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Man steals margarita during break-in at hospitalized woman's home

A man is behind bars after he allegedly broke into a woman's St. Louis County home and stole a margarita while she was in the hospital.

Fat Bear Week 2023: Here are the heavyweight contenders

The brown bears at Katmai National Park in Alaska have spent the last few months packing on the pounds, all in preparation for the annual Fat Bear Competition.

Time-lapse video shows Charlotte Sena suspect's possible route home as cops seek home security footage

The Saratoga County Sheriff's Office is asking anyone who lives along the suspect's potential path away from Lake Moreau State Park to check home security footage.

Son of Buc-ee's co-founder arrested on 28 felony charges in Texas

Mitchell Wasek, 28, the son of Don Wasek, the co-founder of nationally renowned Buc-ee's convenience store has been arrested

Morgan State shooting erupted during dispute but victims were unintended targets, police say

BALTIMORE (AP) — At least two people opened fire during a dispute between two groups at Morgan State University homecoming events Tuesday night, but the five victims were likely not the shooters’ intended targets, officials said.

Shakira songs, Latin classics submitted to Library of Congress

Shakira, Selena Gomez and others are the artists behind new songs submitted to the Library of Congress for preservation.

Video provides first clear views of WWII aircraft carriers lost in the pivotal Battle of Midway

Footage from deep in the Pacific Ocean has given the first detailed look at three World War II aircraft carriers that sank in the pivotal Battle of Midway and could help solve mysteries about the days-long barrage that marked a shift in control of the Pacific theater from Japanese to U.S. forces.

Around the world

Work starts on turning Adolf Hitler's birthplace into a police station

Work started Monday on turning the house in Austria where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 into a police station, a project meant to make it unattractive as a site of pilgrimage for people who glorify the Nazi dictator.

US student faces Dubai jail after ‘humiliating’ treatment

A New York student who has been detained in the UAE could face jail time after being accused of "assaulting and insulting" Dubai airport staff.

Bus crash near Venice, Italy, kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists

ROME (AP) — At least 21 people were killed and 18 injured in a fiery bus crash in Mestre, Italy, just across the Venetian Lagoon from old Venice, where firefighters and other emergency responders worked into the night trying to extract bodies and squelch the flames.

Building collapse in Cuban capital leaves 1 dead, at least 2 hurt

The partial collapse of a residential building in Havana, Cuba's historic city center has left at least one person dead and two others injured, according to authorities.

Turkey strikes Kurdish militants in Iraq again after warning of retaliation for a bombing in Ankara

BEIRUT (AP) — Turkish warplanes launched a new round of airstrikes against Kurdish militant targets in Iraq on Wednesday hours after the foreign minister warned that Turkey would hit the militant group's positions in Syria and Iraq in retaliation for a suicide bombing in Ankara earlier this week.

Fuerza Regida cancels Tijuana concert following cartel threats

Fuerza Regida canceled their show in Tijuana, Mexico, following threats from alleged members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

South African mining employs many and may only have decades left, report warns

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's overall mining profits slipped by more than $5 billion in the last financial year, while the country that was once the world's largest gold producer might have less than 30 years of a viable gold industry left without renewed investment, according to a n

Technology

Building sustainability at the edge of the enterprise

The enterprise edge has become a growing area of innovation as organizations increasingly understand that not every workload — particularly new edge workloads — can move to the cloud.

Meta to lay off staffers at its Facebook Agile Silicon Team: Report

Facebook-parent Meta is laying off employees from its metaverse custom silicon unit, according to a news report. The layoffs affecting Facebook’s Agile Silicon Team or FAST, as known internally in the company, were announced at a Workplace forum, Reuters cited sources as saying.

Facing increasing pressure from customers, some miners are switching to renewable energy

SOROWAKO, Indonesia (AP) — Red hot sparks fly through the air as a worker in a heat-resistant suit pokes a long metal rod into a nickel smelter, coaxing the molten metal from a crucible at a processing facility on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

The Supreme Court will decide if state laws limiting social media platforms violate the Constitution

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution.

Senators grill TikTok about ties to ByteDance

Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Tuesday demanded answers from TikTok about its ties to ByteDance, the social media platform’s Beijing-based parent company, following a report of high-level executives moving between the two companies.

Google packs more artificial intelligence into new Pixel phones, raises prices for devices by $100

Google on Wednesday unveiled a next-generation Pixel smartphones lineup that will be infused with more artificial intelligence tools capable of writing captions about photos that can also be altered by the technology.

3 hard truths about GenAI’s large language models

I love technology. During the last year, I’ve been fascinated to see new developments emerge in generative AI large language models (LLMs). Beyond the hype, generative AI is truly a watershed moment for technology and its role in our world.

Sports News

CMU men's soccer makes miraculous comeback as CMU volleyball dominates

The score was three-nothing at the half. Everything was going the opposite of CMU's way. But a fire was lit at the half. Because in half two, it was a different Mavericks team.

Rays eliminated from playoffs with 7-1 loss to Rangers

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Adolis García and Evan Carter homered to back and Nathan Eovaldi, and the Texas Rangers beat the punchless Tampa Bay Rays 7-1 Wednesday to finish a two-game AL Wild Card Series sweep.

Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes: 'I just haven't played very good' amid 3-1 start to season

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes criticized his own performance four games into the season Wednesday, saying that the two-time and reigning league MVP must play better if Kansas City wants to defend its Super Bowl title.

Hyped Baker Mayfield goes viral for vulgar comment during Bucs' win over Saints

Baker Mayfield threw three touchdown passes against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback went viral because of a vulgar remark.

Feel the Bern: How was your Sunday without a Detroit Lions game?

The Detroit Lions got a well-deserved weekend off after their dominating performance vs. the Packers in Green Bay on Thursday.

Florida high school athletes could get NIL rights: report

A new report suggests high school athletes in Florida could soon get paid for their name, image and likeness.

A HUGE night in high school Softball

It was another big night in high school softball as all four Grand Valley teams squared off on the diamond.

Politics News

Democrat Sen Menendez's wife hit, killed pedestrian while driving in 2018: reports

Nadine Arslanian Menendez, wife of Democrat New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, was involved in a fatal traffic accident with a pedestrian in 2018 and deemed not at fault.

Jim Jordan announces run for Speaker

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is running for Speaker of the House, his spokesperson confirmed to The Hill. Jordan, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, could attract support from hardline conservatives: he was the first-ever chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus.

After judge's rebuke, Donald Trump returns to court for 3rd day for fraud lawsuit trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump returned to his New York civil fraud trial for a third day Wednesday after running afoul of the judge by denigrating a key court staffer in a social media post.

New York City struggling to contain rising tuberculosis cases

Budget cuts and understaffing are delaying the city’s ability to handle an increase in tuberculosis patients.

Ron DeSantis' campaign will move more staff to Iowa in his latest bet on the first caucuses

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign said Wednesday it will move about a third of its staff to Iowa, underscoring the do-or-die importance the Florida governor is placing on the leadoff caucuses.

JR Majewski, who quit Ohio GOP primary in May, rejoins race to challenge Democratic Rep. Kaptur

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Trump-backed Republican whose military record was called into question during his unsuccessful 2022 congressional campaign has rejoined next year's race to take on Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur in northern Ohio. J.R.

Laphonza Butler sworn in to replace Feinstein in Senate

Former union leader and Democratic insider Laphonza Butler was sworn in as the newest member of the Senate on Tuesday, replacing California Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death and becoming only the third Black female senator in history.