Month: August 2023

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press BELEN, N.M. (AP) — President Joe Biden declared Wednesday that his economic policies are reviving U.S. manufacturing as he toured the West to drum up support for his efforts on jobs and inflation in the face of voters’ doubts. “I’m not here to declare victory on the

By KIM TONG-HYUNG, YONG JUN CHANG and AHN YOUNG-JOON Associated Press BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Rains and winds were growing in southern South Korea Wednesday as a tropical storm drew closer to the Korean Peninsula, where it was forecast to slam into major urban areas. Dozens of flights and ferry services were grounded and

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ohio voters have rejected a proposal that would’ve made it more difficult for voters to amend the state constitution, including one measure set for the November ballot that would guarantee abortion rights in the state. The size of the vote lead for the No side indicates that

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Players who reached the knockout round at the Women’s World Cup got larger individual bonuses that can be life-changing for many of them. FIFA designated $30,000 for the 732 players among 32 teams in the tournament field. The payout rises to $60,000 for players

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Wildfires in Hawaii fanned by strong winds burned multiple structures, forced evacuations and caused power outages in several communities late Tuesday as firefighters struggled to reach some areas that were cut off by downed trees and power lines. The National Weather Service said Hurricane Dora, which

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police on Wednesday were trying to figure out how three people died and a fourth became critically ill after apparently eating wild mushrooms at a family lunch. Homicide detectives have been investigating the case. Police have interviewed the woman who they say cooked the meal at her home on July 29

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer SYDNEY (AP) — The traditional elite have been cut down to size at the Women’s World Cup. That has been the standout theme as a tournament that has already set records for attendance and goals scored enters the quarterfinals stage, and it has made for high drama. “It’s been

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Abortion rights advocates plan to ask Arizona voters to create a constitutional right to abortion. The move announced Tuesday injects the issue into the battleground state’s volatile politics ahead of next year’s election. If proponents collect enough signatures, Arizona will become the latest state to put

By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal prosecutor has told a judge that the mother of a U.S. Navy sailor charged with providing sensitive military information to China encouraged him to cooperate with a Chinese intelligence officer. Assistant U.S. Attorney Fred Sheppard told a federal court in San Diego on Tuesday

RANSOM, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say an armed man who made threats at a rural Kansas home was shot and killed by a deputy Tuesday. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said it’s investigating the fatal shooting of 46-year-old Jesse Nicholls in the community of Ransom. The bureau says Ness County sheriff’s deputies responded to 911

By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer You know ESPN the sports media giant. Now brace yourself for ESPN Bet, a rebranding of an existing sports-betting app owned by Penn Entertainment, which is paying $1.5 billion plus other considerations for exclusive rights to the ESPN name. The deal, announced Tuesday, could take Walt Disney Co.-owned ESPN

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has unveiled a sweeping list of public safety issues he wants lawmakers to address during an upcoming special session. The special session was prompted by a shocking Nashville school shooting earlier this year that resulted in the deaths of

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has closed 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts, six months after a research report warned that drug stores in Mexico were offering foreigners pills they passed off as Oxycodone, Percocet, and Adderall. The four-day raid targeted drugstores in Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Tulum. In March, the U.S. State Department

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — People in Alaska’s capital have lived for more than a decade with periodic glacial dam outbursts like the one that destroyed at least two homes over the weekend. But the most recent flood was surprising for how quickly the water moved as the surging Mendenhall River

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service has reduced its volume of shipments by aircraft by 90% over two years, putting the service on course to save $1 billion in annual transportation costs. Shifting packages and mail from air shipment to ground transportation was part of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s larger plan to improve the

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Civil rights groups asked a federal judge to stop Florida officials from enforcing a section of a new state immigration law that criminalizes transporting someone who has entered the United States unlawfully. But the judge on Tuesday denied the request immediately on a technicality, saying Gov.

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press WINDHAM, N.H. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday kept up his attacks on special counsel Jack Smith and vowed to continue talking about his criminal cases even as prosecutors sought a protective order to limit the evidence that Trump and his team could share.

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency Tuesday, citing an influx of migrants seeking shelter at a time when the cost of housing — already in short supply — continues to rise. There are nearly 5,600 families or more than 20,000 people – many of