Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch boat-borne bomb attack against Greek-owned ship in Red Sea
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABOARD THE USS LABOON IN THE RED SEA (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a boat-borne bomb attack against…
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Past COVID infections may help protect against certain colds. Could it lead to better vaccines?
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer If you’ve been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold. A new…
Continue ReadingIn initial win for Argentine President Milei, senators approve his key bills after violent protests
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s Senate narrowly approved key state overhaul and tax bills proposed by…
Continue Reading3 deputies shot while responding to northern Illinois home, suspect also wounded, official says
By TERESA CRAWFORD Associated Press DIXON, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say three sheriff’s deputies have been shot while responding to a northern…
Continue ReadingGOP women who helped defeat a near-total abortion ban are losing reelection in South Carolina
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A near-total abortion ban was defeated in South Carolina with the help of the only three…
Continue ReadingTeens went to a sporting goods store to return airsoft guns. An armed man fatally shot one in the back, authorities say
By Amanda Musa and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — An armed man who “took it upon himself” to conduct surveillance outside a sporting goods…
Continue ReadingHighly potent opioids are showing up in drug users in Africa for the first time, report says
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A new report has for the first time found traces of highly potent opioids known as…
Continue ReadingYoung bear spotted relaxing on a hammock in a Vermont yard
WAITSFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Noah and Kristen Dweck have seen a number of black bears around their home in Vermont but this was a first: a bear relaxing…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Supreme Court keeps ban on mobile absentee voting sites in place for now
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has kept a lower court’s ruling banning the use of mobile voting…
Continue ReadingThe man who shot and wounded 3 people in a downtown Atlanta food court has been identified
By Devon M. Sayers, Tina Burnside and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have identified the suspected gunman in Tuesday’s shooting…
Continue ReadingRussia, largely excluded from international sports, hosts athletes at BRICS Games
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Thousands of athletes in major and obscure sports are vying for medals in the Russian city…
Continue ReadingThe University of Cambridge returns 39 traditional artifacts to Uganda in a major act of restitution
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The University of Cambridge has repatriated more than three dozen traditional artifacts…
Continue ReadingSony Pictures acquires Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the dine-in movie theater chain
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Sony Pictures Entertainment is getting into the exhibition business. The studio behind recent films like “Bad Boys:…
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Suspect in Bend McMenamins incident calls police after NewsChannel 21 report, is cited
A Bend man facing harassment and disorderly conduct charges for his alleged actions at the downtown McMenamins called police Tuesday evening after a…
Continue ReadingOklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit brought by survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre
By Andy Rose and Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit arguing the remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa…
Continue ReadingOklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit of last Tulsa Race Massacre survivors seeking reparations
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by survivors of the 1921 Tulsa…
Continue ReadingApparent Gaza activists hurl paint at homes of Brooklyn Museum leaders, including Jewish director
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — People purporting to be pro-Palestinian activists have hurled red paint at the homes of top…
Continue ReadingFlorida’s 2024 hurricane season arrives with a rainy deluge
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press Dangerous flooding from a tropical disturbance inundated much of southern Florida on Wednesday, blocking roads,…
Continue ReadingOklahoma Supreme Court rejects state education board’s authority over public school libraries
By KEN MILLER Associated Press EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma State Supreme Court has rejected the state Board of Education’s attempt to…
Continue ReadingDR Congo shipwreck kills more than 80 people
By Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — A shipwreck in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has killed more than 80 people, the Congolese…
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