Health care worker gets 2 years for accessing Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s medical records
Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former health care worker who illegally accessed the health records of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader…
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St. Louis Cardinals reach multi-year agreement with Diamond Sports Group to continue airing games
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Diamond Sports Group announced Thursday that it has a reached a multi-year agreement with the St. Louis Cardinals to continue…
Continue ReadingJudge blocks larger home permits for tiny community of slave descendants pending appeal
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A judge is blocking a Georgia county from approving larger homes in a tiny community of Black slave…
Continue ReadingCDC calls for expanded testing for bird flu after blood tests reveal more farmworker infections
AP Health Writer Federal health officials on Thursday called for more testing of employees on farms with bird flu after a new study showed that some…
Continue ReadingMonkey mayhem in South Carolina after 43 primates escape research facility
By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — Residents in a small South Carolina town are finding themselves in the middle of a real-life game of Jumanji…
Continue ReadingLeft-hander T.J. McFarland remains with Athletics, agrees to $1.8 million, 1-year contract
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Left-hander T.J. McFarland is remaining with the Athletics, agreeing Thursday to a $1.8 million, one-year contract. He can earn…
Continue ReadingJury convicts man of killing girlfriend and hiding her body in rural Minnesota
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota man was convicted Thursday in the killing of his girlfriend. Madeline Kingsbury’s 2023 disappearance…
Continue Reading76ers All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey out with hamstring injury
AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The trio of 76ers stars looked majestic on opening night as their images covered the arena’s 4K kinetic…
Continue ReadingSpain’s catastrophic floods by the numbers: At least 219 dead, 93 missing and billions in damage
Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s catastrophic floods have left behind staggering devastation and despair. But the numbers associated with…
Continue ReadingAverage rate on a 30-year mortgage in the US rises for 6th straight week
AP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose for the sixth straight week, returning to its highest level since early…
Continue ReadingDemocrat Laura Gillen wins US House seat on Long Island, unseating GOP incumbent
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democrat Laura Gillen has defeated U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito on Long Island, unseating the Republican…
Continue ReadingPolice fatally shoot armed man who barricaded himself in New Hampshire bed-and-breakfast
PLYMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Officials say state police fatally shot a man armed with a rifle who had barricaded himself inside a New Hampshire…
Continue ReadingLongstanding US Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia says he is battling esophageal cancer
Associated Press/Report for America RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia said Thursday that he is battling…
Continue ReadingNevada Democrats keep 3 US House seats as incumbents fend off GOP
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Three U.S. House seats in Nevada will remain under Democratic control after a sweeping win Thursday for the…
Continue ReadingJapan’s defense chief steps aboard visiting South Korean warship as the two nations strengthen ties
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Defense Minister Gen Nakatani was welcomed aboard a South Korean warship during its port call near Tokyo on…
Continue ReadingWhy Mozambique’s election has sparked weeks of protests and a violent crackdown by police
Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Thousands are protesting in Mozambique’s capital and police are responding by firing tear gas and…
Continue ReadingMayor wins 2-week write-in campaign to succeed Kentucky lawmaker who died
Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An Appalachian mayor has won an 11-candidate scramble for a Kentucky Senate seat left vacant by the…
Continue ReadingRepublican Jeff Hurd wins Colorado US House seat in Lauren Boebert’s old district
Associated Press Republican Jeff Hurd has won the U.S. House seat in Colorado that Rep. Lauren Boebert left. Hurd’s victory fulfills the…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Dina Titus wins reelection to U.S. House in Nevada’s 1st Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Dina Titus won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Nevada on Thursday. The Las Vegas district picked up Republican-leaning…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor calls special session to protect liberal policies from Trump presidency
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump, on…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom calls special session to protect liberal policies from Trump presidency
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom calls special session to protect liberal policies from Trump…
Continue ReadingCrews battling New Jersey wildfires in driest conditions in nearly 120 years
Associated Press EVESHAM, N.J. (AP) — Firefighters are battling blazes in the parched New Jersey Pinelands, where they say conditions are the…
Continue ReadingIsraeli attacks reportedly kill dozens across Gaza, including 27 in one strike
By Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Ibrahim Dahman, Kareem Khadder, Eyad Kourdi and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli airstrike on a multi-story building…
Continue ReadingQuestions about sexual orientation and gender ID on track to be on US Census Bureau survey by 2027
Associated Press Questions about sexual orientation and gender identity, and changes to queries about race and ethnicity, are on track to be on the…
Continue ReadingMichigan official at the center of 2020 election controversy loses write-in campaign
BELLAIRE, Mich. (AP) — A high-profile election official in Michigan has lost a write-in campaign to keep her job. Sheryl Guy has been the clerk in…
Continue ReadingTwo people detained after repeated gunfire at cars on busy North Carolina highway
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Police say they have detained two people after someone repeatedly fired at cars on a busy highway near North…
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132 structures destroyed in Southern California wildfire as fierce winds expected to subside
Associated Press CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California wildfire has destroyed 132 structures, mostly homes, in less than two days, fire…
Continue ReadingCaroline Ellison begins 2-year sentence for her role in Bankman-Fried’s FTX fraud
DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried ’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, began her two-year…
Continue ReadingCaroline Ellison begins 2-year sentence for her role in Bankman-Fried’s FTX fraud
DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried ’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, began her two-year…
Continue Reading43 monkeys escape from a South Carolina medical lab. Police say there is no serious danger
Associated Press Forty-three monkeys escaped from a compound used for medical research in South Carolina but the nearby police chief said there is…
Continue ReadingJury begins deliberating fate of Indiana man charged in 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls
Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A jury has begun deliberating the fate of an Indiana man charged in the 2017 killings of two teenage…
Continue ReadingCarbon pollution from high flying rich in private jets soars
AP Science Writer Carbon pollution from private jets has soared in the past five years, with most of those small planes spewing more heat-trapping…
Continue ReadingNew DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii
AP Science Writer When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for…
Continue ReadingInvestigators: Kentucky officers wounded by suspect fatally shot him after altercation
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Two Kentucky police officers who were injured in a shooting fatally shot a suspect when he gained control of an…
Continue ReadingPolice find 11 bodies dumped by a highway in southern Mexico and 4 more in the resort of Acapulco
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police in a southern Mexico region rife with drug cartel violence have found 11 bodies, including two minors, dumped by a…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Val Hoyle wins reelection to U.S. House in Oregon’s 4th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Val Hoyle won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Oregon on Thursday. Hoyle, a first-term congresswoman, defeated Republican…
Continue ReadingSurging UCLA seeks first conference home win hosting potent Iowa in Big Ten tilt
Iowa (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten) at UCLA (3-5, 2-4), Friday, 9 p.m. EST (Fox) BetMGM College Football Odds: Iowa by 6. Series record: UCLA leads 7-2.…
Continue ReadingA green giant: This year’s 74-foot Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is en route from Massachusetts
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A giant Norway spruce that will serve as this year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was en route to New York…
Continue ReadingMexico appears to abandon its ‘hugs, not bullets’ strategy as bloodshed plagues the country
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — For the last six years, Mexico bragged about its oft-questioned policy of “hugs, not bullets,” in which the…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Independent Angus King wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Maine
Independent Sen. Angus King won a third term in the U.S. Senate representing Maine on Thursday, turning back challenges from a former Republican…
Continue ReadingWake Forest emerges from open date with home game against California in ACC
California (4-4, 0-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) at Wake Forest (4-4, 2-2), Friday at 8 p.m. EST (ACC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: Cal by 7.…
Continue ReadingCzech central bank cuts key interest rate to 4% as inflation stays low
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech central bank has cut its key interest rate for the eighth time in a row as inflation remains low and the economy is making…
Continue ReadingFlorida’s iconic Key deer face an uncertain future as seas rise
Associated Press BIG PINE KEY, Fla. (AP) — The world’s only Key deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer, are found in piney…
Continue ReadingHow 5 key demographic groups voted in 2024: AP VoteCast
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump won the presidency after holding tight to his core base of voters and slightly expanding his…
Continue ReadingGreece cites new trust of Turkey as the neighbors seek to ease tensions
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s foreign minister says his country has established a foundation of trust with Turkey ahead of a visit by the…
Continue Reading1 person is critically injured as bus overturns on upstate New York highway
CHILI, N.Y. (AP) — Police say one person was critically injured as a bus with more than two dozen passengers aboard rolled over on a highway in…
Continue Reading2 Swedish teens face preliminary terror charges for explosions near the Israeli Embassy in Denmark
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Two Swedish teenagers who were arrested in connection with last month’s predawn explosions near the Israeli…
Continue ReadingGermany’s normally stable government has collapsed. Here’s why
By Sophie Tanno, Sebastian Shukla and Olesya Dmitracova, CNN (CNN) — Germany’s governing coalition has collapsed after disagreements over the…
Continue ReadingNotre Dame marks arrival of Paris Olympics’ iconic trackside bell as cathedral reopening nears
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral, whose historic bells were silenced following 2019’s devastating fire, will soon…
Continue ReadingFor many Iranians, Trump’s return intensifies worries about war. Yet some see reasons for hope
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranians, like many around the world, are divided on what Donald Trump’s next presidency will bring:…
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