Month: February 2024

By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The federal wire fraud and money laundering trial against William “Sam”…

By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press The Justice Department proposed changes Monday to rules governing state-run programs that provide financial…

SENATOBIA, Miss. (AP) — An attorney says a 10-year-old Black child who urinated near his own mother’s car in Mississippi will no longer be…

By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For Americans who lacked savings prior to the pandemic, financial stress is rising. A combination of…

By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia doctor who was sentenced to 40 years in prison after prescribing more than…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An average of 16.9 million viewers tuned in to watch Taylor Swift make history at the…

Associated Press SILT, Colo. (AP) — Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert now has a temporary restraining order against ex-husband Jayson Boebert, after…

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — About 200 people protesting the Pennsylvania state government’s investments in Israel…

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Beckwith, a retired firefighter whose chance encounter with the president amid the rubble of…

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele has called himself the “world’s coolest dictator” or…

By The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — As King Charles III receives treatment for cancer, he remains Britain’s monarch and head of state. His Son,…

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Black girls lay facedown in a parking lot, crying “no” and “mommy” as a police officer…

By ED DAVEY Associated Press At least 112 people have been killed by wildfires in central Chile, leading its president to declare two days of…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Protests have shut down major cities in Haiti as demonstrators clash with police and demand the resignation of Prime…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Scientists at the world’s largest atom smasher have expressed confidence about moving forward with…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday congratulated hospitality workers for reaching a tentative…

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Police in northern Greece have removed students occupying a law school during the exam period to protest government…

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jam Master Jay was known for his anti-drug advocacy as part of the groundbreaking rap group…

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is rolling out a new policy that will allow it to impose visa…

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria have liberated a Yazidi woman who had been held by the Islamic…

By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s internationally recognized presidential council has sacked the prime minister.…

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Officials in Boston acknowledged getting seven matches for the 2026 World Cup was more than they…

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — A meeting scheduled in the 1980s between the NFL and sportsbook directors sparked hope in Las…

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The first publicly known cases have emerged of Russian authorities penalizing people…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Super Bowl opening night evolved into a wacky, circus-like spectacle long before Las Vegas…

By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro city authorities have declared a public health emergency in the city…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investigators plan to interview two police officers who were working off duty in Nebraska’s largest city when they shot and…

LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says that King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment. The palace says the…

LONDON (AP) — Royal officials say King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment. Here is the statement from…

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A handful of centuries-old sponges from the Caribbean are causing some scientists to theorize that human-caused…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer For the first time, the NBA will play on glass. Part of All-Star weekend in Indianapolis — including the…

The Associated Press OXFORD, Mich. (AP) — Jury deliberations are underway in the groundbreaking involuntary manslaughter trial of the Michigan…

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina woman who traveled elsewhere for an abortion just days…

By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago children’s hospital has been forced to take its networks offline after an unspecified…

PATRICIA LUNA and MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Volunteers in central Chile tried to remove charred metal, broken glass and…

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department says First National Bank discriminated against Black and Latino homebuyers…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A judge has ruled that Atlantic City’s casinos have no legal obligation to stop…