Internet sensation April the giraffe is pregnant again

The Associated Press

July 25, 2018 - 8:02 am

NEW YORK — April, the giraffe whose pregnancy became an internet sensation, is pregnant again.

Jordon Patch of Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York, announced the pregnancy Wednesday on NBC’s “Today” show. Patch says the calf is due during the early part of spring around March.

April’s pregnancy drew more than 232 million YouTube live views during a seven-week period in 2017 before she gave birth to Tajiri (tah-JEER’-ee).

Patch says Tajiri’s father also sired the new calf.

April’s progress can be followed online at aprilthegiraffe.com.

After 3-month pause, Hawaii’s Kilauea begins erupting

By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Mark Thiessen The Associated Press

June 7, 2023 - 2:50 pm

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said in a statement that a glow was detected in webcam images from Kilauea’s summit early in the morning

President Joe Biden addresses the nation on the budget deal that lifts the federal debt limit a ...

Biden signs debt ceiling bill

Chris Megerian The Associated Press

June 3, 2023 - 11:52 am

President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling, averting an unprecedented default on the federal government’s debt.

This photo shows smoke rising from a fire on Friday, June 2, 2023, at Wahweap Marina on Lake Po ...

Houseboats catch fire — again — at Lake Powell

By Sam Metz and Rio Yamat The Associated Press

June 3, 2023 - 7:00 am

More than half a dozen house boats caught fire at a popular boating destination on the Utah-Arizona line.

Water from the Colorado River diverted through the Central Arizona Project fills an irrigation ...

Drought forcing Arizona to limit home construction; is Vegas next?

By Jacques Billeaud and Suman Naishadham The Associated Press

June 2, 2023 - 6:30 am

Arizona will not approve new housing construction on the fast-growing edges of metro Phoenix that rely on groundwater thanks to a multi-decade drought.

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., along with other Republican members of the House ...

Senate OKs debt ceiling increase, Biden signature expected quickly

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri and Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press

June 1, 2023 - 8:16 pm

The United States Senate has passed a bill to raise debt ceiling.

President Joe Biden falls on stage during the 2023 United States Air Force Academy Graduation C ...

Biden trips after speech at US Air Force Academy graduation

By Darlene Superville Associated Press

June 1, 2023 - 4:20 pm

As he got back on his feet, Biden pointed to the place on stage where he lost his balance. “He’s fine,” tweeted Ben LaBolt, the White House communications director.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. (The Associated Press, file)

Nation’s chief defender visits Strip, IDs America’s biggest threats

By Jeff Burbank / RJ

May 31, 2023 - 7:57 pm

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas also defended the Biden administration’s border policy during his visit to Las Vegas.

Goats graze on dry grass next to a housing complex in West Sacramento, Calif., on May 17, 2023. ...

No kidding: California overtime law threatens use of grazing goats to prevent wildfires

By Terry Chea Associated Press

May 30, 2023 - 12:33 pm

Targeted grazing is part of California’s strategy to reduce wildfire risk because goats can eat a wide variety of vegetation.

FILE - Top Republican debt crisis mediators Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., left, and Rep. Patrick M ...

Debt ceiling agreement gets thumbs up from biz groups, jeers from some on political right

By Kevin Freking Associated Press

May 28, 2023 - 1:01 pm

Some of the earliest objections are coming from the most conservative members of Congress, particularly members of the hardline House Freedom Caucus that often clashes with GOP leadership.