Forest fire breaks out at major military gunnery range in New Jersey
BARNEGAT, N.J. (AP) — Crews are battling a fast-moving forest fire that broke out at a major military gunnery range in southern New Jersey. No…
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Webcam monitors hundreds of rattlesnakes at a Colorado ‘mega den’ for citizen science
Associated Press FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — They creep, slither and slide over and around each other by the dozen and now there’s a webcam so…
Continue Reading Patriots receiver won’t face prosecution over online gambling while at LSU
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte will not be prosecuted on charges related to illegal online…
Continue Reading Last summer Boston was afflicted by rain. This year, there’s a heat emergency
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Last summer in Boston, locals say, it seemed to rain every weekend. This year, the city has baked, with Mayor…
Continue Reading Plain old bad luck? New Jersey sports betting revenue down 24% at casinos, and 9.5% overall in June
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s casinos saw their sports betting revenue decline by nearly 24% in June, and sports…
Continue Reading Russia holds a UN meeting about global cooperation. US calls it ‘hypocrisy’ after Ukraine invasion
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister has accused the United States of holding the entire West “at gunpoint” and…
Continue Reading Kennedy apologizes after a video of him speaking to Trump leaks
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apologized Tuesday after a video was posted online showing part of a private phone call…
Continue Reading Appeals court won’t hear arguments on Fani Willis’ role in Georgia Trump case until after election
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia appeals court has set a December hearing for arguments on the appeal of a lower court ruling allowing…
Continue Reading Few residents opt out of $600 million class action settlement in East Palestine, Ohio, derailment
Associated Press Lawyers say few people ultimately opted out of the $600 million class action settlement Norfolk Southern offered to people affected…
Continue Reading Philippine officials say suspect in the killings of 2 Australians and a Filipina has surrendered
Associated Press TAGAYTAY, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say the suspect in last week’s killings of two Australians and their…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris and JD Vance have talked, but they’re yet to agree on terms for a VP debate
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican JD Vance have had their first chat since the Ohio senator became the…
Continue Reading Brazilian researchers discover dinosaur fossil after heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A team of Brazilian scientists has discovered the fossilized skeleton of what they believe is one of the…
Continue Reading El Salvador has arrested 3,319 minors and sentenced almost 600 as part of anti-gang crackdown
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A rights report says the government of El Salvador has arrested 3,319 underage suspects and sentenced 579 during…
Continue Reading Minnesota’s ban on gun carry permits for young adults is unconstitutional, appeals court rules
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal appeals court says Minnesota’s law banning 18 to-20-year-olds from getting permits to carry guns in…
Continue Reading JD Vance charted a Trump-centric, populist path in Senate as he fought GOP establishment
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Ohio Sen. JD Vance traveled to the Munich Security Conference earlier this year, he wasn’t there to…
Continue Reading Why vice presidential picks matter: significant moments in history and transfers of power
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Of the 49 vice presidents in U.S. history, nine of them — or nearly 1 in 5 — have risen to the presidency…
Continue Reading Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui convicted of defrauding followers after fleeing to US
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Guo Wengui, a self-exiled Chinese business tycoon whose criticism of the Communist Party won him legions of online…
Continue Reading Torrential rains hit Canada’s largest city, closing a major highway and other roads
TORONTO (AP) — A major highway, several other thoroughfares and a key transit hub in Toronto have been flooded as torrential rains washed over…
Continue Reading Judge considers bond for off-duty officer awaiting murder trial after South Carolina shooting
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) — A judge in South Carolina is considering whether to grant bond to a former police officer as he awaits a murder trial…
Continue Reading Kaspersky will shutter US operations after software is banned by Commerce Department, citing risk
NEW YORK (AP) — Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says it’s shutting down all of its operations in the United States, just weeks after the Commerce…
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