By Amy Woodyatt, CNN On hearing the words “city killer” and “asteroid” in the same sentence, you’d be forgiven for thinking something bad is about to happen. But not to fear. Although an asteroid with the potential to cause significant damage if it hit a populated area is coming somewhat unusually close to our planet
Continue ReadingBy Marc Cota-Robles Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Sudents in the L.A. Unified School District will return to classes Friday following a three-day strike by service workers that shuttered the nation’s second-largest school system and culminated in a massive labor rally at Los Angeles State Historic Park. No new
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By SYLVIE CORBET and THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Ongoing unrest across France and calls for a new round of demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension plan persuaded officials to postpone a planned state visit next week by Britain’s King Charles III. Charles had been scheduled to arrive in France on Sunday to
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Scientists have created mice with two biologically male parents for the first time — a significant milestone in reproductive biology. The team, led by Katsuhiko Hayashi, a professor of genome biology at Osaka University in Japan, generated eggs from the skin cells of male mice that, when implanted in female mice,
Continue Reading By DEREK GATOPOULOS and THEODORA TONGAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has welcomed the return of ancient artifacts from the Acropolis, furthering a campaign to press the British Museum to hand back a collection of sculptures taken from the ancient site in Athens more than 200 years ago. Culture Minister Lina Mendoni led
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK and ROB GILLIES Associated Press OTTAWA, ONTARIO (AP) — President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are set to announce an agreement that aims to stem the flow of asylum seekers at unofficial crossings on the countries’ border. The announcement on Friday comes as Biden is making his  first visit
Continue Reading By JULIE WATSON and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal officials are expected to prohibit king salmon fishing this season along much of the West Coast, which many predict could stretch into 2024 season as the drought and other factors take their toll on the iconic Chinook fish. In early April, the
Continue Reading By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge has ruled that parents cannot be required to pull their children from private schools in New York that don’t meet certain state standards. The decision Thursday strikes down a key provision of new rules that strengthened the state’s oversight of such schools, including those
Continue Reading ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge has sentenced a 16-year-old Florida boy to life in prison for fatally stabbing a 13-year-old classmate. The Friday morning sentencing followed a two-day hearing for 16-year-old Aiden Fucci, who pleaded guilty in February to killing 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey on Mother’s Day in 2021. Judge Lee R. Smith
Continue Reading By WILSON RING Associated Press ST. JOHNSBURY, Vermont (AP) — The immigration deal expected to be announced by U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would end a legal process that has enabled tens of thousands of immigrants from across the world to move between the countries and pursue asylum cases without
Continue ReadingBy Allison Wise, Adam Roberts Click here for updates on this story BENTON COUNTY, Arkansas (KHBS) — Benton County crews are searching Wednesday for a father and son who were reported missing while kayaking on Beaver Lake nearly a week ago. The father and son have been identified as 47-year-old Charles Morris and 20-year-old Charley
Continue ReadingBy KETV Staff Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said three children are safe after the vehicle they were in was stolen early Friday. Andrew Berkshire with the sheriff’s office said investigators responded to the area of 83rd and Potter streets around 6:20 a.m. He
Continue ReadingBy Orko Manna Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A new bill would require every public high school in California to provide free condoms to students. Senate Bill 541, introduced by State Sen. Caroline Menjivar, D-Burbank, would go into effect on or before the start of the 2024-2025 school year.
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Rooker Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Gov. Kim Reynolds signed SF 482 into law Wednesday afternoon which requires anyone in an Iowa school, including students, staff, parents and visitors, to only use restrooms and other changing areas that correspond with the biological sex listed on their
Continue ReadingBy Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Prosecutors in Brazil have agreed to a deal with Rep. George Santos in a case in which he is accused of defrauding a Rio de Janeiro area clerk of $1,300 over clothes and shoes in 2008, documents obtained by CNN show. A petition from Santos’ attorney requesting a deal says
Continue ReadingBy WDSU Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — Two of the main organizers behind the recall effort against New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell held a news conference on Thursday where they passionately defended their effort in gathering signatures. Eileen Carter and Belden Batiste were visibly upset by the Orleans
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN Everyone benefits when there is less air pollution, but it pays off more for older communities with high poverty rates and those where larger populations of Black people live, regardless of income, a new study finds. The study, published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine, looked at the connection
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN Everyone benefits when there is less air pollution, but it pays off more for older communities with high poverty rates and those where larger populations of Black people live, regardless of income, a new study finds. The study, published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine, looked at the connection
Continue ReadingBy David McKenzie, Ghazi Balkiz and Maria Avdeeva, CNN A boom of artillery fire shook the ground as Olena opened the gate to the Kherson Children’s Home. She barely flinched. Russian positions are just across the Dnipro River and Kherson, a city in southern Ukraine, is under regular attack. Like many Ukrainians during this war,
Continue ReadingBy David McKenzie, Ghazi Balkiz and Maria Avdeeva, CNN A boom of artillery fire shook the ground as Olena opened the gate to the Kherson Children’s Home. She barely flinched. Russian positions are just across the Dnipro River and Kherson, a city in southern Ukraine, is under regular attack. Like many Ukrainians during this war,
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