Explosive star event will create once-in-a-lifetime sight in the sky. Here’s how to see it
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers are expecting a “new star” to appear in the night sky anytime between now and September, and…
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Wash. man sentenced to federal prison for selling low-quality, Chinese-made bullet-proof gear to police, military
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —A Vancouver, Washington man was sentenced to federal prison Tuesday for knowingly and intentionally marketing and selling…
Continue ReadingTop former US generals say failures of Biden administration in planning drove chaotic fall of Kabul
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top two U.S. generals who oversaw the evacuation of Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban in…
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Sisters Ranger District to host open house, tour of new ranger station site
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Sisters Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest will host a public open house in early April. On Tuesday, April…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina’s governor marks new gun law with ceremonial bill signing
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov, Henry McMaster has held a ceremony marking a new law allowing any…
Continue ReadingJames Crumbley allegedly threatened prosecutor in jailhouse call with family member
By Jean Casarez and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — James Crumbley, the father of the teenager who fatally shot four students at a Michigan high…
Continue ReadingBrother of Michigan Rep. Dan Kildee killed by family member, sheriff says
VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say the brother of Michigan congressman has been fatally shot at his home north of Flint. Tim Kildee was…
Continue ReadingPete Guelli hired as chief operating officer of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills and NHL’s Sabres
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills and Sabres owner Terry Pegula filled both teams’ vacant chief operating…
Continue ReadingTennessee nurse practitioner known as ‘Rock Doc’ gets 20 years for illegally prescribing opioids
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Tennessee nurse practitioner who called himself the “Rock Doc”…
Continue ReadingMore than six in 10 US abortions in 2023 were done by medication — a significant jump since 2020
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer New research shows that more than six in 10 of the abortions in the United States last year were done through…
Continue ReadingMilan exhibit sheds new light on Renaissance altarpiece, reuniting far-flung panels after centuries
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — An unprecedented exhibition opening Wednesday at the Poldi Pezzoli Museum in Milan reunites for the…
Continue ReadingHouthis in Yemen blow up a resident’s house, killing at least 9 from the same family, residents say
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen blew up a house in a town southeast of the capital, Sanaa,…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court opens new frontier for insurrection claims that could target state and local officials
By MORGAN LEE and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two recent U.S. Supreme Court actions have opened the door to a new…
Continue ReadingMinnesota court rules pharmacist discriminated against woman in denying emergency contraception
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled that a pharmacist engaged in…
Continue ReadingSergeant faulted for actions before Maine mass shooting is running for sheriff
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine sergeant who has been criticized by an investigatory panel for his handling of a…
Continue ReadingPro-Trump attorney released from custody after promising to turn herself in on Michigan warrant
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Michigan attorney who unsuccessfully sued to overturn former…
Continue ReadingScammers posted obituaries declaring them dead. They were very much alive
By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Obituaries for writer Deborah Vankin popped up online in January, complete with morbid images and flattering…
Continue ReadingGermany arrests suspected ISIS supporters accused of planning terror attack on Swedish parliament
By Chris Stern, Frederik Pleitgen and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Two individuals accused of planning a firearms attack on Sweden’s…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts moves to protect horseshoe crabs during spawning
BOSTON (AP) — Wildlife protection advocates are welcoming a decision by the Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission to approve…
Continue ReadingESPN will remain the home of the College Football Playoff through 2031 under $7.8 billion deal
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The College Football Playoff and ESPN announced a $7.8 billion deal Tuesday that will give the network…
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