2 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at Kentucky homeless shelter
HENDERSON, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say two people were killed and two were wounded in a shooting at a homeless shelter for men in western Kentucky…
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UN expert offers plan for improving human rights in Cambodia
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The U.N. expert on human rights in Cambodia is proposing a 10-point plan to improve…
Continue ReadingUSDA scattering rabies vaccines for wildlife in 13 states
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. government has begun scattering millions of packets of oral rabies vaccine from…
Continue ReadingInflation eases as consumer prices rise 6.3% in July
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation eased last month as energy prices tumbled, raising hopes that the surging costs of…
Continue ReadingSome cities could be left behind on lead pipe replacements
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — In many cities, no one knows where the lead pipes lie underground. That’s important…
Continue ReadingLebanese submarine finds 10 bodies on sunken migrant ship
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A small submarine has found the remains of 10 migrants who drowned when their boat sank in late…
Continue ReadingPfizer asks EU drug regulator to OK tweaked COVID vaccine
LONDON (AP) — Pharmaceuticals Pfizer and BioNTech say they have asked the European Medicines Agency to authorize their updated coronavirus booster…
Continue ReadingWendy Schmidt gives big to protect oceans, planet’s future
By MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Tthe health of the world’s oceans looms large in Wendy Schmidt’s…
Continue ReadingModerna sues Pfizer over patents behind COVID-19 vaccine
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna is suing Pfizer and the German drugmaker BioNTech, accusing its main competitors of…
Continue ReadingMother saves 1 child, loses 2 others in Alabama home fire
IRVINGTON, Ala. (AP) — A woman found out her south Alabama home was on fire and ran home to rescue one child from the burning structure, but two…
Continue ReadingConstable among 4 killed in Arizona eviction shooting
By JACQUES BILLEAUD and TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona constable who got the job earlier this year when her predecessor quit…
Continue ReadingSpaceX, T-Mobile try to connect remote areas with satellites
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Elon Musk’s SpaceX and T-Mobile are teaming up to help provide voice and data services anywhere by having…
Continue ReadingNPR hires Deepa Fernandes as third host of ‘Here & Now’
NEW YORK (AP) — National Public Radio says it has hired Deepa Fernandes, who has covered immigration and served as a newsroom advisor on race and…
Continue ReadingEPA to designate ‘forever chemicals’ as hazardous substances
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated “forever chemicals” that have been…
Continue ReadingWoman arrested after racist rant, assault in restaurant lot
PLANO, Texas (AP) — A woman has been arrested and faces a possible hate crime charge after she was captured on video in a racist rant and assault…
Continue ReadingOfficials: 2 boys drowned in German lake were UK tourists
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in western Germany said Friday that two boys who drowned in a lake near the border with Belgium were British tourists.…
Continue ReadingMore than 80 people rescued from Philippine ferry fire
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine coast guard personnel and volunteers have rescued all but two of more than 80 passengers and crew of an…
Continue ReadingCry wolf? Debate over presence of wolves in Northeast
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Are wolves hunting and howling in the Northeast woods again, more than a century after they…
Continue ReadingPoland and South Korea to seal $5.8 billion military deal
MORAG, Poland (AP) — Poland is scheduled to seal a deal with South Korea for the purchase of some $5.8 billion worth of tanks, howitzers and…
Continue ReadingCrypto firms say US sanctions limit use of privacy software
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department faces pushback from the cryptocurrency industry over sanctions imposed…
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