Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The French steamship Le Lyonnais, a marvel for its time, was feared lost forever when a maritime disaster in 1856 sent her to the bottom of the ocean off Massachusetts. Generations later, a marine salvage crew is ready to write the next chapter in the history of the passenger
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The leader of South Africa’s second biggest party says there will be conflict in the new coalition government, and it should not be viewed as “catastrophic.” John Steenhuisen’s Democratic Alliance party joined the long-ruling African National Congress in a coalition against all expectations after May’s national election.
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is poised to amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be elected as part of a judicial overhaul championed by the outgoing president but slammed by critics as a blow to the country’s rule of law. Legal experts and international observers have said the move could endanger
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer The Sundance Film Festival has narrowed its search for a new home down to three finalists. One option remains a combination of Salt Lake City and Park City, Utah, its base for over 40 years. The other two, Boulder, Colorado, and Cincinnati would find the country’s foremost showcase for independent film putting
Continue ReadingAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials say they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu, but they believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off,” stand-alone illness. In a call with reporters Thursday, officials said they have not yet determined how to the person caught the virus. They
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AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials on Thursday said they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu but believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off” standalone illness. Investigators trying to determine how the person caught the virus have not been able to confirm the exact strain of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Package delivery company DHL is suing MyPillow, alleging the company synonymous with its founder, chief pitchman and election denier Mike Lindell owes nearly $800,000 for unpaid bills. The lawsuit is the latest legal dispute involving MyPillow and Lindell, a prominent supporter of Donald Trump who has helped amplify the former
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A state judge has struck down North Dakota’s ban on abortion, saying that the state constitution creates a fundamental right to access abortion before a fetus is viable. The state no longer has any abortion clinics, but District Judge Bruce Romanick’s ruling Thursday would affect doctors in hospitals who
Continue ReadingAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Australia, India and Japan next weekend in his Wilmington, Delaware, hometown, the White House announced, as he looks to burnish his legacy before leaving office in January. Biden was the first American president to host a summit of the so-called
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded more than 100 mpox-related deaths in a week, a toll the agency’s director-general described as “not acceptable.” Dr. Jean Kaseya said 107 new deaths and 3,160 new cases had been recorded in the past week, just a week after
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A juvenile was arrested in relation to an April shooting in Columbia, as data shows youth have one of the highest rates of gun-related crimes in Columbia.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The man accused in an assault that left a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer fighting for his life is facing several additional charges after a grand jury indictment. Officer Travis Brown was critically injured while trying to make arrests during a protest on Aug. 9, the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death in the
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron is appearing as a surprise guest on the fourth season of the Netflix show “Emily in Paris,” parts of which were released on Thursday. The show’s main actress, Lily Collins, who plays Emily Cooper, told The Associated Press that Brigitte Macron was “a big fan of the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban has resigned. He made the announcement Thursday, just over a week after his phone was seized as part of a federal investigation. People familiar with the matter say Caban was one of several high-ranking city officials whose electronic devices were seized last
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ROME (AP) — The World Food Program’s director is appealing for more money and access to feed 25 million people at risk of famine in Sudan. The UN agency’s director, Cindy McCain, called Sudan “nearly a forgotten crisis right now.” She said that with so many global crises, people’s “eyes glaze over” when
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Refresco Beverages has issued a recall for apple juice sold at retail stores across the country.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has ruled that four people can’t be denied their voting rights because their specific felony offenses bar them from having a gun, even under a state directive that added gun rights as a prerequisite to casting a ballot again. But the four people aren’t guaranteed the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — As wildfires raging in the mountains cast an orange glow behind the downtown Los Angeles skyline, Southern California residents were jolted awake Thursday by another reminder of Mother Nature’s might. It was an all-too-familiar feeling for locals when a 4.7 magnitude earthquake rattled the Los Angeles area, unleashing boulders
Continue ReadingBy Mark Morales, Gloria Pazmino and Brynn Gingras, and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — New York Police Department Commissioner Edward Caban has resigned, he said Thursday in a statement, marking the first high-profile departure from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration since the start of four separate federal investigations into Adams’ office and the NYPD. Adams appointed
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — A man whose pickup truck got trapped in rushing floodwaters unleashed by rains from Hurricane Francine was saved by a Good Samaritan who also happened to be an emergency room nurse. Miles Crawford waded through waist-high water in New Orleans on Wednesday night to smash through the truck’s back window and
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