Month: February 2024

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Kateryna Dmytryk had been waiting for this moment for almost two years — nearly all of…

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Emily Hollenbeck lived with a deep, recurring depression she likened to a black hole, where…

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With election season already underway, some state election officials are expressing…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A China-born Australian democracy blogger will not appeal his suspended death sentence…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police say a taekwondo instructor killed a 7-year-old student at his academy and the…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States is telling Rwanda and Congo they “must walk back from the brink of…

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — An appeals court in Chile’s capital has ruled that the case of Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda’s…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A young girl was buried in sand and died Tuesday when a deep hole she was digging with a little boy collapsed on them…

MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Hundreds of Colombians have marched in front of congress to mourn the killings of human…

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan man has been charged under the state’s new law requiring safe storage of guns after his 2-year-old daughter shot…

NEW YORK (AP) — A man suspected in the death of a woman who was fatally bludgeoned in a New York City hotel room earlier this month has been…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press MEREDITH, New Hampshire (AP) — In ferocious winds and freezing temperatures, hiker Cole Matthes slid hundreds of…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Streaming service FuboTV has filed an antitrust lawsuit against ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery and Hulu, which are…

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A judge has declared that Kevin Costner and his wife of nearly two decades, Christine Baumgartner, are now legally…

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon.com Inc. is being added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, joining Apple, Walt Disney, Walmart and other companies that…

By BILL BARROW and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump is doubling down on comparing his criminal indictments…

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press A Colorado man has died after being bitten by his pet Gila monster in what would be a rare death by one of the desert…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Prosecutors say an executive at a medical device company has been convicted in Minnesota of insider trading for a scheme…

By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In an effort to subdue violent crimes, lawmakers have returned to the Capitol for a short…

NEW YORK (AP) — A man suspected in the death of a woman who was fatally bludgeoned in a New York City hotel room earlier this month has been…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia senators are advancing a proposal that would require school libraries to notify parents of…

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah State Board of Education member who is facing pressure from top state leaders to…

TUSTIN, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California shopping center was closed following reports of an explosion. Multiple law enforcement agencies,…

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republicans are planning dueling presidential nominating conventions that will…

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden ’s lawyers suggested Tuesday that claims made by a former FBI informant…

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican prosecutor is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide whether state law…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former FBI informant charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s First Lady Tammy Murphy, who is running for U.S. Senate, says she opposes…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The attorney for the estranged husband of an American missing in Spain under…

By RALPH D. RUSSO and STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writers The field for the 12-team College Football Playoff beginning next season will comprise five…

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man charged with killing his wife has been sentenced to more than three years…

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The governing body of the world’s most famous sled dog race has disqualified the 2023…

By MATTHEW BARAKAT and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Influential labor groups now say they are opposing efforts to move two…

By PETER SMITH Associated Press The Southern Baptist Convention’s top administrative body voted Tuesday to oust four congregations — one for…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s “Drive-Away Dolls” signifies both the much-awaited return…

LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) — Texas officials said they are set to provide significant updates in the search for an 11-year-old girl who has been…

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A broad Republican plan for cutting taxes in Kansas is dead. Enough members of the…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Opera has commissioned Huang Ruo to compose “The Monkey King” for a fall 2025 premiere — based on an…

By TRISHA AHMED, ANITA SNOW and JIM SALTER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two young police officers and a firefighter-paramedic were killed in…

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans have become increasingly reliant on their credit cards since the pandemic. So much so…

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — About 40% of small business owners think 2024 will be a “make or break” year for their…

TOOELE, Utah (AP) — A 9-year-old child has been arrested in northern Utah for fatally shooting a family member in the head, police said Tuesday.…

HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush’s speedboat has a new owner. The 38-foot “Fidelity V” sold for $435,000 during the George…

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire lawmakers are considering changing the settlement process for those who allege…