US Customs officials seize giraffe feces from woman at Minnesota airport
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal customs agents pooh-poohed the plans of a Iowa woman who wanted to make jewelry from giraffe feces she picked up on a…
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A homeless man is charged with capital murder and rape in the death of a 5-year-old Kansas girl
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A homeless man has been charged with murder and rape in the killing of…
Continue Reading US regulators seek to compel Elon Musk to testify in their investigation of his Twitter acquisition
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday it is seeking a court order that would compel Elon…
Continue Reading There are cowboy boot Crocs now
Originally Published: 05 OCT 23 15:34 ET Updated: 05 OCT 23 16:40 ET By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — It appears that the trusty,…
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Pedestrian hit by car in Northeast El Paso, investigators closing down roads
Update: First responders identify the pedestrian as a woman in her 20s. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police say that Special Traffic Investigator…
Continue Reading Criminal charges lodged against Hartford ex-officer accused of lying to get warrant and faking stats
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A former Hartford police officer accused by his own department of lying to get an arrest warrant and inflating his traffic…
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US regulators seek to compel Elon Musk to testify in their investigation of his Twitter acquisition
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday it is seeking a court order that would compel Elon…
Continue Reading Railroad unions want scrutiny of remote control trains after death of worker in Ohio railyard
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Most of the reaction to the predawn death of a rail worker who mistakenly stepped in front of…
Continue Reading Ron DeSantis sharpens his attacks on Donald Trump in their shared home state of Florida
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is turning up the heat on…
Continue Reading Nobel Peace Prize guesswork focuses on the Ukrainian war, protests in Iran and climate change
By MARK LEWIS Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will be soon be revealed and the annual guessing game…
Continue Reading Tony! Toni! Toné! say reuniting after 25 years ‘Feels Good’ — and they’re working on something new
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The three original members of the legendary R&B band Tony! Toni! Toné! have reunited…
Continue Reading Biden administration will begin deporting Venezuelan migrants directly to Venezuela
Originally Published: 05 OCT 23 16:08 ET Updated: 05 OCT 23 16:11 ET By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration will restart…
Continue Reading Dartmouth tells NLRB that basketball players are students – for real – not employees
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Dartmouth College lawyers say the Ivy League school’s basketball players shouldn’t be…
Continue Reading Reprieve for New Orleans as salt water creeping up the Mississippi River slows its push inland
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Salt water inching up the Mississippi River is progressing more slowly than once projected —…
Continue Reading A look at Russia’s deadliest missile attacks on Ukraine
By The Associated Press Since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military has repeatedly used missiles to blast civilian…
Continue Reading Nonprofit service provider Blackbaud settles data breach case for $49.5M with states
Associated Press Fundraising software company Blackbaud agreed Thursday to pay $49.5 million to settle claims brought by the attorneys general of 49…
Continue Reading The US government seems ready to order a recall of millions of air bag inflators for safety concerns
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government appears poised to order a recall of millions of air bag inflators due to a…
Continue Reading Indianapolis police capture a cheeky monkey that escaped and went on the lam
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Momo the monkey’s taste of freedom is over. The primate spurred an hourslong search on Indianapolis’ east side after he…
Continue Reading Officers’ lawyers challenge analysis of video that shows Black man’s death in Tacoma, Washington
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Lawyers for three police officers charged in the death of Manny Ellis have challenged a…
Continue Reading $228M awarded to some plaintiffs who sued Nevada-based bottled water company after liver illnesses
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury has awarded more than $228 million in damages to several plaintiffs who sued a Las Vegas-based bottled water company after…
Continue Reading Ancient footprints at White Sands really are oldest traces of humans in the Americas, scientists say
Originally Published: 05 OCT 23 14:04 ET By Katie Hunt, CNN Editor’s note: Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter.…
Continue Reading Ex-USC gynecologist charged with sexually assaulting students dies before going to trial
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former University of Southern California gynecologist charged with sexually more than a…
Continue Reading A look at the contenders for House speaker and the demands they’re facing from fellow Republicans
By STEPHEN GROVES, FARNOUSH AMIRI and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are trying to rally around a new House speaker…
Continue Reading Report of fatal New Jersey car crash fills in key gap in Menendez federal bribery investigation
BOGOTA, N.J. (AP) — Nadine Menendez, now the wife of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, killed a man with her car in December 2018 and left the scene…
Continue Reading ‘Dancing On My Own’ singer Calum Scott says he’ll perform for Phillies if they win the World Series
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — British singer Calum Scott says he’ll visit Philadelphia and perform his pop hit…
Continue Reading Timberwolves top Mavericks 111-99 in NBA preseason opener in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 20 points in 17 minutes, Naz Reid added 16 and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the…
Continue Reading Trump lawyers seek dismissal of DC federal election subversion case, arguing presidential immunity
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a judge Thursday to dismiss the…
Continue Reading Hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of victims in Prigozhin’s plane crash, Putin says
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of people who died in the Aug. 23…
Continue Reading New York pilot who pleads not guilty to stalking woman by plane is also accused of throwing tomatoes
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press A New York man has pleaded not guilty to charges of stalking a woman by flying his small plane over her home. He was…
Continue Reading Suspect in helmeted motorcyclist’s stomping of car window in Philadelphia is jailed on $2.5M bail
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man who prosecutors say was the helmeted motorist who stomped in the back window of a car in Philadelphia and waved a gun at…
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