Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

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Science|Technology

Video shows dog chewing on a lithium-ion battery and sparking house fire in Oklahoma

A dog chomping on a lithium-ion battery sparked a house fire in Oklahoma and video of the moment is now being used by a fire department to show the potential dangers of those batteries

Sports

Texas running back CJ Baxter lost for season with training camp knee injury that requires surgery

Texas running back CJ Baxter injured a knee in practice this week and will miss the 2024 season

Texas running back CJ Baxter lost for season with training camp knee injury that requires surgery
Sports

NASCAR's Bristol Motor Speedway to host Reds-Braves MLB game next season, AP source says

Bristol Motor Speedway will host an MLB game between Cincinnati and Atlanta in 2025

NASCAR's Bristol Motor Speedway to host Reds-Braves MLB game next season, AP source says
Crime|Entertainment|Europe|News

Organizers cancel Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna over fears of an attack

Organizers of three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna this week called them off on Wednesday after officials announced arrests over an apparent plot to launch an attack on an event in the Vienna area such as the concerts as part of her Eras Tour

Organizers cancel Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna over fears of an attack
Sports

Falcons receiver Rondale Moore carted off field with leg injury

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Rondale Moore was carted off the field with a leg injury during the team’s joint practice with the Miami Dolphins on Wednesday

Falcons receiver Rondale Moore carted off field with leg injury
Arts|Education

Former Bennington College head Mariko Silver to become Lincoln Center president in September

Former Bennington College head Mariko Silver was hired Wednesday as president of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Former Bennington College head Mariko Silver to become Lincoln Center president in September
Business|Crime|News|Technology

US auto safety agency seeks information from Tesla on fatal Cybertruck crash and fire in Texas

Federal safety authorities say they are seeking information on a crash and fire involving a Tesla Cybertruck that killed a driver of the futuristic new pickup

US auto safety agency seeks information from Tesla on fatal Cybertruck crash and fire in Texas
Health|News|Science|World

UN health agency convening experts to determine if the mpox outbreak in Africa is a global emergency

The head of the World Health Organization says he will convene an expert group to determine if the increasing spread of the mpox virus in Africa warrants being declared a global emergency

UN health agency convening experts to determine if the mpox outbreak in Africa is a global emergency
Business|News|Technology

FAA has doubled its enforcement cases against Boeing since a door plug blew off a 737 Max

Federal Aviation Administration officials say the agency has doubled its number of enforcement cases against Boeing since a door plug blew off a 737 Max in midflight

FAA has doubled its enforcement cases against Boeing since a door plug blew off a 737 Max
Crime|Sports

Paris prosecutors: Australian Olympic field hockey player released after trying to buy cocaine

Prosecutors said Wednesday that a member of the Australian Olympic field hockey team was given a criminal warning in Paris after trying to buy cocaine, allowing him to be released from custody

Paris prosecutors: Australian Olympic field hockey player released after trying to buy cocaine
Americas|News

Venezuelan opposition candidate González won't appear before court and questions election audit

The presidential campaign of Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González says he will not appear before the country’s high court

Venezuelan opposition candidate González won't appear before court and questions election audit
Crime

A doctor in Berlin has been arrested on suspicion of killing 4 elderly patients

Authorities say a doctor has been arrested in Berlin on suspicion of killing four elderly patients and trying to cover up the evidence by setting fires at their homes

Asia|News

5 people killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Nepal's capital

Authorities in Nepal all five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed in the mountains just north of the capital

5 people killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Nepal's capital
Asia|News|World

Thai court dissolves progressive Move Forward Party, which won election but was blocked from power

A court in Thailand has ordered the dissolution of the progressive Move Forward Party, which won national elections in 2023, saying it violated the constitution by proposing an amendment of a law against defaming the country’s royal family

Thai court dissolves progressive Move Forward Party, which won election but was blocked from power
Crime|News|World

Part of a hotel on Germany's Mosel River collapses, killing 2 and trapping others for hours

Authorities say that part of a hotel in western Germany collapsed, leaving two people dead and trapping seven others in the wreckage for hours

Part of a hotel on Germany's Mosel River collapses, killing 2 and trapping others for hours
Asia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Wall Street slips after a morning rally evaporates as some of the market's AI darlings drop

U.S. stocks slumped after a morning rally evaporated, but the losses on Wall Street weren’t as bad as the manic moves that wracked markets worldwide over the last week

Wall Street slips after a morning rally evaporates as some of the market's AI darlings drop
Technology

Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million cars in China for a remote software fix

Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million cars in China for a remote software upgrade to ensure that they warn the driver when the trunk is not locked shut

Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million cars in China for a remote software fix
Europe|Sports

Open water swimmers train in Seine River ahead of 10-kilometer Olympic marathon races

Olympic open water swimmers have trained in the long-polluted Seine River after Paris organizers determined it was safe to dive in

Open water swimmers train in Seine River ahead of 10-kilometer Olympic marathon races
Sports

Framber Valdez has no-hitter through 8 innings for Astros against rival Rangers

Framber Valdez has not allowed a hit through eight innings for the Houston Astros against the Texas Rangers

Framber Valdez has no-hitter through 8 innings for Astros against rival Rangers
News|Technology

New Yorkers are warned from the skies about impending danger from storms as city deploys drones

New York City emergency management officials are turning high-tech, using drones to warn residents about potential threatening weather

Environment|News

Fast-moving Southern California wildfire torches hillside homes, forcing evacuations

A fast-moving wildfire that swept into a Southern California hillside community this week destroyed five homes and damaged three others

Fast-moving Southern California wildfire torches hillside homes, forcing evacuations
Health|News|Opinion

Judge upholds Ohio's gender-affirming care ban; civil rights group vows immediate appeal

A judge in Ohio says a state law that limits gender-affirming health care for youth under 18 can go into effect

Judge upholds Ohio's gender-affirming care ban; civil rights group vows immediate appeal
News|Sports

Harvard graduate Gabby Thomas sprints to 200-meter gold medal for the United States by a big margin

Gabby Thomas has sped to the win in the women’s 200 meters at the 2024 Olympics

Harvard graduate Gabby Thomas sprints to 200-meter gold medal for the United States by a big margin
News|World

Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader in show of defiance

The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader

Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader in show of defiance
Business|Finance|Technology

Elon Musk's X sues advertisers over alleged 'massive advertiser boycott' after Twitter takeover

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has sued a group of advertisers, alleging that a “massive advertiser boycott” deprived the company of billions of dollars in revenue and violated antitrust laws

Elon Musk's X sues advertisers over alleged 'massive advertiser boycott' after Twitter takeover

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