Dow briefly tops 40,000 for first time but ends the day lower
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke past the 40,000 threshold Thursday for the first time ever,…
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Reports of sexual assaults in US military drop for first time in nearly a decade
By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Reports of sexual assaults in the US military dropped for the first time in nearly a decade, according to a…
Continue ReadingHundreds of pelicans have been stranded on the California coast for the second time in 2 years
By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Droves of starving brown pelicans have been found stranded on the California coast since late April and the root…
Continue ReadingEA Sports College Football 25 comes out on July 19. Edwards, Ewers, Hunter are on standard cover
By RYAN KRYSKA AP Sports Writer EA Sports revealed a release date of the College Football 25 video game on Thursday and a cover image that features…
Continue ReadingWebb telescope uncovers merger of two massive black holes from early universe
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has discovered the earliest known merger of black holes.…
Continue ReadingUnmasking counterprotesters who attacked UCLA’s pro-Palestine encampment
By Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken, Allison Gordon, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Em Steck, Daniel Medina, Kyung Lah and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN (CNN) — A…
Continue ReadingDrake leads the 2024 BET Awards nominations with 7, followed closely by Nicki Minaj
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer Drake is the leading nominee for next month’s BET Awards, followed closely by Nicki Minaj. The Canadian rapper…
Continue ReadingTeen who ate spicy tortilla chip died of high chile consumption and had a heart defect, autopsy says
By STEVE LeBLANC, KATHY McCORMACK and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts teen who participated in a spicy tortilla chip…
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Forest Road 4254 on Ochoco National Forest repaired, reopened after heavy rain caused washout
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Forest Service has successfully repaired and reopened a section of Forest Service Road 4254, which was closed last week…
Continue ReadingHarris accepts debate invite from CBS News to face off with Trump’s VP pick this summer
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden campaign says Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted an invitation from CBS News to…
Continue ReadingAfro-Cuban drums, Muslim prayers, Buddhist mantras: Religious diversity blooms in once-atheist Cuba
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — The 1959 Castro-led revolution installed an atheist, Communist government that sought to…
Continue ReadingSchauffele gets another major scoring record and sets the pace at PGA Championship
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Xander Schauffele saw no reason to change anything in his swing or think any less of his…
Continue ReadingChasing Amy: How Marisa Abela became Amy Winehouse for ‘Back to Black’
By HILARY FOX Associated Press LONDON (AP) — There’s no point asking Marisa Abela to sing Amy Winehouse songs at karaoke. Her friends have…
Continue ReadingTom McMillen, head of the FBS athletic directors’ organization LEAD1, announces he’s stepping down
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the association representing athletic directors of Football Bowl Subdivision schools is stepping down this fall after…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court sides with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, spurning a conservative attack
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a conservative-led attack that could have undermined the…
Continue ReadingSimone Biles is stepping into the Olympic spotlight again. She is better prepared for the pressure
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer SPRING, Texas (AP) — Gymnastics star Simone Biles says she is better equipped to handle the challenges that await…
Continue ReadingColumbia University president hit with no-confidence vote from faculty group over handling of pro-Palestinian campus protests
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Pro-Palestinian encampments have been cleared from more US college campuses as school officials have called in…
Continue ReadingKey House committees vote to advance contempt proceedings against Garland over Biden audio files
CNN By Annie Grayer, Holmes Lybrand and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — A pair of Republican-led House committees voted on Thursday to advance contempt…
Continue ReadingWalmart’s business surges as shoppers hunt for low prices
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Businesses from McDonald’s to Home Depot are struggling to attract financially strapped…
Continue ReadingPakistan’s Imran Khan appears via video link before a top court, for 1st time since his sentencing
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials say imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan has appeared before a top court via video link, his first such…
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