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By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Photos of a white bison calf in Yellowstone National Park have generated excitement as well as questions: How does that happen? A park visitor said she took the photos earlier this month, showing a fuzzy white youngster being nuzzled by its dark brown mother. Park officials
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s monthly inflation rate has halved in May for the first time since January 2022, boosting President Javier Milei’s severe austerity program aimed at resolving the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. Data released Thursday showed Argentina’s monthly inflation rate in May plunged to 4.2%
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Paulina Nares (CNN) — La Corte Suprema de EE.UU. rechazó este jueves una demanda que impugnaba el enfoque de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA por sus siglas en inglés) para regular la píldora abortiva mifepristona con un fallo que seguirá permitiendo que las pastillas se envíen por correo a los pacientes
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By Sophie Tanno, Ivana Kottasová and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — A group of international human rights lawyers has accused Russia of intentionally starving the civilians of Mariupol as a method of warfare during its 85-day siege of the Ukrainian city in early 2022. A 76-page dossier published Thursday by the Starvation Mobile Justice Team
Continue ReadingCNN By Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona, Lauren Fox and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump led House Republicans through a gripe-filled closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill on Thursday, airing grievances about his legal and electoral challenges, attacking his critics in the room, and only briefly addressing policy matters like abortion and taxes, according to multiple GOP
Continue ReadingBy Laura Acevedo Click here for updates on this story CHULA VISTA, California (KGTV) — Chula Vista Police are looking for three men, wanted for stealing thousands of dollars from a local father who they think was followed home after withdrawing the money from a bank. Police say the crime happened in late May. They
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Tyson Foods suspended its CFO John R. Tyson after he was arrested Thursday on charges of DWI and careless driving. Tyson, the great grandson of the founder of the meat processing company, was previously arrested in 2022 on charges of public intoxication and criminal trespass. The 34-year-old
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The United States granted the Makah Indian Tribe in Washington state a long-sought waiver Thursday that helps clear the way for its first sanctioned whale hunts since 1999 and sets the stage for renewed clashes with animal rights activists. The Makah, a tribe of 1,500 people on
Continue ReadingBy Mike Bergazzi , Jon Burkett Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, Virginia (WTVR) — In the heart of South Richmond’s business district, there is a KFC-Taco Bell hybrid restaurant that serves a steady stream of hungry customers. You can dine in or take out. The only option not on the menu is
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Robinson Click here for updates on this story COCKEYSVILLE, Maryland (WBAL) — An injured hawk is back home after disappearing from a Baltimore County nature reserve. In April, a tree fell and destroyed Stella’s enclosure at the Oregon Ridge Nature Center. She was found Sunday in a back yard in Perry Hall on
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A plant at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden is preparing to die. What looks like a stalk of asparagus is actually the start of a flower. The Frosty Blue succulent has lived at the botanical garden for 10 years.
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Sparks signed Dearica Hamby to a contract extension through the 2025 season on Thursday. The two-time All-Star leads the WNBA in double-doubles (10) and rebounding (11.4) this season. Hamby is averaging 20 points, 3.8 assists and 1.6 steals while shooting 48% from 3-point range. She earned Western Conference
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 2024 BET Awards are fast approaching. Last year’s show celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with tributes to the genre’s earliest voices, late legends and new talent during a show packed with spectacular performances that consistently felt like a party. This year is stacking up
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Update 11:30 PM: The Palm Springs Human Rights Commission will be able to continue to meet, however, only to discuss “the scope, processes, and goals of the commission, the Palm Springs City Council voted on Thursday. The city council also voted to temporarily freeze membership into the HRC. There was no word on how long
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story OTTUMWA, Iowa (KCCI) — An Ottumwa man is in jail after allegedly trapping two people in a basement and then violating a no-contact order filed after that happened. Court documents say Kenneth Miskimins threw multiple things at a female victim before hitting her in the
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Welcome to summer in the Northern Hemisphere, with all its fun in the sun – and little critters who want to take a bite out of you. Mosquitoes and ticks can transmit vector-borne illnesses, and they are showing up with greater frequency. What can people do to protect themselves
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature on Thursday rejected many of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s most difficult budget cuts, choosing instead to speed-up a temporary tax increase on some businesses to help address an estimated $45 billion deficit while preserving spending on many social safety net programs. The budget lawmakers
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature on Thursday rejected many of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s most difficult budget cuts, choosing instead to speed-up a temporary tax increase on some businesses to help address an estimated $45 billion deficit while preserving spending on many social safety net programs. The budget lawmakers
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Scruggs Click here for updates on this story BOYNTON BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office confirmed late Thursday morning that the boy’s body was recovered. Recovery efforts began after a child fell into the water Thursday morning near the Boynton Beach Inlet. Officials said the little boy was fishing
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — A lawsuit brought by Elon Musk’s X against the nonprofit watchdog group Media Matters has been scheduled for a trial in April 2025, according to a court filing. Thursday’s order by the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas sets the date for a high-profile showdown over Media Matters’ research
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