US aims to create nuclear fusion facility within 10 years, Energy chief Granholm says
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says nuclear fusion is a…
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Manslaughter charges thrown out in Michigan prisoner’s death
MUNISING, Mich. (AP) — A judge has dismissed charges against six people in the death of a Michigan prisoner who lost 50 pounds over two weeks and…
Continue ReadingUkraine claims commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet was killed in Sevastopol attack
By Rob Picheta, Radina Gigova and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has claimed it killed the commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, in one of…
Continue ReadingTrump admires a Glock handgun — but stops short of buying — as he campaigns in South Carolina
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has stopped by a gun shop and admired a Glock handgun while…
Continue ReadingDeSantis and Newsom to go head-to-head in November Fox News debate moderated by Sean Hannity
NEW YORK (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will take time out from debating fellow Republicans in two months to take on a Democrat, California Gov.…
Continue ReadingRich, white communities most likely to oppose wind farms, study finds
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Wealthy and white communities in the US and Canada were much more likely to oppose wind energy projects, according…
Continue ReadingPBS boasts slate of new shows unaffected by strikes, which it hopes will draw viewers in
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s a broadcast television network offering plenty of original programming this fall,…
Continue ReadingSecurity forces rescue 14 students abducted from Nigerian university
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in Nigeria say that security forces have rescued 14 of at least 20 students…
Continue ReadingChef JJ Johnson’s new cookbook celebrates rice, the humble grain that feeds the world
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chef JJ Johnson uses rice at home in many different ways — making crepes with his kids,…
Continue ReadingFormer environment minister in Albania sentenced to prison in bribery case
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Court officials in Albania say that a former environment minister, seven other officials and four businessmen have been…
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Is Instagram making the great outdoors more crowded? Not as much as you might suspect, OSU study shows
Except for modest visitor increases at a small percentage of iconic places, Instagram content is not resulting in more tourist traffic on public…
Continue Reading8 injured when JetBlue flight from Ecuador hits severe turbulence as it approaches Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Seven passengers and a crew member were injured when a JetBlue flight from Ecuador to Fort Lauderdale hit extreme…
Continue ReadingRare tickets to Ford’s Theatre on the night Lincoln was assassinated auction for $262,500
BOSTON (AP) — A pair of front-row balcony tickets to Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865 — the night President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by…
Continue ReadingPetition demands expulsion of New Hampshire students accused of sharing and ‘grading’ photos of female classmates without consent
By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Some 9th and 10th grade Bedford High School students, in Bedford, New Hampshire, mostly boys, took pictures of…
Continue ReadingPilot dies in crash of an ultralight in central New Mexico
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say one person has died in the crash of an ultralight in central New Mexico. Federal Aviation…
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DCSO drops all Petes Lake Fire evacuation levels amid rain, cooldown; C. Oregon’s smoke from the south also relents
Autumn rainfall and cooler temperatures have reduced fire behavior, prompting the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office on Monday to drop all evacuation…
Continue ReadingFormer New Zealand prime minister and pandemic prep leader says we’re unprepared for the next one
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — If another pandemic happens, the world will again be unprepared. That’s the bleak assessment…
Continue ReadingA judge has rewritten Missouri ballot summary language that described ‘dangerous’ abortions
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has tossed Republican-written ballot summary language Monday that…
Continue ReadingJournalist killed in attack aimed at police in northern Mexico border town
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A journalist who ran a community Facebook news page has been killed in the northern Mexico border town of San Luis Rio Colorado,…
Continue ReadingUS offers Poland rare loan of $2 billion to modernize its military
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it is offering $2 billion in loans to Poland to support the defense modernization of the ally which…
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