SEATTLE — Kalen DeBoer's move from Fresno State to Washington two years ago seemed to be an unheralded transaction at the time. However, it has turned out to be a shrewd decision by the Huskies. One might say it’s been perfect. DeBoer was named The Associated Press coach of the year...
Pentagon Announces Joint Mission to Counter Attacks on Shipping in Red Sea
MANAMA, Bahrain — The U.S. and a host of other nations are creating a new force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack by drones and ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Tuesday in Bahrain. The seriousness of the attacks, several...
Icelandic Town Might End up Under Lava as Volcano Spews Magma in a Spectacular Eruption
GRINDAVIK, Iceland — A volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland, sending a flash of light into the evening sky and spewing semi-molten rock into the air in a spectacular show of Earth's power in the land known for fire and ice. The eruption Monday night appears to have occurred about...
Google Users Eligible for Compensation Following App Store Settlement
Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store — the same issue that went to trial in another case that could result in even bigger changes. Although Google struck the deal with state attorneys...
California Is Set to Allow Treated Wastewater to Be Used for Drinking
SACRAMENTO — When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places — the ice in a skating rink, the manufactured snow on ski slopes, in pipes providing irrigation for farmland. And — coming soon — in your drinking glass. California regulators on...
Explainer: How Can Catholic Priests Bless Same-Sex Unions?
ROME — The Vatican document explicitly saying Catholic priests can bless same-sex unions lays out the conditions for what such blessings can, and cannot, involve. The overall goal is to make it abundantly clear to the couple and those around them that the blessing in no way resembles a marriage....
Analysis: Josh Allen and the Bills Show How Quickly Things Can Turn Around in the NFL
Turnarounds happen quickly in the NFL. Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills have quieted talk about coach Sean McDermott’s job security with a pair of impressive wins. The Dallas Cowboys suddenly look like pretenders because they can’t win on the road. Joe Flacco has gone from his couch to becoming...
Here’s What You Need to Know About the Deadly Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Cantaloupes
Hundreds of people in the U.S. and Canada have been sickened and at least 10 people have died in a growing outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to contaminated whole and pre-cut cantaloupe. Health officials are warning consumers, retailers and restaurants not to buy, eat or serve cantaloupe if they don’t...
Black American Solidarity with Palestinians Is Rising and Testing Longstanding Ties to Jewish Allies
Chicago - Cydney Wallace, a Black Jewish community activist, never felt compelled to travel to Israel, though “Next year in Jerusalem” was a constant refrain at her Chicago synagogue. The 39-year-old said she had plenty to focus on at home, where she frequently gives talks on addressing anti-Black sentiment in...
YouTube Mom Who Gave Parenting Advice on Popular Channel Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse
A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice via a once-popular YouTube channel called “8 Passengers" pleaded guilty Monday to four felony counts of second-degree aggravated child abuse for abusing and starving two of her children and likely faces a prison sentence. Ruby Franke, wearing gray and white jail clothing,...