Feeling groggy in the afternoon? Here’s how to nap the right way
Now that she’s working from home, Kendra King takes an early afternoon nap on most days, typically for about 20 to 30 minutes. “A lot of times, I don’t go in with the intention of…
A bird flu outbreak is spreading among cows in the US. Scientists are hunting for answers
AMES, Iowa (AP) — At first glance, it looks like an unassuming farm. Cows are scattered across fenced-in fields. A milking barn sits in the distance with a tractor parked alongside. But the people who…
Harris summons Americans to reject political divisions and warns of consequences posed by a Trump win
CHICAGO (AP) — Kamala Harris summoned Americans on Thursday to reject political division and instead chart what she called a “new way forward,” as she accepted her party’s nomination while blending biography with warnings about electing Donald Trump again…
Haiti arrests a suspect in the May killings of a US missionary couple and a nonprofit chief
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Police in Haiti have arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of a U.S. missionary couple and a Haitian man who headed a nonprofit in an attack by gunmen earlier this year that stunned…
Dominican Republic cocaine smuggler gets nearly 6 years in prison
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominican Republic native who was part of a crew that smuggled at least 1,146 pounds of cocaine was sentenced to nearly six years in prison. Rafael Martinez, 31, of Santo Domingo,…
Feds nab St. Croix man at airport trying to leave behind $23,321 in credit card fraud
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man who allegedly charged up someone else’s credit card to the tune of $23,321.00 — and then tried to escape prosecution by booking a flight off-island — has been arrested.…
St. Thomas man faces domestic violence charge for slapping woman at her workplace
CHARLOTTE AMALIE —A St. Thomas man who stalked a woman to her workplace and then assaulted her is facing domestic violence and related charges, authorities said. Ducson Antoine, 35, was arrested and charged with unauthorized…
Dominican Republic trying to identify the remains of 14 decomposed bodies found on abandoned vessel
SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Forensic authorities in the Dominican Republic worked Wednesday to identify the remains of at least 14 mostly decomposed bodies found on an abandoned vessel 10 nautical miles of its northern coast.…
Remnants of Ernesto to impact football fans arriving in Dublin ahead of Aer Lingus College Kickoff Classic
DUBLIN, Ireland — After impacting the Caribbean and Bermuda, Hurricane Ernesto is now on a Transatlantic trip this week. The remnants of Ernesto will bring gusty winds and rain to Ireland while the Georgia Tech…
Justice Clarence Thomas took undisclosed 2010 trip with GOP megadonor, Democratic senator finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to publicly disclose additional travel on GOP megadonor Harlan Crow’s private jet, a top Democratic senator who is backing an election-year push to tighten the high court’s ethics…