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Authorities release early ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case, hoping someone recognizes it
TUCSON, Ariz. | Authorities released an early ransom note in the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in hopes that someone will recognize the writing style. A second note released Friday indicated Guthrie died shortly after she was kidnapped. Both notes initially went to a Tucson television station days after the 84-year-old mother of […]
Trump says anti-weaponization fund in IRS settlement is ‘dead’ even as he defends it
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump said Friday that his $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund is “dead” while also continuing to defend it, further complicating his administration’s negotiations with two Republican senators who are blocking his attorney general nominee in protest. Trump told reporters at Camp David on Friday morning that administration officials had “agreed not to […]
Arizona, California and Nevada would share cuts under federal proposal to manage the Colorado River
WASHINGTON | Three western U.S. states would take less water from the Colorado River under a federal proposal released Friday to stave off a crisis in the beleaguered waterway. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation proposal spares four other states from facing mandatory cuts for now. It’s meant to be flexible, allowing deeper cuts in drier […]
A World Cup banner turns the Malvinas into a cultural obsession for a new generation in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina | It took a World Cup to transform a remote cluster of islands that’s home to more sheep than people into a cultural juggernaut. A decision by Argentina’s players to unfurl a banner about the disputed Falkland Islands after defeating England in the World Cup semifinals carried a historical cause onto the […]
Cyberattacks on Minnesota water systems investigated as officials warn about Iranian hackers
Authorities were working Thursday to find the source of cyberattacks that targeted over 30 water systems in Minnesota and came amid warnings that Iranian hackers have been focused on such systems. Minnesota IT Services said state officials had yet to identify who was behind the attacks that took place Sunday and Monday. There were no […]
Trump hails a ‘unique’ Cabinet meeting at Camp David as he seizes on Spain’s migration crisis
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump took Friday’s Cabinet meeting on the road to Camp David, using the historic rustic backdrop of the presidential retreat to boast of his administration’s achievements while seizing on a migrant crisis in Spain to make his case for why voters should keep the Republican Party in power. The Cabinet meeting, […]
A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. | A drifting SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after launching a pair of lunar landers more than a year ago. The rocket’s upper stage will unintentionally slam into the moon on Wednesday, carving out a crater and sending up a plume of dust and rubble that scientists […]
Israelis worry about weakening connection with younger Jewish Americans
JERUSALEM | Israelis across political and religious lines are worried about the weakening connection with younger Jewish Americans — who, according to a recent AP-NORC poll, tend to consider support for Israel less crucial to their Jewish identity than older adults. “It’s extremely important to us,” said Itai Nixon, who leads the diaspora department for […]
Bearly mid-summer, major ursa sightings are sky high in the metro area, but not in Aurora
AURORA | As if the relentless heat and brown grass isn’t enough for Front Rangers these days, get ready for bears. “So we’re seeing more bears there than we have in any year,” Colorado Division of Wildlife spokesperson Kara Van Hoose said Friday. The Arapahoe County Sheriff Department relayed a bear sighting Thursday along the […]
The Mediterranean’s warming waters are drawing hundreds of invasive species
ROME | The Mediterranean of our ancestors is no more. Scientists say climate change, caused mainly by burning oil, coal and gas, is making the Mediterranean Sea hotter, bringing hundreds of new and invasive fish species that decimate indigenous populations. As biodiversity diminishes, coastal communities will struggle to make ends meet in the ways they’ve […]