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Hadi Shrine Holding Free Screening On Saturday
The Hadi Shrine will hold a free screening event on Saturday from 9:00 am to 12 pm. A doctor will be available for evaluation...
15h ago
Replacement Named For County Clerk Position
Vanderburgh County Republican leaders held a caucus Wednesday evening to name a replacement for county clerk Carla Hayden. Ha...
15h ago
Indiana State Investigators Receive Prestigious Award
Two Indiana State Investigators from the southern district were honored by the United States Attorney in a ceremony in Indian...
16h ago
Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
A man charged with murder in the fatal stabbing at a local motel made an initial court appearance on Wednesday. DeWayne Whitn...
16h ago
Excel Center Receives Grant To Help Adults Earn Diploma
The Goodwill Industries Excel Center was awarded a grant from the CenterPoint Energy Foundation. The $85,000 will assist in h...
16h ago
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National
Biden signs sweeping aviation safety, reform bill into law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Thursday signed sweeping aviation legislation to boost U.S. air traffic control...
6h ago
Texas governor pardons Uber driver convicted of murdering Black Lives Matter protester
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - An Uber driver convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally shooting a man...
8h ago
New York's summer average electrical prices expected to drop 3%
(Reuters) - The New York State Public Service Commission (NYPSC) on Thursday said that the average electricity prices for ful...
8h ago
US to speed up immigration cases of recent border crossers in new program
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration will speed up the immigration court cases of some single adults ...
9h ago
Buyout firm Roark explores sale of Primrose Schools, sources say
By Abigail Summerville NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm Roark Capital is exploring a sale of Primrose Schools that co...
9h ago
World
China to let local govt officials buy affordable housing at 'reasonable' prices
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will allow local government authorities to buy some homes at "reasonable" prices to provi...
14m ago
Suspected gunshots near Israeli embassy in Stockholm prompt police cordon
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish police have detained several people and cordoned off a large area in Stockholm after a patrol h...
14m ago
Kenyan lawyers ask court to hold government in contempt for planned police deployment to Haiti
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan lawyers and their opposition party have asked a court to hold the government in contempt for a pla...
53m ago
Four deaths confirmed from severe storm that ravaged Houston
(Reuters) - A severe storm packing hurricane-force winds pummeled Houston on Thursday, killing at least four people, blowing ...
1h ago
Chinese state-backed company to launch space tourism flights by 2028
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese commercial space company CAS Space announced its "space tourism vehicle" will first fly...
2h ago
Business
ABB buys Siemens's wiring accessories business in China
ZURICH (Reuters) - ABB has agreed to buy the wiring accessories business of German rival Siemens in China, the Swiss engineer...
12m ago
The Dow's climb to a record 40,000 points
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average, a laggard among the major U.S...
53m ago
Departing Boeing CEO's board status faces Friday vote by shareholders
(Reuters) - Boeing shareholders will vote on Friday whether outgoing CEO Dave Calhoun should remain on the board, adding intr...
54m ago
Morning Bid: Markets ponders rate path, shares listless
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee The cold harsh reality of the Federal Reserve like...
1h ago
Malaysia's economy grows annual 4.2% in Q1, helped by export rebound
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's economy expanded 4.2% in the first quarter of 2024 from a year earlier, beating market ex...
1h ago
Politics
US FDIC chief faces 2nd day of penitence on Capitol Hill
By Douglas Gillison (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chair Martin Gruenberg on Thursday faced a second ...
12h ago
Garland blasts 'unfounded attacks' on US Justice Dept
By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday criticized wh...
16h ago
Trump, allies are laying the groundwork to contest potential election loss
By Nathan Layne and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) - Donald Trump and his allies are laying the groundwork to contest a potential ...
19h ago
Democratic divide on Gaza war, campus protests hurting Biden, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats are deeply divided over President Joe Biden's handling of ...
19h ago
Trump's lawyers to attack Michael Cohen's story of hush money scheme
By Jody Godoy, Jack Queen and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's lawyers plan to resume their cross-examination of...
19h ago
Health
Obesity and high blood sugar play ever growing role in ill-health, study shows
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - Obesity, high blood sugar and high blood pressure among other metabolic issues now lead ...
7h ago
US FDA approves Amgen drug for small cell lung cancer
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted accelerated approval to Amgen's tarlatamab, a targeted i...
10h ago
US unveils proposal to ease restrictions on marijuana
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday unveiled a historic proposal to ease restric...
12h ago
GSK intends to sell its remaining stake in Haleon
(Reuters) - British drugmaker GSK said on Thursday it plans to sell about 385 million shares, representing its entire shareho...
13h ago
Properly cooked hamburgers pose no bird flu risk, US study finds
CHICAGO (Reuters) -No bird flu virus was found after cooking ground beef to medium to well done, the U.S. Department of Agric...
13h ago
Science
Sea otters get more prey and reduce tooth damage using tools
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Humans are not alone in the use of tools. Chimpanzees, for instance, crack nuts with stones and us...
11h ago
Study reveals history and oceanic voyages of remarkable baobab tree
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - The baobab tree is a distinctive sight on the landscape. When its contorted branches are leafless ...
May 15, 2024
Blue Origin to resume space tourist flights after near 2-year pause
(Reuters) - Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin will resume flights to space on Sunday, ending a near two-year pause of crewed oper...
May 14, 2024
Boeing Starliner's crew debut delayed again over spacecraft issue
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing's first Starliner mission carrying humans to space was delayed to May 21 over ...
May 14, 2024
For elephants, like people, greetings are a complicated affair
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - People greet each other in a variety of ways. They might say "hello," "guten tag,&q...
May 13, 2024
Technology
Stability AI in talks to raise money from investor group
(Reuters) - British artificial intelligence startup Stability AI is in talks with a group of investors for a large equity inv...
3h ago
Space data fuels India's farming innovation drive
By Nivedita Bhattacharjee BENGALURU (Reuters) - Lokeswara Reddy, an Indian farmer with two decades of experience, has seen hi...
3h ago
Crypto boom, erratic rain spark outages in Laos, Asia's clean power export hub
By Sudarshan Varadhan BANGKOK (Reuters) - Higher electricity demand in Laos due to cryptocurrency mining and erratic rainfall...
4h ago
Take-Two expects GTA VI launch in fall 2025, cuts bookings forecast
(Reuters) -Take-Two Interactive Software tempered expectations for fiscal 2025 bookings on Thursday, after setting the releas...
7h ago
Copart's third-quarter revenue beats as vehicle sales rise
(Reuters) - Online vehicle auction services provider Copart marginally beat third-quarter revenue estimates on Thursday as ve...
7h ago
Entertainment
After decades, Francis Ford Coppola's opus 'Megalopolis' finally debuts at Cannes
By Miranda Murray CANNES (Reuters) - Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola closed a decades-in-the-making chapter of his lo...
10h ago
Concord terminates $1.51 billion offer for Hipgnosis
(Reuters) -Apollo-backed Concord terminated its proposed $1.51 billion offer for Hipgnosis Songs Fund on Thursday, according ...
13h ago
Dystopia and glamour collide as new 'Mad Max' saga premieres at Cannes
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Marvel royalty Chris Hemsworth walked the Cannes Film Festival's red carpet alongside star-of-the-...
May 15, 2024
Netflix nears deal for NFL games, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Netflix is finalizing a deal to buy exclusive rights to stream two National Football League (NFL) games on Christm...
May 15, 2024
For Cannes film market, conditions ripe for success after early pandemic years
CANNES (Reuters) - All the elements are in place for a successful Cannes film market after several subdued pandemic years, wi...
May 15, 2024