Deadly Dorian pounds relentlessly at desperate Bahamas
FREEPORT, Bahamas — Hurricane Dorian remained stationary early Tuesday, its relentless winds causing catastrophic damage in the northwest Bahamas, flooding the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama with walls of water reaching the second floors of buildings, trapping people in attics and drowning the Grand Bahama airport under 6 feet...
Have it your way when making healthier fast food choices
Does following a weight-loss or healthy diet mean you must swear off fast food? Not necessarily. An occasional stop for fast food can fit into a healthy diet — if you’re careful about what you order. Consider the following tips. Keep portion sizes small If the fast-food restaurant offers several...
For chronic Lyme patients, every day can be a struggleVideo
It was bad enough that Amy Wiester of Bell Township contracted Lyme disease at age 6 after suffering a tick bite at her family’s farm. But Wiester, 36, was bitten twice more by Lyme-carrying ticks, in 2004 and 2018. The disease — and the co-infections that frequently accompany it —...
Worried? Losing sleep? It’s hard not to be stressed in 2019
Are you feeling stressed? Do your days bring more OMGs than LOLs? Do you lose sleep over finances, violence, politics or the country and planet’s future? If you have a kid(s), do the demands of parenting cause anxiety? If you are a kid, do the pressures of adolescence prompt the...
High-capacity magazines get new scrutiny as Congress returns
SEATTLE — Lawmakers around the country are making a renewed push to ban high-capacity magazines that gunmen have used in many recent massacres, allowing them to inflict mass casualties at a startling rate before police can stop the carnage. Nine states have passed laws restricting magazine capacity to 10 to...
World War II vet who trained at Saint Vincent College had to jump from plane over enemy territory
Bernard J. Harrington, a co-pilot on a World War II B-24 Liberator heavy bomber who flew 35 combat missions over Germany, Italy, the Balkans, picked a good spot to land when he and his crew had to bail out their airplane. Mr. Harrington was on his 19th mission when his...
Harry Potter removed from Tennessee Catholic school library
NASHVILLE — A Catholic school in Tennessee has removed the Harry Potter books from its library after the school’s priest decided they could cause a reader to conjure evil spirits. In an email obtained by The Tennessean, the Rev. Dan Reehil of Nashville’s St. Edward Catholic School said he consulted...
Double cuddle: Berlin zoo celebrates birth of 2 panda cubs
BERLIN — A zoo in Berlin is celebrating the arrival of two panda cubs, the first time one of the rare mammals has given birth in Germany. Zoo Berlin said Monday that mother Meng Meng gave birth to a hand-sized pink cub at 6:54 p.m. Saturday. According to the zoo,...
Iran warns of ‘strong step’ from atomic deal if no new terms
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran will “take a strong step” away from its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers if Europe cannot offer the country new terms by a deadline at the end of this week, a government spokesman said Monday as top Iranian diplomats traveled to France and Russia for...
Taliban attack Kabul as U.S. envoy says deal almost final
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban claimed responsibility for a large explosion in the Afghan capital Monday night, just hours after a U.S. envoy briefed the Afghan government on an agreement “in principle” with the insurgent group that would see 5,000 U.S. troops leave the country in five months. Interior Ministry...
Texas gunman was fired from job, called FBI before shooting
ODESSA, Texas — The gunman in a spate of violence after a routine traffic stop in West Texas had just been fired from his job and called both police and the FBI before the shooting began, authorities said Monday. Seth Aaron Ator, 36, was fired Saturday from Journey Oilfield Services,...
8 killed in deadly California boat fire; dozens missing
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — A fire raged through a boat carrying recreational scuba divers anchored near an island off the Southern California coast early Monday, leaving at least eight people dead and hope diminishing that any of the 26 people still missing would be found alive. Five crew members escaped...
Dorian triggers massive flooding in Bahamas; at least 5 deadVideo
FREEPORT, Bahamas — Hurricane Dorian unleashed massive flooding across the Bahamas on Monday, pummeling the islands with so much wind and water that authorities urged people to find floatation devices and grab hammers to break out of their attics if necessary. At least five deaths were blamed on the storm....
Police unsure why man went on West Texas shooting rampage
ODESSA, Texas — Police say they are not sure why a man with a misdemeanor on his record and no warrant for his arrest erupted in a spate of violence after a routine traffic stop in West Texas, killing seven, including a man slain outside his parents’ home and a...
There’s no single ‘gay gene,’ according to vast DNA analysis
A new study that analyzed the DNA of nearly half a million people has found that while genetic differences play a significant role in sexual preference, there is no single gene responsible. The findings, described Thursday in the journal Science, looked at sexual behavior and not sexual identity. Still, the...
Penn man served community as fire chief
Weslie Wiser grew up in Trafford and served his community, both in the town’s post office and the volunteer fire department, where he rose through the ranks to become chief. “I have never seen a more dedicated individual in the fire department in my time,” said his son, Dennis Wiser...
Fate of Brexit is up in the air as Boris Johnson delivers surprisesVideo
LONDON — Boris Johnson’s summer is over. The week that could determine how long he remains prime minister — and how or whether Britain leaves the European Union — is about to begin. The rules of the U.K.’s unwritten constitution are being stretched to the limit, with new precedents being...
Ohio prep game ended after player allegedly assaults refereeVideo
DAYTON, Ohio — Authorities say a high school football game was ended after a player assaulted a referee. The Dayton Daily News reports that officials stopped play with seven minutes to go in the first half and Cincinnati Roger Bacon holding a 23-8 lead Saturday night over Dayton Dunbar High...
Clock is ticking on New York deadline for student vaccinations
BUFFALO, N.Y. — When New York lawmakers revoked a religious exemption for mandatory school vaccinations, the change sent thousands of the state’s parents scrambling to get their kids shots — or get them out of the classroom entirely. Lawmakers did away with the exemption in June amid the nation’s worst...
Hezbollah, Israel trade fire near Lebanese-Israeli border, stoking fears of an escalating battleVideo
JERUSALEM — In an escalation of hostility between Israel and Lebanon not seen since the war they fought in 2006, the Israeli military and the Lebanese paramilitary group Hezbollah traded attacks on Sunday. Hezbollah, which is also a powerful Lebanese Shiite political faction, said in a statement that a squad...
Trump: ‘I’m not sure that I’ve ever heard of a Category 5’ hurricane. There have been 4 during his presidencyVideo
During a Federal Emergency Management Agency briefing Sunday about Hurricane Dorian, President Trump expressed disbelief that a Category 5 storm was possible. “I’ve seen some Category 4s, you don’t even see that many of them. But a Category 5 is something that, I don’t know if I’ve ever even heard...
Trump says he’ll work with Congress to stop mass shootings
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump expressed a commitment Sunday, hours after the latest deadly mass shooting, to work with a divided Congress to “stop the menace of mass attacks.” He said any measures must satisfy the competing goals of protecting public safety and the constitutional right to gun ownership and...
Dorian strikes Bahamas with record fury as Category 5 stormVideo
McLEAN’S TOWN CAY, Bahamas — Hurricane Dorian struck the northern Bahamas as a catastrophic Category 5 storm Sunday, its record 185 mph wind ripping off roofs, overturning cars and tearing down power lines as hundreds hunkered down in schools, churches and shelters. Dorian slammed into Elbow Cay in Abaco island...
Police say no explanation yet for Texas shooting frenzyVideo
ODESSA, Texas — Authorities said Sunday they still could not explain why a man with an AR-style weapon opened fire during a routine traffic stop in West Texas to begin a terrifying, 10-mile rampage that killed seven people, injured 22 others and ended with officers gunning him down outside a...
What’s that smell? 6 warning signs from your furnace
Maybe it really isn’t your old dog this time. Or even dad, for that matter. You know how it is. You’re sitting on the couch, maybe watching TV, when you smell something, well, funky. Like rotten eggs. You cast an accusing side eye at the others in the room. Immediately...
