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Meteorite hunters scour Ohio for fragments of 7-ton space rock that crashed into Earth
MEDINA, Ohio (AP) — Meteorite hunters fanned out across a wide swath of Ohio on Thursday, hoping to collect fragments of an estimated 7-ton (6,350 kilograms) space rock that crashed into Earth this week after a dazzling fireball that was seen from hundreds of miles away.The meteoroid broke apart around 9 a.m. Tuesday over Valley City, a half-hour south of Cleveland, after it sped through the atmosphere at about 45,000 miles (72,420 kilometers) per hour. It caused a sonic boom that rattled buildings and caused fears of an explosion. The fireball was seen from Wisconsin to... Read More
NYC Mayor Mamdani launches community safety office, inching forward a campaign promise
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday unveiled a new office dedicated to community safety, a tentative first step toward fulfilling a key campaign pledge to reduce the role of police in responding to mental health emergencies.Mamdani initially envisioned a $1 billion-per-year agency that would dispatch civilian workers, instead of police, in non-criminal emergencies. His initial proposal is far more modest, though, launching with only two staff members and few immediate plans to shift the city's approach to 911 calls.
It will soon scale up,... Read More
Brent crude briefly tops $119 per barrel, before receding, and shakes stock markets worldwide
NEW YORK (AP) — A roller-coaster day for oil prices showed how they’re dictating where financial markets and maybe even the global economy are heading. Stocks tumbled in Europe and Asia when oil prices shot higher early on Thursday, but U.S. stocks pared their sharp losses as the day progressed and oil prices fell back.The morning began with the shock of Brent crude, the international standard, briefly rising above $119 per barrel, up from roughly $70 before the war with Iran began.
The jump followed intensified attacks by Iran on oil and gas facilities around the... Read More
Where will TSA lines be the longest tomorrow? During a shutdown, nobody knows
The wait times at airport security checkpoints have become a guessing game during the shutdown of a single U.S. government department, with the daily attendance of Transportation Security Administration officers determining whether lines move quickly or stretch far outside terminals.Travelers at Houston's largest airport endured hourslong waits Thursday morning due to staffing issues, causing some to miss their flights or scramble to their gates.
But at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, which a day earlier saw some of the country's longest security... Read More
High Point's upset of Wisconsin ends the hope of a perfect March Madness bracket for millions
Well, the dream was while it lasted. all two-ish hours of it.The bid for a perfect NCAA men's tournament bracket disappeared for over 25 million people by mid-afternoon on Thursday, fueled by 12th-seeded High Point's first-round stunner over fifth-seeded Wisconsin.
ESPN reported that just under 900,000 blemish-free brackets remained after the opening wave of games. That's just over 3% of the total brackets entered.
TCU, a ninth-seed, nicked some brackets in the first game of the tournament by edging eighth-seed Ohio State. Nebraska, a fourth-seed, picked up... Read More
Top Stories
- ABC cancels 'Bachelorette' season with Taylor Frankie Paul, citing 2023 video
- Brent crude briefly tops $119 per barrel, before receding, and shakes stock markets worldwide
- High Point's upset of Wisconsin ends the hope of a perfect March Madness bracket for millions
- The body of an American student who went missing in Barcelona has been found, police in Spain say
- Treasury Department begins taking over student loans as the Education Department gets dismantled
- California's Gov. Newsom supports move to rename César Chavez Day over alleged sexual abuse
- After Iran escalates attacks on Gulf energy sites, Israel says it will stop striking its gas field
- Chavez name, once an honor, now carries a stain that officials want to scrub
- Japan's Takaichi tries to reaffirm alliance with Trump as he seeks help securing Strait of Hormuz
- What Americans are giving up to afford ACA health insurance, according to a new poll
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