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By MEGAN JANETSKY and JAVIER CÓRDOBA Associated Press PASO CANOAS, Costa Rica (AP) — Panama and Costa Rica have set up a bus system to speed the flow of migrants from the Darien Gap to Costa Rica’s border with Nicaragua. It’s the latest example of how Central American countries continue to scramble to find solutions
Continue ReadingBy Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story TRYON, North Carolina (WLOS) — A fundraiser has been set up to help a Tryon man who fell nearly 90 feet while mountain climbing last weekend in Tennessee. On Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, Kevin Junge, an avid climber from Tryon, was kayaking and climbing with
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI, STEPHEN GROVES and KEVING FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is voting as Rep. Jim Jordan tries for a third time Friday for the speaker’s gavel, digging in for a fight despite deepening opposition from Republican colleagues who are warning the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump that no
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI, STEPHEN GROVES and KEVING FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is voting as Rep. Jim Jordan tries for a third time Friday for the speaker’s gavel, digging in for a fight despite deepening opposition from Republican colleagues who are warning the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump that no
Continue ReadingBy GARANCE BURKE and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As hospitals and health care systems turn to artificial intelligence to help summarize doctors’ notes and analyze health records, a new study led by Stanford School of Medicine researchers cautions that popular chatbots are perpetuating racist, debunked medical ideas, prompting concerns that the
Continue ReadingBy GARANCE BURKE and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As hospitals and health care systems turn to artificial intelligence to help summarize doctors’ notes and analyze health records, a new study led by Stanford School of Medicine researchers cautions that popular chatbots are perpetuating racist, debunked medical ideas, prompting concerns that the
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been found guilty of murdering his wife after a dispute over whether they should appear together on a home-renovation television show. David Tronnes was found guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday for the 2018 death of Shanti Cooper-Tronnes. Tronnes was sentenced to life in prison immediately after jurors
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business (CNN) — Toyota has joined the growing list of automakers that have decided to switch to using Tesla’s charging standard. Beginning in 2025 all Toyota electric vehicles sold in the US will have charging ports designed to work with Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS), rather than the Combined Charging
Continue ReadingCLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Museum of Art has sued New York City authorities over their seizure of a headless bronze statue believed to depict the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius. A warrant signed by a judge in Manhattan on Aug. 14 ordered the seizure of the statue, which the museum acquired in 1986
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Se registró una amenaza de bombas en el aeroparque Jorge Newbery de Buenos Aires, informó este viernes la oficina de prensa de Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. Agrega que al menos cuatro vuelos que partían hacia la ciudad de Mendoza, dos de la empresa Flybondi, uno de Aerolíneas Argentinas y uno
Continue ReadingBy Nick Krupke Click here for updates on this story KEIZER, Oregon (KPTV) — In this High School Spotlight, FOX 12 highlights the program at Salem Academy that’s behind the guidance of a first-year head coach whose mission is to serve and protect while molding great men and women for the next generation. The Salem
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union says President Shawn Fain will update members on progress in contract talks with Detroit’s three automakers as movement was reported with General Motors. Fain is scheduled to do a live video appearance Friday afternoon, where he could call on more workers
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMYA KULLAB and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said Friday it does not plan to take long-term control over the Gaza Strip after an expected ground offensive to root out Hamas militants that rule the territory. The Israeli military punished Gaza with airstrikes, and authorities inched
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Friday released a sweeping set of proposals to bolster Israel and Ukraine in the midst of two wars as well as invest more in domestic defense manufacturing, humanitarian assistance and managing the influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. The total cost of
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Friday released a sweeping set of proposals to bolster Israel and Ukraine in the midst of two wars as well as invest more in domestic defense manufacturing, humanitarian assistance and managing the influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. The total cost of
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister has shrugged off U.S. claims that North Korea transferred munitions to Russia. Russian state television on Friday broadcast Sergey Lavrov saying Washington had failed to prove the allegation. Lavrov made a trip to Pyongyang this week for talks on ways to boost North-Korea-Russia ties following a September summit between
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Haydn Gwynne, a versatile and acclaimed performer on British stage and screen, has died. She was 66 and had recently been diagnosed with cancer. Gwynne’s agent Alex Irwin said the actress died in a London hospital early Friday, “surrounded by her beloved sons, close family and friends.”
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is closing out its worst week in a month with more losses on Friday. The S&P 500 was 0.6% lower in afternoon trading and on track to break a two-week winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 114 points, or 0.4%,
Continue ReadingBy ABBY SEWELL Associated Press TYRE, Lebanon (AP) — More than 4,200 people have been displaced from villages in south Lebanon by clashes on the border with Israel, and local officials say they are ill-prepared for the much larger exodus that would ensue if the the limited conflict escalates to an all-out war. Some 1,500
Continue ReadingBy Mark Poulose Click here for updates on this story LEAVENWORTH, Kansas (KCTV) — Leavenworth police are investigating the death of a 1-year-old girl. Police have labeled the death of Saraphina Avarose Sanchez as suspicious. Officers tried to save her life at the Woodland Village Apartments on Wednesday. They found her not breathing with injuries
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