Judge orders mental health exam for California man accused of courthouse explosion
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered a mental health evaluation for a man arrested after an explosive went off in…
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Judge orders mental health exam for California man accused of courthouse explosion
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered a mental health evaluation for a man arrested after an explosive went off in…
Continue ReadingTakeaways on AP’s story about challenges to forest recovery and replanting after wildfires
Associated Press The U.S. is struggling to replant forests destroyed by increasingly intense wildfires, with many areas unlikely to recover on their…
Continue ReadingTakeaways on AP’s story about challenges to forest recovery and replanting after wildfires
Associated Press The U.S. is struggling to replant forests destroyed by increasingly intense wildfires, with many areas unlikely to recover on their…
Continue ReadingBiden approves major disaster declaration for northeastern Vermont for late July flooding
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for the severe flooding that hit northeastern Vermont in late…
Continue ReadingA list of Maggie Smith’s film appearances
LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, who died Friday aged 89, appeared in dozens of films over more than 60 years. Roles ranged from her iconic turn in…
Continue ReadingA museum in Australia can bar men from the ‘Ladies Lounge’ exhibition, a regional top court says
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — An appeals court says a museum in Australia was within its rights to bar men from a controversial…
Continue ReadingJoe Wolf, who played for North Carolina and 7 NBA teams, dies at 59
AP Basketball Writer Joe Wolf, a former North Carolina captain for Dean Smith who went on to play for seven teams in an 11-year NBA career before…
Continue ReadingAfter 20 years and a move to Berlin, Xiu Xiu is still making music for outsiders
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Since its inception more than two decades ago, the experimental rock band Xiu Xiu has danced between extremes.…
Continue ReadingMark Zuckerberg faces deposition in AI copyright lawsuit from Sarah Silverman and other authors
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be deposed as part of a lawsuit brought by authors including comedian Sarah Silverman accusing…
Continue ReadingMark Zuckerberg faces deposition in AI copyright lawsuit from Sarah Silverman and other authors
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be deposed as part of a lawsuit brought by authors including comedian Sarah Silverman accusing…
Continue ReadingBoy on school field trip dies after tree falls on him at a Michigan nature center
HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a 12-year-old boy died after he was struck by a tree that fell at a southeastern Michigan nature center where…
Continue ReadingHungary’s Orbán says EU hits North Macedonia’s ‘national pride’ by delaying accession bid
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Hungary’s right-wing prime minister has accused European Union officials of denting North Macedonia’s…
Continue Reading Netanyahu, at UN, vows that Israel will keep ‘degrading Hezbollah’ until its objectives are met
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled to the world from the United Nations that the multiple…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Wisconsin fires former porn-making chancellor who wanted to stay on as a professor
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted unanimously Friday to fire a communications professor…
Continue ReadingAmazon’s $4 billion partnership with AI startup Anthropic gets UK competition clearance
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s competition watchdog said Friday that it’s clearing Amazon’s partnership with artificial intelligence…
Continue Reading As many forests fail to recover from wildfires, replanting efforts face huge odds — and obstacles
Associated Press BELLVUE, Colo. (AP) — Camille Stevens-Rumann crouched in the dirt and leaned over evergreen seedlings, measuring how much each had…
Continue ReadingAs many forests fail to recover from wildfires, replanting efforts face huge odds — and obstacles
Associated Press BELLVUE, Colo. (AP) — Camille Stevens-Rumann crouched in the dirt and leaned over evergreen seedlings, measuring how much each had…
Continue ReadingCzechs vote in the runoff election for a third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house
PRAGUE (AP) — Czechs are casting ballots in the second round of voting for a third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house. The main opposition…
Continue Reading Maggie Smith, scene-stealing actor famed for Harry Potter and ‘Downton Abbey,’ dies at 89
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for the 1969 film “The Prime of Miss Jean…
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