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VIENNA (AP) — At least eight people were killed in a shooting at a school in the Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday, and the suspected perpetrator also died, the city’s mayor said.Mayor Elke Kahr described the events as a “terrible tragedy,” the Austria Press Agency reported. It added that the fatalities were seven students and one adult. Kahr said that many people were taken to hospitals with injuries.Police said they believe the assailant acted alone.Special forces were among those sent to the BORG Dreierschützengasse high school, about a kilometer (over half a mile) from Graz’s historic center, after a…
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Andy Pages led off the 10th inning with an RBI double before scoring on Tommy Edman’s single, and the Los Angeles Dodgers hung on to open their season series against the San Diego Padres with an 8-7 victory Monday night.Will Smith homered and drove in three runs in the first of seven meetings in 11 days between the Southern California rivals. It’s also a rematch of their NL Division Series last October, when the Dodgers rallied from a 2-1 deficit to eliminate San Diego with back-to-back shutouts in what proved to be their toughest playoff test…
It was an unusual question coming from a police officer. Heather Brady was napping at home in San Francisco on a Sunday afternoon when the officer knocked on her door to ask: Had she applied to Arizona Western College?She had not, and as the officer suspected, somebody else had applied to Arizona community colleges in her name to scam the government into paying out financial aid money.When she checked her student loan servicer account, Brady saw the scammers hadn’t stopped there. A loan for over $9,000 had been paid out in her name — but to another person — for…
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Rookie center fielder Denzel Clarke made yet another spectacular catch for the Athletics, this time reaching high above the wall to rob the Los Angeles Angels’ Nolan Schanuel of a home run on Monday night.The Angels had one out and no one on in the bottom of the first when Schanuel launched a 1-0 splitter from Grant Holman toward left-center. Clarke raced back and planted his right foot about halfway up the wall in a perfectly timed leap and grabbed the top for support. He extended the upper half of his body several feet beyond the…
(Reuters) -The American Pharmacists Association will withhold endorsing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest immunization schedule, which removed the recommendation for pregnant women to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.The CDC said last month COVID-19 vaccines remain an option for healthy children when parents and doctors agree that it is needed.Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a long-time vaccine skeptic who oversees the CDC, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health, had announced the change in recommendations before the CDC updated its website.”COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy has been proven safe and effective. Additionally, this vaccine…
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — In a single shift, Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett showed why he’s been one of the most unstoppable players in the Stanley Cup playoffs.In Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, Bennett knocked Vasily Podkolzin off his feet with a huge hit in the defensive zone, then buried a breakaway goal on the other end moments later.After the goal, which put the Florida Panthers up 4-1 in the second period of an eventual 6-1 rout of the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night, Bennett pumped his fist and hugged teammate Matthew Tkachuk, whose mouth was wide open,…
Although they are very rare, cancers of the appendix are on the rise, a new study finds.An analysis of a National Cancer Institute database found that compared with older generations, rates of appendix cancer have tripled among Gen X and quadrupled among millennials, according to the report, published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine.“There is a disproportionate burden of appendix cancer among young individuals,” said the study’s lead author, Andreana Holowatyj, an assistant professor of hematology and oncology at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center.Holowatyj’s earlier research was “the first to show that 1 in…
NEW YORK (AP) — The leaders of a sex-focused women’s wellness company that promoted “orgasmic meditation” have been convicted of federal forced labor charges.A Brooklyn jury on Monday found Nicole Daedone, founder of OneTaste Inc., and Rachel Cherwitz, the California-based company’s former sales director, guilty of forced labor conspiracy after deliberating for less than two days following a roughly monthlong trial.Daedone’s defense team had cast her as a “ceiling-shattering feminist entrepreneur” who created a unique business around women’s sexuality and empowerment.But prosecutors argued the two women ran a yearslong scheme that groomed adherents — many of them victims of sexual…
Apple just unveiled its biggest software redesign in over a decade.The company held its annual WWDC 2025 developer conference on Monday, where it announced a slew of new features across its suite of products and services, including several standouts coming to the iPhone.The new iPhone software, iOS 26, will be pre-loaded on the iPhone 17 this fall, and you’ll be able to update your existing iPhone around then, too.We rounded up our favorite announcements, focusing on the new iOS 26 features we found to be the coolest or most useful.Let’s dive in.The new look: Liquid Glass You can customize Liquid…
Extra-large TVs get a lot of attention, but some spaces aren’t big enough to cram in a massive display. If you have a smaller living room or want an extra TV for a bedroom, a 50- or 48-inch model is a great option. My picks for the best 50-inch TVs all offer a reliable viewing experience, and they’re often a lot cheaper than their larger counterparts. If you want premium performance on a smaller screen, the LG C4 is my top recommendation. This OLED delivers perfect black levels in a compact form factor. But if you want a more affordable set,…