Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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South Korean computer chipmaker plans $3.87 billion Indiana semiconductor plant and research center

A major South Korean computer chipmaker said Wednesday it plans to spend more than $3.87 billion in Indiana to build a semiconductor packaging plant and research and development center

News|Science

NASA probes whether object that crashed into Florida home came from space station

NASA says it’s investigating whether an object that crashed into the roof of a home in southwest Florida last month came from the international space station

Health|News

Hot air balloon pilot had anesthetic in his system at time of crash that killed 4, report says

A newly released report says a hot air balloon pilot had an elevated level of an anesthetic in his system at the time of a January crash that killed four people in Arizona

Economy|News|World

Tourist from Minnesota who was killed by an elephant in Zambia was an adventurer, family says

Family members described an American tourist who was killed in Africa when a bull elephant charged the truck she was riding in as an adventurer

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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Health|News

Air ambulance crew administered drug to hot air balloon pilot after crash that killed 4, report says

An autopsy report has been amended to show the pilot of a hot air balloon that plummeted in Arizona, killing him and three others, had been administered an anesthetic after the crash

News|Political|World

Sweden expels a Chinese journalist, calling her a threat to national security, report says

Sweden has expelled a Chinese journalist, saying the reporter was a threat to national security

News|Political|World

Retired Venezuelan general who defied Maduro gets over 21 years in US prison

A retired three-star Venezuelan army general who twice tried to mount coups against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been sentenced to over 21 years in prison after he admitted providing weapons to drug-funded rebels

Entertainment|News|World

Novels from Asia, Europe and South America vie for International Booker Prize

Novels that depict human struggles in settings that range from rural Argentina to Communist East Germany are among six finalists for the International Booker Prize for translated fiction

Business|Entertainment

Ready to serve: The Barefoot Contessa's long-awaited memoir to come out Oct. 1

Ina Garten’s long-awaited memoir, first announced in 2019, will be published Oct. 1

Sports

Top-ranked Djokovic returns to clay and eases into third round at Monte Carlo Masters

Novak Djokovic made light work of his return to clay and did not even face a break point when beating Roman Safiullin 6-1, 6-2 to reach the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters

Business|News

US Postal Service seeking to hike cost of first-class stamp to 73 cents

The U.S. Postal Service is planning a rate increase that would raise the price of a first-class stamp from 68 cents to 73 cents

Business|Sports

Workers at Philadelphia sports stadium hit picket lines for one-day strike

Hundreds of food service workers at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia are staging a one-day strike as contract negotiations continue with the firm that operates concessions at the stadium

News

New Jersey officials say they are probing hate crime after Islamic center is vandalized at Rutgers

An Islamic center at New Jersey’s Rutgers University was vandalized on the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr

News

Psych exams ordered for mother of boy found dead in suitcase in southern Indiana

A judge has ordered a psychologist and a psychiatrist to examine the mother of a 5-year-old Atlanta boy whose body was found in a suitcase in Indiana in 2022

Entertainment

10 emerging writers each receive $50,000 Whiting Awards

Fiction writer and National Book Award finalist Aaliyah Bilal is among 10 winners of the Whiting Award for emerging authors

News|Technology|World

2 Nigerian brothers plead guilty to sexual extortion after death of Michigan teen

Two Nigerian brothers have pleaded guilty to sexually extorting teenage boys and young men in Michigan and across the country

News|World

Portuguese Catholic Church announces it will compensate victims of sex abuse

The Portuguese Catholic Church says it will pay some form of compensation to victims of sex abuse by clergy

Entertainment

New York Philharmonic to tour China this summer

The New York Philharmonic will give five concerts in China this summer in what it says will be first visit to the mainland by a U.S. orchestra since 2019

Sports

He's back: Djokovic reaches semifinals at Monte Carlo Masters for first time since 2015

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic beat Alex De Minaur in straight sets to reach the semifinals at the Monte Carlo Masters

News|Political

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

News

1 dead after shuttle bus crashes at a Honolulu cruise ship terminal

One person died and multiple people were injured when a shuttle bus collided with pedestrians and concrete barriers at a Honolulu cruise ship terminal

News

Sex crimes charges dropped against California Marine after missing teen found in barracks

A Southern California Marine accused of having sex with a missing 14-year-old girl found in his Camp Pendleton barracks room last summer no longer faces sex crimes charges

Education|News|Political|Technology

Utah school board member who questioned a student's gender loses party nomination for reelection

A conservative Utah State Board of Education member who faced calls to resign after lawmakers said she bullied a student on social media has lost her nomination for reelection

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Woman with history of DUIs sentenced to 15 years to life for California crash that killed mom-to-be

A California woman with a history of convictions for driving under the influence has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for a crash that killed a 23-year-old pregnant woman and left her baby in critical condition

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