By TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — A man posing as a police officer shot and killed a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband in a brazen attack at their home early Saturday, and a second lawmaker and his wife were wounded in a separate shooting in what …
Read More »Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear sites and its top military leaders. Iran retaliates with drones
By JON GAMBRELL, JOSEF FEDERMAN and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel attacked Iran early Friday with a barrage of airstrikes that took out top military officers and hit nuclear and missile sites, calling it just the beginning and raising the potential for an all-out …
Read More »Update: Air India’s sole crash survivor narrates his escape
By RAJESH ROY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The lone passenger who survived the Air India crash that killed 241 people onboard couldn’t believe he was alive when he opened his eyes, surrounded by flames, debris and charred bodies. The British national of Indian origin, Viswashkumar Ramesh, was headed …
Read More »‘Shocked’ and ‘sickened’ Democrats react with fury to video of Padilla’s removal
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — When videos first rocketed around the Internet Thursday afternoon showing security officers forcibly removing Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla from a press conference with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in California, senators in both parties were already gathered together for a long series …
Read More »Titans rookie QB Cam Ward talks nonstop, but never misses anything his coach says
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Cam Ward talks so much that Tennessee coach Brian Callahan asked the rookie if he needed to wait until the Titans quarterback stopped before calling a play during practice.The answer?Nope. Ward listens even while talking. The rookie then …
Read More »Pacers aren’t celebrating, Thunder aren’t panicking as sides reset for Game 4 of the NBA Finals
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers aren’t celebrating. The Oklahoma City Thunder aren’t panicking. The NBA Finals scoreboard is what it is — Pacers 2, Thunder 1 — going into Game 4 of the best-of-seven title series on Friday night. Everybody can count to …
Read More »Earthquake measuring 4.1 felt in Chattanooga… Epicenter near Greenback, TN.
ATLANTA (AP) — An 4.1 preliminary magnitude earthquake centered in Tennessee, shaking parts of southeastern US including Chattanooga. The US Geological Survey says the epicenter was near Greenback, Tennessee. The Associated Press reports the quake jolted Atlanta. Other reports say the tremor was felt in Knoxville and Cleveland, TN. UPDATE …
Read More »Bruce Recommended for Next UTC Chancellor
The following announcement was made by the University of Tennessee System President Randy Boyd on May 8, 2025: Dear UTC Community, I’m pleased to share that I will be recommending Lori Mann Bruce to the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees as the next chancellor of the University of Tennessee …
Read More »A new pope is chosen
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first U.S. pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. FILE – Newly elected …
Read More »White smoke pours out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling the election of a new pope
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic Church on the second day of their conclave. The crowd in …
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