The federal trial of a former Louisville police officer charged in the deadly Breonna Taylor raid has begun. Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison fired shots during the botched raid that …
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By DYLAN LOVAN
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11/2/23
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One of modern climate science’s pioneers is warning that the world isn’t just steadily warming, but is dangerously accelerating. But some other scientists are calling the work a bit overheated. …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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11/2/23
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A new government report shows fewer high school students are vaping. About 10% of high school students said they had used electronic cigarettes in the previous month. That's down from 14% from the …
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By MIKE STOBBE and MATTHEW PERRONE
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11/2/23
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Netanyahu has sidestepped accountability for Hamas attack, instead taking aim at his security chiefs
A growing list of Israeli officials have accepted responsibility for failing to prevent Hamas’ brutal attack on Israeli communities. Conspicuously absent from those names is Prime Minister Benjamin …
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By TIA GOLDENBERG
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11/2/23
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The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits inched up last week but remains low by historical standards, even with the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes meant to cool the …
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By MATT OTT
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11/2/23
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The body of a heavily armed man who authorities suspected was planning a “heinous” attack at a mountaintop amusement park in Colorado was discovered with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the …
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By MATTHEW BROWN and COLLEEN SLEVIN
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11/1/23
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President Joe Biden says he thinks there should be a humanitarian “pause” in the Israel-Hamas war. Biden was talking to a roomful of supporters gathered in Minneapolis for a reelection fundraiser …
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN and AAMER MADHANI
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11/1/23
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A Cornell University junior accused of posting violently threatening statements against Jewish people on campus was held without bail after his first appearance in federal court. Twenty-one-year-old …
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11/1/23
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Birds in North America will no longer be named after people. The American Ornithological Society announced the move Wednesday. Next year, the organization will begin to rename around 80 species found …
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By CHRISTINA LARSON
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11/1/23
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Toyota is recalling nearly 1.9 million RAV4 small SUVs in the U.S. to fix a problem with batteries that can move during forceful turns and potentially cause a fire. The recall covers certain RAV4s …
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11/1/23
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Five hostages of Hamas are free, offering some hope to the families of more than 200 others snatched in southern Israel during the militants' deadly rampage on Oct. 7. The families of those still in …
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By The Associated Press
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11/1/23
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The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year, which is the largest increase in two decades. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows significant death rate increases …
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By MIKE STOBBE
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11/1/23
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NASA's Lucy spacecraft has encountered the first of 10 asteroids on its long journey out to Jupiter. The spacecraft on Wednesday zoomed past the pint-sized Dinkinesh in the main asteroid belt beyond …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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11/1/23
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Prosecutors have dropped charges against a Louisiana state trooper accused of withholding graphic body-camera footage that shows another officer dragging Black motorist Ronald Greene by his ankle …
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By JIM MUSTIAN
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11/1/23
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The state of Tennessee has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a federal lawsuit by its former vaccine leader over her firing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Agreement details obtained in a public records …
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By JONATHAN MATTISE
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11/1/23
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With last year’s undersea volcano injecting massive amounts of water high into the atmosphere, scientists were bracing for a big Antarctica ozone hole this fall. But it didn’t happen. Instead …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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11/1/23
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It's time to buy health insurance through the marketplace. Experts suggest doing your research first
The time to shop for health insurance on the Affordable Care Act’s coverage marketplaces is back. Experts and insurance agents say people should think about more than price before picking next …
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By TOM MURPHY
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11/1/23
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The Environmental Protection Agency spent more than a year investigating whether Louisiana's oversight of industrial air emissions discriminated against Black residents. That ended in June without …
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By MICHAEL PHILLIS
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11/1/23
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Maine State Police documents shed light on why a delusional U.S. Army reservist who killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston may have targeted those locations. According to documents …
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By HOLLY RAMER
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10/31/23
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Jurors in the trial of a man accused in six killings have been shown video surveillance footage of two fatal shootings. Keith Gibson is accused in the deaths of six people in Delaware and …
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By RANDALL CHASE
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10/31/23
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