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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ENGLE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials have finalized an agreement with Ted Turner’s Endangered Species Fund regarding the release of more Bolson tortoises on the media mogul’s Armendaris Ranch in central New Mexico. It’s the largest and rarest of the six North American tortoise species. Friday’s announcement marks
Continue ReadingBy MAYSOON KHAN and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press Federal investigators promised a thorough investigation into what caused a charter bus carrying a high school marching band to veer off a New York highway in a wreck that killed two adults and seriously injured other passengers. The charter bus carrying students from Farmingdale High School was
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By Marlon Sorto, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama man and the brother he hired to kill his ex-wife in 2017 to avoid paying her child support and alimony were convicted by a federal jury on Wednesday, according to a news release from the US Department of Justice. Jason Starr, 50, and his brother, Darin Starr,
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Puede que las cosas no hayan funcionado entre Joe Jonas y Sophie Turner, pero la relación de la actriz con Taylor Swift, exnovia de Jonas, sí parece ir de mil maravillas. Jonas está en medio de un divorcio con la estrella de “Game of Thrones”, con quien tiene dos hijas pequeñas. Este
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday it is recommending a new vaccine to help protect babies against severe respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. “This is another new tool we can use this fall and winter to help protect lives,” said CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen.
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are recommending RSV vaccinations for moms-to-be as a second option to protect newborns. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the shots should only be given to pregnant women during RSV season _ fall and early winter. The recommendation comes a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Jailhouse writings by a Utah mother accused of killing her husband, then writing a children’s book about death, have led prosecutors to accuse her of trying to tamper with witnesses. But her attorneys say that allegation is baseless. A relative of Kouri Richins meanwhile went public in an
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge is expressing skepticism at demands to freeze a new Georgia law that could discipline and remove state prosecutors. Some Republicans want the new commission to discipline or remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for winning indictments of former President Donald Trump and 18 others.
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday unveiled a new White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, a step he said was part of an effort “to send a clear message about how important this issue is to me and the country. In a speech in the White House Rose Garden,
Continue ReadingOTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — Police are searching for an Iowa man who failed to show up at his first-degree murder trial on the day a jury found him guilty of killing his wife. A judge issued an arrest warrant for Gregory Showalter Sr. after he missed the reading of the jury verdict. The Ottumwa Courier
Continue ReadingBy SARAH BRUMFIELD and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Tropical Storm Ophelia gained strength as it churned toward the North Carolina coast on Friday, promising a weekend of heavy rain and windy conditions throughout the mid-Atlantic. Forecasters issued a hurricane watch for parts of eastern North Carolina, saying Ophelia showed the potential
Continue ReadingBy MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Quarterback Joe Burrow participated in practice on Friday, a good sign for the Cincinnati Bengals that a lingering calf injury may not keep him out of the Monday night game against the Los Angeles Rams. Burrow walked to the practice field in full pads and afterward
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gumbrecht, Deidre McPhillips and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 hospitalizations have been on the rise in the United States for months, with weekly admissions now more than triple what they were two months ago. Seniors have the highest rates of Covid hospitalizations by far, but hospitalizations among children — especially among those
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he is determined to stop gun violence in the U.S. as he formally launches the first-ever federal office to be dedicated to uncovering solutions and supporting communities ravaged by shootings. The new office of gun violence prevention will be
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — The United Auto Workers union is expanding its strike against GM and Stellantis but said that progress in negotiations with Ford means it won’t expand the number of Ford workers on the picket lines. UAW President Shawn Fain made the announcement on Friday morning.
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Lawn mowers and other equipment valued at around $100,000 have been stolen from a parking lot at Soldier Field, home to the Chicago Bears. Stadium spokesperson Luca Serra says the equipment belonging to a subcontractor was taken sometime overnight Wednesday. Serra tells the Chicago Tribune that the equipment was wedged between a
Continue ReadingCheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — California will now let insurance companies consider climate change when offering policies, in exchange for a mandate requiring them to offer coverage in wildfire-prone areas, state leaders announced on Thursday. “We are at a major crossroads on insurance after multiple years of wildfires and storms intensified by the threat of
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street wheezed to more losses Friday as it limped to the finish of its worst week in six months. The S&P 500 slipped 9.94 points, or 0.2%, to 4,320.06 after a late-day swoon erased a modest gain it had held for most of the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer The United Auto Workers union expanded its strike against major carmakers Friday, walking out of 38 parts-distribution centers operated by General Motors and Jeep and Ram owner Stellantis in 20 states but sparing Ford from further shutdowns. President Joe Biden said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California cannot ban gun owners from having detachable magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, a federal judge ruled Friday. The decision from U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez won’t take effect immediately. Democratic U.S. Attorney General Rob Bonta has already promised to appeal the ruling. The
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