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Pileup of about 70 vehicles on Interstate 70 in Colorado sends 8 to the hospital
DENVER (AP) — Crashes involving about 70 vehicles snarled a section of a snowy Colorado highway Tuesday and sent eight people to the hospital.The pileup prompted officials to close the eastbound side of Interstate 70 in Clear Creek County, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of Denver, Colorado State Patrol said in a statement.Officials evaluated 19 people for injuries and took eight of them to the hospital, including one person who had “sustained serious bodily injuries,” according to the state
Trump urges extending foreign surveillance program as some lawmakers push for US privacy protections
“KILL FISA” Trump posted on social media in 2024, when the provision was last reauthorized.Trump isn’t the only one-time critic to change their mind: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard sponsored legislation to repeal Section 702 as a Hawaii congresswoman but now supports it after being tapped to coordinate the nation’s 18 intelligence agencies.Gabbard says new protections added since her time in Congress helped change her mind.Greater protections are sought for Americans
Why many Americans are turning to AI for health advice, according to recent polls
adults say they get health information at least sometimes from AI chatbots, while about 85% said the same about health care providers.But there are indications that some Americans are using AI for health advice because they are struggling to obtain professional medical care, at a time when federal policy and market factors are worsening health costs and creating obstacles to access around the country.A small but significant share of respondents in the Gallup study say they used AI because access
Nature puts heat on blast as scorching temperatures in eastern US could smash records
ATLANTA (AP) — A long-lasting weather pattern is poised to blast hot air like a furnace across the eastern United States, with the unusual heat wave threatening to shatter record high temperatures on Wednesday in big cities including New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.The heat is unusual for April, not only because it’s scorching much of the nation so early in the year but also for its duration. The near-record temperatures are expected to last into this weekend, forecasters say.The pote
Hot dogs and steaks and bacon, oh my! Meat raffles keep a beloved Midwest tradition alive
“It’s an opportunity to do good things.”The service organizations that run meat raffles and other charitable gambling in Minnesota put the proceeds back into their communities. The bars and restaurants that host them benefit from bigger crowds that buy more burgers and beer. Joe Gifford, commander of Post 150, which was founded in 1920, said those sales mean even more money to support Legion baseball and softball teams, and to maintain veterans’ monuments.“Every dollar we raise here,
As Vance rallies with Turning Point, some supporters bristle at Trump’s war, memes and feuds
Vance adjusts his comments about the popeA day before coming to Georgia, Vance tried to laugh off the meme as a joke that “a lot of people weren’t understanding.” The vice president also seemed to echo Trump’s assertion that Leo should concentrate less on global affairs.“It would be best for the Vatican to stick to matters of morality, to stick to matters of what’s going on in the Catholic church and let the president of the United States stick to dictating American public policy,” Vance said in
Asian shares mostly rise after Wall Street rallies on lower oil prices
<p><block></p><p>TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose in early Wednesday trading, echoing the rally on Wall Street that came as oil prices eased on hopes the United States and Iran may try again on talks to end their war.</p><p>Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.5% to 58,162.84. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was little changed, inching up less than 0.1% to 8,977.90. South Korea’s Kospi jumped 3.0% to 6,145.18. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng edged up 0.7% to 26,045.80, while the Shanghai Composite gained 0.2% to 4,033.88. </p><p>On Wall Street, the S&P 500 added 1.2% to its leap from the day before, and the index at the heart of many 401(k) accounts is just 0.2% below its record set in January.</p><p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 317 points, or 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 2%.</p><p>On Wednesday, benchmark U.S. crude inched up 1 cent to $91.29 a barrel. Brent crude added 48 cents to $95.27, or less than 1% after falling 4.6% the day before. While that’s still above its roughly $70 price from before the war began in late February, it’s well below the peak level of $119.</p><p>Lower oil prices help bring down costs for all kinds of businesses. But some analysts noted the war was still ongoing, warning that the optimism may be unfortunately unfounded. </p><p>“The counterintuitive decline in crude appears driven by growing hopes that a second round of peace talks between Washington and Tehran could soon materialize, after the first attempt fizzled out. Traders are clearly choosing to price in the possibility of de-escalation rather than the immediate reality of restricted flows,” said Tim Waterer, chief market analyst at KCM Trade. </p><p>Asian nations depends on access to the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that’s the main avenue for crude oil produced in the Persian Gulf area to reach customers worldwide. Blockages there have kept oil off the global market, which has in turn driven up its price. </p><p>Global inflation this year looks set to accelerate to 4.4% from 4.1% in 2025, according to the International Monetary Fund, which had earlier thought inflation would slow to 3.8%. The IMF on Tuesday also downgraded its forecast for global economic growth to 3.1% this year from the 3.3% it had forecast in January. </p><p>All told, the S&P 500 rose 81.14 points to 6,967.38. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 317.74 to 48,535.99, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 455.35 to 23,639.08.</p><p>In the bond market, Treasury yields eased as the fall for oil prices took some of the pressure off inflation. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.25% from 4.30% late Monday.</p><p>In currency trading, the U.S. dollar edged up to 159.03 Japanese yen from 158.79 yen. The euro cost $1.1780, down from $1.1797. </p><p>___</p><p>AP Business Writer Stan Choe in New York contributed to this report.</p><p>Yuri Kageyama is on Threads: <a href="https://www.threads.com/@yurikageyama" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.threads.com/@yurikageyama</a></p><p></block></p>
Milton man accused of striking Canada goose with a sign
A Milton man has been accused of harassing a Canada goose nesting outside a bank twice in two days near the Milton-Edgewood area.On April 8, a suspect was reportedly seen picking up the goose, and officers responded to the scene but were unable to locate a suspect, according to KING 5.The next morning at approximately 8:10 a.m., the suspect had returned. Witnesses reported that the man struck the goose with a metal sign, which was placed nearby to warn others about leaving the goose alone.A bank
‘Mormon Wives’ star Taylor Frankie Paul will not be charged in recent fights with ex-partner
But the lack of prosecution could help Paul and her lawyers make her case to a court commissioner who at an earlier hearing ordered that she could have visits with her son only if they were supervised.Eric Swinyard, a lawyer for Paul, argued at an April 7 hearing that Mortensen was the aggressor in one of the February fights that the lawyer called “the truck tussle.”Mortensen said in his request for a protective order that Paul threw a drink at him as they argued in a truck to not wake children
Another US strike on suspected drug boat in the eastern Pacific kills 4
military launched a strike on another boat accused of carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, killing four people in the fourth such attack announced in the past few days.The operation is the latest in a series of strikes on vessels that the Trump administration says were trafficking drugs in Latin American waters, a campaign that began more than seven months ago and continues even as the military has been preoccupied with the Iran war.The latest strike brings the death toll to 1
Republican Clay Fuller sworn in to take House seat formerly held by Marjorie Taylor Greene
<p><block></p><p>WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Clay Fuller of Georgia was sworn into office Tuesday after winning a special election to take the congressional seat formerly held by Marjorie Taylor Greene. </p><p>Fuller represents a deep red district in northwest Georgia and has sought to align himself with President Donald Trump as much as possible. Fuller will serve out the remaining months of Greene’s term, maintaining Republicans’ slim majority in the House. </p><p>Greene resigned her seat after a contentious public fallout with Trump that has shown no signs of letting up despite her exodus from Congress.</p><p>“You have sent a warrior to Congress and I can’t wait to fight for you each and every day,” Fuller said to his constituents as he addressed the House. “To my Democratic colleagues, I look forward to working with each and every one of you.”</p><p></block></p>
Hit-and-run driver sought after critically injuring Mariners fan returning from game
<p>The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office (PSCO) is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a hit-and-run driver who struck and seriously injured a Mariners fan after last Friday’s game.</p><p>At approximately 10:15 p.m. on Canyon Road, 32-year-old James Weinstein was returning home from the baseball game, dropped his glasses outside the car window, and exited the vehicle to retrieve them, PCSO <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18PeZtDcwF/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a>.</p><p><iframe style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F937438838907841%2F&show_text=true&width=560&t=0" width="560" height="429" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p><p>While outside the vehicle, he was struck by a 1994-2000 model Chevy Silverado traveling southbound. The vehicle paused but did not stop and continued traveling southbound. As Weinstein lay in the roadway, another car hit him seconds later. The driver of the second vehicle remained on the scene and cooperated with deputies.</p><p>“The accident left James in critical condition with a broken clavicle, broken arm, cracked ribs, a broken femur, and a severed artery in his leg,” Weinstein’s sister, Natalie, stated on <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-james-heal-after-a-devastating-accident" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GoFundMe</a>. “He nearly lost his life. Thanks to the quick actions of first responders, the surgeons and medical team at St. Joseph Medical Center, his life was saved. 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In apparent flub, Energy Secretary Wright says US heading ‘in the wrong direction’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Chris Wright raised eyebrows Tuesday after saying the country “looks like we’re going in the wrong direction” in remarks hailing a new natural gas pipeline project.Speaking a groundbreaking for a project that will transport natural gas from Pennsylvania into New York City and Long Island, Wright said President Donald Trump “is about driving down costs for Americans and driving up job opportunities and wages for Americans.”Moments later, Wright apparently misspo
The Walt Disney Co. begins laying off 1,000 employees
The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday began layoffs expected to lead to 1,000 job cuts across the company.Josh D’Amaro, who in February succeeded Bob Iger as chief executive, announced broader layoffs following a move in January to consolidate Disney’s marketing division. The cuts are expected to fall across the Burbank, California-based company’s traditional television businesses, including ESPN, as well as its movie studio. Employees in product and technology, and in certain corporate functions, will
Camp Mystic official testifies that deaths still haven’t officially been reported to state agency
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The medical officer for the Texas summer camp where 27 girls were killed in a flood last year testified Tuesday she still has not officially reported the deaths to the state health agency that regulates camps and is reviewing its application to reopen this summer.Mary Liz Eastland, a member of the family that owns and operates Camp Mystic, was questioned in a legal fight between the camp operators and families of victims who have filed lawsuits and want the camp to preserve
Jealousy apparent motive in deadly Kent stabbing
She said Solomon saw Moore during one of those calls about a month before the stabbing, and suspected he was trying to hit on her, and warned him not to come back into the store again.According to the Certification for Determination of Probable Cause, Solomon admitted he was at the store the night of the murder and confirmed he knew Moore. He told investigators, “He has a mouth on him.”Solomon admitted to waiting for Moore outside and said he wanted to fight him. He also admitted to
Republicans are moving to fund Homeland Security ‘the hard way’ after end of talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in Congress are forging ahead with a risky go-it-alone strategy for fully funding the Department of Homeland Security, which has been shut down for almost two months as Democrats demand changes to President Donald Trump’s broad campaign of immigration enforcement.Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday that Republicans will try to pass the money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection “ the hard way.” That means bypassing Dem
Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist groups in attacking the U.S. Capitol to keep President Donald Trump in the White House over five years ago.Trump commuted the prison sentences of several Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders last January in a sweeping act of clemency for all 1,500-
Tokyo-based pharma giant shutters Seattle research facility, lays off 50 employees
Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma will close its Seattle office of Universal Cells in a move that will lay off 50 employees.The company will shut down all operations at the 3005 1st Avenue, Seattle site, with all employees expected to be laid off or relocated to other locations by July 1, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act filing.The company noted a handful of the affected employees’ positions would be relocated to other Astellas Group research locations in S
Suspect in Molotov attack at Sam Altman’s California home set to appear in court
Officials have not said whether Altman was home at the time.Online state court records do not yet show whether Moreno-Gama has an attorney who can speak on his behalf. Jenkins said the state charges carry penalties ranging from 19 years to life in prison.On Monday morning, FBI agents went to Moreno-Gama’s home in a Houston suburb where they spent several hours before leaving. He has also been charged by federal prosecutors with possession of an unregistered firearm and damage and destruction of