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Man Accused Of Stealing Truck Was On Probation
Green River Road was shut down for about an hour Thursday morning for a hostile situation. The truck's owner, Adrian Kasnick ...
22h ago
Man Arrested After Accepting Drugs Mailed To Him
An Evansville man is in the Vanderburgh County Jail on drug charges. Officers say they intercepted a package containing over ...
22h ago
Fortress Of Fun Playground To Be Demolished
Newburgh Parks and Recreation board members vote without dissent to demolish the Fortress of Fun playground. The board paid f...
22h ago
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Evansville Mother Is Sentenced To Probation
An Evansville mother charged with neglect of a dependent reached a plea deal. On Thursday Loreena Nance was sentenced to two ...
23h ago
Rain Cancels Owensboro Event
Today was supposed to be the season's first Friday After 5 in Owensboro. It's been canceled. Board secretary Belinda Abell sa...
23h ago
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National
Fifty dead in heavy rain, floods in central Afghanistan, official says
KABUL (Reuters) - At least 50 people are dead following a fresh bout of heavy rain and flooding in central Afghanistan, an of...
5h ago
Donald Trump falsely tells supporters he won Minnesota in 2020
By Gram Slattery (Reuters) - Donald Trump falsely claimed on Friday that he won the 2020 presidential election in Minnesota a...
7h ago
Actor Dabney Coleman, villainous boss in '9 to 5,' dies at 92
By Bill Trott (Reuters) - Dabney Coleman, a character actor who brought a glorious touch of smarm to the screen in playing co...
11h ago
Richard Gere drew on father's death for role in Cannes entry 'Oh, Canada'
By Hanna Rantala CANNES, France (Reuters) - Richard Gere, once a Hollywood leading man, said he drew on his feelings followin...
13h ago
New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia arrests; students' medical records say otherwise
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - After the arrests of pro-Palestine student protesters occupying a Columbia University ...
14h ago
World
Pope says tension and debate are inevitable, embrace them
VERONA, Italy (Reuters) - Arguments and tensions are inevitable in modern society and should not be brushed under the carpet,...
29m ago
Vietnam nominates top police official To Lam as state president
HANOI (Reuters) - The Communist Party of Vietnam has nominated police minister To Lam to be state president, the government s...
1h ago
Slovak PM Fico stable but in serious condition
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (Reuters) - The condition of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has stabilised but remains serious, ...
1h ago
Explainer-How might a US-Saudi civil nuclear deal work?
By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will visit Saudi Arabia this we...
1h ago
Ukraine struggles to hold eastern front as Russians advance on cities
By Dan Peleschuk DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) - For Ukrainian gun commander Oleksandr Kozachenko, the long-awaited U.S. ...
1h ago
Business
Sony and Apollo move ahead with Paramount bid process but reticent about earlier plan, NYT reports
(Reuters) - Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management have signed nondisclosure agreements that will allow the...
8h ago
Crypto lender Genesis to return $3 billion to customers in bankruptcy wind-down
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - Crypto lender Genesis Global received court approval on Friday to return about $3 bil...
11h ago
Nippon key negotiator to meet U.S. Steel staff in Pittsburgh, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) - Japan's Nippon Steel's vice chairman and key negotiator for the U.S. Steel deal, Takahiro Mori, will travel to Pi...
12h ago
Analysis-UAW's stinging loss in Alabama won't kill national organizing effort
By Nora Eckert VANCE, Alabama (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers failed in its effort to organize a Mercedes-Benz plant in A...
12h ago
Stock market's record-setting rebound may have further to go
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - A rebound that has taken the U.S. stock market to record highs this week may have fur...
14h ago
Politics
Donald Trump to fire up supporters at NRA's annual US gathering
By Gram Slattery DALLAS (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will address thousands of gun rights ...
1h ago
New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia arrests; students' medical records say otherwise
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - After the arrests of pro-Palestine student protesters occupying a Columbia University ...
14h ago
Biden launches fresh bid for election support from Black voters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Friday launched a fresh bid to bolster support from African-American voters, lo...
20h ago
With hunger, climate cuts, US House farm bill proposal faces slim Senate odds
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House Agriculture Committee on Friday released a long-awaited farm bill draft...
22h ago
Explainer-Biden vs Trump: What to expect from presidential debates
By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to two deb...
May 17, 2024
Health
Bird flu found in western China as US combats cattle outbreak
BEIJING (Reuters) - Cases of bird flu have been confirmed among wild fowl in western China, the agriculture ministry said on ...
1h ago
Pfizer wins $107.5 million from AstraZeneca in US cancer drug patent trial
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - AstraZeneca owes Pfizer $107.5 million in damages, a Delaware federal jury said on Friday after...
14h ago
J&J-backed startup Rapport files for US IPO
(Reuters) - Biopharmaceutical company Rapport Therapeutics, backed by the venture capital arm of Johnson & Johnson, filed...
14h ago
Ontario reports first death from measles in over a decade
TORONTO, (Reuters) - An Ontario child under the age of five has died of measles making it the first such case in more than a ...
19h ago
Moderna wins case in patent dispute with Pfizer, BioNTech over COVID shot
(Reuters) -Moderna has won a case at the European Patent Office in its dispute with Pfizer and BioNTech over its COVID-19 vac...
20h ago
Science
Boeing Starliner's debut crewed flight delayed again to check helium leak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA and Boeing delayed the launch of Boeing's Starliner crew capsule again on Friday, giving them fou...
9h ago
A fox on stilts? Argentine long-legged maned wolf returned to the wild
By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine conservationists have returned a rare and unusual-looking animal, a maned ...
May 17, 2024
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...
May 16, 2024
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
Technology
US, TikTok seek fast-track schedule, ruling by Dec. 6 on potential ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department and TikTok on Friday asked a U.S. appeals court to set a fast-track schedu...
14h ago
Apple set to release slimmer iPhone in 2025, the Information reports
(Reuters) - Apple is developing a slimmer version of the iPhone that is likely to be launched by 2025, the Information report...
17h ago
US arrests two Chinese nationals in $73 million crypto scam
(Reuters) - U.S. authorities charged two Chinese nationals in a cryptocurrency scam that laundered at least $73 million from ...
19h ago
Canada's Security Intelligence chief warns that China can use TikTok to spy on users, CBC reports
(Reuters) - The head of Canada's Security Intelligence Service warned Canadians against using video app TikTok, saying data g...
21h ago
DXC Technology tumbles as investors fret over latest restructuring plan
(Reuters) - Shares of DXC Technology slumped 18% on Friday, after the IT services provider unveiled a new revamp and forecast...
21h ago
Entertainment
TV companies flaunt ad tech and AI to persuade advertisers to spend
By Dawn Chmielewski NEW YORK (Reuters) - Television "upfront" advertiser presentations this week in New York City w...
May 17, 2024
Judge to rule on Alec Baldwin bid to avoid 'Rust' trial
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - A New Mexico judge was expected to rule on Friday whether to throw out the involuntary manslaughter...
May 17, 2024
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...
May 16, 2024
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 ...
May 16, 2024
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