US Naval Academy says considering race in admissions helps create a cohesive military
Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A bench trial began last week in Baltimore federal court in a civil case over affirmative action at American…
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The 2025 Tony Awards set June 8 ceremony date at Radio City Music Hall
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fans of Broadway, circle this date: This season’s Tony Awards will take place on June 8 at its familiar…
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A Cut Above: Chef Jonathan’s Pumpkin Pancakes
Sunrise anchor Samantha Byrd spoke with Chef Jonathan Palacio in the eighth episode of News 11’s cooking segment exclusive to Sunrise at…
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Southeast US under major storm warning as hurricane watch issued for parts of Cuba and Mexico
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Forecasters have issued hurricane watches for parts of Cuba and Mexico as a cluster of storms located…
Continue ReadingIran’s President accuses Israel of seeking wider Mideast war and laying ‘traps’ to lead Iran into it
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s president accused Israel on Monday of seeking a wider war in the Middle East and laying “traps”…
Continue ReadingJunior college student fatally shot after altercation on University of Arizona campus
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A junior college student was fatally shot on the University of Arizona campus after an altercation with a suspect who fled the…
Continue Reading At least 30 bodies found on a boat along a migrant route off Senegal
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s military says at least 30 bodies were found on a boat drifting off the coast of Dakar along…
Continue ReadingRecord number of disabled spectators expected at Champions League match next month in Spain
MADRID, Spain (AP) — A Champions League match next month between Atletico Madrid and Lille could see a record number of fans with disabilities in…
Continue ReadingDiddy’s music streams jump after arrest and indictment
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ vast music catalog has seen a jump in streams since his arrest and the unsealing of an indictment against…
Continue ReadingFBI finds violent crime declined in 2023. Here’s what to know about the report
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Violent crime in the U.S. dropped in 2023, according to FBI statistics that show a continued trend downward…
Continue Reading Late-season snowstorms in South Africa cause 2 deaths from hypothermia
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Unseasonably late snowstorms battered coastal areas of South Africa over the weekend, killing two people and…
Continue ReadingJeanine Tesori becomes first woman composer to open Met Opera season with reworked `Grounded’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jeanine Tesori becomes the first woman composer to open a season in the Metropolitan Opera’s 141-year history…
Continue ReadingHarris reaches agreement on transition planning with Biden administration, no word on Trump yet
AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ transition team has reached an agreement with the government to…
Continue ReadingSyria has a new foreign minister as prime minister names his Cabinet
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s new prime minister has named his Cabinet with a new foreign minister. Sabbagh was a deputy to former Foreign…
Continue ReadingPolice arrest 8 of Tanzania’s main opposition figures ahead of planned protests
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police have arrested Tanzania’s most prominent opposition figures whose party has called for protests…
Continue ReadingIs this war? The Israeli-Hezbollah conflict is hard to define — or predict
Associated Press Israel is bombing targets across many parts of Lebanon, striking senior militants in Beirut and apparently hiding bombs in pagers…
Continue ReadingMyanmar soldiers help clean up after a typhoon that killed more than 380 people
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Soldiers and other government personnel are doing cleanup and repair work in Myanmar, where floods and landslides caused…
Continue Reading ‘Short corn’ could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate
Associated Press WYOMING, Iowa (AP) — Taking a country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone. Snaking between 12-foot-tall green,…
Continue ReadingBefore you sign up for a store credit card, know what you’re getting into
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With holiday shopping season around the corner, experts recommend caution when your favorite store offers you a…
Continue Reading Trump listens during a farming event in rural Pennsylvania, then threatens John Deere with tariffs
Associated Press SMITHTON, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump sat in a large barn in rural Pennsylvania on Monday, asking questions of farmers and offering…
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