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Bones of ancient child suggest humans could have interbred with Neanderthals earlier than thought

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Modern humans and Neanderthals were interacting 100,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to researchers who used CT scans and 3D mapping to study the ...

DATE: Aug 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Students face new cellphone restrictions in 17 states as school year begins

Jamel Bishop is seeing a big change in his classrooms as he begins his senior year at Doss High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where cellphones are now banned during instructional time. In ...

DATE: Aug 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Photos from Egypt show archaeologists and divers recovering ancient artifacts from the seabed

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (AP) — Archaeologists and divers worked together to retrieve statues, Roman coins and other relics from the Mediterranean seabed in Alexandria, Egypt on Thursday. Among the...

DATE: Aug 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Illegal immigration hit a record-high of 14 million in the US in 2023, Pew report finds

The number of people in the United States illegally surged to an all-time high of 14 million in 2023, a research group said Thursday, a major increase that still falls well short of estimate...

DATE: Aug 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Wyoming man indicted for allegedly hitting wolf with snowmobile, bringing it to bar and killing it

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming man who allegedly hit a wolf with a snowmobile, taped the wounded animal’s mouth shut and showed it off in a rural bar before killing it has been indicted on ...

DATE: Aug 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Uganda agrees deal with US to take deported migrants if they don't have criminal records

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda has agreed a deal with the United States to take deported migrants on condition that the deportees should not have criminal records and not be unaccompanied min...

DATE: Aug 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Aging U.S. railroad bridges are self-inspected and their findings are kept secret

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — The fire burned for about nine hours, billowing smoke and scorching the wooden trestles of a nearly 75-year-old railroad bridge that spans the Marys River in Corvallis...

DATE: Aug 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

James Dobson, whose conservative Christian ministry Focus on the Family long fought abortion and gay rights, has died

COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. (AP) — James Dobson, whose conservative Christian ministry Focus on the Family long fought abortion and gay rights, has died. ...

DATE: Aug 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Sony raises the price of the Playstation 5 in the US

NEW YORK (AP) — Sony has raised the price of its PlayStation 5 consoles being sold in the United States by $50. “Similar to many global businesses, we continue to navigate a challenging econ...

DATE: Aug 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

A Ukrainian startup develops long-range drones and missiles to take the battle to Russia

When a Ukrainian-made drone attacked an ammunition depot in Russia last September, it showcased Kyiv’s determination to strike deep behind enemy lines and the prowess of its defense industry...

DATE: Aug 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Is empathy a sin? Some conservative Christians argue it can be

WASHINGTON (AP) — Empathy is usually regarded as a virtue, a key to human decency and kindness. And yet, with increasing momentum, voices on the Christian right are preaching that it has bec...

DATE: Aug 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

A Ukrainian suspected in the Nord Stream pipeline blasts is arrested in Italy

BERLIN (AP) — A Ukrainian citizen man suspected to be one of the coordinators of the undersea explosions in 2022 that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany has bee...

DATE: Aug 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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