A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find...
LONDON (AP) — Scientists searching for the origins of Covid-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people, an effort they hope could allow them to trace the...
View ArticleHuman remains are found inside an SUV that officials say caused pipeline fire...
DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — Human remains were found inside an SUV that authorities say hit an aboveground valve on a pipeline in suburban Houston, causing a fire that has burned for four days, officials...
View ArticleBooking.com price curbs on hotels hinder competition: EU high court
BRUSSELS (CN) — Hotel booking platform Booking.com’s restrictions against hotels offering lower rates on their or rival websites may hinder competition, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday....
View ArticleZelenskyy to meet Biden, Harris as Ukraine pushes US to loosen restrictions...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington next Thursday for talks with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris as he presses for the U.S. to...
View ArticleHappy 50th ‘SNL!’ Here’s a look back at the show’s very first cast
NEW YORK (AP) — Live from New York! It’s 50 seasons later for “SNL.” The landmark NBC sketch comedy show “Saturday Night Live” premiered Oct. 11, 1975, with drop-dead dark humor and pratfalls, George...
View ArticleEuropean Union moves to compel Apple to open up operating system to rival tech
LONDON (AP) — The European Union said Thursday it will outline steps to compel Apple to open up its iPhone and iPad operating systems to competing technologies under the bloc’s tough new digital...
View ArticleAlaska man charged with sending graphic threats to kill Supreme Court justices
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Alaska man accused of sending graphic threats to injure and kill six Supreme Court justices and some of their family members has been indicted on federal charges, authorities said...
View Article‘Why do we care?’ Federal judge grills Heritage Foundation over Biden...
WASHINGTON (CN) — A federal judge grilled attorneys from the Justice Department and the Heritage Foundation on Thursday in a legal battle to release redacted portions of the questioning of an author...
View ArticleNo new trial for Sandusky
HARRISBURG, Penn. — The Pennsylvania Superior Court denied Jerry Sandusky, former Pennsylvania State assistant football coach, his motion for a new trial after he was convicted of 45 counts of child...
View ArticleGeorgia election rule changes by Trump allies raise fear of chaos in November
ATLANTA (AP) — Four years ago, Georgia was at the center of former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Democrats worry that Trump is at it again, even before...
View ArticleSouth Carolina prepares for first execution in 13 years
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is set to execute its first inmate in 13 years after an unintended pause because the state could not obtain the drugs needed for lethal injections. Freddie Eugene...
View ArticleBill hiking standards for dog breeders splits canine lobby
WASHINGTON (CN) — Congress took aim at puppy mills this week as lawmakers introduced legislation aimed at improving living standards for dogs owned by commercial breeders. But while some animal...
View ArticleSeattle arena must pay $477K after charging hidden fees
SEATTLE (CN) — Those who have attended events at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena could soon see a refund coming their way after an investigation by Bob Ferguson, Washington State’s Democratic attorney...
View ArticleTiny Kentucky town is rocked as their sheriff is jailed in the killing of a...
WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — Residents of a tiny Appalachian town struggled Friday to cope with a shooting involving two of its most prominent citizens: a judge who was gunned down in his courthouse...
View ArticleNorth Dakota US Sen. Kevin Cramer’s son pleads guilty in car-chase death of a...
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The adult son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer pleaded guilty on Friday to all the charges he faced in connection with a car chase crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff’s deputy. Ian...
View ArticleTrump-backed Georgia election board votes to require hand counts of ballots
ATLANTA (CN) — Less than a month before early voting begins, the Georgia State Election Board on Friday was considering multiple new changes to how the Peach State conducts elections, ultimately...
View ArticleJapan and China reach deal over Fukushima water release and move closer to...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan and China announced Friday that they have reached a deal resolving their disputes over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear...
View ArticleNorth Carolina governor vetoes private school vouchers
RALEIGH, N.C. (CN) — Democrat Governor Roy Cooper on Friday vetoed a General Assembly bill that would have put millions toward funding private school vouchers, emphasizing that the state needs to...
View ArticleFederal authorities subpoena NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ director of asylum-seeker...
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed the director of New York City’s Office of Asylum Seeker Operations, the latest sign of escalating federal scrutiny into Mayor Eric Adams’...
View ArticlePorn-making former University of Wisconsin campus leader argues for keeping...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — In a closely watched First Amendment rights case, a former University of Wisconsin campus chancellor who was fired after making pornographic films with his wife argued Friday for...
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