Four space tourists return to Earth after a private flight over the poles
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four space tourists who orbited the north and south poles returned to Earth on Friday, splashing down in the Pacific to end their privately funded polar tour. Bitcoin investor…
Sweeping Trump tariffs draw dismay, calls for talks from countries around the globe
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Sweeping new tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump provoked dismay, threats of countermeasures and urgent calls for talks to find ways to rescind the stiff new…
April Fools’ Day is celebrated with pranks and hoaxes worldwide
By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press From France to Iceland to the United States, April Fools’ Day will be celebrated on Tuesday with practical jokes and elaborate hoaxes, so make sure to triple check viral posts and don’t leave your back…
NFL postpones a decision on the tush push but passes other rule changes
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The future of the tush push has been pushed until next month. NFL team owners had been set to vote Tuesday on Green Bay’s proposal to ban the…
A stroke survivor speaks again with the help of an experimental brain-computer implant
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Scientists have developed a device that can translate thoughts about speech into spoken words in real time. Although it’s still experimental, they hope the brain-computer interface could someday help give voice to those…
Pope’s willingness to show his frailty provides an example to young and old alike in aging world
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ frailty was on full view as he left Rome’s Gemelli hospital last Sunday after five weeks battling pneumonia that nearly killed him. He could barely lift his arms to bless…
Myanmar quake death toll rises to 1,644 as resistance movement announces partial ceasefire
By GRANT PECK and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A unilateral partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts was announced on Saturday by Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government, which coordinates the popular struggle against the ruling military. The…
Utah becomes the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, despite widespread opposition from dentists and national health organizations. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed legislation late Thursday that bars cities and communities…
A new thermal steam vent is grabbing attention in ever-changing Yellowstone National Park
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A new thermal vent spewing steam in the air at Yellowstone National Park is gaining attention, mainly because it’s visible from a road rather than any significant change in the park famous for its…
Former Utah Rep. Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to the US House, has died
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died Sunday. She was 49. Love’s…