Month: May 2024

By JULIA DIAS CARNEIRO and DIARLEI RODRIGUES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The passinho is a Brazilian dance style created in the 2000s by…

By RIO YAMAT Associated Press When it was Shawnna Bolick’s turn to speak, the words tumbled out of her for 20 minutes. The conservative lawmaker…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s perhaps the biggest question swirling around the U.S. economy right now: Is…

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A flotilla of about 100 fishing boats led by Filipino activists has sailed to a disputed…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor is facing demands for speedy action…

By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press MERIDA, Mexico (AP) — Authorities in Mexico say 11 people have been killed by shootings in a small town in…

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidential primary may be decided, but election season marches on. Voters in several…

By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore’s deputy leader Lawrence Wong is set to be sworn in as the nation’s…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker railed against Pride month, working women, President Biden’s leadership during…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The sun isn’t done yet. That’s the message from the National Oceanic and…

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Steven Bradbury is back in the news for another good reason more than 20 years after winning an unlikely gold medal in…

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Topping the list of contests in this week’s primaries in four states is a U.S. Senate race…

By SEUNG MIN KIM, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending…

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers are questioning a sheriff’s decision to allow a Netflix…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer FIFA’s gravest crisis erupted with police raids at its annual meeting in 2015. Nine years later soccer’s 211…

By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday the state will make $3.3 billion…

By DAVID KOENIG and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has determined that Boeing violated a settlement…

NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Kelce is officially a member of ESPN’s “Monday Night Countdown” team. ESPN announced Kelce had signed a multiyear…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors say a 29-year-old man accused of shooting and wounding two Jewish men as they left synagogues in Los Angeles last…

MICHAEL R. SISAK, ERIC TUCKER, MICHELLE L. PRICE and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s defense attorneys have…

By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas public university leaders say hundreds of positions and programs across state…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — For a second consecutive year, the Avalanche are on the brink of elimination with Valeri Nichushkin,…

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The city of Colorado Springs has agreed to pay $2.1 million to settle a federal lawsuit brought by…

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Westminster Kennel Club dog show is gearing up to award its coveted best in show prize. By…

By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press A New York bankruptcy judge has denied Rudy Giuliani a chance to pursue an appeal of a $148 million defamation…

By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last year’s…

HOUSTON (AP) — The Rev. William “Bill” Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate Houston, Texas, and worked with…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Serena Williams is returning to the sports spotlight to host The ESPYS in July. The retired 23-time major tournament winner will…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Welcome to Cannes. The annual film festival is always a spectacle, but 2024’s edition may be…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he will spend more than $500,000 from his political committee to help a…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers say a planet that’s bigger than Jupiter is surprisingly as fluffy…

By LISA RATHKE Associated Press The Vermont legislature has passed one of the strongest data privacy measures in the country, aimed at cracking down…

By LEA SKENE and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Investigators probing the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The U.S. drug czar sent a pointed letter to world anti-doping officials, saying leaders in governments across the…

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — GameStop and other meme stocks are roaring once again, surging to dizzying heights suddenly and…

By MIKE CATALINI and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has told prospective jurors at the corruption trial of Sen.…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival is hallowed ground in cinema but understanding its unique landscape can…

By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have proposed a bill that would enhance penalties…

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is suggesting the possibility that new penalties could be put in place if…