WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials warned parents to avoid powdered infant formula sold by a Texas dairy producer, because a dangerous bacteria was found in one of the company's products. FDA Alert on Crecelc Infant Powder The Food and Drug Administration issued the alert Friday on Crecelac Infant Powdered Goat Milk Infant...
NCAA, States Agree to Allow Multiple-Transfer Athletes to Compete
CHARLESTON — The NCAA and a coalition of states suing the organization announced a proposed settlement of a lawsuit Thursday that would allow athletes to be immediately eligible to play no matter how many times they transfer and offer some who were sidelined an extra year of eligibility. Under the...
UVA to Pay $9M for Shooting That Killed 3 Football Players, Injured 2 Students
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The University of Virginia will pay $9 million in a settlement related to a 2022 campus shooting that killed three football players and wounded two students, a lawyer representing some of the victims and their families said Friday. Families Call for Independent Probe But some of the...
French Security Foils Plan to Attack Soccer Events at Paris Olympics
PARIS — France's security authorities have foiled a plan to attack soccer events during the upcoming Paris Olympics, the country's interior minister said Friday. It was the first such thwarted plot targeting the Games, which start in eight weeks as France is on its highest threat alert level. Gerald Darmanin...
Judge Denies Petition to Recall Death Sentence of Man Who Killed 12-Year-Old Polly Klaas
SAN JOSE — A California judge on Friday denied a petition to recall the death sentence against Richard Allen Davis, who in 1993 killed 12-year-old Polly Klaas after kidnapping her from her bedroom at knifepoint in a crime that shocked the nation. Jurors in 1996 found Davis guilty of first-degree...
Biden Details a 3-Phase Hostage Deal Aimed at Winding Down the Israel-Hamas War
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday detailed a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to Hamas militants that he says would lead to the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza and could end the grinding, nearly 8-month-old Mideast war. Biden added that Hamas is “no longer capable” of carrying...
1 Malaysian Climber Dead, 1 Rescued Near Denali Summit
JUNEAU, Alaska — A climber from Malaysia who was stranded for three days near the top of North America's tallest mountain following a summit push was rescued Friday, but his partner was dead, officials said. A third member of their team had been rescued this week after descending lower on Denali...
Capitol Rioter Sentenced to 5 Years for Officer Injury
WASHINGTON — A military veteran who was convicted of injuring a police officer's hand during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison. John George Todd III declined to address the court before before U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell sentenced him....
Google Makes Fixes to AI-Generated Search Summaries After Outlandish Answers Went Viral
Google said Friday it has made “more than a dozen technical improvements” to its artificial intelligence systems after its retooled search engine was found spitting out erroneous information. The tech company unleashed a makeover of its search engine in mid-May that frequently provides AI-generated summaries on top of search results....
Biden: Hamas ‘No Longer Capable’ of Major Israel Attack
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Friday that Hamas is “no longer capable” of carrying out another large-scale attack on Israel as he urged Israelis and Hamas to come to a deal to release remaining hostages for an extended cease-fire. Biden addressed the nearly 8-month-old Israel-Hamas war as the Israeli military confirmed...