Iran war renews concerns about the lasting toll of traumatic brain injuries to US troops
By BEN FINLEY and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Joe Shearer was a Marine fighting in Iraq, a blast from an enemy mortar round knocked him down and made him vomit. He got up and kept going…
The Danube River’s water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging
By MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC Associated Press PRAHOVO, Serbia (AP) — Water levels on the Danube River, the second longest in Europe, have dropped so low because of drought that the hulks of dozens of World War II German battleships are emerging…
Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment tees up a legal debate and a contempt vote
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment before Congress will be put to the test this week as a Republican-led committee prepares to vote to hold him in contempt and…
Arson suspect arrested as Spokane battles devastating wildfires
By LINDSEY WASSON, ED WHITE and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region. The Spokane County…
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ nets second best North American opening ever with $355 million
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” made box office history in its first weekend in theaters. The Sony-released superhero movie became the second-biggest North American opening ever with an astonishing $355 million in ticket sales, according…
Washington state fires destroy hundreds of structures and force Spokane-area residents to evacuate
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press Light winds and lower temperatures were in the forecast Monday to help firefighters with wildfires in eastern Washington state that forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area while destroying at least 600…
Trump says talks on Iran war will begin Monday after he holds off on ‘massive’ strikes
By SAMY MAGDY and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said new talks to wind down the war in Iran will start Monday, after announcing he is holding off on new massive strikes he had…
Police describe a father’s horror as he realizes then-wife Lindsay Clancy killed their 3 kids
By MICHAEL CASEY and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — The two police officers focused first on Lindsay Clancy drifting in and out of consciousness in the snow after jumping from her second-floor window of her Massachusetts home….
Father who gave gun to Apalachee High School shooter sentenced to serve 15 years in prison
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press A man who gave his son the gun he used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison. Colin Gray’s sentencing comes…
Oil prices jump following fighting in the Middle East, while US stocks drift
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are back to jumping on Wednesday, while the U.S. stock market is holding relatively steady ahead of a Federal Reserve decision on what to do with interest rates….