Overall health of Chesapeake Bay gets C-plus grade in annual report by scientists
Associated Press The overall health of the Chesapeake Bay has received its highest grade since 2002 in an annual report released by scientists: a…
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Great-grandmother who just finished radiation treatments for breast cancer wins $5M lottery prize
Associated Press A great-grandmother from Pennsylvania who recently completed radiation treatments for breast cancer won $5 million on a scratch-off…
Continue ReadingFed’s Powell highlights slowing job market in signal that rate cuts may be nearing
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve faces a cooling job market as well as persistently high prices, Chair Jerome Powell said…
Continue ReadingNovak Djokovic uses Wimbledon crowd’s ‘disrespect’ as fuel as he moves closer to another title
AP Sports Writers LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic is just one example of a superstar athlete who manages to find motivation wherever possible. Serena…
Continue ReadingA crew member falls off a yacht and dies during a race on the Aegean Sea
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek officials say a French crew member on a boat participating in yacht race on the Aegean Sea has died after falling…
Continue ReadingMigrant raft crashes into rocks and sinks off Turkish coast, killing 7. Nineteen others are rescued
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish officials say a life raft carrying migrants has crashed into rocks off Turkey’s Aegean coastal town of Cesme,…
Continue ReadingBehind Upper Midwest tribal spearfishing is a long and violent history of denied treaty rights
Associated Press HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — A fraught and violent history for centuries disrupted Indigenous people’s lives in the Upper Midwest,…
Continue ReadingAs climate change alters lakes, tribes and conservationists fight for the future of spearfishing
Associated Press HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — Members of the Ojibwe and other tribes in the northern Great Lakes region have spearfished walleye for…
Continue ReadingRent inflation remains a pressure point for small businesses
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rent inflation remains a pressure point for small businesses. The Bank of America Institute found that average…
Continue ReadingVatican will prepare a document on the role of women in leadership in the Catholic Church
Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican said Tuesday that its doctrine office will prepare a document on women in leadership roles in the…
Continue ReadingGreek authorities tame a wildfire that forced the evacuation of a hospital and a retirement home
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have evacuated a children’s hospital and a retirement home on the outskirts of the southern city of…
Continue ReadingAirstrike kills 25 in southern Gaza as Israeli assault on Gaza City shuts down medical facilities
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in southern Gaza killed at least 25 Palestinians…
Continue ReadingPolice are still searching for missing American woman nearly 3 weeks after she vanished from yoga retreat in the Bahamas
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Investigators looking for missing American Taylor Casey in the Bahamas have enlisted the help of search dogs, marine…
Continue ReadingRelief in South Africa after J&J reversal allows key tuberculosis drug production at lower prices
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Medical advocacy groups have welcomed Johnson & Johnson’s decision not to enforce its patent on a critical…
Continue ReadingEU halts Georgia’s accession to the bloc, freezes financial aid over much-criticized law
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The EU ambassador in Georgia says its accession to the bloc has been halted some financial support frozen…
Continue ReadingBlackpink rapper Lisa joins Global Citizen Festival lineup in New York’s Central Park
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Blackpink rapper Lisa will join the Global Citizen Festival lineup in New York’s Central Park for her first…
Continue ReadingFrench far-right leader Marine Le Pen is investigated over alleged illicit financing in 2022 vote
PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor’s office says it opened a preliminary investigation last week into suspicions of illicit financing of far-right…
Continue ReadingViola Davis and James Patterson to collaborate on novel set in the contemporary, rural South
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An upcoming thriller about a female judge in the contemporary, rural South will have two very famous, and very…
Continue ReadingGrammy Museum to launch K-pop exhibit celebrating Hybe, featuring BTS, LE SSERAFIM artifacts
AP Music Writer The Grammy Museum will soon launch its first full-floor K-pop exhibit as part of its ongoing initiative to explore the music,…
Continue ReadingHundreds of new UK lawmakers are sworn in as Parliament returns after a dramatic election
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of newly elected lawmakers are gathering in Britain’s Parliament after the election that brought a…
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