Cities are using sheep to graze in urban landscapes and people love it
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Along the Cumberland River just north of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, tourists on party pontoons float…
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As theaters struggle, many independent cinemas in Los Angeles are finding their audience
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a hot summer evening, Miles Villalon lined up outside the New Beverly Cinema, hours before showtime. The…
Continue ReadingA tiny tribe is getting pushback for betting big on a $600M casino in California’s wine country
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For decades a small, landless tribe in Northern California has been on a mission to get land, open a casino…
Continue ReadingHospital clowns bring joy to young Ukrainian cancer patients who survived Russian missile attack
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Their costumes are put on with surgical precision: Floppy hats, foam noses, bright clothes, and a ukulele…
Continue ReadingModel makers in Madagascar are bringing history’s long-lost ships back to life
Associated Press ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — A French trading ship that sank in the 17th century with treasure onboard is being brought back to…
Continue ReadingDeath toll rises from Helene while supplies are rushed to North Carolina and Florida digs out
Associated Press PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Authorities struggled to get water and other supplies to isolated, flood-stricken areas across the U.S.…
Continue ReadingAustria’s Freedom Party secures first far-right national election win since World War II
Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — The Freedom Party secured the first far-right national parliamentary election victory in post-World War II Austria…
Continue ReadingShe defended ‘El Chapo.’ Now this lawyer is using her narco-fame to launch a music career
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Riding in a black SUV with tinted windows, lawyer Mariel Colón rolls up to the gates of a remote mansion,…
Continue ReadingIn Alabama, Trump goes from the dark rhetoric of his campaign to adulation of college football fans
Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — As Donald Trump railed against immigrants Saturday afternoon in the Rust Belt, his supporters in the Deep…
Continue ReadingHurricane Isaac and Tropical Storm Joyce move through the open Atlantic far from land
MIAMI (AP) — Two tropical cyclones are continuing to move over open water in the Atlantic, but forecasters say neither poses a threat to land.…
Continue ReadingMultiple people dead after plane crash at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport
MANTEO, N.C. (AP) — The National Park Service says multiple people died after a single-engine plane crashed Saturday afternoon in a wooded area at…
Continue ReadingHermès brings unexpected autumnal hues to its Paris spring collection with a geometric edge
AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski broke seasonal conventions at Hermès with a spring collection drenched in warm golden…
Continue ReadingClemson University to open arena, outdoor wellness center for area residents after Hurricane Helene
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson University is opening its basketball arena and its outdoor recreational facility Sunday for area residents who need a…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor vetoes bill requiring speeding alerts in new cars
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s governor has vetoed a bill that would have required all new cars to beep at drivers when…
Continue ReadingFootage of motorcade racing JFK to the hospital after he was shot sells for $137,500 at auction
Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Newly emerged film footage of President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade speeding down a Dallas freeway after he was…
Continue ReadingGunmen storm a house and kill 7 workers in Pakistan’s southwest
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say gunmen have killed seven laborers and wounded an eighth in the country’s southwest. The workers…
Continue ReadingCEO of hospital operator facing Senate scrutiny will step down following contempt resolution
BOSTON (AP) — The CEO of a hospital operator that filed for bankruptcy protection in May will step down after failing to testify before a U.S.…
Continue ReadingChildren learn to cooperate early, but world leaders at the UN struggle to get that done
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Our children are told when they’re little: Play nicely. Work together. Don’t hit. Use your words. It’s…
Continue ReadingAsheville has been isolated after Helene wrecked roads and knocked out power and cell service
Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Floodwaters pushed by the remnants of Hurricane Helene left North Carolina’s largest mountain city…
Continue ReadingSpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next year
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on…
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