Sacramento Zoo experiences baby boom despite current facility size constraints
By James Taylor Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — The Sacramento Zoo has big plans…
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Educators wonder how to teach the writings of Alice Munro in wake of daughter’s revelations
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, Robert Lecker has read, taught and written about Alice Munro, the Nobel laureate from Canada…
Continue Reading90 giant African land snails intercepted at airport after agents notice strange smell
By Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WWJ) — Customs agents say they seized 90 live snails from…
Continue ReadingTrump shares vaccine skepticism on call with RFK Jr. in since-deleted video
By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s son, Bobby Kennedy III, posted a video of a phone call between Kennedy and former…
Continue ReadingFarmers turn to regenerative agriculture to deal with climate extremes
By Erin Hassanzadeh Click here for updates on this story COLD SPRING, Minnesota (WCCO) — Farmers in Minnesota are in a…
Continue ReadingElon Musk is going all-in on Donald Trump
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — At first glance, Elon Musk and Donald Trump wouldn’t seem to be natural allies. One has made cutting…
Continue ReadingMore Kenyan police arrive in Haiti with UN-backed mission to fight violent gangs
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Another 200 police officers from Kenya have arrived in Haiti for a U.N.-backed mission led by the…
Continue ReadingCity launches new, on-demand rideshare service
By Caroline Vandergriff Click here for updates on this story MANSFIELD, Texas (KTVT) — The City of Mansfield officially…
Continue ReadingCity launches new, on-demand rideshare service
KTVT By Caroline Vandergriff Click here for updates on this story MANSFIELD, Texas (KTVT) — The City of Mansfield…
Continue ReadingChinese swimmers will be under scrutiny at the Paris Olympics after positive doping tests revealed
AP National Writer Few athletes will be under as much scrutiny at the Paris Olympics as the swimmers from China. Belated revelations that nearly two…
Continue ReadingA cruise liner-size asteroid will come closer to Earth than some satellites. A new mission may be racing to meet it
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When a cruise liner-size asteroid comes within 19,883 miles (32,000 kilometers) of Earth on April 13, 2029,…
Continue ReadingJudge refuses to extend timeframe for Georgia’s new Medicaid plan, only one with work requirement
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the Biden administration complied with the law when it declined to grant an…
Continue ReadingHallan un cuerpo durante la búsqueda en Tenerife del adolescente británico desaparecido Jay Slater
SofÃa Benavides (CNN) — Los equipos de búsqueda que buscan al adolescente británico desaparecido Jay Slater en la isla española de Tenerife…
Continue ReadingIngrid Andress says she’s checking into rehab after viral national anthem performance: ‘I was drunk last night’
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Country music artist Ingrid Andress says she was intoxicated during her much-criticized performance of the…
Continue ReadingMan bitten by shark while spearfishing in the Florida Keys
By Shawn Nottingham, CNN (CNN) — A man was recovering Monday after being bitten by a shark off Key West in Florida, the Monroe County…
Continue ReadingRomanian court reimposes travel ban on influencer Andrew Tate and his brother as they await trial
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The internet influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will no longer be allowed to leave Romania as they await…
Continue ReadingCovid-19’s back. Should you be worried?
By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 levels have been rising in the United States again. Emergency department visits associated with Covid-19…
Continue ReadingFact-checking night 1 of the Republican National Convention
CNN By CNN Staff (CNN) — The Republican National Convention kicked off Monday night in Milwaukee. Here are some of the most noteworthy…
Continue ReadingEU-backed court convicts former Kosovo Liberation Army fighter of murder and abuse during 1999 war
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Judges at a European Union-backed court have convicted a former Kosovo Liberation Army fighter with…
Continue ReadingDetroit-area county to pay $7 million to family of man killed while jailed for drunken driving
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area county has agreed to pay $7 million to the family of a man who was severely beaten by another man while in jail for…
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