SpaceX gets regulatory approval for megarocket, setting up Friday launch attempt
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Federal regulators have granted SpaceX permission to launch a long-awaited second test flight of its Starship…
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Nikki Haley walks back her demand that social media ban anonymous posters after facing GOP backlash
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley says anonymity online poses a “national security threat.” The GOP…
Continue ReadingHeavily armed Haitian gang surrounds hospital in capital and traps people inside
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A heavily armed gang surrounded a hospital in Haiti on Wednesday, trapping women,…
Continue ReadingCongress approves temporary funding and pushes the fight over the federal budget into the new year
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ending the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays, Congress gave final…
Continue ReadingLas Vegas high school student beaten to death by 10 classmates between 13 and 17, police say
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 17-year-old high school student in Las Vegas was beaten to death in an alleyway around the corner…
Continue ReadingUS Navy warship shoots down drone from Yemen over the Red Sea
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. official says a Navy warship shot down a drone that was heading in the direction of…
Continue ReadingColorado case using ‘insurrection’ argument to bar Trump from the ballot goes to the judge
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado judge heard closing arguments on whether Republican presidential candidate Donald…
Continue ReadingAnother victim of Maine mass shooting discharged from hospital as panel prepares to convene
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Officials say only a handful of survivors are still hospitalized three weeks following a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine.…
Continue ReadingAppeals court frees attorney from having to join, pay dues to Louisiana bar association, for now
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court says a Louisiana lawyer who objected to the state bar association’s…
Continue ReadingSupplies alone won’t save Gaza hospital patients and evacuation remains perilous, experts say
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — A day after Palestinian authorities called for an evacuation of Gaza’s biggest hospital, Israeli…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Bodycam video shows early moments of Hamas massacre in Israel and tunnels under Gaza
By Oren Liebermann, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — On the eastern edge of Gaza, dawn is still a few minutes away on the morning of October 7. A…
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Bend-La Pine Schools, teachers union report progress, are hopeful as contract bargaining talks continue
Weekly, full-day negotiating sessions are continuing between bargaining teams representing Bend-La Pine Schools and the Bend Education Association,…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Bodycam video shows early moments of Hamas massacre in Israel and tunnels under Gaza
CNN By Oren Liebermann, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — On the eastern edge of Gaza, dawn is still a few minutes away on the morning of October 7.…
Continue ReadingDemocrat Biberaj concedes in hard-fought northern Virginia prosecutor race
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A high-profile Democratic prosecutor in northern Virginia who drew criticism from…
Continue ReadingA suspect has been arrested in the shooting of a Virginia State University police officer
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The suspect accused of critically wounding a Virginia State University police officer in a shooting that forced a…
Continue ReadingVideo shows North Carolina officer repeatedly striking a pinned woman during her arrest
By SARAH BRUMFIELD, ERIK VERDUZCO and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A video circulating on social media shows a North…
Continue ReadingAmtrak service north of NYC will resume after repairs to a parking garage over the tracks
NEW YORK (AP) — Officials say Amtrak service north of New York City will be restored starting Thursday after it was disrupted for several days.…
Continue ReadingUN agency report says Iran has further increased its uranium stockpile
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to nearly weapons-grade…
Continue ReadingCorrection: State Park Fracking-Ohio story
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a story published November 16, 2023, about fracking in Ohio state parks, The Associated Press erroneously reported that an…
Continue ReadingJudges free police officer suspected in killing of teen in suburban Paris that set off French riots
PARIS (AP) — A police officer in France being investigated in the killing last summer of a 17-year-old of North African origin that touched off…
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