Month: July 2022

By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Abortion clinics in Louisiana can continue operating under the latest order from a state court. A state district judge in Baton Rouge on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction that says officials still can’t enforce an anti-abortion “trigger” law while a lawsuit against the legislation plays

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer A new lunar rover is under development by Lockheed Martin and Goodyear as NASA gears up for a return to the moon. Unlike the rover first used during the Apollo 15 mission in 1971, built to last only a few days and for short trips, the new lunar vehicle

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer With less than two months before its first regular season game, Prime Video’s crew for “Thursday Night Football” is nearly set. Kaylee Hartung has been hired by Amazon as the sideline reporter while Andrew Whitworth and Aqib Talib have signed on as contributors for pregame, halftime and postgame coverage.

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Democratic attorney general has declined to meet Republican legislative leaders’ demand that he ask a federal court to lift an injunction on a state law banning nearly all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Attorney General Josh Stein was responding to Senate

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A vote is looming in Kansas that could clear the way for the Legislature to more strictly regulate or ban abortion, but abortion opponents are hesitating to say what they intend to do if they win. Early voting has begun for an Aug. 2 election

By ADRIANA DE JESÚS SALAMÁN Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A Puerto Rico court “archived” a restraining order issued against superstar Ricky Martin, meaning the case was closed, a judicial spokesperson said Thursday. The case had brought intense media attention, and without giving details, the Puerto Rican singer had only denied any

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Patty Murray was first elected to the U.S. Senate from Washington state in 1992 during the “Year of the Woman,” motivated to run for higher office in part by the contentious Clarence Thomas Supreme Court confirmation hearings. At that time, Murray was the self-professed “Mom

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A woman who hails from a minority ethnic community was chosen Thursday as India’s new president, a largely ceremonial position. Droupadi Murmu, a leader from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, was elected by the Indian Parliament and state legislatures in voting held Monday, making her the

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The governments of Spain and Portugal have criticized a European Union plan to reduce the bloc’s natural gas use by 15% to prepare for a potential cutoff by Russia this winter. The governments in Madrid and Lisbon said Thursday that they wouldn’t support the initiative. The

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Some federal lawmakers urged Google last month to limit the appearance of anti-abortion pregnancy centers in certain abortion-related search results. Now 17 Republican attorneys general are warning the company that doing so could invite legal action. Their letter Thursday to the CEO of Google parent Alphabet

By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Dartmouth College has named its first female president in its over 250-year history. Sian Leah Beilock is the current president of Barnard College and a leading expert on the brain science behind “choking under pressure.” She will become Dartmouth’s 19th president July 1, 2023. She will

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An independent inspection has found that Britain’s response to the increase in migrants crossing the English Channel on small boats is poor and officials are clearly overwhelmed. The review by the chief inspector of borders and immigration was published Thursday. It was among critical reports published this

By HALELUYA HADERO Amazon announced Thursday it will acquire the primary care organization One Medical in a deal valued roughly at $3.9 billion, marking another expansion for the retailer into health care services. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant said in a statement it will acquire One Medical for $18 per share in an all-cash transaction. One

By EMILY ROSE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A group of Ukrainian mental health professionals has spent the last two weeks in a special course in Jerusalem aimed at giving them tools to treat victims of psychological trauma back home. The course is designed to help victims who are currently under fire. The course instructors

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week rose to the highest level in more than eight months in what may be a sign that the labor market is weakening. Applications for jobless aid for the week ending July 16 rose by 7,000 to

EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — Authorities say a suburban Oklahoma City motorcycle police officer was killed when he was struck from behind while on patrol. Police in Edmond say 38-year-old Sgt. C.J. Nelson died Tuesday after being struck by a pickup truck just outside the Edmond city limits in Oklahoma City. Police in Oklahoma City say

By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon’s lawyer has opened his defense by asking the judge to rule that prosecutors had not proven their contempt-of-Congress case against the former adviser to then-President Donald Trump. Then the defense moved for acquittal on Thursday and rested without bringing any witnesses. Bannon lawyer Evan Corcoran

ROME (AP) — A top Vatican cardinal has endorsed calls for a fossil fuels nonproliferation treaty. Cardinal Michael Czerny is the Canadian Jesuit who runs the Vatican’s ecology and development office, He said Thursday that all new exploration and production of oil must be phased out to prevent global temperatures from rising to a “precipice.”

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Health officials are grappling with how people staffing the new national 988 crisis hotlines will contend with suspicion of the medical establishment in Black communities.  The U.S. Justice Department ordered Mississippi last year to revamp its mental health system after federal regulators found that

By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling has pounded a densely populated area in Ukraine’s second-largest city, as well as several other cities across the country. Local authorities in Kharkiv said at least three people were killed and 23 injured during a barrage on Thursday that struck a mosque, a medical

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Albanian government says most public websites are working again while an investigation to find the source of a cyberattack that disrupted them continues. Prime Minister Edi Rama said the government suspects the attack was “an aggression organized by a country” and not launched by hackers or organized criminal groups that

By KEN SWEET, MICHAEL CASEY and ALEX VEIGA The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Tomcak was looking for a home for his in-laws in the suburbs around Denver, something priced close to $450,000. Tomcak became dispirited as he lost out to investors fronting cash offers $100,000 over the asking price. Then mortgage rates

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. Supreme Court says will hold hearings in October on whether Scotland can call an independence referendum without the consent of the British government. Pro-independence Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she intends to hold a plebiscite on secession on Oct. 19, 2023. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s U.K. government says

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The BBC on Thursday apologized to the former nanny of Princes William and Harry over “false and malicious” claims made against her as part of a journalist’s attempt to obtain an exclusive television interview with Princess Diana. Alexandra Pettifer, formerly known as Tiggy Legge-Bourke, appeared at London’s

By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s going to be a “Beautiful Day” for the band U2 and four other artists when they receive this year’s Kennedy Center Honors in December. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Thursday that the Irish rock band along with actor George Clooney, singers

By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because of its fast dwindling numbers. “It’s just a devastating decline,” said Stuart Pimm, an ecologist at Duke University who was not involved in the