By CEDAR ATTANASIO, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Colleges around the U.S. implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency Monday, including an ultimatum from Columbia University for students to sign a form and leave the encampment by the afternoon or face suspension.
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Colleges around the U.S. implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency Monday, including an ultimatum from Columbia University for students to sign a form and leave the encampment by the afternoon or face suspension. College classes
Continue ReadingBy La’Nita Brooks and Hannah Mose Click here for updates on this story FREELAND, Michigan (WNEM) — Freeland residents may have smelled a little smoke this morning, and that’s because a local apple farm got creative to keep their apples from freezing. TV5′s La’Nita Brooks spoke with the owner about what technique they used to
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting higher Monday as Wall Street readies for a week packed with potentially market-moving reports. The S&P 500 was down 0.1% in late trading, coming off its best week since November. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 24 points, or 0.1%,
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has finalized a rule to regulate medical tests that have long escaped oversight. The rule was announced Monday. It is designed to improve the accuracy and reliability of tests developed at large laboratories, including hospitals and universities. The FDA has warned
Continue ReadingBy Alex Gaul Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A group working to increase Black representation in the St. Louis improv scene. The group is named Some Black People, in what members say is a nod to the frank and direct nature of their style of improv. Brandon Bowers
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By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — After many months of courtroom showdowns, conspiracy theories and accusations of a cover-up, the trial in the killing of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe starts in earnest today. O’Keefe’s body was found in the snow on January 29, 2022, outside the home of a fellow Boston police officer in
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s interior ministry says five people have been killed in a bomb attack in the country’s remote north near Somalia. Five other people were wounded. There is no immediate claim of responsibility, but Mandera County has had other attacks carried out by Somalia-based al-Shabab militants affiliated
Continue ReadingBy Zac Summers Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — More Americans are identifying as “preppers,” and they’re not just disaster-obsessed people. Cory Hubbard and his team at Defcon Underground have been building underground survival bunkers for the past seven years. “A lot of people just have this feeling that
Continue ReadingRAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The last two members of a trio who carjacked and kidnapped an FBI employee in South Dakota in 2022 have been sentenced to lengthy prison sentences. The Rapid City Journal reports that Deyvin Morales was sentenced Friday to 47 years in prison. At the same hearing, Karla Lopez-Gutierrez was sentenced
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Dozens of students have gathered near the Sorbonne university in Paris to protest in support of the Palestinians, echoing similar demonstrations on campuses in the United States. About 100 demonstrators took part in the protest near the prestigious university, waving a giant Palestinian flag and chanting slogans in support of Palestinians in
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland’s national carrier Finnair is temporarily suspending flights to Estonia’s second largest city for a month after two of its planes were prevented from landing in Tartu last week because of GPS disruptions. The cause of the GPS interference that forced the two flights to return to Helsinki last Thursday was
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Palestinian health officials say Israeli airstrikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah have killed at least 22 people, including six women and five children. One of the children killed in the strikes overnight into Monday was just 5 days old. Israel has regularly carried out airstrikes on Rafah since the
Continue ReadingBy WLOS staff Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, North Carolina (WLOS) — For the second year, a young girl organized a youth mental health rally in Franklin — and this year, the she attracted the likes of the state’s top health official as the keynote speaker. Gracie Parker, age 11, led the
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Alberga Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Norovirus is spreading at a “higher frequency” than expected in Canada, specifically, in Ontario and Alberta, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). Norovirus is a common, highly contagious virus that causes nausea, vomiting, abdominal pains, cramps and diarrhea.
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Apple’s iPad will face heightened regulation in the European Union after officials labeled its operating system Monday as a key gatekeeper technology under EU competition law. The European Commission’s formal designation of iPadOS subjects it to tough rules applied to only a handful of other digital platforms controlled by
Continue ReadingBy Dan Bertrand and Ian Campbell Click here for updates on this story SUDBURY, ONTARIO (CTV Network) — A northern Ontario beekeeper is sounding the alarm after discovering most of her bees had died earlier this year. Janice Mitchell is a veterinarian by trade and so she decided to send some of the deceased bees
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former president Donald Trump met privately with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the weekend, according to three people familiar with the discussion, marking a detente between the former rivals after a brutal primary contest marked by insults and bruised egos. The meeting, which lasted three hours,
Continue Reading By Al Goodman and Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Monday he will not resign, five days after canceling his public duties to “reflect” on whether to continue in the job, on the heels of a Spanish court opening a probe against his wife, Begoña Gomez. Sanchez, a socialist, made
Continue ReadingBy CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart but better research methods have thrown cold water on that idea. A growing number of public health experts say if you choose to drink alcohol, you should drink as little as possible. Guidelines vary from country to
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