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By TARA COPP Associated Press EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — With the midday sun blazing, an experimental orange and white F-16 fighter jet launched with a familiar roar that is a hallmark of U.S. airpower. But the aerial combat that followed was unlike any other: This F-16 was controlled by artificial intelligence, not
Continue ReadingSARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — An endangered sawfish rescued last month in the Florida Keys after it was spotted acting erratically and swimming in circles has died as wildlife officials continue to search for what is causing fish to become distressed. The Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Sarasota said in a statement that the 11-foot
Continue ReadingEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Thomas, one of the most prolific receiving tight ends in the history of the New York Giants, died last week at his home in Corvallis, Oregon, following a lengthy illness. He was 86. The Giants announced Thomas’ death Friday. The team said he died on April 26. Thomas played
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem described in a new book having met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during her time in Congress. But her office said Friday that the story of the meeting was an error as further scrutiny was put on the Republican governor’s
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When the Chang’e-4 mission landed in the Von Karman crater on January 3, 2019, China became the first and only country to land on the far side of the moon — the side that always faces away from Earth. Now, China is sending another mission to the far side,
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The young Oklahoma City Thunder finally are drawing national attention with a high-scoring offense led by MVP finalist Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. A closer look shows the defense is just as responsible for the Thunder claiming the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs and sweeping
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — With the midday sun blazing, an experimental orange and white F-16 fighter jet launched with a familiar roar that is a hallmark of U.S. airpower. But the aerial combat that followed was unlike any other: This F-16 was controlled by artificial intelligence, not
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press KENT, Ohio (AP) — On May 4, 1970, The Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed student protesters at Kent State University. Four students were killed, and nine others were injured. The demonstration opposed the U.S. bombing of neutral Cambodia during the Vietnam War. The confrontation, sometimes referred to as the May
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale and Kristen Holmes, CNN Washington (CNN) — Continuing his barrage of courthouse deception, former President Donald Trump made more false claims about his Manhattan trial on Friday. Trump has been repeatedly inaccurate in his comments to media cameras upon entering and exiting the courtroom, where he is facing charges of falsifying business records. On
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The trial of a woman accused of striking her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowbank has finished its seventh week. Karen Read has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the January 2022 death of John O’Keefe. Prosecutors
Continue ReadingBy ERIK VERDUZCO and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Friends, colleagues and the wife of fallen Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Joshua Eyer are remembering him as a hard-charging outwardly stern cop who also peppered friends with “how’s things” texts and showered love on his wife and young son. Thousands packed the sanctuary at
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ, PHILIP MARCELO and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House official and Donald Trump adviser Hope Hicks took the stand Friday at the former president’s hush money trial and recounted how his 2016 campaign became embroiled in a political firestorm over a recording in
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A former Boy Scout volunteer has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for hiding cameras in a bathroom at a Missouri camp. A federal judge on Thursday also ordered 41-year-old David Lee Nelson to pay more than $60,000, with some of the money going toward counseling for the victims. Some
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas denied any wrongdoing amid reports of pending indictments related to the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan. The longtime congressman released a statement Friday saying he and his wife “are innocent of these allegations.” “Everything I have done in Congress has been to serve the people
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Alex Marquardt, MJ Lee and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — CIA Director Bill Burns is in Cairo amid intensive negotiations over a ceasefire and hostage deal in the Israel-Hamas war, a person familiar with the matter says. Burns has acted as a key interlocutor for the United States in the multiparty talks
Continue ReadingLONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A localized tuberculosis outbreak has led a Southern California city to declare a health emergency, although officials say the risk to the general public is low. The Long Beach city health officer issued the declaration Thursday to increase resources for tracking, screening and treating people who have been exposed in
Continue ReadingBy GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The civil defense agency in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul says heavy rains have killed 37 people, with another 74 still missing. The record-breaking floods have devastated cities and forced more than 17,000 people to leave their homes. Brazil’s Geological Service
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has ruled that lawyers for a teenager who is suing two-time NBA All-Star Ja Morant over a fight during an offseason pickup game can withdraw from the case after citing irreconcilable conflicts with their client. Rebecca Adelman and Leslie Ballin had filed a
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The chief of staff of a Chinese businessman sought by the government of China has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges weeks before her boss goes to trial in New York in a fraud case. Yvette Wang entered the plea in Manhattan federal court on Friday three
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Becoming an annual tradition, the special needs basketball game at Cathedral City is one of the best sporting events of the year. One of the best sporting events to cover every year, the CCHS Unified Sports Showdown always offers so much perspective, joy and gratitude. Happy for these kids. They teach us more than they'll
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