Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South
AP Science Writer Meteorologists calculate that more than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from…
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Kris Kristofferson was ‘a walking contradiction,’ a renegade and pilgrim surrounded by friends
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — If Kris Kristofferson’s life were fiction, it would feel a little implausible. He was a Texas-born…
Continue ReadingKris Kristofferson was ‘a walking contradiction,’ a renegade and pilgrim surrounded by friends
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — If Kris Kristofferson’s life were fiction, it would feel a little implausible. He was a Texas-born…
Continue Reading Trump slams US response to Helene. His own disaster-response record is marked by politics
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is criticizing the Biden administration’s response to widespread devastation…
Continue Reading Aid group says Congo had 25,000 victims of sexual violence last year
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Doctors Without Borders says that it treated more than 25,000 victims of sexual violence in the Congo last…
Continue Reading Arkansas sues YouTube over claims that the site is fueling a mental health crisis
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has sued YouTube and its parent company Alphabet, saying the video-sharing platform is…
Continue Reading Pakistani court denies imprisoned former premier Khan and his wife bail in graft case
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court has denied a bail application by imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife in a…
Continue Reading Criminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say
Associated Press Federal prosecutors say a network of illegal drug sellers packaged potentially deadly synthetic opioids into pills disguised as…
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Jimmy Carter to turn 100-years-old this week
America’s oldest living president, Jimmy Carter, turns 100-years-old on…
Continue Reading Many Verizon customers across the US hit by service outage
NEW YORK (AP) — Some Verizon customers have been hit by a service outage. The issue Monday appeared to knock out cellphone service for tens of…
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Dikembe Mutombo, Basketball Hall of Famer, dead at 58
He died Monday after a battle with brain cancer, which he was diagnosed in 2022. He was surrounded by his wife and family when he…
Continue Reading Albania’s opposition violently interrupt parliament session after lawmaker is sentenced to prison
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition lawmakers have violently disrupted a Parliament session to protest the imprisonment of…
Continue Reading Las Vegas memorial to mass shooting victims should be complete by 10th anniversary
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Officials in Las Vegas vowed Monday to complete a permanent memorial to victims and survivors of the deadliest…
Continue ReadingLas Vegas memorial to mass shooting victims should be complete by 10th anniversary
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Officials in Las Vegas vowed Monday to complete a permanent memorial to victims and survivors of the deadliest…
Continue Reading Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge on Monday struck down the state’s abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively…
Continue Reading Water samples tested after Maine firefighting foam spill, below guidelines for dangerous chemicals
Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — Maine environmental officials say all water samples analyzed so far after the state’s largest recorded…
Continue Reading Steward Health Care CEO files a lawsuit against a US Senate panel over contempt resolution
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre has filed a lawsuit against a U.S. Senate committee that pursued contempt…
Continue Reading Cincinnati Opera postpones Afrofuturist-themed `Lalovavi’ by a year to the summer of 2026
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Opera has postponed the premiere of the Afrofuturist-themed “Lalovavi” by one year to the summer of 2026. The…
Continue Reading A man is convicted in the killing of noted Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A judge has convicted a man of obstructing the investigation into the assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle…
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Man accused of second assassination attempt on former President Trump pleads not guilty
The man accused of plotting to kill former President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course earlier this month, Ryan Wesley Routh, pleaded not…
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