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After 5 killed on Titanic-bound submersible, authorities are trying to figure out how it imploded

Authorities turned their focus to determining why a submersible carrying people to the wreck of the Titanic imploded deep in the North Atlantic, as tributes poured in for the five aboard who were kill...

Jun 23, 2023

Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, with expectations of stardom

NEW YORK (AP) - Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, headed to San Antonio with enormous expectations to become basketball's newest sensation. The selection of the 19-year-old from Fr...

Jun 22, 2023

Wyoming’s first-in-the-nation abortion pill ban blocked before it was set to take effect

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Abortion pills will remain legal in Wyoming for now, after a judge ruled Thursday that the state's first-in-the-nation law to ban them won't take effect July 1 as planned while a...

Jun 22, 2023

A Titanic expert, an adventurer, a CEO, and a father and son were killed in Titan's implosion

BOSTON (AP) - A renowned Titanic expert, a world record-holding adventurer, two members of one of Pakistan's wealthiest families and the CEO of the company leading an expedition to the world's most fa...

Jun 22, 2023

Group promoting plant-based eating wants a new name for Macon Bacon baseball team

MACON, Ga. (AP) - A doctors' group that promotes plant-based eating and animal rights is makin' a fuss over the Macon Bacon baseball team. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has sent a ...

Jun 22, 2023

House Republicans push off Biden impeachment move for now as hard-right clamors for action

WASHINGTON (AP) - Eager to impeach President Joe Biden, hard-right House Republicans forced a vote Thursday that sent the matter to congressional committees in a clear demonstration of the challenge t...

Jun 22, 2023

Did initial delays in communication hamper tourist sub search?

BOSTON (AP) - Eight hours. And within them, many unanswered questions. About an hour and a half after it dipped below the North Atlantic, a submersible on an expedition to view the wreckage of the Tit...

Jun 22, 2023

Past deep sea rescues show the challenges of saving those on board

BOSTON (AP) - The desperate search for a submersible that disappeared while taking five people to view the Titanic wreckage has drawn attention to other deep-sea rescues. Those rescue efforts - from a...

Jun 22, 2023

Former Texas congressman Will Hurd, a Trump critic, announces 2024 Republican presidential campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Texas congressman Will Hurd, a onetime CIA officer and fierce critic of Donald Trump, announced on Thursday that he's running for president, hoping to build momentum as a more...

Jun 22, 2023

Search for the missing Titanic submersible nears the critical 96-hour mark for oxygen supply

The search for the missing submersible on an expedition to view the wreckage of the Titanic neared the critical 96-hour mark Thursday when breathable air is expected to run out, reaching a vital momen...

Jun 22, 2023