Turkish UTC student describes horrors of earthquake
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Portions of Southern Turkey and Northern Syria were devastated by a violent earthquake earlier this week. (more…)
Abortion pill could be pulled off market by Texas lawsuit
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A Texas lawsuit could threaten the nationwide availability of medication abortion, which now accounts for the majority of abortions in the U.S. The case filed by abortion opponents who helped challenge Roe…
Corruption endangers world's shrinking fisheries
By FU TING, GRACE EKPU and HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Corruption is undermining the management of some of the world’s most threatened fishing grounds. That's according to a review of criminal case files and media reports by…
US says China balloon could collect intelligence signals
By MATTHEW LEE and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration says the China balloon shot down by the U.S. was equipped to collect intelligence signals as part of a huge,…
Bacharach leaves behind lush trove of romantic songs
By DAVID BAUDER Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Easy listening, some called Burt Bacharach's music, and not always kindly. But listen closely, and there was nothing easy about it. Bacharach, who death…
XXXTentacion's friend describes rapper's fatal shooting
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The trial of three men accused of fatally shooting the rapper XXXTentacion is underway with a family friend describing the ambush robbery that led to the shooting. Leonard Kerr told…
Lucky player in Washington wins $754.6M Powerball prize
FILE - A display panel advertises tickets for a Powerball drawing at a convenience store, Nov. 7, 2022, in Renfrew, Pa. Someone in Washington state overcame steep odds Monday night, Feb. 6, 2023, to win an…
Possible Ban of Russia from Paris 2024 Olympics
PARIS (AP) - According to the Associated Press, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo says no Russian team should not be allowed to compete at the Paris Olympics next…
Race to find survivors as quake aid pours into Turkey, Syria
By MEHMET GUZEL, GHAITH ALSAYED and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press NURDAGI, Turkey (AP) - Search teams and emergency aid from around the world are pouring into Turkey and Syria as rescuers working in freezing temperatures dig through the remains of…
AMC to charge more for good seats in movie theaters
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Middle seats at many U.S. movie theaters just got more expensive. AMC Theaters is the nation’s largest movie theater chain and on Monday, it unveiled a new pricing scheme in…
Jupiter's moon count jumps to 92, most in solar system
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter, putting the total count at a record-breaking 92. That's more than any other planet in our solar system. Saturn, the one-time…
NY man pleads guilty to threatening Rep. Greene of Georgia
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a New York man has pleaded guilty to making threatening phone calls to Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. The U.S. attorney's office in Syracuse says 51-year-old Joseph Morelli pleaded guilty on…
Phil’s Groundhog Day prediction: 6 more weeks of winter
Phil’s Groundhog Day prediction: 6 more weeks of winter PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) - A furry critter in a western Pennsylvania town has predicted six more weeks of winter during an annual Groundhog Day celebration. People gathered Thursday at Gobbler’s…
Tom Brady retires at 45, insisting this time it's 'for good'
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Tom Brady has announced his retirement. Brady won a record seven Super Bowls for New England and Tampa. He is the most successful quarterback in NFL history and one…
Prosecutors file charges in set shooting by Alec Baldwin
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A Santa Fe district attorney has filed involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” Santa…
New gun regulations on stabilizing braces targeted in court
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Conservative and gun-rights groups challenged new federal regulations on guns with stabilizing braces in court Tuesday, suing to block a gun-control action touted by President Joe Biden after the accessories were used…
Priscilla Presley disputes trust of late Lisa Marie Presley
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Priscilla Presley has filed legal documents disputing who oversees the estate of her late daughter Lisa Marie Presley. The filing in Los Angeles Superior Court last week disputes the validity…
President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11
By ZEKE MILLER and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has informed Congress that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to…
Ex-Twitter execs to testify on block of Hunter Biden story
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Oversight Committee is set to hear testimony from former Twitter employees involved in the social media platform’s handling of reporting on President Joe Biden’s son Hunter. The committee confirmed Monday…
FDA moves to ease rules for blood donations from gay men
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. plans to make it easier for gay and bisexual men to give blood. The Food and Drug Administration proposed easing restrictions on groups that typically face higher risks of…
Green comet zooming our way, last visited 50,000 years ago
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A comet is streaking back our way after 50,000 years. NASA says the dirty snowball last visited during Neanderthal times. It will come within 26 million miles of Earth…
Donald Trump is reinstated to Facebook after 2-year ban
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and JILL COLVIN The Associated Press Facebook parent Meta is reinstating former President Donald Trump’s personal account after two-year suspension following the Jan. 6 insurrection. The company said in a blog post Wednesday it is adding “new…
Alec Baldwin to be charged with manslaughter in shooting
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Prosecutors announced that actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer who was killed on a New Mexico…
Ukraine strike deaths hit 40; Russia seen preparing long war
By VASILISA STEPANENKO and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press DNIPRO, Ukraine (AP) - The death toll from a weekend Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has risen to 40. That makes Saturday's strike…