Month: August 2022

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s influential state chapter of the NAACP has lost its federal tax-exempt status for failing to file tax returns for three years, according to the federal government. The Internal Revenue Service stripped the civil rights organization’s state chapter of its tax-exempt status May 15 under a process that automatically revokes

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections agency will be asking the GOP-controlled Legislature to pay for additional staff to increase the accuracy and confidence in election results, help the public better understand how elections work and more quickly process complaints. The Wisconsin Elections Commission, which has been under fire

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bird flu has returned to the Midwest earlier than authorities expected after a lull of several months, with the highly pathogenic disease being detected in two commercial turkey flocks in western Minnesota and a hobby flock in Indiana, officials said Wednesday. The disease was detected after a

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Secretary of State’s Office says a conservative podcaster who embraces former President Donald Trump’s discredited claims of a stolen 2020 election isn’t eligible to run this November as an independent candidate vying to challenge Ohio’s Republican elections chief. Terpsehore “Tore” Maras had vowed to appeal if incumbent Republican Secretary of

NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — The Coast Guard Academy is disenrolling seven cadets for failing to comply with the military’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate. A spokesperson for the New London, Connecticut, school told The Day newspaper Tuesday that the cadets’ requests for religious exemptions were denied and they were ordered to leave campus by Aug. 19.

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist is resigning his seat in Congress to focus on his gubernatorial campaign against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Crist says his resignation will be effective at the end of the day Wednesday. He secured the Democratic nomination for governor last week and has

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in three years, the fall movie industrial complex is lurching back into high gear. Festival red carpets are rolled out. Oscar campaigns are primed. Long-awaited blockbusters, like “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Avatar: The Way of Water,” are poised for big

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge says Wisconsin voters with disabilities can get help returning their ballots, despite a state Supreme Court ruling and state laws that suggest otherwise. U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson issued an order Wednesday saying that voters who have difficulty returning their own ballot can choose someone to return

IRVING, Texas (AP) — The changing Big 12 Conference plans to have discussions with ESPN and Fox about a potential early extension of its media rights deal. The current deal goes through the 2024-25 academic year. New Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark says with the changing landscape of college athletics, the league welcomes the opportunity

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer A growing number of scientists is trying to help people reach a goal humans have been chasing throughout history: staying active and vital in old age.  They are part of the skyrocketing scientific field of cellular senescence, which is built upon the idea that cells eventually stop dividing. The

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man has been convicted again in the first retrial stemming from scrutiny of a once-lauded New York City homicide detective who was later accused of framing suspects. A Brooklyn judge delivered the verdict Wednesday in Eliseo DeLeon’s case. He was imprisoned for nearly a quarter-century

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Internet shutdowns are plaguing Lebanon, as the country’s telecom workers go on strike. Several neighborhoods in Beirut and towns across Lebanon on Tuesday woke up to internet outages as employees of state-owned Ogero went on strike demanding higher wages. The country is struggling through a crippling economic

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Lucinda Williams, Chris Isaak, Brandi Carlile and Indigo Girls are among the performers who will take the stage at the Americana Honors & Awards. The Americana Music Association says Wednesday that Isaak and the Indigo Girls are among the life achievement honorees at the Sept. 14 show, which will also celebrate

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The two candidates vying to become Britain’s next prime minister are making their final push to win over Conservative Party members ahead of a leadership announcement on Monday. Britain has been rudderless for weeks as it endures a deepening cost-of-living crisis, the worst to hit the country

By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A rapid deployment team of FBI cyber experts is heading to Montenegro to investigate a massive and coordinated attack on the tiny Balkan nation’s government and its services. The country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs announced the deployment Wednesday, calling it “another confirmation of the excellent cooperation

By EMILY ROSE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is imposing sanctions on 20 companies and individuals operating across the Middle East that it says are involved in financing the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The sanctions are directed against what the Defense Ministry described Wednesday as an international network operating “under the guise of legitimate

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government says the country’s economy grew by 13.5% in the April-June quarter from a year earlier, pushed up by a boost in agriculture and manufacturing as pandemic curbs eased. The jump follows a 4.1% slump in the January-March quarter. However, economists have cautioned that the growth this quarter may

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say two earthquakes with magnitude 5.3 and 4.7 have rocked the eastern Aegean Sea island of Samos but no injuries or damage were reported. The larger quake struck at 1:10 p.m., some 14 minutes after the first. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said both had their epicenters in the sea

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press LA PORTE, Texas (AP) — It’s the only surviving battleship that served in both world wars, having fought in Europe during World War I and against the Nazis and the Japanese Army during World War II. But the greatest challenge in recent years for the USS Texas has been

MOSCOW (AP) — Call it a slice of life. One of Mikhail Gorbachev’s most notable appearances after he resigned as leader of the collapsed Soviet Union was in a commercial for Pizza Hut. It neatly encapsulates his achievements, the troubles that followed and his fall into semi-obscurity. Upon Gorbachev’s death Tuesday, video of the commercial

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s emergency services says one person has died after a three-story building under construction in northwestern Nigeria collapsed. Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency said. the victim died at the hospital where six others pulled from the rubble were treated and released. Nura Abdullahi, head of Kano’s

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The return of dragons has been a hit. Now it’s time for the return of the elves and dwarves. Amazon Studios is launching “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” an ambitious, years-in-the-making and very expensive salvo that will go head-to-head with another

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Catherine Deneuve is not that fond of reminiscing, even as she prepares to collect a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venice International Film Festival. She tells reporters “we don’t have time to look backwards … This is our present and we have to continue to go forward.” At 78,