1 still missing a week after St. Louis’ largest nursing home closed abrubtly
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — One person is still missing a week after residents were scattered when St. Louis’…
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Supreme Court rejects Jack Smith’s request for justices to quickly hear Trump immunity dispute
By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request by special counsel Jack Smith to fast-track arguments on whether Donald…
Continue ReadingFor years, he couldn’t donate at the blood center where he worked. Under new FDA rules, now he can
By MANUEL VALDES and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Over the last six years, blood center employee Dylan Smith was often…
Continue ReadingMentally disabled Indiana man wrongfully convicted in slaying reaches $11.7 million settlement
ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — Attorneys for a mentally disabled man who was wrongfully convicted in the slaying of a 94-year-old woman say he has reached an…
Continue ReadingSeattle hospital says Texas attorney general asked for records about transgender care for children
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked a Seattle hospital to hand over records regarding…
Continue ReadingMore Brazilians declared themselves as being biracial, country’s statistics agency says
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s statistics agency says more Brazilians declared themselves as being…
Continue ReadingBristol Myers Squibb acquires Karuna Therapeutics for $14 billion, boosting neuroscience portfolio
NEW YORK (AP) — Drugmaker Bristol Myers Squibb is acquiring Karuna Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company that has developed a new…
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Shepherd’s House Ministries hosting first annual ‘Christmas in Redmond’ dinner gathering at new facility
Shepherd’s House Ministries is hosting its inaugural Christmas dinner on Friday afternoon at its new shelter in Redmond, and all in the community…
Continue ReadingNevada rangeland taxed by wild horses, land managers plan to round up thousands of the animals
WINNEMUCCA, Nev. (AP) — U.S. land managers are planning to round up more than 2,800 wild horses across four Nevada counties beginning next week.…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rejects prosecutor’s push to fast-track ruling in Trump election subversion case
By MARK SHERMAN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Friday it will not immediately take up a plea by special…
Continue ReadingResidents of Iceland village near volcano that erupted are allowed to return home
By MARCO DiMARCO Associated Press GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Residents of the small fishing town in Iceland where a volcano erupted this week have…
Continue ReadingRailroad operations resume after 5-day closure in 2 Texas border towns
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press The federal government on Friday reopened railroad crossings in two Texas border towns, five days after the…
Continue ReadingA British sea monitoring agency says another vessel has been hijacked near Somalia
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A British sea trade monitoring agency says another boat has been hijacked near the coast of Somalia. That and the…
Continue ReadingTruck carrying gas hits railroad bridge and explodes as a train passes overhead
GLENVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A tractor-trailer loaded with what authorities believe were gas containers slammed into the bottom of an overhead railroad…
Continue ReadingFlorida State has sued the ACC, setting the stage for a fight to leave over revenue concerns
By BOB FERRANTE and RALPH D. RUSSO AP Sports Writers TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State sued the Atlantic Coast Conference on Friday,…
Continue ReadingOmar al-Bashir Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Sudan’s former leader, Omar al-Bashir. Personal Birth date: January 1, 1944…
Continue ReadingUS, Somali forces kill Al-Shabaab commander responsible for multiple attacks, official says
By Xiaofei Xu and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Maalim Ayman, a senior leader of the Al-Shabaab militant group operating in Somalia and Kenya,…
Continue ReadingTrump says he’s eager to debate Biden in 2024, even if controversial commission plans events
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says he is eager to debate President Joe Biden, even if the debates…
Continue ReadingKing Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, who succeeded his half brother King…
Continue ReadingFlu and COVID infections are rising and could get worse over the holidays, CDC says
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Look for flu and COVID-19 infections to ramp up in the coming weeks, U.S. health officials say,…
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