TS Isaias causes floods, slides; likely to become hurricane
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaias knocked out power and caused flooding and small landslides across Puerto Rico and the Dominican RepublicRead More
Dunkin’ to close 800 US stores as pandemic hurts sales
CANTON, Mass. (AP) — Dunkin’ Brands Inc. expects to close up to 800 underperforming U.S. stores this year as it tries to shore up itsRead More
UK scientists to immunize hundreds with coronavirus vaccine
LONDON (AP) — Scientists at Imperial College London say they are immunizing hundreds of people with an experimental coronavirus vaccine in an early trial afterRead More
Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies at 74
ATLANTA (AP) — Herman Cain, former Republican presidential candidate and former CEO of a major pizza chain who went on to become an ardent supporterRead More
Boeing lost $2.4 billion in three months
(CNN) — Boeing lost $2.4 billion over the past three months, the company revealed Wednesday. It’s just the latest sign of trouble for the aerospace giant asRead More
Tropical Storm Isaias unleashes flooding, landslides in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaias battered Puerto Rico on Thursday as it continued on a forecast track toward the U.S. EastRead More
Video shows New York police pulling a woman into an unmarked van. She was wanted for damaging police cameras, police say
(CNN) — The New York City Police Department responded to a social media video that shows a woman being taken into custody Tuesday, saying sheRead More
NASA launches Mars rover to look for signs of ancient life
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The biggest, most sophisticated Mars rover ever built — a car-size vehicle bristling with cameras, microphones, drills and lasers —Read More
A 75-year-old Vietnam veteran was pepper-sprayed in the face during protests in Portland
(CNN) — A 75-year-old Vietnam veteran was seen on video getting pepper-sprayed in the face as he stood in front of a line of armedRead More
After 250 years, Native American tribe regains ownership of Big Sur ancestral lands
(CNN) — A northern California Indian tribe’s sacred land is now back under their ownership, thanks to the help of a conservancy group. The EsselenRead More