Nation’s top health official to visit Alabama in wake of IVF ruling
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is sending the nation’s top health official to meet with patients and…
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Senegal’s president says the postponed election will be held before the rainy season begins
By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s President Macky Sall has told a national dialogue that elections will be held…
Continue ReadingWhy so much of the US is unseasonably hot
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press A powerful winter storm was dumping deep snow in parts of the West on Monday and much of the central U.S.…
Continue ReadingThe ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is rapidly melting. Scientists now have evidence for when it started and why
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have looked back in time to reconstruct the past life of Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier” —…
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Foes of planned SE Bend gas station lose challenge at Oregon Court of Appeals, ‘will definitely be boycotting’
The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld a state land-use board’s ruling against opponents of a planned gas station in southeast Bend, and one of…
Continue ReadingWho was to blame for secrecy surrounding Austin’s hospitalization? A Pentagon report says no one
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An internal review about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization for complictions…
Continue ReadingMexican president slams YouTube for taking down his video that shared a journalist’s phone number
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has again lashed out at social media platform YouTube for taking down part of his daily news briefing where…
Continue ReadingAviation safety panel finds Boeing culture included safety ‘gaps,’ fear of retaliation
By Chris Isidore and Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration issued a report Monday sharply critical of the safety…
Continue ReadingCampbellsville University student died from strangulation and suspect was teammate on wrestling team, police say
By Nic Anderson and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — The Kentucky student who was found unresponsive on campus this weekend died of…
Continue ReadingExperts say Boeing’s steps to improve safety culture have helped but don’t go far enough
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer When it comes to safety culture at Boeing, there is a “disconnect” between senior management and workers, and…
Continue ReadingWhat would a new Palestinian government in the West Bank mean for the war in Gaza?
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press The Palestinian Authority’s prime minister announced his government’s resignation on Monday, seen as…
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Deschutes County announces new Community Fire Assistance grant program for projects near BLM land
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County is announcing a new grant opportunity to help local communities reduce the risk of wildfire. The Bureau of Land…
Continue ReadingJacob Rothschild, financier from a family banking dynasty, dies at 87
LONDON (AP) — Financier and philanthropist Jacob Rothschild, of the renowned Rothschild banking dynasty, has died at 87, his family said Monday.…
Continue ReadingIran has further increased its total stockpile of uranium, UN nuclear watchdog report says
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — According to a report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog seen by The Associated…
Continue ReadingWho is Vadim Krasikov, a Russian jailed in Germany and linked to a possible prisoner exchange?
By ELISE MORTON Vadim Krasikov’s name has come up in recent weeks in relation to prisoner swaps involving now deceased Russian opposition leader…
Continue ReadingManhattan DA wants gag order for Trump, seeks to play ‘Access Hollywood’ tape at hush-money trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s New York hush-money criminal case have asked a judge to impose…
Continue ReadingSevere storm and tornado potential increases as record-breaking warmth fuels threat
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Record-breaking warmth will open the door Tuesday for a round of unusual February severe…
Continue ReadingManhattan DA seeks gag order on Trump in criminal hush money case, citing voluminous threats to office staff
By Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Manhattan prosecutors are asking the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal case…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft inks deal with France’s Mistral AI, an OpenAI rival that has its own chatbot
Associated Press Microsoft announced an artificial intelligence partnership Monday with the French startup Mistral AI that could lessen the software…
Continue ReadingOhio commission awards bids to frack oil and gas under state parks, wildlife areas
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio commission has awarded bids to frack oil and gas under…
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