As clinics pivot post-Roe, battle rages over syringe service in opioid-ravaged West Virginia
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Staff at Women’s Health Center of West Virginia know what it’s like to…
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Landscapers in Pennsylvania find malnourished alligator named Fluffy in a creek, officials say
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Landscapers in southeastern Pennsylvania made a startling discovery on the job after coming across a pet…
Continue ReadingIsraeli patrolman killed in Tel Aviv shooting, Palestinian gunman also killed
By Michael Schwartz, Abeer Salman, Amir Tal, Kareem El Damanhoury and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli patrolman was shot and killed in…
Continue Reading21 injured after 5.5 magnitude earthquake in China
By CNN’s Beijing bureau (CNN) — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit Pingyuan county in eastern China’s Shandong province early on Sunday…
Continue ReadingOregon drivers are now allowed to pump their own fuel after the state lifted a ban dating back to 1951
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — All gas stations in Oregon can now allow customers to pump their own gas under a new law signed Friday, lifting a ban…
Continue ReadingUkrainians move to North Dakota for oil field jobs to help families facing war back home
By JACK DURA Associated Press DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — Maksym Bunchukov remembers hearing rockets explode in Zaporizhzhia as the war in Ukraine…
Continue ReadingHiroshima mayor calls nuclear deterrence ‘folly’ as city marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Hiroshima officials criticized growing support for nuclear weapons as a detterent resulting from…
Continue ReadingResearcher names recently discovered 500-million-year-old sea worm after ‘Dune’ monster
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A University of Kansas paleontologist exploring an area known for its fossils recently uncovered a…
Continue ReadingNiger’s coup leaders face a deadline to cede power. Will military action come next?
By Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — The leaders of a coup in Niger are digging in their heels as they face a looming deadline from neighbors to…
Continue ReadingPhilippine military condemns Chinese coast guard’s use of water cannon on its boat in disputed sea
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military on Sunday condemned a Chinese coast guard ship’s…
Continue ReadingRosenwald Schools helped educate Black students in segregated South. Could a national park follow?
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press ST. GEORGE, S.C. (AP) — As Ralph James settled into the restored, highbacked desk at the segregated school he…
Continue ReadingNew photos show North Korea’s Kim touring arms factories, and taking aim
By Larry Register, Jennifer Hauser and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un tours arms factories, inspects artillery…
Continue ReadingRacist abuse by Mississippi officers reveals a culture of misconduct, residents say
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Monica Lee sat outside her parents’ home, where a former…
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Forest Service firefighter, 21, killed in on-duty crash in SW Oregon
A 21-year-old U.S. Forest Service firefighter was killed in a crash on Friday while on duty near the Coos County community of Powers, agency…
Continue ReadingWorld’s smallest bear finally has its time in the sun. But is that a good thing?
By Heather Chen, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The world’s smallest bear is finally having its moment in the sun – thanks to a viral video that…
Continue ReadingSimone Biles dazzles in her return from a 2-year layoff to dominate the US Classic
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) — Simone Biles spent two years trying to distance herself from those strange days in…
Continue ReadingNorth Korean leader Kim tours weapons factories and vows to advance his arms and his war readiness
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has toured the country’s key weapons factories…
Continue ReadingArizona woman charged with trying to kill husband by poisoning coffee
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona woman is accused of attempting to kill her husband by poisoning his coffee every day for months. Melody…
Continue ReadingWashington and Oregon leave behind heritage — and rivals — for stability in the Big Ten
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — A day after leaving behind more than a century as a tenant to the premier athletic conference on the…
Continue ReadingYMCA camp session canceled, allowing staff to deal with emotional trauma of Idaho bus crash
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press An upcoming YMCA summer camp session in Idaho has been canceled so staffers can deal with the emotional trauma of a…
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