Apr 25 What to know if your flight is canceled as jet fuel costs rise By Rio Yamat, Associated Press With airlines worldwide canceling flights as the war in the Middle East strains jet fuel supplies and pushes up prices, here's what to know if your flight is canceled. Continue reading
Apr 25 Wildfires in southeastern Georgia continue to threaten residents By Associated Press Two wildfires in southeastern Georgia continued to threaten homes and lives on Saturday as officials warned that strong winds could spread the flames. Continue reading
Apr 25 ICE arrests drop nearly 12% following Minneapolis killings By Aaron Kessler, Tim Sullivan, Associated Press In the weeks that followed the January Minneapolis killings of two American citizens by immigration officers, ICE arrests across the country dropped on average by nearly 12%. Continue reading
Apr 25 U.S. says it's clearing Iranian mines in latest push to open the Strait of Hormuz By Ben Finley, Konstantin Toropin, David McHugh, Associated Press Seeking out mines is one of the latest tactics announced by the Trump administration to get traffic moving again through the strait as rising energy prices and wider economic effects pose a political risk. Continue reading
Apr 24 Former Colorado funeral home owner gets 30-year prison sentence in state court By Colleen Slevin, Matthew Brown, Associated Press A former Colorado funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case that forced the state to clamp down on an industry plagued by repeated scandal and notoriously lax… Continue reading
Apr 24 China says it will send giant pandas to Atlanta again in new round of cooperation By Associated Press China on Friday announced it will send two giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta in the U.S. in Beijing's latest efforts of panda diplomacy despite tensions with Washington, less than a month before a much-anticipated visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to Beijing. Continue reading
Apr 24 What a combined Paramount-Warner would mean for streaming, movies and news By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press While the deal still faces regulatory review, the megamerger would vastly reshape Hollywood and the wider media landscape, further consolidating power in an industry already run by just a handful of major players. Continue reading
Apr 24 Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter, destruction of 120 Georgia homes By Emilie Megnien, Russ Bynum, Associated Press An unusually large number of wildfires are burning this spring across the Southeast, where scientists the threat of fire has been amplified by a combination of drought, gusty winds, climate change and dead trees still littering some forest nearly two… Continue reading
Apr 24 Tornado barrels through Oklahoma, damaging 40 homes and shutting down roads By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Communities began cleaning up Friday after a powerful tornado in Oklahoma damaged at least 40 homes, ripping roofs off of some and reducing others to rubble in a rural community as emergency crews rescued trapped residents, authorities said. Continue reading
Apr 23 Judge sets date for evidence against singer D4vd in killing of 14-year-old to be presented By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Lawyers for singer D4vd insisted Thursday on forcing prosecutors to show what evidence they have, and a judge set a hearing for next week for them to lay it out publicly in the killing and dismemberment of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Continue reading