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By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press Forest rangers successfully rescued an upstate New York hiker who survived a frigid night on a rugged Adirondack mountain peak trapped above a cliff, after she slipped and fell hundreds of feet down from the summit. “I thought I might have froze to death. There were like 45-mile-an-hour winds (70
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Scientists say they have developed a new type of antibiotic to treat bacteria that is resistant to most current antibiotics and kills a large percentage of people with an invasive infection. The bacteria, Acinetobacter baumannii, can cause serious infections in the lungs, urinary tract and blood, according to the
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s policymakers concluded last month that inflationary pressures were easing and that the job market was cooling. In response, the officials chose to leave their key interest rate unchanged for the third straight time and signaled that they expected to cut rates three times
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Honoring victims, survivors and first responders following the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history was the first order of business for state lawmakers as they get back to work. Remembrances in the House and Senate on Wednesday set a collective tone for the session, but leaders
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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Capitol buildings in multiple states were temporarily shut down and evacuated Wednesday because of threats. “It was a mass email sent to several (Secretaries of State) and state offices across the country,” said Michon Lindstrom, a spokesperson for the Kentucky of Secretary of State’s office. A copy of an
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Barbie director, Greta Gerwig is being recognized as ‘Director of the Year’ at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards on Thursday, January 4. In honor of the critically acclaimed film we took a closer look at Palm Springs’ ties to the live-action Barbie movie. Greta Gerwig’s record breaking Barbie movie captured the hearts of
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has squashed an attempt to release more records involving a sexual harassment complaint against a former state lawmaker, including information about how tax dollars may have been spent as part of the investigation. Davidson County Chancellor Russell Perkins’ ruling was
Continue ReadingBy MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The killing of a top Hamas commander in an apparent Israeli airstrike on a Beirut apartment has given Israel an important symbolic achievement in its 3-month-old war against the Islamic militant group. But history has shown the benefits of such dramatic operations are often short-lived,
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has once again renewed taxpayer-funded protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and one of his top aides, who have been the target of persistent threats from Iran. The State Department notified Congress late last month that the threats against Pompeo and
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Prices of Manhattan condos and co-ops rose at the end of 2023 for the first time in over a year, at a time when mortgage rates were at their highest levels in 23 years. But for many buyers, rates didn’t even matter: A record high number of
Continue ReadingNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Police are working to identify and arrest the shooter of an imam outside a mosque in Newark, New Jersey. Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said the cleric was shot after 6 a.m. outside the Masjid Muhammad-Newark Mosque. There have been no arrests. It’s unclear what led to the violence and if
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Sol Amaya (CNN) — Una oleada de inmigrantes continúa abrumando a las autoridades en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México y en las ciudades estadounidenses a donde se envían muchos solicitantes de asilo. Estos son los últimos desarrollos. Los líderes de varios suburbios de Chicago han votado para impedir que los autobuses dejen a
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The former Kentucky county clerk who in 2015 declined to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples must pay $260,000 in fees and expenses to the couple’s attorneys in addition to the $100,000 in damages awarded by a jury last year, a federal judge ruled. Kim Davis, ex–clerk of Rowan County in
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A law that would make it harder to remove Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from office must go into effect only after the next parliamentary elections, the country’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, saying the legislation was clearly crafted for personal reasons. Israeli legislators passed the law last
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer TORONTO (AP) — An hour before one of the most significant faceoffs in the history of women’s hockey, New York players were roused by a commotion at the entrance of their dressing room. Enter Billie Jean King. “I just wanted to say, hi,” the former tennis star and gender
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