How West Virginia’s first transgender elected official is influencing local politics
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — Rosemary Ketchum became West Virginia’s first openly transgender lawmaker when she…
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A train in central Buenos Aires strikes a boxcar on the track, injuring dozens
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — At least 90 people were injured in Argentina’s capital when a passenger train…
Continue ReadingRomanian court extends judicial measures against online influencer awaiting human trafficking trial
BY STEPHEN McGRATH and NICOLAE DUMITRACHE Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital has extended geographical…
Continue ReadingFilm academy launches $500M fundraising campaign ahead of 100th Oscar anniversary
ROME (AP) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a $500 million fundraising campaign Friday to ensure long-term, global…
Continue ReadingRussia mounts surprise assault on northern Ukraine in most serious cross-border offensive in two years
By Victoria Butenko, Olga Voitovych, Andrew Carey, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Nick Paton Walsh and Zahid Mahmood, y (CNN) — Russian forces have…
Continue ReadingUS pledges money and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms
By JONEL ALECCIA and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press U.S. health and agriculture officials pledged nearly $200 million in new spending and other efforts…
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Northern lights may be visible across parts of the US this weekend. Why are they so active right now?
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the sun have the potential to create dazzling…
Continue ReadingCivil War General William T. Sherman’s sword and other relics to be auctioned off in Ohio
By PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Bidders will fight with their dollars next week at an Ohio auction house for the sword of…
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Northern lights may be visible across parts of the US this weekend. Why are they so active right now?
CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the sun have the potential to create dazzling…
Continue ReadingIowa sex trafficking victim who killed alleged abuser sought by authorities
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a teen sex-trafficking victim convicted of fatally stabbing a man whom she accused of abusing her has…
Continue ReadingOklahoma judge accused of shooting at his brother-in-law’s home
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge is awaiting trial in Texas for allegedly shooting at parked vehicles and then…
Continue ReadingMichigan’s Edwards, Texas’ Ewers, Colorado’s Hunter among 6 on college football video game cover
By RYAN KRYSKA AP Sports Writer Michigan running back Donovan Edwards, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter are…
Continue ReadingWNBA franchise awarded to Toronto for 2026 season, according to media reports
TORONTO (AP) — The WNBA is reportedly heading to Toronto. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reports that the women’s professional basketball…
Continue ReadingMalta’s deputy prime minister resigns, ends EU Commission bid, as he faces charges in hospital deal
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Malta’s deputy prime minister has resigned and ended his European Commission bid. The resignation of Chris Fearne came…
Continue ReadingUS says Israel’s use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, AAMER MADHANI and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says Israel’s use of U.S-provided…
Continue ReadingMost of 15 million bees contained after bee-laden truck crashes
CLINTON, Maine (AP) — Officials say a tractor-trailer hauling about 15 million bees to be used to pollinate blueberry fields crashed and overturned…
Continue ReadingWhat people get wrong about Rumspringa, the Amish rite of passage
By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — The idea of “Rumspringa” has a specific spot in the American imagination. A rite of passage for young people…
Continue ReadingRope team rappels down into a rock quarry to rescue a mutt named Rippy
NORTH CANAAN, Conn. (AP) — It was the barking that saved Rippy, a mutt that fell deep into a working rock quarry. Rescue workers rappelled off a…
Continue Reading75-year-old ‘mastermind’ of a 2005 armed robbery that killed a UK police officer sentenced to life
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A 75-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a British police officer who…
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Appeals court upholds Steve Bannon’s contempt-of-Congress conviction for defying Jan. 6 subpoena
CNN By Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the contempt-of-Congress conviction of Steve…
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