Authorities identify knife-wielding Greyhound bus passenger who was fatally shot by Atlanta police
ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities have identified the Florida-bound Greyhound bus passenger who was shot and killed by Atlanta police.…
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State Sen. Jenifer Branning wins a Mississippi Supreme Court seat
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — State Sen. Jenifer Branning has won a seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court, defeating Justice Jim Kitchens.…
Continue ReadingMexico study’s surprising finding: Killer heat hit harder for the young than the elderly
AP Science Writer A surprising study of temperature-related deaths in Mexico upends conventional thinking about what age group is hit hardest by…
Continue ReadingProsecutors seek February trial for 5 remaining defendants indicted with rapper Young Thug
ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is seeking to hold a trial early next year for the last five defendants who were…
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Bend police find gun used in carjacking attempt; Klamath Falls man also accused of trying to break into SW Bend home
The handgun a Klamath Falls man allegedly used in last week’s attempted armed carjacking of a Bend woman has been recovered by police near a…
Continue ReadingVance tells residents in hurricane-stricken North Carolina that they haven’t been forgotten
Associated Press FAIRVIEW, N.C. (AP) — Vice President-elect JD Vance on Friday assured residents of western North Carolina still cleaning up from…
Continue ReadingClosely-watched international climate case in the Hague wraps up its first week of testimony
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A closely-watched international climate case that could yield guidance for governments around the…
Continue ReadingCrews recover the body of a woman from a Pennsylvania sinkhole after a 4-day search
Associated Press The remains of a woman who fell into a sinkhole were recovered Friday, four days after she went missing while searching for her cat,…
Continue ReadingUS government to begin expanded testing of milk supply to better track the spread of bird flu
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Agriculture will begin testing raw milk from dairy silos across the nation in an effort to…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphians channel their inner Italian Stallion at Rocky and Adrian look-alike contest
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Couples who look awkward on skates have gotten a chance to celebrate their cute clumsiness in a Rocky and Adrian look-alike…
Continue ReadingNo Bevo? SEC tells Texas there’s no room for its 1,700-pound longhorn at title game vs. Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — The Southeastern Conference championship game will not feature another mascot showdown. The league says there’s not enough…
Continue ReadingOfficials release bodycam video of police shooting that killed 15-year-old Ohio boy
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The mayor and police chief in an Ohio city where a 15-year-old boy was fatally shot by police on Thanksgiving night said the…
Continue ReadingJudge upholds use of race in Naval Academy admissions, saying a diverse military is stronger
Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge has upheld the consideration of race in admissions at the U.S. Naval Academy, ruling that…
Continue ReadingScars of December: A pivotal Cold War-era battle in Greece quietly passes its 80th anniversary
Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Eighty years ago, the December Uprising of 1944, known as the Dekemvrianá, turned Athens into a battlefield…
Continue ReadingThe first rioter tried on Jan. 6 charges gets reduced prison sentence after Supreme Court decision
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas man who was the first rioter to go on trial for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has been…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania grandmother is found dead days after fall into sinkhole, police say
By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The body of a Pennsylvania woman believed to have fallen into a fresh sinkhole this week while searching for her…
Continue ReadingPrincess of Wales takes another step in return to public life after chemotherapy with carol service
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Princess of Wales took another step Friday in her return to public life following cancer treatment, in hosting…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream: Paris and Nicole reunite, Romano and Kudrow team up and Indiana Jones quests
Angelina Jolie portraying opera singer Maria Callas in the movie “Maria” and Jamie Foxx’s Netflix comedy special called “Jamie Foxx: What…
Continue ReadingCar rams and injures orchestral musicians in Belgrade during a protest over station roof collapse
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra said four of its members were injured in an incident during a 15-minute traffic…
Continue ReadingPenn State coach James Franklin looks to fill the empty trophy case in Happy Valley
AP National Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The empty trophy case that stares back at the players in the Penn State team meeting room says as much about…
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