FEMA has faced criticism and praise during Helene. Here’s what it does — and doesn’t do
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is tasked with helping states and communities hit by disasters like…
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Man charged with helping Idaho inmate escape during a hospital ambush sentenced to life in prison
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man who prosecutors said ambushed and shot correctional officers at a Boise hospital in a plot to…
Continue Reading Some perplexed at jury’s mixed verdict in trial for 3 former officers in Tyre Nichols’ death
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The trial of three former Memphis officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols ended with a mixed…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.; Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell.…
Continue Reading Businessman convicted of cheating ex-NBA star Dwight Howard out of millions in scam to buy WNBA team
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Georgia businessman has been convicted of cheating former NBA stars Dwight Howard and Chandler Parsons of $8…
Continue Reading Judge maintains injunction against key part of Alabama absentee ballot law
Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday refused to stay an injunction against a portion of a new Alabama law that limits…
Continue Reading A coal miner killed on the job in West Virginia is the 10th in US this year, surpassing 2023 total
GRAFTON, W.Va. (AP) — A coal miner has died nearly a week after being injured on the job in northern West Virginia. Gov. Jim Justice says…
Continue Reading China could wage economic war on Taiwan to force surrender, report says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military officials and analysts have for years warned of possible armed attacks or blockades by China on…
Continue Reading Mets’ victory over Brewers in NL Wild Card Series decider was ESPN’s most-watched game in 3 years
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — The New York Mets’ 4-2 comeback victory over the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday night in the deciding game of the NL Wild Card…
Continue Reading Helene damaged a factory that makes IV fluids
AP Health Writer Experts say the fallout from storm damage to a North Carolina factory that makes critical hospital supplies will be felt broadly and…
Continue Reading Yoga business founder pleads guilty to tax charge in New York City
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An international yoga business founder whose chain of yoga studios promoted themselves as “Yoga to the People”…
Continue Reading Virginia man charged with defacing monument during Netanyahu protests in DC
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Virginia man has been arrested on a charge that he spray-painted graffiti on a monument in the nation’s…
Continue Reading Biden talks election, economy and Middle East in surprise news briefing
ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — After 1,080 days as president, Joe Biden on Friday decided to pop in and take questions in the White House…
Continue Reading What’s next for oil and gas prices as Middle East tensions heat up?
Oil prices climbed this week as unrest in the Middle East escalated. Iran launched missiles at Israel and the Israelis threatened retaliation,…
Continue Reading Thousands of Jewish pilgrims come to Ukraine for Rosh Hashana despite official warnings
Associated Press UMAN, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of pilgrims have joined an annual gathering to mark the Jewish new year in the central Ukrainian…
Continue Reading Bighorn sheep habitat to remain untouched as Vail agrees to new spot for workforce housing
AP National Writer A decade-long saga involving planned workforce housing for the Vail ski resort on land inhabited by Colorado’s bighorn sheep…
Continue Reading Retired New Jersey State Police trooper who stormed Capitol is sentenced to probation
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired New Jersey State Police trooper who stormed the U.S. Capitol with a mob of Donald Trump supporters has…
Continue Reading Belarus sentences 12 to up to 25 years for attack on Russian warplane
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian court has convicted 12 people, most of them in absentia, and sentenced them to prison terms of up to 25 years…
Continue Reading 12 people have been killed in coordinated attacks in violent Mexican city
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in the north-central Mexican state of Guanajuato say that 12 people are dead following coordinated and…
Continue Reading Trump and Georgia Gov. Kemp use hurricane recovery to make first 2024 appearance together
Associated Press EVANS, Ga. (AP) — After making up privately, Donald Trump and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp used the aftermath of Hurricane Helene to…
Continue Reading A French judge in a shocking rape case allows the public to see some of the video evidence
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A French judge in the trial of dozens of men accused of raping an unconscious woman whose now former husband had…
Continue Reading NFL says the preseason saw its fewest number of concussions since tracking started
AP Pro Football Writer The NFL saw its fewest number of concussions in the preseason since tracking started in 2015. There were 44 concussions in…
Continue Reading Biden says he doesn’t know whether Israel is holding up peace deal to influence 2024 US election
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden had terse words for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, and said he didn’t…
Continue Reading North Carolina is distributing Benadryl and EpiPens as yellow jackets swarm from Helene flooding
AP Health Writer North Carolina health workers are distributing Benadryl and epinephrine injections to communities after hurricane flooding has…
Continue Reading Man deemed violent predator caught after removing GPS monitor, escaping and prompting 3-day search
SEATTLE (AP) — Officials are investigating how a man convicted of assaulting a woman was able to cut off his GPS monitor and escape from a…
Continue Reading Man fatally shoots his 81-year-old wife at a Connecticut nursing home
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut nursing home official says a man fatally shot his 81-year-old wife for reasons that aren’t clear and…
Continue Reading Some children tied to NY nurse’s fake vaccine scheme are barred from school
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A suburban New York school district has barred patients of a former nurse practitioner who pleaded guilty to…
Continue Reading A week after Helene hit, thousands still without water struggle to find enough
Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Nearly a week after Hurricane Helene brought devastation to western North Carolina, a shiny stainless steel…
Continue Reading Flooding from seasonal rains threatens residents in northern Thailand, including elephants
BANGKOK (AP) — Flooding in northern Thailand has forced many residents of the city of Chiang Mai and its outskirts to seek safety on higher ground,…
Continue Reading Jurors in trial of Salman Rushdie’s attacker likely won’t hear about his motive
Associated Press MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Jurors who will be picked for the trial of a man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a knife…
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