‘Exhausted’ Indiana city waits for all-clear after big fire
RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — An evacuation order for people living near an extraordinary plastics fire in Indiana stretched into a fourth night Friday as officials acknowledged “our community is exhausted,” longing to return home and anxious about possible adverse health effects.
Ohio governor postpones 3 more executions scheduled in 2023
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine continued Ohio’s unofficial death penalty moratorium on Friday, postponing an additional three executions scheduled for this year.
France’s Constitutional Council approves higher pension age
PARIS (AP) — France’s Constitutional Council on Friday approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a victory for President Emmanuel Macron after three months of mass protests over the legislation that have damaged his leadership.
Dairy farm explosion injures 1 person, kills 18,000 cattle
DIMMITT, Texas (AP) — An explosion at a dairy farm in the Texas Panhandle that critically injured one person and killed an estimated 18,000 head of cattle is the deadliest barn fire recorded since the Animal Welfare Institute began tracking the fires.
Michigan paper mill temporarily closes due to fungal illness
ESCANABA, Mich. (AP) — A paper mill in northern Michigan will close for up to three weeks for a scrubbing after authorities confirmed at least 21 cases of a fungal infection among workers since March and dozens more probable cases.
JPMorgan Chase profits jump 52% amid banking turmoil
JPMorgan Chase & Co. posted a 52% jump in its first-quarter profits, helped by higher interest rates, which allowed the bank to charge customers more for loans. The bank saw deposits grow noticeably, as business and customers flocked to the banking titan after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank last month.
Here’s why downpour in Florida just wouldn’t stop
In some ways, it was the Florida Man of storms – not quite knowing when to say when.
US: Billing records helped ID suspect in military docs leak
BOSTON (AP) — Billing records of an Internet social media platform and interviews with another user helped the FBI identify a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman as a suspect in the leak of highly classified military documents, according to court records unsealed Friday.
European spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter and its icy moons
A European spacecraft rocketed away Friday on a decadelong quest to explore Jupiter and three of its icy moons that could have buried oceans.
Guardsman accused in records leak to remain jailed for now
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts Air National Guardsman arrested in the leak of highly classified military documents has been ordered to remain behind bars pending a hearing next week.
