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Dominican's recovery, penguin peril and GOP denial: What to know about extreme weather now 08/24/2023 02:04pm • The Dominican Republic was starting to get back on its feet Thursday after Tropical Storm Franklin raked the island nation, with heavy flooding that killed at least two people. The storm knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people and left more than 1.6 million without water. Heavy rains el Zimbabwe police arrest 41 election monitors as votes are counted after widespread delays 08/24/2023 12:23pm • HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe police said they arrested 41 workers for poll monitoring groups and seized the computers and other equipment they were using to tabulate the results of vote counting Thursday in the southern African nation's widely delayed presidential election. Those arrested were Alex Murdaugh friend pleads guilty to helping steal from dead maid's family 08/24/2023 12:04pm • KINGSTREE, S.C. (AP) — Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh 's old college buddy has pleaded guilty to a second set of charges for helping the disgraced South Carolina attorney steal millions of dollars of insurance settlements from the sons of Murdaugh’s dead housekeeper. Cory Fleming, a 54-year-ol High drama on Daytona's high banks as 17 drivers vie for NASCAR's final postseason spot 08/24/2023 11:13am • DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — There’s sure to be high drama on the high banks of Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night. Maybe even more than usual. Seventeen drivers — including Bubba Wallace, 2022 Daytona 500 winner Austin Cindric and fan favorite Chase Elliott — will vie for the fi As research grows into how to stop gun violence, one city looks to science for help 08/24/2023 11:05am • KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — “That’s where I got shot,” said Rashaad Woods, nodding toward a convenience store in Knoxville’s “gun zone.” There were bullet holes in a church’s walls. Nearby was a shuttered nightclub where some people were killed. “There was a point in time I wasn't New gas pipeline rules floated following 2018 blasts in Massachusetts 08/24/2023 10:40am • BOSTON (AP) — Federal regulators are proposing a series of rules changes aimed at toughening safety requirements for millions of miles of gas distribution pipelines nationwide following a string of gas explosions in Massachusetts in 2018. These proposed changes are designed to improve safety and e Goodbye Wahi. Montpellier turns to 'Jordanian Messi' to make up for the loss of prolific striker 08/24/2023 07:45am • The departure of Elye Wahi looked like an omen for struggles to come at Montpellier. The striker had been piling up goals last season — 19 in 33 French league matches — drawing the interest of some big clubs in Europe before he ultimately joined rival Lens for an estimated 35 million euros ($38 The first 2024 Republican presidential debate is in the books. Here's what happened 08/24/2023 12:19am • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Follow along for live updates on the first 2024 Republican presidential debate. The field's early front-runner, Donald Trump, skipped the event and conducted an interview with Tucker Carlson instead. What to know — GOP candidates tangle in Milwaukee as they vie to be the l Pakistani children rescued from a broken cable car say they repeatedly feared they would die 08/23/2023 11:50pm • PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Schoolchildren who were rescued from a broken cable car dangling high above a valley in Pakistan said Wednesday they repeatedly feared they were about to die during the 16-hour ordeal despite attempts by their parents to reassure them over cellphones. Several of the chil From Europe to Canada to Hawaii, photos capture destructive power of wildfires 08/23/2023 09:12pm • The destructive power of wildfire has been a defining feature of a summer of climate extremes. Dozens of people on multiple continents have died. Blazes have reduced homes and businesses to rubble. Thick smoke has darkened skies and carried fine-particle pollution thousands of miles from its source Deadly heat wave in the central US strains infrastructure, transportation and the Texas power grid 08/23/2023 07:04pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Deadly heat that has gripped Texas for much of the summer has spread into other parts of the central U.S. this week where it is forecast to stay for days, with triple-digit temperatures buckling roads, straining water systems and threatening the power grid of the nation's ener Rail union wants new rules to improve conductor training in the wake of 2 trainee deaths 08/23/2023 07:00pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The nation's largest railroad union wants federal regulators to do more to ensure conductors are properly trained in the wake of two recent trainee deaths. The Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers union tha MLK's dream for America is one of the stars of the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington 08/23/2023 06:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The last part of the speech took less time to deliver than it takes to boil an egg, but “I Have A Dream” is one of American history’s most famous orations and most inspiring. On Aug. 28, 1963, from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. began by speaking Nvidia's rising star gets even brighter with another stellar quarter propelled by sales of AI chips 08/23/2023 06:33pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Computer chip maker Nvidia has rocketed into the constellation of Big Tech’s brightest stars while riding the artificial intelligence craze that’s fueling red-hot demand for its technology. The latest evidence of Nvidia’s ascendance emerged with Wednesday’s release of How buying secondhand or used items can help save the environment 08/23/2023 06:30pm • Whether you're looking for back to school clothes for the kids, electronics or even some appliances, buying used items may be the way to go. "If you buy something that's used, it means a company doesn't need to manufacture something new for you and ship it out. And also, it keeps that used item o