Jacob 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.…
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Iran 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…
Continue ReadingHungarian parliament elects new president after predecessor resigned in scandal
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s parliament has elected a new president after its previous head of state…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia Senate passes bill that would remove marital exemption for sexual abuse
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Married people in West Virginia could be charged with certain acts of sexual abuse…
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City of Bend holding Bend Bikeway Project open house to review possible designs, posts online info and survey
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The city of Bend is inviting community members to an open house from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, at Bend Municipal Court, 555 NE 15th…
Continue ReadingFirefighters needed so much water that a Minnesota town had to go without
HAWLEY, Minn. (AP) — Residents of a small Minnesota town were asked to go without water as firefighters from 17 departments battled a huge blaze…
Continue ReadingFormer NFL star Richard Sherman’s bail set at $5,000 following arrest for suspicion of DUI
SEATTLE (AP) — Bail was set at $5,000 on Monday for former NFL star Richard Sherman following his weekend arrest for suspicion of driving under the…
Continue ReadingOdysseus lunar lander shares new photos from its harrowing descent
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The Odysseus spacecraft has dispatched new images it captured of the lunar surface during the lander’s…
Continue ReadingPrimary apathy in Michigan: Democrats, GOP struggle as supporters mull whether to even vote
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Rev. Steve Bland Jr. remembers the massive get-out-the-vote effort he helped mobilize…
Continue ReadingMohegan tribe to end management of Atlantic City’s Resorts casino at year’s end
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The Mohegan tribe says it will end its management of Atlantic City’s Resorts casino at…
Continue ReadingOfficials honor Mississippi National Guardsmen killed in helicopter crash
BOONEVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Officials are honoring two Mississippi National Guardsmen who died Friday in a helicopter crash. A Monday procession…
Continue ReadingMajority of countries argue Israel violated international law in last historic hearing at UN court
By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE (AP) — The United Nations’ highest court on Monday wrapped up historic proceedings into the legality of…
Continue ReadingUS government sues to block largest supermarket merger in history
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — The Federal Trade Commission on Monday sued to block the $25 billion deal between Kroger and…
Continue ReadingLack of snow cancels longest sled dog race in eastern United States
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Organizers of the longest sled dog race in the eastern United States say they are…
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