Biden honors NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and UConn for historic 2024 title runs
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has honored NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and Connecticut with White House…
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2 Italian and 2 South Korean climbers are found dead close to Mont Blanc’s summit
PARIS (AP) — French rescuers say they have found the bodies of two Italian and two South Korean climbers close to the peak of Mont Blanc on the…
Continue ReadingCaptain of migrant boat tragedy in Senegal turns himself in as death toll rises to 26
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Local authorities say the captain of a migrant boat that capsized off Senegal over the weekend has been…
Continue Reading2 Delta planes collide while taxiing at Atlanta airport, knocking tail section from one
CNN By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Two Delta Air Lines planes collided as both were taxiing for takeoff from Atlanta’s busy Hartsfield-Jackson…
Continue Reading4 candidates remain in the race to lead the UK’s Conservative Party
LONDON (AP) — British lawmaker Mel Stride became the second candidate to be kicked out of the Conservative Party leadership contest. That leaves…
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Oregon Highways 126 and 242 closed west of Sisters due to pair of wildfires on the Willamette National Forest
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two growing wildfires on the Willamette National Forest west of Sisters have now prompted the closures of both state…
Continue ReadingA Texas official gets probation for accidentally shooting his grandson at a wedding
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Texas county commissioner will spend one year on probation for accidentally shooting his grandson during a Nebraska wedding…
Continue ReadingGermany’s expansion of border controls is testing European unity
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The German government says it is cracking down on irregular migration and crime following recent extremist…
Continue ReadingKate’s soft-focus Insta-ready video marks a shift in how royals tell their story
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Public displays of affection on a royal video? My, how times have changed! When the Princess of Wales announced that…
Continue ReadingSpeaker Johnson pushes ahead on funding bill with proof of citizenship mandate despite dim prospects
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed Tuesday to press ahead with requiring proof of citizenship for new voters as…
Continue ReadingPlenty of former NFL coordinators have found a home as assistants in Big Ten
AP Sports Writer It turns out the revolving door sending college coaches to the NFL also works in the other direction. While the Big Ten lost its…
Continue ReadingA Taiwanese fighter jet crashes during a training exercise and the pilot is found safe
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s defense ministry says a fighter jet crashed during a nighttime training exercise on Tuesday but the pilot who…
Continue ReadingPeople take once unthinkable precautions as police search for the Kentucky highway shooter
Associated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Jittery residents living near where a gunman opened fire on a highway in Kentucky are taking precautions they…
Continue ReadingJamaica to deploy a limited number of soldiers and police to help fight gangs in Haiti
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness says his country will send two dozen soldiers and police…
Continue ReadingAlabama Sen. Tuberville blocks quick promotion of top aide to Defense Secretary Austin
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is blocking the quick promotion of an aide to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.…
Continue ReadingIllinois man wrongly imprisoned for murder wins $50 million jury award
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury has awarded $50 million in damages to a suburban Chicago man who was exonerated in a murder and released from prison…
Continue ReadingSwiss appeals court convicts Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan of rape, overruling a lower court
GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss appeals court has found noted Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan guilty of rape and sexual coercion nearly 16 years ago and…
Continue ReadingWhy the search for the Kentucky I-75 shooting suspect is so difficult
By Zoe Sottile and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of acres of wilderness. Sinkholes. And the possibility of a gunman around every…
Continue ReadingRead your way through National Literacy Month
By Martha Shade, CNN (CNN) — September is National Literacy Month. According to the National Literacy Institute, about 21% of adults in the US…
Continue ReadingPakistani police free the leader of former premier Khan’s opposition party
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf opposition party says police have freed its president a day after he was detained outside…
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