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Kentucky sheriff charged in killing of judge at courthouse
Kentucky sheriff charged in killing of judge at courthouse

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged with murder, police said. [...]

Harris looks for boost from Oprah as part of digital-first media strategy
Harris looks for boost from Oprah as part of digital-first media strategy

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris looked for a boost with persuadable and less-motivated voters as she participated in a livestream Thursday evening with former talk show [...]

Ohio sheriff condemned for saying people with Harris yard signs should have their addresses recorded
Ohio sheriff condemned for saying people with Harris yard signs should have their addresses recorded

An Ohio sheriff is under fire for a social media post in which he said people with Kamala Harris yard signs should have their addresses recorded so that immigrants can [...]

Board approves more non-lethal weapons for UCLA police after Israel-Hamas war protests
Board approves more non-lethal weapons for UCLA police after Israel-Hamas war protests

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of California board of regents approved Thursday additional non-lethal weapons requested by UCLA police, which handled some of the nation’s largest student protests against [...]

Kentucky sheriff arrested for shooting judge dead in courthouse

(Reuters) – A sheriff in rural Kentucky was arrested on Thursday, accused of shooting and killing a district court judge following an argument inside the courthouse, officials said. Letcher County [...]

Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa
Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses of the vaccine it obtained from Nigeria under an agreement between the two countries, the [...]

Fires burn out of control in Peru, hitting crops and archaeological sites

LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian authorities scrambled to roll out a plan to fight fires raging out of control across the nation, razing crops, damaging archaeological treasures and leaving several regions [...]

Taiwan questions head of pager firm linked to Hezbollah blasts
Taiwan questions head of pager firm linked to Hezbollah blasts

TAIPEI (Reuters) – The president and founder of a Taiwanese pager company linked to the detonation of thousands of pagers targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon was questioned by prosecutors late into [...]

Israeli soldiers pushed three apparently lifeless bodies from roofs during a West Bank raid
Israeli soldiers pushed three apparently lifeless bodies from roofs during a West Bank raid

QABATIYA, West Bank (AP) — Israeli soldiers pushed three apparently lifeless bodies from rooftops during a raid in the northern part of the occupied West Bank on Thursday, according to [...]

Police say 1 person has been killed and another seriously wounded in a stabbing in Rotterdam
Police say 1 person has been killed and another seriously wounded in a stabbing in Rotterdam

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — One person was killed and another seriously wounded in a stabbing incident late Thursday in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, police said. Police arrested [...]

Harris looks for boost from Oprah as part of digital-first media strategy
Harris looks for boost from Oprah as part of digital-first media strategy

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris looked for a boost with persuadable and less-motivated voters as she participated in a livestream Thursday evening with former talk show [...]

Ohio sheriff condemned for saying people with Harris yard signs should have their addresses recorded
Ohio sheriff condemned for saying people with Harris yard signs should have their addresses recorded

An Ohio sheriff is under fire for a social media post in which he said people with Kamala Harris yard signs should have their addresses recorded so that immigrants can [...]

Trump says Fed’s rate cut was ‘political move’
Trump says Fed’s rate cut was ‘political move’

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates by half of a percentage point was “a political move.” [...]

Postal Service chief frustrated at criticism, but promises ‘heroic’ effort to deliver mail ballots
Postal Service chief frustrated at criticism, but promises ‘heroic’ effort to deliver mail ballots

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The head of the U.S. Postal Service expressed frustration Thursday with ongoing criticism by election officials of how it handles mail ballots while also seeking to [...]

State Department accuses House GOP of calling Blinken to testify about Afghanistan when he’s away
State Department accuses House GOP of calling Blinken to testify about Afghanistan when he’s away

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department lashed out Thursday at House Republicans over a subpoena for testimony about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, accusing them of repeatedly calling for hearings [...]

This fund has launched some of the biggest names in fashion. It’s marking 20 years
This fund has launched some of the biggest names in fashion. It’s marking 20 years

NEW YORK (AP) — Amid the curated electronic music, models’ cold stares and magazine editors lining the runway at New York Fashion Week this season, several designers felt a particular [...]

Oil prices set to end week higher after US rate cut
Oil prices set to end week higher after US rate cut

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices, which were little changed in early Asian trade on Friday, were on track to end higher for a second straight week following a large cut [...]

Walt Disney appoints ‘Moana’ writer Jared Bush as creative head of animation studios
Walt Disney appoints ‘Moana’ writer Jared Bush as creative head of animation studios

(Corrects paragraph 5 to say that “Zootopia 2” will release in the fall of 2025 and “Moana 2” will release in the fall of ‘2024’, not 2025) (Reuters) -Walt Disney [...]

Yen nurses losses as BOJ meets, dollar dogged by rate outlook
Yen nurses losses as BOJ meets, dollar dogged by rate outlook

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – The yen remained under pressure on Friday as investors wagered the Bank of Japan (BOJ) would wrap up a policy meeting sounding cautious on [...]

Huawei’s $2,800 tri-fold phone hits stores amid supply concerns
Huawei’s $2,800 tri-fold phone hits stores amid supply concerns

By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – Huawei and Apple’s latest smartphones go on sale in China on Friday, with the Chinese tech company’s much-anticipated $2,800 tri-foldable phone offered at [...]

Evangelical leaders are praying for Donald Trump

(SRN NEWS) – After TWO assassination attempts, the former president is the object of renewed petitions for safety.  Franklin Graham says “this is a strong reminder that we need to [...]

Pornography is bad for your mental health

(SRN NEWS) – A new poll from the Institute for Family Studies finds that young adults who view porn frequently are more likely to feel lonely and suffer from depression.  [...]

Lawmakers are thinking about the next pandemic

(SRN NEWS) – The House has passed a measure that would require Senate approval of any agreement between this country and the World Health Organization on how to handle another [...]

Late term abortions ARE happening in this country

(SRN NEWS) – In her recent debate with former president Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris said “Nowhere in America is a woman carrying a pregnancy to term and asking for an [...]

RELIGION HEADLINES

(SRN NEWS) – A political committee behind the campaign to pass a constitutional right to abortion in Florida has filed a lawsuit against a state health care agency.  The American Civil [...]

Littell allows 1 hit in 7 innings and Rays beat Red Sox 2-0
Littell allows 1 hit in 7 innings and Rays beat Red Sox 2-0

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. (AP) — Zack Littell allowed one hit over seven innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 2-0 on Thursday night. Littell (8-9), who [...]

Jets’ Aaron Rodgers returns to huge cheers for 1st home game since Achilles tendon injury last year
Jets’ Aaron Rodgers returns to huge cheers for 1st home game since Achilles tendon injury last year

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — No American flag this time for Aaron Rodgers. But a thunderous ovation greeted the New York Jets quarterback as he jogged onto the field at [...]

Ohtani has 3 homers, 10 RBIs and becomes first 50-50 player as Dodgers rout Marlins, clinch playoffs
Ohtani has 3 homers, 10 RBIs and becomes first 50-50 player as Dodgers rout Marlins, clinch playoffs

MIAMI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani became the first player in major league history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season when he homered three times [...]

Guardians pushing unexpected season into postseason, will have chance to end Series title drought
Guardians pushing unexpected season into postseason, will have chance to end Series title drought

CLEVELAND (AP) — Soaked to the skin from being sprayed with champagne and beer, manager Stephen Vogt stood in the middle of the clubhouse and triumphantly lifted a fake jeweled [...]

Why does Shohei Ohtani’s 50-50 feat resonate so much in baseball?
Why does Shohei Ohtani’s 50-50 feat resonate so much in baseball?

Among the roughly 23,000 men who played played Major League Baseball over the past century-and-a-half, none had a season with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases — until now. [...]

Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa
Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses of the vaccine it obtained from Nigeria under an agreement between the two countries, the [...]

Masimo shareholders elect both Politan nominees in bitter boardroom battle

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Masimo Corp shareholders elected both director candidates proposed by veteran activist investor Quentin Koffey’s hedge fund Politan Capital Management, in one of the [...]

EU regulator backs use of Novo’s Wegovy for obesity-related heart condition
EU regulator backs use of Novo’s Wegovy for obesity-related heart condition

(Reuters) -The European Medicines Agency backed the use of Novo Nordisk’s popular drug Wegovy to help ease heart failure in people with obesity, the Danish drugmaker said on Thursday. This [...]

A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19’s origin
A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19’s origin

LONDON (AP) — Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people, an effort they hope [...]

Republicans are trying a new approach to abortion in the race for Congress
Republicans are trying a new approach to abortion in the race for Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the most contested races for control of the U.S. House, many Republican candidates are speaking up about women’s rights to abortion access and reproductive care in [...]

Huawei’s $2,800 tri-fold phone hits stores amid supply concerns
Huawei’s $2,800 tri-fold phone hits stores amid supply concerns

By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – Huawei and Apple’s latest smartphones go on sale in China on Friday, with the Chinese tech company’s much-anticipated $2,800 tri-foldable phone offered at [...]

23andMe directors resign as the CEO of the genetic-testing company seeks to take it private
23andMe directors resign as the CEO of the genetic-testing company seeks to take it private

NEW YORK (AP) — All of 23andMe’s independent directors resigned from its board this week, a rare move that marks the latest challenge for the genetic-testing company. The resignations follow [...]

Apple begins testing AI software designed to bring a smarter Siri to the iPhone 16
Apple begins testing AI software designed to bring a smarter Siri to the iPhone 16

Apple is giving more people the chance to test a software update that will implant artificial intelligence into its virtual assistant Siri and automate a variety of tedious tasks on [...]

Terraform Labs approved for bankruptcy wind-down after US SEC settlement
Terraform Labs approved for bankruptcy wind-down after US SEC settlement

By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) – Terraform Labs received court approval on Thursday to wind down its operations in bankruptcy after agreeing to settle a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit [...]

Oregon governor uses new land use law to propose rural land for semiconductor facility
Oregon governor uses new land use law to propose rural land for semiconductor facility

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is using a new land use law to propose a rural area for a semiconductor facility, as officials seek to lure more [...]