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Kenya’s military chief dies in a helicopter crash 04/18/2024 02:17pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s military chief Gen. Francis Ogolla died in a helicopter crash west of the country, President William Ruto announced Thursday and declared three days of national mourning. The helicopter was carrying 11 people, including Gen. Ogolla, when it crashed Thursday and caug Scoring sensation Lucy Olsen transfers to Iowa. Ex-Villanova player helps fill void of Caitlin Clark 04/18/2024 01:54pm • IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa added Lucy Olsen, one of the nation’s most productive scorers from last season, to fill the void in the post-Caitlin Clark era. Olsen, a former Villanova star who entered the transfer portal, wrote on social media on Wednesday that she’s joining the Hawkeyes. The 5- After 40 nights of U2 at the Sphere, Phish's Trey Anastasio talks about taking over 04/18/2024 01:45pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Phish has been performing for decades, but never has the band played the same show twice. Over the 40 years since the band was formed at a Vermont college, Phish has amassed a reputation for its dedicated legion of fans and the dazzling light shows that accompany the improvisation Man granted parole for his role in the 2001 stabbing deaths of 2 Dartmouth College professors 04/18/2024 10:40am • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Man granted parole for his role in the 2001 stabbing deaths of 2 Dartmouth College professors. Today in Sports - Week Ahead, April 19 - April 25 04/18/2024 10:00am • April 23 1903 — The New York Highlanders, later renamed Yankees, win their first game as a major league team, 7-2 over the Washington Senators. 1939 — Boston Red Sox Ted Williams hits his 1st HR. 1946 — Ed Head of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitches a no-hitter against the Boston Braves 5-0 at Ebbets A Georgia beach aims to disrupt Black students' spring bash after big crowds brought chaos in 2023 04/18/2024 10:00am • TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Thousands of Black college students expected this weekend for an annual spring bash at Georgia's largest public beach will be greeted by dozens of extra police officers and barricades closing off neighborhood streets. While the beach will remain open, officials are blockin Hoaxer who waged 6-week terror campaign in Britain in 2013 faces near 10-year prison term 04/18/2024 09:41am • LONDON (AP) — A British man who targeted schools and businesses with threatening letters in a six-week terror campaign in 2013 was sentenced Thursday to more than four years in prison and an additional five years over a sexual assault in 1988. Woolwich Crown Court in east London heard that Gary Pr For DC's homeless population, street fair brings health care help — and hope 04/18/2024 06:57am • The plaza outside a train station is an unusual place for a patient to visit a doctor, but dozens of people experiencing homelessness did just that Wednesday afternoon, as they lined up at a health care street fair in Columbus Circle outside D.C.'s Union Station. "Folks are getting HIV testing, b 25 years after Columbine, trauma shadows survivors of the school shooting 04/17/2024 10:56pm • DENVER (AP) — Hours after she escaped the Columbine High School shooting, 14-year-old Missy Mendo slept between her parents in bed, still wearing the shoes she had on when she fled her math class. She wanted to be ready to run. Twenty-five years later, and with Mendo now a mother herself, the trau New BYU basketball coach Kevin Young focused on building NBA pipeline with Cougars 04/17/2024 10:49pm • PROVO, Utah (AP) — Kevin Young wants to turn BYU into a breeding ground for NBA talent. Young, who was introduced as the Cougars’ new head basketball coach on Wednesday night, said he plans to use his NBA experience and player development skills to turn Provo into an NBA pipeline for the players Here's why experts don't think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai's downpour 04/17/2024 08:55pm • With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn't really pour or flood — at least nothing like what drenched the United Arab Emirates and paralyzed Dubai, meteorologists said. Cloud seeding, although decades old, is still controversial in the weather community, mostly because it has been hard to pro Jill Biden says an agreement to let federal employee military spouses work from overseas is overdue 04/17/2024 08:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden said Wednesday that allowing federal employees who are military spouses to work from overseas is a “national security imperative” that is long overdue. The first lady spoke at a White House ceremony she hosted with Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks and Deputy Is Consumer Services a Good Career Path? 04/17/2024 08:00pm • Consumer services is a broad sector that includes a wide range of careers, including doctor, lawyer, nurse, bus driver and hotel manager. But what exactly is consumer services? Let's dive into the ins and outs of this career path -- from job prospects to earning potential -- to help you make the mos How to Start Building Credit at 18 04/17/2024 08:00pm • Turning 18 technically means you've reached adulthood, and with that comes the opportunity to start your journey toward financial independence -- even if Mom and Dad will still be helping out for a while. But learning how to build credit at 18 will make things easier when you are ready to really get How to Find a Strong Human Rights Law Program 04/17/2024 08:00pm • Clinical opportunities, quality professors and active student organizations are important criteria when choosing a law school with a solid human rights program, experts say, and students should carefully research programs to find their best fit. The Human Rights Clinic at the University of Miami Sch