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Louisiana State University running back charged with attempted second-degree murder

A Louisiana State University freshman football player was arrested Thursday and charged with attempted second-degree murder after a shooting last week that injured two people

Louisiana State University running back charged with attempted second-degree murder
Asia|Science|Technology

Japan has launched its flagship H3 rocket in aclosely-watched 2nd test after failed debut last year

A new Japanese flagship H3 rocket lifted off from a space station in southwestern Japan on Saturday in a key second test flight a year after its failed debut launch

Japan has launched its flagship H3 rocket in aclosely-watched 2nd test after failed debut last year
Health|News

HIV/AIDS activist Hydeia Broadbent, known for her inspirational talks as a young child, dies at 39

A prominent HIV/AIDS activist known for her inspirational talks in the 1990s as a young child to reduce the stigma surrounding the virus she was born with has died

HIV/AIDS activist Hydeia Broadbent, known for her inspirational talks as a young child, dies at 39
Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

A look at Nvidia climb to prominence in the AI world, by the numbers

Nvidia’s stock price jumped 16% on Thursday, increasing the company's market value by a staggering $273 billion in just one day, a record amount

A look at Nvidia climb to prominence in the AI world, by the numbers
Business|Technology

Microsoft inks deal with France's Mistral AI, an OpenAI rival that has its own chatbot

Microsoft announced an artificial intelligence partnership Monday with the French startup Mistral AI that could lessen the software giant’s reliance on ChatGPT-maker OpenAI for supplying the next wave of chatbots and other generative AI products

Europe|News|World

NATO's chief says the alliance has no plans to send troops to Ukraine

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance has no plans to send combat troops into Ukraine, as some Western countries are thought to be considering putting boots on the ground

NATO's chief says the alliance has no plans to send troops to Ukraine
News|Opinion|US|World

Vice President Kamala Harris to join in marking anniversary of Bloody Sunday on Alabama bridge

Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to be among those marking the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the day Alabama law officers attacked Civil Rights demonstrators at the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama

Vice President Kamala Harris to join in marking anniversary of Bloody Sunday on Alabama bridge
Lifestyle|News|US|World

First lady Jill Biden honors 'women of courage' at White House

First lady Jill Biden is hosting a White House ceremony honoring “women of courage” from around the world

First lady Jill Biden honors 'women of courage' at White House
Business|News|Technology

Federal safety officials say Boeing fails to meet quality-control standards in manufacturing

Federal regulators say they have found multiple instances in which Boeing and its key supplier lack adequate measures to control for quality in the manufacturing of jetliners

Federal safety officials say Boeing fails to meet quality-control standards in manufacturing
Technology

Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outage

A technical issue had caused widespread login issues for more than an hour across Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms on Tuesday

Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outage
News|US

Southern Baptists say federal investigation into sexual abuse has ended with 'no further action’

A leader in the Southern Baptist Convention says the U.S. Department of Justice has ended its investigation of the denomination’s handling of sexual abuse in its churches and doesn’t anticipate further action

Southern Baptists say federal investigation into sexual abuse has ended with 'no further action’
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Crew of the giant Icon of the Seas cruise ship rescues 14 people adrift in the sea

Authorities say the crew of what is considered the world’s largest cruise ship rescued 14 people clinging to a small boat adrift on the ocean

MidEast|News|World

Another top donor says it will resume funding the UN agency for Palestinians as Gaza hunger grows

Another top donor to the U.N. agency aiding Palestinians says it will resume its funding

Another top donor says it will resume funding the UN agency for Palestinians as Gaza hunger grows
Election|US

Trump supporters hoping to oust Wisconsin leader say they have enough signatures to force recall

Backers of an effort to oust Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office over his opposition to former President Donald Trump say they've collected enough signatures to force a recall vote

Trump supporters hoping to oust Wisconsin leader say they have enough signatures to force recall
Business|News|Technology|US

Pressure on Boeing grows as Buttigieg says the company needs to cooperate with investigations

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is turning up the heat on Boeing

Pressure on Boeing grows as Buttigieg says the company needs to cooperate with investigations
Europe|News|Political|World

Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if threatened, Putin tells state media

President Vladimir Putin says that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to Russian statehood, sovereignty, or independence

Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if threatened, Putin tells state media
Africa|Election|MidEast|News|World

Algeria sets election for September. The military-backed president is expected to seek a 2nd term

Algeria will hold its next presidential election on Sept. 7, giving first-term President Abdelmajid Tebboune more than five months to campaign should he choose to seek a second term leading the oil-rich north African nation

Algeria sets election for September. The military-backed president is expected to seek a 2nd term
Business|Finance|US

Visa, Mastercard settle long-running antitrust suit over swipe fees with merchants

Visa and MasterCard announced a settlement with U.S. merchants related to swipe fees, a development that could potentially save consumers tens of billions of dollars

Visa, Mastercard settle long-running antitrust suit over swipe fees with merchants
Business|Economy|News|World

China's Xi issues a positive message in meeting with U.S. business leaders as relations improve

China’s nationalist leader Xi Jinping has called for closer trade ties with the U.S. during a meeting with top American business leaders in Beijing

China's Xi issues a positive message in meeting with U.S. business leaders as relations improve
News|US

Oklahoma State Patrol says it is diverting traffic after a barge hit a bridge

The Oklahoma State Patrol says it closed a highway south of Sallisaw after a barge struck a bridge over the Arkansas River

Oklahoma State Patrol says it is diverting traffic after a barge hit a bridge
Business|Economy|News|Technology|US

UPS to become the primary air cargo provider for the United States Postal Service

UPS will become the primary air cargo provider for the United States Postal Service

UPS to become the primary air cargo provider for the United States Postal Service
Health|MidEast|News|World

As Israeli withdraws from raid on Shifa Hospital, accounts from military and witnesses differ wildly

On Monday, the Israeli military withdrew from its second devastating raid on Gaza’s largest hospital, Shifa, leaving it in ruins, with the walls blown out and frame blackened

As Israeli withdraws from raid on Shifa Hospital, accounts from military and witnesses differ wildly
Business|Celebrity|Entertainment|Finance

Hits for sale: Notable artists who have had their music catalogs sell for big money

Kiss agreed to sell their catalog, brand name and IP to Swedish company Pophouse in a deal estimated to be over $300 million

Hits for sale: Notable artists who have had their music catalogs sell for big money
Crime|Europe|News|World

Ukraine fires more than 50 drones against Russia in one of its biggest air attacks of the war

Moscow defense officials say Ukraine have fired more than 40 drones into Russia’s bordering Rostov region in what appeared to be one of its biggest aerial attacks in the war and as Kyiv’s forces step up their assaults on Russian soil

Ukraine fires more than 50 drones against Russia in one of its biggest air attacks of the war
News|US

Cecil L. 'Chip' Murray, influential pastor and civil rights leader in Los Angeles, dies

An influential pastor and civil rights leader in Los Angeles has died

Cecil L. 'Chip' Murray, influential pastor and civil rights leader in Los Angeles, dies

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