Two people detained after repeated gunfire at cars on busy North Carolina highway
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Police say they have detained two people after someone repeatedly fired at cars on a busy highway near North…
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Caroline Ellison begins 2-year sentence for her role in Bankman-Fried’s FTX fraud
DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried ’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, began her two-year…
Continue ReadingCaroline Ellison begins 2-year sentence for her role in Bankman-Fried’s FTX fraud
DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried ’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, began her two-year…
Continue Reading 43 monkeys escape from a South Carolina medical lab. Police say there is no serious danger
Associated Press Forty-three monkeys escaped from a compound used for medical research in South Carolina but the nearby police chief said there is…
Continue Reading Jury begins deliberating fate of Indiana man charged in 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls
Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A jury has begun deliberating the fate of an Indiana man charged in the 2017 killings of two teenage…
Continue Reading Freshman Democrat Val Hoyle wins reelection to US House in Oregon’s 4th Congressional District
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Democrat Val Hoyle has won reelection to the U.S. House in Oregon’s 4th Congressional District. The freshman incumbent…
Continue Reading Carbon pollution from high flying rich in private jets soars
AP Science Writer Carbon pollution from private jets has soared in the past five years, with most of those small planes spewing more heat-trapping…
Continue Reading New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii
AP Science Writer When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for…
Continue Reading Police find 11 bodies dumped by a highway in southern Mexico and 4 more in the resort of Acapulco
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police in a southern Mexico region rife with drug cartel violence have found 11 bodies, including two minors, dumped by a…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Val Hoyle wins reelection to U.S. House in Oregon’s 4th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Val Hoyle won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Oregon on Thursday. Hoyle, a first-term congresswoman, defeated Republican…
Continue ReadingSurging UCLA seeks first conference home win hosting potent Iowa in Big Ten tilt
Iowa (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten) at UCLA (3-5, 2-4), Friday, 9 p.m. EST (Fox) BetMGM College Football Odds: Iowa by 6. Series record: UCLA leads 7-2.…
Continue Reading A green giant: This year’s 74-foot Rockefeller Christmas tree is en route from Massachusetts
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A giant Norway spruce that will serve as this year’s Rockefeller Christmas tree was en route to New York City on…
Continue Reading Mexico appears to abandon its ‘hugs, not bullets’ strategy as bloodshed plagues the country
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — For the last six years, Mexico bragged about its oft-questioned policy of “hugs, not bullets,” in which the…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Independent Angus King wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Maine
Independent Sen. Angus King won a third term in the U.S. Senate representing Maine on Thursday, turning back challenges from a former Republican…
Continue ReadingWake Forest emerges from open date with home game against California in ACC
California (4-4, 0-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) at Wake Forest (4-4, 2-2), Friday at 8 p.m. EST (ACC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: Cal by 7.…
Continue Reading Czech central bank cuts key interest rate to 4% as inflation stays low
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech central bank has cut its key interest rate for the eighth time in a row as inflation remains low and the economy is making…
Continue Reading Florida’s iconic Key deer face an uncertain future as seas rise
Associated Press BIG PINE KEY, Fla. (AP) — The world’s only Key deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer, are found in piney…
Continue Reading How 5 key demographic groups voted in 2024: AP VoteCast
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump won the presidency after holding tight to his core base of voters and slightly expanding his…
Continue Reading Greece cites new trust of Turkey as the neighbors seek to ease tensions
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s foreign minister says his country has established a foundation of trust with Turkey ahead of a visit by the…
Continue Reading 1 person is critically injured as bus overturns on upstate New York highway
CHILI, N.Y. (AP) — A bus with more than two dozen passengers aboard rolled over on a highway in upstate New York on Thursday morning, critically…
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