Alabama judge shot in home; son arrested and charged, authorities say
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say an Alabama judge remains hospitalized after a weekend shooting at his home, and his son has been arrested…
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Dead ‘cannibal’ star spotted with metal scar after consuming part of a planet
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have spotted an unusual sign that a dead star feasted on a fragment of a planet orbiting it: a…
Continue ReadingMother of missing Wisconsin boy, man her son was staying with charged with child neglect
TWO RIVERS, Wis. (AP) — The mother of a 3-year-old Wisconsin boy who vanished nearly a week ago and a man her son was staying with have been…
Continue ReadingRepublicans say Georgia student’s killing shows Biden’s migration policies have failed
By JEFF AMY and SHARON JOHNSON Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Students at two Georgia colleges are grappling with the killing of a nursing…
Continue ReadingUS cruise ship finally allowed to dock in Mauritius after tests show no cholera aboard
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A U.S.-owned cruise ship with more than 3,000 passengers and crew onboard was…
Continue ReadingBye-bye, birdie: Maine’s chickadee makes way for state tree and North Star on new license plate
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s first new license plate in a quarter century gives homage to an old flag that’s growing in popularity and…
Continue ReadingMagnitude 4.9 earthquake shakes Idaho, but no injuries reported
BOISE, Idaho. (AP) — An earthquake of 4.9 magnitude struck north of Boise, Idaho, on Monday, reportedly causing no major damage or injuries,…
Continue ReadingExplosive device detonated outside Alabama Attorney General’s office early Saturday, no injuries reported
By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — An explosive device was detonated outside the office of Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall in the early…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the Supreme Court’s arguments on Texas and Florida’s social media laws and the First Amendment
By John Fritze, Brian Fung and Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court expressed skepticism Monday about state laws in Texas and…
Continue ReadingExplosive device detonated outside Alabama attorney general’s office
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall says an explosive device was detonated outside his office over the weekend.…
Continue ReadingDelaware’s early voting and permanent absentee laws are unconstitutional, a judge says
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has ruled that laws allowing early voting and permanent absentee status…
Continue ReadingCase possibly containing Wayne Gretzky rookie cards sells for $3.7M at auction
REGINA, Saskatchewan (AP) — A case of old hockey cards possibly containing the game’s Great One has fetched more than $3.7 million after it was…
Continue ReadingUS sues to block merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying it could push prices higher
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The Federal Trade Commission sued to block a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons,…
Continue ReadingJapan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ miraculously wakes up on lunar surface
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Japan’s “Moon Sniper” is the lunar mission that keeps coming back to life. After being dormant for most…
Continue ReadingProof copy of Harry Potter book, bought for pennies in 1997, sells for more than $13,000
LONDON (AP) — A proof copy of the first Harry Potter novel that was bought for pennies in a second-hand bookshop almost 30 years ago has sold at…
Continue ReadingNation’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…
Continue ReadingSenegal’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…
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