By JOHN O’CONNOR and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Five people were killed and five were seriously injured after a truck overturned in central Illinois, causing a toxic substance to leak from its cargo and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of area residents, authorities said Saturday. A semitruck carrying caustic anhydrous ammonia
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez and Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Hurricanes, heat and humidity have always been looming threats on the Gulf Coast. But as drought grows in the Central US and sea level rises, residents in southern Louisiana are finding a formerly unusual emergency is becoming more frequent: saltwater is infecting drinking water city by
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, while a second assailant was killed in a shootout with police, the interior minister said. The attack occurred hours before Parliament was set to reopen after its three-month summer
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s state-run carrier says it has suspended the only air route out of the country’s rebel-held capital to protest Houthi restrictions on its funds. Yemen Airways on Sunday canceled its commercial flights from Sanaa international airport to the Jordanian capital of Amman. The air route was reintroduced
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A populist former prime minister and his leftist party won parliamentary elections in Slovakia, staging a political comeback after campaigning on a pro-Russian and anti-American message, according to almost complete results. Former Prime Minister Robert Fico and the leftist Smer, or Direction, party led with 22.9%, the Slovak Statistics Office said
Continue ReadingBy Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — A Texas couple who sold an exotic South American cat to an undercover agent was arrested while trying to sell a jaguar cub to the same agent a month later, according to court documents. And while the felines may be small in size, selling them violated the federal Big
Continue ReadingBy Mengchen Zhang, Teele Rebane and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A US State Department report that accuses the Chinese government of expanding disinformation efforts is “in itself disinformation,” Beijing’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed Saturday. The ministry shot back after the State Department issued a striking report this week in which it accused the
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish media reports say a loud explosion was heard in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara. Some reports said the explosion was followed by gunfire. The cause of the explosion in an area near the Parliament and Ministry of Interior Affairs was no immediately known. Parliament is scheduled to reopen
Continue ReadingFRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Mikey Keene connected with Jaelen Gill on two touchdown passes, Malik Sherod had 12 carries for 123 yards and a score and No. 25 Fresno State beat Nevada 27-9 on Saturday night for its 14th straight victory. Fresno State (5-0, 1-0 Mountain West) is off to its best start since opening
Continue ReadingBy SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Sanjay Chauhan witnessed monsoon rains lash down over his home and farm in the Indian Himalayas this year with a magnitude and intensity he’s never experienced before. “Buildings have collapsed, roads are broken, there were so many landslides including one that has destroyed a large part
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s governing Conservative Party is gathering for its annual conference. And U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a triple challenge. He has to cheer up a party that’s trailing in opinion polls, sideline rivals who are eyeing his job and persuade the voting public that a party
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COD football loses its second game of the season, 50-42, to LA Southwest on homecoming night at Boone Field. The Roadrunners were down by 11 at the half and were fueled by 4 TDS from Kannin Boswell on the ground. The Cougars scored 16 third quarter points and had 500 yards of offense. COD football
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The Marion, Kansas, police chief has been suspended after the police raid of a local newspaper and the home of the paper’s publisher last month. Officers in August searched the office of the Marion County Record, as well as the home of the paper’s publisher and
Continue ReadingBy Marcelo Medeiras, Stefano Pozzebon and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — More than a hundred dolphins have been found dead in the Brazilian Amazon amid an historic drought and record-high water temperatures that in places have exceeded 102 degrees Fahrenheit. The dead dolphins were all found in Lake Tefé over the past seven days, according
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While a Joshua Tree employee remains hopeful that a lapse in government funding will not occur, they are reviewing the National Park Services contingency plan. If you plan to visit a national park like Joshua Tree, you should expect services and facilities you usually use to be closed or unavailable. The park itself will be
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s most wide-ranging gun control measure since the 2013 law enacted after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting is taking effect. The new law first proposed by Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont includes a ban on openly carrying guns and takes effect Sunday. Proponents plan to pursue
Continue ReadingMULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani Taliban fighters have attacked a police post in eastern Punjab province, killing one officer and injuring three others, triggering an intense shootout that killed two of the attackers. Imran Nawaz, a spokesman for the counterterrorism police, said a group of 10 to 12 militants attacked the Kundal police post in
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kaiden Bennett passed for 257 yards and added 76 yards rushing, tight end Coleman Kuntz scored on a 2-yard run to give Sacramento State the lead midway through the fourth quarter and the Hornets beat Northern Arizona 31-30 Saturday night. It was the first career carry for Kuntz, a sophomore. Bennett
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN and MELISSA PEREZ WINDER Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Hidden behind a heavy black curtain in one of the nation’s busiest airports is Chicago’s unsettling response to a growing population of asylum-seekers arriving by plane. Hundreds of migrants, from babies to the elderly, live inside a shuttle bus center at O’Hare International
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN and MELISSA PEREZ WINDER Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Hidden behind a heavy black curtain in one of the nation’s busiest airports is Chicago’s unsettling response to a growing population of asylum-seekers arriving by plane. Hundreds of migrants, from babies to the elderly, live inside a shuttle bus center at O’Hare International
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