrant for Donald Trump’s Twitter account

By Tierney Sneed, Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The special counsel investigation into Donald Trump secured a search warrant of the former president’s Twitter account, @realDonaldTrump, according to a newly unsealed court filing. The search was so secret that Twitter was initially barred from telling Trump the search warrant had been obtained

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Iraq water crisis could have regional consequences, UN human rights chief warns

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — The United Nations’ human rights chief has warned that Iraq’s water crisis could affect other countries in the region. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk made the comments Wednesday at a news conference in Baghdad following a four-day visit to Iraq. Severe water shortages because

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