Florida’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,…
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Oklahoma 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…
Continue ReadingIsraeli hostage faced ‘punishments’ during eight months in Hamas captivity, family says
By Paula Hancocks, Madalena Araujo, Eugenia Yosef, Florence Davey-Attlee and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The family of one of the hostages…
Continue ReadingMatty Healy’s mom says The 1975 singer and model Gabbriette Bechtel are engaged
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer The 1975’s Matty Healy and model Gabbriette Bechtel are engaged, according to Healy’s mother, the…
Continue ReadingWreck of the last ship of famed Anglo-Irish explorer Shackleton found off the coast of Canada
ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland (AP) — The wreck of the last ship belonging to Sir Ernest Shackleton, a famous Irish-born British explorer of…
Continue ReadingHigh school president writes notes thanking fellow seniors — 180 of them
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press A high school class president in Massachusetts who gave a commencement speech wanted to recognize all of his…
Continue ReadingClasses at a West Virginia school will relocate over toxic groundwater fears
By JOHN RABY Associated Press Classes at a small northern West Virginia school will be relocated starting this fall, two years after the town’s…
Continue ReadingEurope wants affordable electric vehicles from China. But not at the cost of its own auto industry
By DAVID McHUGH and KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writers FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union is moving to hike tariffs on electric vehicles…
Continue ReadingA 98-year-old man’s liver was donated. He is believed to be the oldest American organ donor ever
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Orville Allen lived a lifetime of service, and when he died at age 98 he had one last thing to…
Continue ReadingPakistan’s new government presents its first budget as it seeks a new long-term IMF bailout
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s new coalition government presented its first budget in parliament. It is promising an…
Continue ReadingThe White House isn’t ruling out a potential commutation for Hunter Biden after his conviction
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — The White House isn’t ruling out a potential commutation for Hunter Biden, the…
Continue ReadingHe rambled to reporters after a downtown Atlanta shooting. Then, police say, he hijacked a bus
By JEFF AMY and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — As police responded to reports of multiple people shot at a downtown Atlanta food…
Continue ReadingSome things to know about NBA great Jerry West’s life and Hall of Fame career
By The Associated Press Hall of Famer Jerry West, who died at 86, was nicknamed “Mr. Clutch” because of his late-game heroics and his silhouette…
Continue ReadingSouthern Mississippi defensive back Marcus “MJ” Daniels Jr. shot to death in Hattiesburg
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Marcus “MJ” Daniels Jr., a defensive back at Southern Mississippi, has been shot to death at an apartment complex in…
Continue ReadingMan convicted in killings of 8 from another Ohio family seeks new trial
By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press A man convicted in the killings of eight people from another Ohio family is seeking a new trial. George Wagner…
Continue ReadingThe body of a skier who went missing last month found in Mount Rainier National Park
By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — A female skier who had been missing for a month was found dead at the base of a waterfall in Washington state’s…
Continue ReadingEdmunds: Best hybrid sedans for under $35,000
By KRISTIN SHAW Edmunds Looking for a fuel-sipping car? Hybrid powertrains are a smart way to make the most of your fuel budget and ease your carbon…
Continue ReadingWhat are the main sticking points in the cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas?
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press The latest proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza has the support of the United States and most of the international…
Continue ReadingAP-NORC poll: About half of US adults approve of Trump’s conviction, but views of him remain stable
By STEVE PEOPLES and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — About half of U.S. adults approve of Donald Trump’s recent felony…
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