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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Bird watchers are flocking to northeastern Wisconsin in hopes of glimpsing a shorebird last seen in the state almost 180 years ago. Wisconsin Public Radio reports that a roseate spoonbill was spotted in the Ken Euers Nature Area in Green Bay on July 26. The bird was first spotted by
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Bud Light’s parent company expressed confidence Thursday that its U.S. market share has stabilized after a promotion with a transgender influencer cost it sales. Anheuser-Busch InBev reported a 10.5% drop in U.S. revenue in the second quarter as Bud Light sales plunged amid a conservative backlash over a promotion
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are mixed Thursday as Wall Street’s red-hot rally for the year cools a bit more. The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in midday trading and on pace for a third straight loss after hitting a 16-month high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press An 87-year-old Maine woman ably fought off a teenage attacker before feeding him because he said he was “awfully hungry.” Marjorie Perkins said she awoke at 2 a.m. on July 26 to a young man who’d shed his shirt and pants and was standing over her bed, telling her he
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Drexel University says men’s basketball player Terrence Butler was found dead in his on-campus apartment on Wednesday. No other details were provided. Butler was a rising junior from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, who was a reserve on the team. He appeared in eight games in two seasons with the Dragons. The 6-foot-7 forward
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A man rammed a car onto a sidewalk in South Korea, then stepped out of the vehicle and began stabbing people at a shopping mall. Authorities say at least 14 people were wounded in the country’s second mass stabbing in a month. At least five
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Federal regulators are warning consumers that now-recalled lots of the Tydemy birth control pill “may have reduced effectiveness” due to decreased levels of a key ingredient of the product. Lupin Pharmaceuticals, which manufactures Tydemy, notified customers on Saturday that it was voluntarily recalling two batches
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Actor Jonathan Majors’ domestic violence trial was postponed until at least Sept. 6 after New York City prosecutors asked Thursday for more time to prepare. Majors, 33, appeared in court for what was to have been the start of his trial on charges stemming from a March confrontation with a woman
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CNN By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Eighty years ago, then-US Navy lieutenant and future US President John F. Kennedy heroically swam between Pacific islands to help save the crew of his torpedo boat that had been destroyed by a Japanese warship during World War II. Kennedy’s heroism as the commander of PT-109 helped set
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — At least 15 people have been killed after their bus left the highway and tumbled down a steep hillside in the Pacific coast state of Nayarit. The state public safety agency said in a statement posted to its Facebook page that rescuers were still working to remove people from the bus
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s years-delayed trial on securities fraud charges will have to wait until his separate impeachment trial is concluded, lawyers and the judge in the case said Thursday. During the brief court hearing in Houston that was attended by Paxton, his lawyers
Continue ReadingBy Scott Heidler Click here for updates on this story SATELLITE BEACH, Florida (WESH) — On Monday, a crocodile killed a pet dog in the waterways of a Satellite Beach community, raising concern for some neighbors, like Jon Appling, whose backyard is bordered by water. “We have definitely changed the way we act outside now.
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on several Belarus police, justice and prison officials over the crackdown on anti-government activists that started three years ago. The bloc also targeted media personnel a company accused of supporting Russia’s war on Ukraine. Thursday’s move hit 38 officials, including several judges and prosecutors. The EU
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Thursday it will extend its unilateral production cut of 1 million barrels of oil a day through the end of September in its effort to boost flagging energy prices. The Saudi cut of 1 million barrels per day, which began in July, comes as the other
Continue ReadingBy Claire Metz Click here for updates on this story NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida (WESH) — A 22-year-old surfer from Oviedo is the fourth shark bite victim of the year in Volusia County. The area typically sees more shark bites than any other place in the country. The most recent victim bitten near the inlet
Continue Reading By Martin Goillandeau, Chris Liakos and Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Five people were arrested after climate activists draped black cloth over British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s private mansion on Thursday, in a protest against his policy to “max out” the UK’s oil and gas resources in the North Sea. The demonstrators, from the environmental
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Cuando un jardinero de 54 años acudió a una clínica dermatológica de Orlando con una erupción dolorosa y manchada, el Dr. Rajiv Nathoo le hizo cinco o seis biopsias. El sarpullido se extendía de las extremidades a la cara, pero los médicos anteriores no sabían qué lo causaba. Los resultados de
Continue ReadingBy Aubry Killion Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — A New Orleans doctor says the Louisiana legislature’s anti-LGBTQ+ bills are pushing him and his family away from New Orleans. They have made the difficult decision to leave the state. “I was not expecting our story to hit home with so
Continue ReadingBy Russ Reed Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — Patients at the Mass General Hospital for Children received a special visit from superheroes on Tuesday ahead of New England’s biggest comic book convention. Cosplayers attending FAN EXPO Boston this weekend dressed as comic book characters such as Batman, Captain Marvel, Harley
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Hasbro is selling its eOne television and movie business to Lionsgate in an approximately $500 million deal, after having paid $4 billion for the company four years ago. Hasbro said Thursday that the agreement with Lionsgate includes $375 million in cash and the assumption of production financing loans. The
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