A Connecticut couple rescues a baby shark caught in a work glove
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press GLASTONBURY, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut couple’s scuba diving trip in Rhode Island turned into a mission to…
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McKenzie Pass Highway reopens west of Sisters as Lookout Fire evacuation levels are reduced
ODOT reopened Oregon Highway 242, the McKenzie Highway, Tuesday morning following reductions in Lookout Fire evacuation levels. A 15-mile stretch…
Continue ReadingInfowars host Owen Shroyer gets 2 months behind bars in Capitol riot case
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Infowars host Owen Shroyer has been sentenced to two months behind bars for joining the…
Continue ReadingHelping mothers and babies survive childbirth is a personal goal, says Melinda French Gates
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda French Gates says she takes personally the deaths of hundreds of thousands of women and…
Continue ReadingAlabama walk-on football player arrested on sodomy charge
WEAVER, Ala. (AP) — A walk-on member of the Alabama football team has been arrested on a charge of second-degree sodomy. Freshman defensive back…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico governor’s suspension of right to public carry ignites protests, lawsuits and debates
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Some demonstrators defiantly wore holstered handguns on their hips or carried…
Continue ReadingUS sanctions Lebanon-South America network accused of financing Hezbollah
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The United States has slapped terrorism sanctions on a family network of seven individuals and…
Continue ReadingHundreds of Bahrain prisoners suspend hunger strike as crown prince to visit United States
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hundreds of prisoners have suspended their monthlong hunger strike in Bahrain just ahead of a visit of the…
Continue ReadingMore about culture than competition, HBCU classics are like a family reunion in the Black community
By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — HBCU college football classics have become a staple in the Black community. They are a…
Continue ReadingHurricane Lee’s size continues to increase in the Atlantic ahead of pivotal turn
CNN By Eric Zerkel, Robert Shackelford and Jason Hanna, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Lee increased in size late Monday in the Atlantic and still is…
Continue ReadingMan saves driver trapped inside burning car
WFTS, CHRISTA VALLEY, CNN By Jada Williams Click here for updates on this story SEMINOLE, Florida (WFTS) — Returning to…
Continue ReadingFormer No. 1 tennis player Simona Halep gets 4-year ban in doping case
LONDON (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been suspended from professional tennis for four years for doping violations. The…
Continue ReadingJets QB Aaron Rodgers has a torn left Achilles tendon and will miss the rest of the season
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Aaron Rodgers’ debut season with the New York Jets is already over. It didn’t even last one…
Continue ReadingPanel finds no single factor in horse deaths at Churchill Downs. More screening is suggested
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer A report from horse racing’s federally created oversight panel found no single cause of death among 12 horses at…
Continue ReadingMissouri clinics halt transgender care for minors in wake of new state law
By JIM SALTER and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — At least two Missouri health care centers have stopped prescribing puberty…
Continue ReadingOver 3 years after it was stolen, a van Gogh painting is recovered but with some damage
BRUSSELS (AP) — More than three years after it was stolen from a museum that was shut to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, a painting by Dutch…
Continue ReadingPopular nasal decongestant doesn’t actually relieve congestion, FDA advisers say
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The leading decongestant used by millions of Americans looking for relief from a stuffy nose…
Continue ReadingA Russian passenger jet with a hydraulics problem makes a safe emergency landing in an open field
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian passenger plane with 170 people on board made a successful wheels-down emergency landing in a field, and officials say no…
Continue ReadingDry states taking Mississippi River water isn’t a new idea. But some mayors want to kill it
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Diverting Mississippi River water to states struggling with water scarcity…
Continue ReadingVatican opens up a palazzo built on ancient Roman ruins and housing its highly secretive tribunals
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican has opened the doors to one of Renaissance Rome’s most spectacular palazzos in a show…
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