Annual Watermelon Festival in Monument brings fruity fun for the whole family
MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) — The third annual watermelon festival put on by the Colorado Kids Ranch in Monument wrapped up Sunday after a three-day…
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Syria says Israeli strikes kill 3 soldiers, wounds others
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state media says Israel has launched a missile attack on western and central regions killing three soldiers and…
Continue Reading 80 years later, Navajo Code Talker marks group’s early days
PHOENIX (AP) — It’s been 80 years since the first Navajo Code Talkers joined the Marines, transmitting messages using a code based on their…
Continue Reading18 children among dozens killed in Egypt church fire
By Mostafa Salem, Eyad Kourdi, Jorge Engels, Hira Humayun, Hamdi Alkhshali and Lina El Wardani, CNN At least 18 children died in a fire that killed…
Continue Reading Ex-employee shut down PD website over pay dispute, city says
NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — Officials in a Boston suburb are investigating a former city employee they say shut down the police website during a pay…
Continue Reading Activist offers to pay for Kansas’ recount of abortion vote
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An anti-abortion activist who heads a small hard-right Republican group said he’s offered to pay the expected $229,000 cost…
Continue Reading Police officer in Louisiana run over, dragged by driver
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A police officer in Louisiana is in critical condition after police say a suspect ran over him with a vehicle and dragged him…
Continue Reading A year on, ex-Afghan leader defends role in Taliban takeover
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — On the eve of the anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Kabul, Afghanistan’s former…
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Average US gasoline price falls 45 cents to $4.10 per gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline plummeted 45 cents over the past three weeks to $4.10 per gallon.…
Continue Reading Average US gasoline price falls 45 cents to $4.10 per gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline plummeted 45 cents over the past three weeks to $4.10 per gallon.…
Continue Reading ‘Bullet Train’ repeats No. 1; ‘Top Gun’ flies back up ranks
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sunday studio estimates say the Brad Pitt action film “Bullet Train” led all movies in ticket…
Continue Reading ‘Bullet Train’ repeats No. 1; ‘Top Gun’ flies back up ranks
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sunday studio estimates say the Brad Pitt action film “Bullet Train” led all movies in ticket…
Continue ReadingNorway euthanizes beloved 1,300-pound walrus named Freya
By Zoe Sottile, CNN The Norwegian government euthanized its celebrity walrus Freya on early Sunday morning, after warning the public to stay away…
Continue Reading Shooting, blast in Ecuador port city kills 5, damages homes
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Gunfire and a subsequent explosion have left at least five people dead, 15 injured and several others missing, as well as…
Continue ReadingHow a tiny nonprofit with no full-time employees became the foremost tracker of gun violence in America
By Eric Levenson, CNN In the Supreme Court decision overturning a New York gun law, the three liberal justices opened their dissent by citing data…
Continue ReadingNew US intelligence assessment finds al Qaeda ‘has not reconstituted its presence in Afghanistan’
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN A new US intelligence assessment prepared after the US killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike earlier…
Continue Reading French wildfire stops expanding; workers seek to tame it
PARIS (AP) — A major wildfire that ravaged pine forests in a tourist-beloved area of southwestern France has stopped expanding after rain fell…
Continue Reading Private prison firm to settle lawsuit over inmate death
JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A private prison company has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit over a Tennessee…
Continue ReadingFive Americans among injured in Jerusalem shooting attack
By Amir Tal and Hadas Gold, CNN At least eight people, including five Americans, were wounded in a shooting attack targeting a bus near the Western…
Continue Reading More US lawmakers visit Taiwan 12 days after Pelosi trip
By JOHNSON LAI and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A delegation of American lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, just 12…
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