Kentucky candidates trade barbs at Fancy Farm picnic, the state’s premier political event
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FANCY FARM, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and his Republican challenger faced off at Kentucky’s…
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3-year-old filly injured in stakes race at Saratoga is euthanized and jockey gets thrown off
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Maple Leaf Mel was leading the field in the $500,000 Test at Saratoga when she sustained a catastrophic injury to her…
Continue Reading6-year-old boy severely injured after apparent fall from Florida rollercoaster, officials say
By Raja Razek, Rebekah Riess and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A 6-year-old boy in Florida was left severely injured at a theme park after…
Continue ReadingOregon extends crab fishing restrictions to protect whales from getting caught in trap ropes
Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has extended rules restricting the state’s lucrative Dungeness crab fishery in order to protect…
Continue ReadingOregon extends crab fishing restrictions to protect whales from getting caught in trap ropes
Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has extended rules restricting the state’s lucrative Dungeness crab fishery in order to protect…
Continue ReadingEarthquake in eastern China knocks down houses and injures at least 21, but no deaths reported
BEIJING (AP) — An earthquake in eastern China before dawn has knocked down houses and injured at least 21 people, state media report, but no deaths…
Continue ReadingStriking Nigerian doctors to embark on nationwide protest over unmet demands by country’s leader
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Doctors from Nigerian public hospitals who have been on strike since last week say they…
Continue ReadingUS Customs and Border Protection sends resources to remote Arizona area after increase in migrant crossings
By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — US border officials are increasing personnel and transportation resources at Ajo, Arizona, one…
Continue ReadingWells Fargo says missing deposits glitch is resolved
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The Wells Fargo glitch that made some customers’ direct deposits disappear from their bank accounts is…
Continue ReadingDeSantis steps up dire warning to GOP about distraction from Biden, amid Trump’s latest indictment
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press VINTON, Iowa (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is increasingly pressing Republican voters to avoid the…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia, Bahrain urge citizens to leave Lebanon after Palestinian refugee camp clashes
BEIRUT (AP) — Bahrain has called on its citizens to leave Lebanon “for their own safety” hours after Saudi Arabia did the same without giving a…
Continue ReadingMcConnell is warmly embraced by Kentucky Republicans amid questions about his health
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell received a rousing welcome from the party…
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C.O. firefighters tackle seven small lightning-sparked wildfires, all kept under an acre
Central Oregon firefighters tackled seven small new lightning-sparked wildfires Friday evening and are keeping watch for any new starts in the…
Continue ReadingSt. Louis police protesters begin picking up checks in $4.9 million settlement
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Some of the people who were arrested during a 2017 protest over the acquittal of a white police officer in the shooting death of…
Continue ReadingNew York City high school student charged with hate-motivated murder in killing of gay dancer
NEW YORK (AP) — Police have arrested a 17-year-old high school student on a hate-motivated murder charge in the fatal stabbing of a professional…
Continue ReadingFormer NYPD union leader gets 2 years in prison for theft scheme
By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — The former president of the country’s fifth-largest police union was sentenced to two years in prison…
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Big Ten grabs Oregon, Washington; Big 12 completes Pac-12 raid with Arizona, Arizona State and Utah
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Dealing a crushing combination to the Pac-12 on Friday, the Big Ten announced Oregon and Washington…
Continue ReadingFederal agency given deadline to explain why deadly Nevada wild horse roundup should continue
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A judge has asked federal land managers to explain why they should be allowed to continue…
Continue ReadingToll from landslide in Georgia mountain resort up to 17 dead, 18 missing
LONDON (AP) — Officials and news reports say the death toll from a landslide that hit a resort area in the mountains of the country of Georgia has…
Continue Reading‘Unintended hero.’ A mother’s quest to find her daughter led to the eventual arrest of suspect in Gilgo Beach serial killings
By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Mari Gilbert did not live to witness the arrest of an architect from Long Island suspected of killing four young…
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