China conducts ‘precision missile strikes’ in Taiwan Strait

KEELUNG, Taiwan (AP) — China conducted “precision missile strikes” Thursday in waters off Taiwan’s coasts as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in theRead More

Police: No victim found in shooting at Mall of America

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Someone fired shots Thursday at the Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis, sending shoppers running for cover, but police said theyRead More

US declares public health emergency over monkeypox outbreak

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government declared a public health emergency Thursday to bolster the response to the monkeypox outbreak that has infected more than 6,600 Americans.Read More

Cracker Barrel sparks uproar for plant-based sausage critics say is ‘woke’

(CNN) — Some of the meat at Cracker Barrel might be fake, but the beef that it’s causing is very real. On Monday, the chain postedRead More

American Airlines cutting 2% of September and October flights

 (CNN) — American Airlines says it is cutting 2% of flights from its schedule in September and October. American calls the cuts “proactive adjustments” inRead More

Jurors in Parkland gunman’s trial visit blood-stained mass shooting site sealed since 2018 as state rests its case

   (CNN) — Jurors in the sentencing phase of the Parkland, Florida, school shooter’s trial on Thursday visited the scene of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas HighRead More

US to declare monkeypox a public health emergency to bolster federal response to growing outbreak

US to declare monkeypox a public health emergency to bolster federal response to growing outbreak.

Four current, former Louisville police officers federally charged in Breonna Taylor’s death

(CNN) — Four current and former Louisville Metro Police Department officers involved in the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor’s home were arrested on Thursday andRead More

WNBA star Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian jail for drug-smuggling

 (CNN) — American women’s basketball star Brittney Griner was convicted of deliberately smuggling drugs into Russia and sentenced to nine years of jail time ThursdayRead More

Myanmar charges Japanese journalist with spreading fake news

BANGKOK (AP) — A Japanese video journalist detained in Myanmar while covering a brief pro-democracy march has been charged with violating a law against spreadingRead More