Unprecedented discovery seems to defy fundamental astronomical theories
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — New images from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed surprising pairs of planet-like objects in the…
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Ex-USC gynecologist charged with sexually assaulting students dies before going to trial
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former University of Southern California gynecologist charged with sexually more than a…
Continue Reading$228M awarded to some plaintiffs who sued Nevada-based bottled water company after liver illnesses
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury has awarded more than $228 million in damages to several plaintiffs who sued a Las Vegas-based bottled water company after…
Continue ReadingA man was encouraged by a chatbot to kill Queen Elizabeth II in 2021. He was sentenced to 9 years
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A Star Wars fanatic who was encouraged by a chatbot girlfriend to slay Queen Elizabeth II has been…
Continue ReadingReport of fatal New Jersey car crash fills in key gap in Menendez federal bribery investigation
BOGOTA, N.J. (AP) — Nadine Menendez, now the wife of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, killed a man with her car in December 2018 and left the scene…
Continue ReadingWisconsin hearing considers $614M plan to fund Milwaukee Brewers stadium repairs
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The architect of legislation to give the Milwaukee Brewers more than $614 million to cover…
Continue ReadingTrump lawyers seek dismissal of DC federal election subversion case, arguing presidential immunity
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a judge Thursday to dismiss the…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia in lead and maybe all alone in race shaped by FIFA to host soccer’s 2034 World Cup
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — If Saudi Arabia could have designed a process for choosing future World Cup hosts, it might look…
Continue ReadingScientists say they’ve confirmed evidence that humans arrived in the Americas far earlier than previously thought
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — When the discovery of fossilized footprints made in what’s now New Mexico was made public in 2021, it was a…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump endorses Jim Jordan to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
By JILL COLVIN and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio to succeed…
Continue ReadingHand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of victims in Prigozhin’s plane crash, Putin claims
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of people who died in the Aug. 23…
Continue ReadingSuspect in helmeted motorcyclist’s stomping of car window in Philadelphia is jailed on $2.5M bail
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man who prosecutors say was the helmeted motorist who stomped in the back window of a car in Philadelphia and waved a gun at…
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Oregon to get $655K share of nearly $50 million nationwide settlement with software co. Blackbaud for data breach
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Thursday that Oregon, along with all 50 states and the District of Columbia, has…
Continue ReadingIMF chief says the global economy has shown resilience in the face of COVID, war and high rates
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The global economy has shown remarkable resilience but still bears deep scars from the…
Continue ReadingBiden says he had to use Trump-era funds for the border wall. Asked if barriers work, he says ‘No’
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is defending his administration’s decision to waive 26 federal laws in…
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Levy tells Bend city councilors she will propose tougher, clearer laws for younger e-bike riders in ’24 session
Rep. Emerson Levy, D-Bend, told Bend city councilors Wednesday evening she will be proposing legislation in next year’s “short session” of the…
Continue ReadingX removes article headlines in latest platform update, widening a rift with news media
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — X, formerly known as Twitter, has stopped showing headlines on articles shared on the platform. Now, X only displays an…
Continue ReadingTexas asks appeal judges to let it keep floating barrier in place on the Rio Grande
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Attorneys for Texas are asking federal appeals court judges to let the state keep in place a…
Continue ReadingMan who plotted to kill late Queen with crossbow sentenced to 9 years in jail
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — A British man who broke into Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow and planned to assassinate…
Continue ReadingUSS Cole Bombing Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen on October 12, 2000. Facts In…
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