Robert Levinson Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Robert Levinson, who went missing in Iran in 2007. Personal Birth date: March 10,…
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UK withdraws from Energy Charter Treaty, following similar moves by EU countries
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government says it is withdrawing from a controversial international energy treaty after efforts to modernize it ended in…
Continue ReadingWind farm off the Massachusetts coast begins delivering steady flow of power
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Officials with Massachusetts and Vineyard Wind say the wind farm under construction off the…
Continue ReadingA UK jury found that a boy who fell during a Scout outing was unlawfully killed
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A coroner has referred the Scout Association to U.K. police for investigation after a jury found that…
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Cooler, wetter parts of Pacific Northwest likely to see more wildfires, new OSU-Forest Service simulations predict
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Forests in the coolest, wettest parts of the western Pacific Northwest are likely to see the biggest increases in burn…
Continue ReadingD-backs announce MLB will produce the team’s games for second straight season
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks announced on Thursday that their games will be produced by Major League Baseball for a second straight…
Continue ReadingChange of venue denied for Michigan school shooter’s father
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A judge has denied a change of venue request made by the father of a Michigan school shooter in his involuntary manslaughter…
Continue ReadingA look at Nvidia’s climb to prominence in the AI world, by the numbers
Associated Press Nvidia’s stock price jumped 16% on Thursday, increasing the company’s market value by a staggering $273 billion in just one…
Continue ReadingHome sales and prices rose in January as eager homebuyers returned to the market
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Sales of existing homes in the US climbed in January, pushed up by buyers who were encouraged to…
Continue ReadingGeorgia board upholds firing of teacher for reading a book about gender identity to students
ATLANTA (AP) — The firing of a suburban Atlanta teacher who read a book on gender fluidity to her fifth grade class has been upheld by the Georgia…
Continue ReadingHilary was not a tropical storm when it entered California, yet it had the same impact, study shows
By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new study has concluded that former Hurricane Hilary was actually no longer a tropical storm…
Continue ReadingFormer Black schools leader radio interview brings focus on race issues in Green Bay
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Members of Green Bay’s African American community say the city’s first Black schools superintendent could…
Continue ReadingWendy Williams has frontotemporal dementia. What is FTD?
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with a rare form of dementia called frontotemporal…
Continue ReadingBail is set at $4 million for an Ohio woman charged in her 5-year-old foster son’s suffocation death
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge has set bail at $4 million for an Ohio woman charged with murder in the suffocation death of her 5-year-old foster…
Continue ReadingGOP lawmakers try to thwart abortion rights ballot initiative in South Dakota
By JACK DURA Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Republican-led Legislature is trying to thwart a proposed ballot initiative that…
Continue ReadingOnline fundraisers for violent West Bank settlers raised thousands, despite international sanctions
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — When the Biden administration imposed sanctions this month against Israeli settler Yinon Levi…
Continue ReadingWisconsin lawmakers OK bill to tackle forever chemicals pollution, but governor isn’t on board
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin have passed a bill that would unlock $125 million to fight…
Continue ReadingChina demands the US stop any official contact with Taiwan following a congressional visit
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — China is responding sternly to a U.S. congressional delegation’s visit to Taiwan, demanding the…
Continue ReadingAfrofuturist opera `Lalovavi’ to premiere in Cincinnati on Juneteenth 2025
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press The Cincinnati Opera will present an Afrofuturist-themed production next year that commemorates the Juneteenth…
Continue ReadingData from phone, Apple Watch help lead police to suspect in Iowa woman’s death
MARENGO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say that data from an iPhone and Apple Watch helped lead police to a suspect after a woman’s body was found in…
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