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Scientists say they've grown plants from moon soil

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Most folks pick up their potting soil from a local nursery or a big box store. A group of scientists has found success using soil from an out-of-this-world source: the moon. For the first time,…

Reckless driver says an arrest was on her bucket list

UNDATED (AP) - It's hard to tell which is the most surprising part of this story: that a 19-year-old Florida woman has a “bucket list” - or that her bucket list included getting arrested. Officials with the Monroe County Sheriff's…

Americans bet $125B on sports in 4 years since legalization

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Americans have bet more than $125 billion on sports with legal gambling outlets in the four years since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for all 50 states to offer it. [caption id="attachment_1095130"…

Local parents struggle to find formula

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Parents are struggling to find an essential item for their children. "He is 6-months-old, and it is impossible to find right now," Charlestra Mosley, the grandmother of an infant.…

Biden marks COVID 'tragic milestone' in US at global summit

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has appealed to world leaders for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19 as he leads the U.S. in marking the “tragic milestone” of 1 million deaths in America. Biden told the second global…

Lawyers: Nearly $1B tentative settlement in condo collapse

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Lawyers representing families of victims and survivors of the condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, last June have told a judge that they've reached a nearly $1 billion tentative settlement. FILE -…

Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailer

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Marshals and sheriff’s deputies led an 11-day manhunt for an Alabama murder suspect and jailer who were heavily armed and preparing for a shootout when they were captured. Vandenburgh County Sheriff Dave…