Associated Press The rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped a South Carolina medical lab this week are among the most studied animals on the planet. For more than a century, they’ve held a mirror to humanity through research on their behaviors, organ systems and genetic code. These bare-faced primates with expressive eyes have been launched into
Continue ReadingBy Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Millions of years ago, long-legged, big-beaked, meat-eating “terror birds” stalked the Americas. The imposing creatures ruled the roost as top predators of their terrestrial ecosystems, and scientists recently discovered one of the largest terror birds ever unearthed. When paleontologists analyzed a leg bone from a fossil site in Colombia
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Republican Don Bacon has been elected to a fifth House term representing Nebraska’s Omaha-based 2nd District, nearly three days after the polls closed. Bacon held a news conference Wednesday morning declaring victory. But his Democratic challenger, state Sen. Tony Vargas, declined to concede the tight race, with around 15,000
Continue ReadingSAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency in 23 counties swamped by flooding rainstorms. Kemp’s order Friday covers a wide section of southern Georgia that was inundated Wednesday and Thursday by heavy rains. The National Weather Service says more than 12 inches of rainfall caused flooding in Valdosta
Continue ReadingAssociated Press INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — A woman and a child are dead after an officer fired a weapon while responding to a domestic disturbance at an apartment in the Kansas City suburb of Independence, Missouri. “Heartbreaking” is how Police Chief Adam Dustman described it at a news conference. He says the woman was armed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Board of Corrections has approved an 815-acre site where it plans to build a new prison, despite objections from some residents. The board on Friday voted to accept the land the state had purchased for nearly $3 million to build a planned 3,000-inmate prison. Gov. Sarah
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee, Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Qatar agreed in recent weeks to kick Hamas out of its country following a request from the US to do so, capping off months of failed attempts to try to get the militant group – whose top leaders reside in the Qatari
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Funcionarios del Pentágono están llevando a cabo discusiones informales sobre cómo respondería el Departamento de Defensa si Donald Trump emite órdenes para desplegar efectivos en servicio activo en el país y despedir a grandes franjas de personal que no pertenece a ningún partido político, según dijeron funcionarios de Defensa a CNN.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge has overturned Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, leaning on recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that strictly interpret the Second Amendment right to keep and bear firearms. U.S. District Judge Stephen P. McGlynn said his Friday decision applied universally, not just to the lawsuit’s plaintiffs. The Protect
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York City police have apprehended a man who they say shot and wounded another man on a Manhattan street and then fled into the city’s vast subway system. The shooting led to delays during the Thursday morning commute. Police say Eduardo Diaz was apprehended at his home in Queens on
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy; radio host Charlamagne tha God. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. ___ CNN’s “State of the Union” — Sanders; Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — National security adviser Jake Sullivan;
Continue ReadingBy Kenny Choi Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A San Francisco whale-watching business is getting a lot more attention this year thanks to a a dog who helps the crew find whales. “Bear” is a deckhand with four paws. He’s a 120-pound German Shepherd who has become a favorite
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. Don Bacon won a fifth term representing the Omaha-centered U.S. House district for Nebraska on Friday. In yet another hard-fought bid, Bacon defeated Democrat Tony Vargas, a state lawmaker, in a rematch of their 2022 race. Unlike other GOP candidates in the solidly Republican state, Bacon emphasized his bipartisan credentials and highlighted his
Continue ReadingBy Julie Sharp Click here for updates on this story EL SERENO, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Police took a naked man into custody early Friday morning after a 93-year-old woman heard loud noises and banging sounds from under her El Sereno home. The grandma, who lives alone, told her family for months that she had
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A man has been arrested in connection with a spate of random stabbings over two days in Seattle, in which nine people were injured — five of them on Friday afternoon, police said. “This incident was apparently one individual over a 38-hour period of time committing random assaults,” Deputy Chief
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A man has been arrested in connection with a spate of random stabbings over two days in Seattle, in which nine people were injured — five of them on Friday afternoon, police said. “This incident was apparently one individual over a 38-hour period of time committing random assaults,” Deputy Chief
Continue ReadingBy Bo Evans Click here for updates on this story NORTH TEXAS (KTVT) — Prescription drugs can be expensive, and most pharmacies don’t care if you’re rich or poor; the medicine costs the same whether you can afford it or not. The St. Vincent de Paul Pharmacy in Dallas looks like any other pharmacy on
Continue ReadingBy Renee Anderson Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS, WLNY) — A Brooklyn man is facing charges in an insurance scam that was caught on video on the Belt Parkway. CBS News New York previously spoke with the victim, whose dashboard camera recorded the encounter. Now, the Queens District Attorney’s Office
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Hunger experts are warning that there’s “a strong likelihood” famine is imminent in parts of northern Gaza where Israeli forces are conducting a major offensive. An alert issued Friday by the four experts called the humanitarian situation throughout the Gaza Strip “extremely grave and rapidly deteriorating” and worst in
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Pastrana Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — With uncertainty over future immigration policies in the US looming, more than three dozen people became American citizens in South Florida Friday. The new citizens come from all over the world and some plan to take their new allegiance a step further
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