The Coast Guard says it has recovered remaining debris, including presumed human remains, from a submersible that imploded in June on its way to explore the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five onboard ByThe Associated Press October 10, 2023, 4:11 PM In this photo provided by the U.S. National […]
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Sam Bankman-Fried thought he had 5% chance of becoming president, ex-girlfriend says
Disgraced crypto executive Sam Bankman-Fried thought there was a “5% chance he would become president,” his ex-girlfriend testified Tuesday at his federal criminal trial. Caroline Ellison, one of the government’s star witnesses, said she and the 31-year-old Bankman-Fried “started sleeping together on and off” in 2018 and dated in subsequent […]
Deadly bird flu reappears in US commercial poultry flocks
MINNEAPOLIS — Highly pathogenic bird flu has made its first appearances in U.S. commercial poultry flocks this season, affecting one turkey farm in South Dakota and one in Utah and raising concerns that more outbreaks could follow. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that avian influenza, which is deadly to […]
How suicide prevention hotlines struggle with repeat callers
Over the past 15 months, the phones at Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin have not stopped ringing. The center, which runs the 988 crisis hotline for the state, worked hard to expand its mental health services following the hotline’s national relaunch. Like many centers across the country, they have has […]
The future of electric vehicles looms over negotiations in the US autoworkers strike
WAYNE, Mich. — On the picket lines at a Ford factory west of Detroit, many striking workers don’t think the electric vehicle revolution is coming for their jobs — at least not in the near future. But just in case, they’re backing United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain’s quest to […]
What we know about the Americans killed in the Israel-Hamas war
At least 14 Americans have been killed so far, according to officials. October 10, 2023, 12:19 PM At least 14 Americans have been killed as the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, according to President Joe Biden. “As we continue to account for the horrors of the appalling terrorist assault against Israel this […]
Former baseball MVP Steve Garvey joins California US Senate race
LOS ANGELES — Former baseball MVP Steve Garvey joined the race Tuesday to succeed the late California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, giving Republicans a splash of star quality on the ballot in a heavily Democratic state where the GOP hasn’t won a Senate race in 35 years. Garvey, 74, launched his […]
Funeral services pay tribute to North Dakota lawmaker, family lost in plane crash
BISMARCK, N.D. — Family and friends are remembering a late North Dakota lawmaker and his family, who died last week in a plane crash in Utah. State Sen. Doug Larsen, his wife Amy and their two sons, 11-year-old Christian and 8-year-old Everett, died Oct. 1 when their single-engine aircraft went […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill expanding conservatorship law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — More Californians with untreated mental illness and addiction issues could be detained against their will and forced into treatment under a new law signed Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, a move to help overhaul the state’s mental health system and address its growing homelessness crisis. The new […]
Hurricane Lidia takes aim at Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta resort with strengthening winds
Hurricane Lidia is taking aim at Mexico’s Pacific coast resort of Puerto Vallarta ByThe Associated Press October 10, 2023, 9:35 AM This satellite image provided by NOAA at 8am E.T. on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 shows Hurricane Lidia in the Pacific Ocean approaching Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. (NOAA via AP) The […]