New York airports socked with delays because of heavy rain
CNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Torrential rain affecting most of New York City is having an effect on area air travel. The…
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Prominent Egyptian political activist and acclaimed academic dies at 85
CAIRO (AP) — A prominent Egyptian-American academic and pro-democracy activist during the reign of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has…
Continue ReadingAnother suit to disqualify Trump under the Constitution’s ‘insurrection’ clause is filed in Michigan
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press A liberal group has filed a lawsuit in Michigan seeking to disqualify former president Donald Trump from the…
Continue ReadingLast living suspect in 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted in Las Vegas on murder charge
By RIO YAMAT and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who prosecutors say ordered the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur was…
Continue ReadingAt the New York Film Festival, a sluggish fall movie season seeks a higher gear
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Momentum has lately been hard to come by at the movies. The big trio of fall film festivals —…
Continue ReadingFDA wants to regulate thousands of lab tests that have long skirted oversight
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says it plans to begin regulating laboratory-based medical…
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Bend-La Pine Schools will place new Nosler sponsorship sign on Mountain View HS football scoreboard
Weeks after criticism prompted Bend-La Pine Schools to remove a sponsorship sign for Bend ammunition-maker Nosler from the Mountain View High…
Continue ReadingNBA suspends former Spurs guard Joshua Primo for 4 games for exposing himself to women
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has suspended former San Antonio Spurs guard Joshua Primo four games without pay for conduct detrimental to the league.…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Gov. Newsom will pick Feinstein’s replacement. He pledged in past to choose a Black woman
By STEVE PEOPLES and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing pressure to appoint a…
Continue ReadingThe Navy will start randomly testing SEALs and special warfare troops for steroids
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy will begin randomly testing its special operations forces for steroids and other…
Continue ReadingIowa book ban prompts disclaimers on Little Free Library exchanges
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — State restrictions on books that can be made available to Iowa students have prompted some Des Moines area school…
Continue ReadingAngels star Shohei Ohtani finishes with the best-selling jersey in MLB this season
NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s soaring popularity was even more evident when it came to jersey sales. Ohtani had the best-selling jersey in…
Continue ReadingNew York man who served 18 years for murder acquitted at 2nd trial
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man who spent 18 years in prison for a murder he said he did not commit was found not guilty at a second trial.…
Continue ReadingIs climate change bad for democracy? Future-watchers see threats, and some opportunities
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Senior experts gathered at an annual conference in Greece have warned that instability…
Continue ReadingNew York City area gets one of its wettest days in decades, as rain swamps subways and streets
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rain walloped the New York metropolitan area with a…
Continue ReadingJudge says she is ending conservatorship between former NFL player Michael Oher and Memphis couple
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge said Friday she is ending a conservatorship agreement between former NFL…
Continue ReadingDisney Plus announces crackdown on password sharing in Canada
NEW YORK (AP) — Password-sharing crackdowns are becoming more and more common in the streaming world today. And Disney Plus is following suit. In…
Continue ReadingA small plane has crashed in Zimbabwe and authorities suspect all 6 people on board are dead
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A small plane owned by a diamond mining company has crashed in Zimbabwe and aviation…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain
By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep…
Continue ReadingMore than 130 taxidermied animals in a South Dakota museum were found to contain arsenic. Nobody knows what to do with them
By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — What do you do with more than 130 arsenic-tinged taxidermied animals with significant historical and academic…
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