Man pleads guilty to federal charges in attack on Louisville mayoral candidate
Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A man accused of shooting at Louisville’s current mayor when he was a candidate in 2022 has pleaded…
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Detroit’s giant slide is back. There will probably be fewer bruises this time
DETROIT (AP) — Ready, set, go! A six-lane giant slide has reopened in Detroit at Belle Isle state park. In 2022, the slide made headlines, got a…
Continue ReadingMississippi’s new Episcopal bishop is first woman and first Black person in that role
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The new bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi is being formally installed, and she is first woman and first Black…
Continue ReadingTunisian President Kais Saied to seek reelection in October after tumultuous first term
Associated Press Tunisian President Kais Saied is saying that he will run for a second term. The announcement has been long expected and was made…
Continue ReadingDan Brown making a name for himself at British Open as a leader at Royal Troon
AP Sports Writer TROON, Scotland (AP) — Dan Brown had another good day at Royal Troon. The Englishman’s 1-over 72 on Friday was enough to stay in…
Continue ReadingMaryland announces civil lawsuit in case involving demands of sex for rent
Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s attorney general has filed a civil lawsuit against an Eastern Shore landlord and his company,…
Continue ReadingTennessee will remove HIV-positive people convicted of sex work from violent sex offender list
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — HIV-positive people who were convicted in Tennessee of sex work under a decades-old aggravated…
Continue ReadingCalifornia judge halts hearing in fight between state agricultural giant and farmworkers’ union
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A California judge has temporarily blocked a hearing from taking place in a dispute between one of the state’s…
Continue ReadingNigeria fines Meta $220 million for violating data protection and consumer rights laws
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s government has fined Meta $220 million after its investigations found “multiple and…
Continue ReadingA man kills a grizzly bear in Montana after it attacks while he is picking berries
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A 72-year-old man picking huckleberries in Montana shot and killed a grizzly bear after it attacked in a…
Continue ReadingBlinken points to wider pledges to support Ukraine in case US backs away under Trump
Associated Press ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Ukraine is on its way to being able to “stand on its own feet”…
Continue ReadingNew judge sets ground rules for long-running gang and racketeering case against rapper Young Thug
ATLANTA (AP) — The new judge presiding over the racketeering and gang prosecution of rapper Young Thug and several other defendants says she plans…
Continue Reading5 people, including 4 children, killed in Alabama shooting
Associated Press Authorities say five people, including four children, have been killed in a shooting in central Alabama. Court records show that…
Continue Reading40 people killed in migrant boat fire off Haiti’s coast, says aid agency
By Hira Humayun and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — At least 40 people have died after the boat they were traveling in caught fire off the coast of…
Continue ReadingInjured and locked-out fans file first lawsuits over Copa America stampede and melee
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The first lawsuits have been filed in connection with last weekend’s melees that broke out when…
Continue ReadingTen Commandments won’t go in some Louisiana classrooms until at least November as lawsuit plays out
Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana won’t take official steps to implement a law requiring the Ten Commandments be placed in…
Continue ReadingMarine accused of flashing a Nazi salute during the Capitol riot gets almost 5 years in prison
Associated Press A Marine accused of flashing a Nazi salute during the U.S. Capitol insurrection has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison…
Continue ReadingWhat Usha Vance’s rise to prominence means to other South Asian and Hindu Americans
Associated Press Usha Chilukuri Vance, entered the spotlight this week as the wife of JD Vance, former President Donald Trump’s running mate in…
Continue ReadingWhat Usha Vance’s rise to prominence means to other South Asian and Hindu Americans
Associated Press Usha Chilukuri Vance, entered the spotlight this week as the wife of JD Vance, former President Donald Trump’s running mate in…
Continue ReadingGerman sentenced to death in Belarus, Europe’s only nation to perform executions, rights group says
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian human rights group says that a German citizen has been sentenced to death for terrorism and other charges…
Continue ReadingGovernor of eastern Congo’s gold-rich province bans mining activities to ‘restore order’
Associated Press The governor of the South Kivu province in eastern Congo on Friday ordered the suspension of all mining activities in order to…
Continue ReadingVermont farmers take stock after losing crops to flooding two years in a row
Associated Press BARNET, Vt. (AP) — Exactly one year to the date of last year’s severe flooding in Vermont, Joe’s Brook Farm in Barnet was…
Continue ReadingUtah State says Blake Anderson fired for interviewing potential victim after Aggies player’s arrest
AP College Football Writer Utah State’s Blake Anderson was fired for contacting a potential domestic violence victim and a witness to the…
Continue ReadingMexican president calls Donald Trump ‘a friend’ and says he’ll warn him against closing border
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has called Donald Trump “a friend,” and says he will write the former U.S. president a letter to…
Continue ReadingUS appeals court allows EPA rule on coal-fired power plants to remain in place amid legal challenges
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court is allowing a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream this week: Ice Spice, Ghostbusters, Bob Marley, Wayne Brady and new ‘Futurama’
This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include the long-awaited debut album from Ice Spice, the movie “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire”…
Continue ReadingYour flight was canceled by the technology outage. What do you do next?
AP Airlines Writer Thousands of flights have been canceled after a worldwide internet outage hit many leading airlines, forcing passengers to…
Continue ReadingMember of eBay security team sentenced in harassment scheme involving bloody Halloween pig mask
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former manager for eBay Inc.’s. global security team has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role…
Continue ReadingSome convictions overturned in terrorism case against Muslim scholar from Virginia
Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge has overturned a conviction carrying a life sentence for an Islamic scholar from Virginia who was…
Continue ReadingSundance Film Festival narrows down host cities — from Louisville to Santa Fe — for future years
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Sundance Institute announced six finalists in its search for a new host location for the prolific film…
Continue ReadingHow Russia’s espionage case against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich unfolded
Here are key developments in Russia’s case against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was convicted on Friday of espionage charges…
Continue ReadingVenice officials defend day-tripper tax, but delay the decision on extending it
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Venice city officials say the day-tripper tax netted 2.4 million euros during a test phase this summer, and that…
Continue ReadingMissouri woman who served 43 years in prison is free after her murder conviction was overturned
Associated Press CHILLICOTHE, Mo. (AP) — A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years of a life sentence was released…
Continue ReadingMoon fests, moon movie and even a full moon mark 55th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The cosmos is providing a full moon for the 55th anniversary of the first lunar landing this…
Continue ReadingMoon fests, moon movie and even a full moon mark 55th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The cosmos is providing a full moon for the 55th anniversary of the first lunar landing this…
Continue ReadingUN panel calls on Belarus to release Nobel Peace laureate from prison
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A United Nations panel of human rights experts has called on Belarus to release the Nobel Peace Prize-winning founder of…
Continue ReadingPolitical divisions stall proposed gun policies in Pennsylvania, where assassin took aim at Trump
Associated Press Months beforehand, some Pennsylvania lawmakers had proposed to outlaw the type of rifle that was used in the assassination attempt…
Continue ReadingTiger Woods ends his season by missing the cut in the British Open
AP Golf Writer TROON, Scotland (AP) — Tiger Woods tied a personal record in the British Open on Friday, one he could have done without but perhaps…
Continue ReadingHow boot camps are helping to address the historic gap in internet access on US tribal lands
Associated Press There’s a home movie theater with orange walls and plush recliners at the top of a steep hill on Matthew Rantanen’s ranch in…
Continue ReadingNearly 2 dozen families claim owner of Houston surrogacy escrow company stole millions to fund lavish lifestyle
By Rosa Flores, Emma Tucker and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — Arielle Mitton’s world turned upside down when she learned the $50,000 she…
Continue ReadingFirefighter killed at Trump rally honored with bagpipes, gun salute and a bugle sounding taps
Associated Press CABOT, Pa. (AP) — The keen of bagpipes, a three-volley gun salute and a bugle sounding taps pierced the air of a small…
Continue ReadingPolio detected in Gaza sewage water, threatening new health disaster
By Ibrahim Dahman, Caitlin Danaher and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The highly infectious polio virus has been found in sewage samples in…
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Recovering from the global tech outage could be a long, arduous process
By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The company that caused a massive computer outage across the world says a flawed update has been rolled back – but…
Continue ReadingTop UN court says Israeli occupation of West Bank and East Jerusalem is illegal
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations’ top court said Friday that Israel’s presence in the West Bank and…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota anti-abortion group appeals ruling that dismissed its lawsuit over ballot initiative
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — An anti-abortion group in South Dakota is appealing a judge’s dismissal of its lawsuit to remove an abortion rights…
Continue ReadingItalian judge orders a journalist to pay 5,000 euros in damages for making fun of Meloni’s height
ROME (AP) — A judge in Milan has ordered an Italian journalist to pay 5,000 euros (nearly $5,500) in damages to Premier Giorgia Meloni for making…
Continue ReadingToo old to work? Some Americans on the job late in life bristle at calls for Biden to step aside
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A swath of Americans watching President Joe Biden is seeing something beyond debate-stage stumbles and…
Continue ReadingA massive tech outage is causing worldwide disruptions. Here’s what we know
NEW YORK (AP) — Much of the world faced online disarray Friday as a widespread technology outage affected companies and services across industries…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean FA files complaint to FIFA after Como player’s alleged racist remark sparks outrage
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Korean Football Association has filed a complaint with FIFA over an alleged racist remark toward…
Continue ReadingKenya president retains 6 former Cabinet ministers in first batch of appointments
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto has appointed the first 11 members of his Cabinet. Ruto on Friday retained six…
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