Beloved giraffe of South Dakota zoo euthanized after foot injury
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A beloved giraffe at a zoo in South Dakota has died. On Thursday, the Great Plains Zoo and Butterfly House & Aquarium…
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Catch up on the day’s news: A warning for Israel, decaf coffee concerns, hurricane forecast
CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! If you’re planning to observe the total solar eclipse on Monday, try wearing red and green. In…
Continue ReadingCatch up on the day’s news: A warning for Israel, decaf coffee concerns, hurricane forecast
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! If you’re planning to observe the total solar eclipse on Monday, try wearing red and green. In low…
Continue ReadingNew York can take legal action against county’s ban on female transgender athletes, judge says
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — State officials are being allowed to continue legal action against a county outside New York City that has banned…
Continue ReadingNY state is demanding more information on Trump’s $175 million appeal bond in civil fraud case
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York state lawyers are demanding more information on the bona fides of the $175 million bond…
Continue Reading3 migrants, including 2 from Cameroon, died in a truck accident in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Three migrants died in a highway accident in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca, authorities say. At least two of the dead —…
Continue ReadingTreasurer for dozens of Ohio political campaigns accused of stealing nearly $1M from clients
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man who has served as treasurer for dozens of political campaigns in Ohio over the past 40 years is facing federal wire…
Continue ReadingTexas National Guard member arrested and charged after allegedly smuggling a migrant and leading officers on high-speed chase
By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — A member of the Texas National Guard was arrested and charged with human smuggling after…
Continue ReadingPilot says brakes seemed less effective than usual before a United Airlines jet slid off a taxiway
HOUSTON (AP) — Federal officials are issuing a preliminary report about a United Airlines jet that slid off a taxiway at a Houston airport last…
Continue ReadingGay rights activists call for more international pressure on Uganda over anti-gay law
By RISDEL KASASIRA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan gay rights activists asked the international community to mount more pressure on…
Continue ReadingTennessee lawmakers pass bill to require anti-abortion group video, or comparable, in public schools
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee would become the latest state to require public school…
Continue ReadingBiden administration bolsters protections for federal workers, getting ahead of potential Trump moves
By Betsy Klein and Tami Luhby, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration has finalized a new rule bolstering protections for career…
Continue ReadingWhen Trump needs cash, a California bank and one of its top shareholders have come to the rescue
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump left the White House facing a cash crunch that threatened his business empire.…
Continue ReadingMarkus Hinterhäuser given third 5-year term through 2031 as Salzburg Festival artistic director
By The Associated Press Markus Hinterhäuser has been given a third five-year term as artistic director of the Salzburg Festival, extending his…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Democrats agree on plan to reduce budget deficit by $17.3 billion
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democratic leaders have announced they have agreed on a plan to reduce the…
Continue ReadingMississippi capital to revamp how it notifies next of kin about deaths with Justice Department help
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department will help police in Mississippi’s…
Continue ReadingConan O’Brien will be a guest on ‘The Tonight Show,’ 14 years after his acrimonious exit
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Does time — and a new host — heal all wounds? Fourteen years after Conan O’Brien was messily ousted…
Continue ReadingWisconsin man ordered to stand trial on neglect charge in February disappearance of boy, 3
MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — A man who was caring for a 3-year-old Wisconsin boy when he vanished in late February has been ordered to stand trial on a…
Continue ReadingHot air balloon pilot had ketamine in his system at the time of a crash that killed 4, report says
PHOENIX (AP) — A newly released report says a hot air balloon pilot had an elevated level of an anesthetic in his system at the time of a deadly…
Continue ReadingFlorida Senate president’s husband dies after falling at Utah’s Bryce Canyon park
The husband of Florida’s Senate president has died after falling while the couple was hiking in Utah. The Senate notified members Wednesday that…
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