What to know about Northern California’s rare tsunami warning
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A rare and brief tsunami warning tested city and county responses in Northern California after a 7.0…
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Mother of Austin Tice, journalist missing in Syria, says new information proves her son is alive
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The mother of Austin Tice, an American journalist missing in Syria for more than a decade, said Friday that she…
Continue Reading News groups sue Idaho prison leader for increased witness access to lethal injection executions
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Associated Press and two other news organizations are suing Idaho’s top prison official for increased…
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New Orleans police arrest man accused of killing paradegoers during multiple mass shootings
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police have arrested a man accused of killing two people during a large parade where two separate shootings within…
Continue Reading Road accident in Ivory Coast leaves at least 26 dead and 28 injured
Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Authorities say a fiery crash involving two minibuses in Ivory Coast has killed at least 26 people and…
Continue Reading NFL ends investigation into sexual assault allegations against Browns QB Deshaun Watson
AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The NFL has closed an investigation into sexual assault allegations against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun…
Continue Reading Burkina Faso’s military junta sacks the prime minister and dissolves the government
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has issued a decree dismissing Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de…
Continue Reading Dominican Republic seizes 9.5 tons of cocaine, marking a new record
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have confiscated nearly 9.5 tons of cocaine. It is the…
Continue Reading What to know about abortion access in Missouri
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Planned Parenthood wanted to resume offering abortions in several Missouri clinics on Friday, immediately…
Continue Reading Online library drops its legal battle to provide free e-books without publishers’ permission
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A prolonged and closely watched copyright case involving an online library’s unauthorized offering of free…
Continue Reading New Mexico seeks record $47.8M fine for excess air pollution by natural gas processor
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico environmental regulators on Friday issued a $47.8 million fine on allegations of excess air…
Continue Reading SafeSport Center changes targeted in new bill aimed at sex abuse in sports
AP National Writer Four members of Congress unveiled a bipartisan bill Friday that would spark changes at the U.S. Center for SafeSport, placing a…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania couple who divorced in 1975 to remarry Sunday
DENVER, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania couple who divorced nearly 50 years ago is planning to remarry. Fay Gable and Robert Wenrich first met because he…
Continue Reading Rep. Ocasio-Cortez announces bid for top Oversight job as Democrats push for generational change
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is running to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee. The New…
Continue Reading USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus
AP Health Reporter The U.S. government on Friday ordered testing of the nation’s milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the…
Continue Reading Trump taps forceful ally of hard-line immigration policies to head Customs and Border Protection
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The picture of who will be in charge of executing President-elect Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration and…
Continue Reading Colorado man gets 22 years in prison for kidnapping a woman from Michael Bloomberg’s ranch
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A judge sentenced a man to 22 years in federal prison for kidnapping a woman from Michael Bloomberg’s Colorado ranch…
Continue Reading A 40-year-old Christian commune faces an uncertain future
Religion News Service HARDWICK, Mass. (RNS) — As fall shifts into winter in Hardwick, Massachusetts, temperatures are unseasonably high for…
Continue Reading Supreme Court will decide if Palestinian authorities can be sued in US over attacks in Middle East
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to settle a years-long legal dispute over whether Palestinian authorities can be…
Continue Reading 6 people killed in wrong-way crash on Mississippi highway
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say six people died after a pickup truck traveling the wrong way on a Mississippi highway collided with a car.…
Continue Reading Kenya police boss denies reports officers in Haiti peacekeeping mission haven’t been paid in months
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s top police official has denied reports that officers serving in the United Nations-backed…
Continue Reading Indianapolis police officers are acquitted in the 2022 death of a man at his parents’ home
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two Indianapolis police officers have been found not guilty of manslaughter and other charges in the 2022 death of a man who…
Continue Reading 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.…
Continue Reading 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 Reading Mexico 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 Reading Prosecutors 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…
Continue Reading Vance 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 Reading Closely-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 Reading Philadelphians 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 Reading No 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 said there wasn’t enough…
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