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Sun shoots out biggest solar flare in almost 2 decades, but Earth should be out of the way this time
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The sun produced its biggest flare in nearly two decades Tuesday (May 14, 2024), just days after severe solar storms pummeled Earth and created dazzling northern lights in unaccustomed places. "Not done yet!" the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced in an updat...
May 15, 2024
Miniature poodle named Sage wins Westminster Kennel Club dog show
MAY 15, 2024: NEW YORK (AP) - A miniature poodle named Sage has won the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. Sage bested six other finalists to claim the best in show award Tuesday night (May 14, 2024) at the United States' most illustrious canine event. A German shepherd named Mercedes placed second. Eac...
May 15, 2024
Biden administration is sending $1 billion more in weapons, ammo to Israel, congressional aides say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a more than $1 billion in additional arms and ammunition to Israel. That's according to three congressional aides who spoke of condition of anonymity to discuss an arms transfer that has not yet been made public. It's not immediately known ...
May 15, 2024
Day care prices aren't getting better. So states are stepping in
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Child care has long been expensive for families, hard to find and financially precarious for day care owners and workers. Congress tried to alleviate some of these problems during the pandemic. But as the record $52.5 billion in relief winds down, many states have stepped in. They're expanding ...
May 15, 2024
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Survey finds 8,000 women a month got abortion pills despite their states' bans or restrictions
UNDATED (AP)- A new survey says medical providers were prescribing abortion pills to about 8,000 women a month in states with abortion bans or bans on telehealth abortions by the end of 2023. The abortion-rights group Society for Family Planning issued its #WeCount survey Tuesday (May 14, 2024) showing providers in sta...
May 14, 2024
Trump suggests Chinese migrants are in the US to build an 'army.' The migrants tell another story
NEW YORK (AP) - The daily struggle to find work for Chinese immigrants living illegally in a borough of New York is a far cry from the picture Donald Trump and other Republicans have sought to paint. The former president has repeatedly suggested that Chinese migrants are a coordinated group of "military-age" ...
May 14, 2024
Illness took away her voice. AI created a replica she carries in her phone
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Artificial intelligence voice-cloning technology carries so many risks of harmful impersonation that major technology companies are wary of letting people use it. But a team of Rhode Island doctors and their 21-year-old patient found that it can also hold tremendous benefits. Alexis Bogan felt s...
May 13, 2024
Civil War General William T. Sherman's sword and other relics to be auctioned off in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Bidders will fight with their dollars next week for personal relics and a sword used by Civil War Union General William Tecumseh Sherman at an auction house in Columbus, Ohio. The president of Fleischer's Auctions said a conservative estimated sales price for the saber is between $40,000-$60,000 a...
May 13, 2024
US dedicates $60 million to saving water along the Rio Grande as flows shrink and demands grow
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says the federal government will be spending $60 million on projects along the Rio Grande in southern New Mexico and West Texas to make the river more resilient in the face of climate change and growing demands. The funding announced Friday (May 10, 2024) mar...
May 13, 2024
Teen and Miss USA quit their crowns, citing mental health and personal values
UNDATED (AP)- The winners of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA resigned from their titles within days of each other. Their decisions this week shine a spotlight on the Miss Universe Organization, which runs both pageants. Noelia Voigt cited mental health in giving up her Miss USA crown. Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava said ...
May 13, 2024