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BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Southern Nevada Water Authority on Thursday voted to accept a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to fund cloud seeding in other Western states whose rivers feed the parched desert region. The weather modification method uses planes and ground-based cannons to shoot silver iodide
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By Greg Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN Two airliners were about 14 seconds and just over a half mile away from colliding at a Sarasota, Florida, runway last month, a preliminary report from safety investigators shows. Air traffic control cleared Air Canada Rouge A321 to take off when incoming American Airlines 737 was just a
Continue Reading By JAMES MacPHERSON and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that a state abortion ban will remain blocked while a lawsuit over its constitutionality proceeds. The ruling came on Thursday. The ban was designed to take effect once the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Continue Reading By DALATOU MAMANE and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is seeking to strengthen ties with Niger as Russian influence is on the rise in other countries in Africa’s Sahel region. Blinken on Thursday became the first American secretary of state to visit the West African nation.
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Time has not run out on Taylor Swift’s “Midnights” era. The “Anti-Hero” singer shared on Instagram on Thursday that “in celebration of the Eras Tour,” she’ll be releasing four previously unreleased songs. They’re set to debut at midnight. Those songs will be: “Eyes Open (Taylor’s Version),” “Safe & Sound (Taylor’s Version)”
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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is heightening in-game inspections by umpires for banned grip aides, concerned that use of foreign substances by pitchers increased again as time passed from a crackdown begun in June 2021. “Unfortunately, spin rates began to rise again during the 2022 season and
Continue Reading By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Jesica Fernández used to join seven family members every weekend for a large beef barbeque. Beef is no longer on the menu, and now they’re more likely to eat spaghetti or chicken wings. She says that in beef-loving Argentina, barbeques nowadays happen only on birthdays
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid won another vote of confidence from U.S. health advisers Thursday, clearing the way for its full regulatory approval by the Food and Drug Administration. The medication has been used by millions of Americans since the FDA granted it emergency use authorization in
Continue Reading By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A proposal that would ban abortions at six weeks is advancing in Florida, where Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has indicated support for the restrictions as he prepares a potential presidential run. The legislation received overwhelming approval from a Florida House committee Thursday. Democrats acknowledged there’s nothing
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The washes continue to flow with floodwater around the Coachella Valley and one resident took advantage. Local resident Ernesto Gutierrez said he was riding his bicycle around the Tahquitz Golf Course in Palm Springs when he spotted something out of the ordinary, a man was riding a small inflatable raft down the flooded area. Ernesto
Continue ReadingBy Brett Rains Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, Arkansas (KHBS) — Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith has been selected by the U.S. Department of Air Force to be the new home of the Foreign Military Sales Pilot Training Center that will bring F-16 and F-35 fighter jets to
Continue ReadingBy Josh Copitch Click here for updates on this story WATSONVILLE, California (KSBW) — Both directions of Highway 1 near Watsonville reopened Wednesday evening following a nearly four day long closure, Caltrans reported. Caltrans first reopened the southbound lanes around 7 p.m. The northbound lanes reopened around 10:30 p.m. Highway 1 was shutdown the morning
Continue ReadingBy Orko Manna Click here for updates on this story ISLETON, California (KCRA) — Isleton, located along the Delta in the southernmost part of Sacramento County, is a city of about roughly 800 people and is surrounded by bodies of water. And on Wednesday, city officials said wastewater ponds have spilled into those nearby waterways.
Continue ReadingBy KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Blank Children’s Hospital just got a lot more colorful with 10,000 cans of Play-Doh. Maggie Mahoney, 8, helped deliver the massive truckload of Play-Doh on Wednesday. It took one month for the third grader from Gilbert to reach her goal
Continue Reading BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Southern Nevada Water Authority on Thursday voted to accept a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to fund cloud seeding in other Western states whose rivers feed the parched desert region. The weather modification method uses planes and ground-based cannons to shoot silver iodide
Continue Reading BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Southern Nevada Water Authority on Thursday voted to accept a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to fund cloud seeding in other Western states whose rivers feed the parched desert region. The weather modification method uses planes and ground-based cannons to shoot silver iodide
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The Associated Press Stocks rallied after a group of big banks offered a lifeline to the bank Wall Street had zeroed in on in its hunt for the next victim in the industry’s struggles.. The S&P 500 jumped 1.8% Thursday, erasing earlier losses following reports that First Republic Bank could get help or sell itself
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Eleven of the biggest banks in the country announced a $30 billion rescue package for First Republic Bank on Thursday, in an effort to prevent the California-based bank from becoming the third bank to fail in less than a week and head off a broader
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Eleven of the biggest U.S. banks Thursday announced a $30 billion rescue package for First Republic Bank in an effort to prevent it from becoming the third to fail in less than a week and head off a broader banking crisis. San Francisco-based First Republic
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is infusing artificial intelligence tools into its suite of office software, including Word, Excel and Outlook emails. The company said Thursday the new feature, named Copilot, is a processing engine that will allow users to do things like summarize long emails, draft stories in Word
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