Mark Robinson vows to rebuild his staff for North Carolina governor
WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson is vowing to rebuild his campaign staff. Several aides have…
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Gunman who killed 10 at a Colorado supermarket is sentenced to life in prison
Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 was sentenced Monday to life in…
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The NYPD often shows leniency to officers involved in illegal stop and frisks, report finds
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City police department is lax in punishing officers who illegally stop and frisk people on the…
Continue Reading Boyfriend of a Navajo woman is sentenced to life in prison in her killing
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The boyfriend of a Navajo woman whose killing highlighted calls to end an epidemic of missing and slain Indigenous…
Continue Reading Thousands flee southern Lebanon in search of safety and shelter
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of families from southern Lebanon packed cars and minivans with suitcases, mattresses, blankets and…
Continue Reading Boeing makes a ‘final offer’ to striking workers, but union says it’s not good enough
AP Airlines Writer Boeing is making what it calls a “best and final offer” to striking union machinists, but the union says it won’t…
Continue Reading Reggie Bush sues USC, Pac-12 and NCAA to seek NIL compensation from football career 2 decades ago
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Southern California football star Reggie Bush says he is suing his school, the NCAA and the Pac-12 in a…
Continue Reading Hundreds sue over alleged sexual abuse in Illinois youth detention centers
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — More than 200 men and women allege they were sexually abused as children while in custody at youth detention…
Continue Reading Gunman who killed 10 at a Colorado grocery store sentenced to life without parole
By Andi Babineau and Zoe Sottile, CNN Boulder, Colorado (CNN) — Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, who killed 10 people during a March 22, 2021, massacre…
Continue Reading Feds bust Connecticut dealers accused of selling counterfeit pills throughout the US
Associated Press Federal law enforcement officials in Connecticut have announced criminal indictments against seven people in a case they’re…
Continue Reading 2 men plead guilty to providing fentanyl-laced heroin that killed prominent NYC transgender activist
NEW YORK (AP) — Two men have pleaded guilty to providing fentanyl-laced heroin that killed a prominent New York City transgender activist Cecilia…
Continue Reading France has a new government. Can it solve the New Caledonia crisis after months of deadly unrest?
Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — Tensions have been rising in the French Pacific territory New Caledonia after four months of deadly unrest. On…
Continue Reading Boyd Gaming buys Resorts Digital online gambling operation
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Boyd Interactive has purchased Resorts Digital, the online gambling arm of Atlantic City’s Resorts…
Continue Reading Pakistan appoints new army general as head of powerful spy agency
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s state-run media says a senior army general has been tapped as the new spy chief. The powerful…
Continue Reading Jazz saxophonist and composer Benny Golson dies at 95
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jazz saxophone player and composer Benny Golson has died at age 95. Golson’s longtime agent says Golson died…
Continue Reading Kentucky judge allegedly killed by sheriff remembered for public service as residents seek answers
WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky judge who was gunned down in his courthouse chambers is being remembered for his public service. Residents are…
Continue Reading US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is sending a small number of additional troops to the Middle East in response to a sharp spike in…
Continue Reading Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson’s ‘overnight success’ is more than a decade in the making
Associated Press Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson are two of the stars of Netflix’s new ensemble mystery series “The Perfect Couple.” They also each…
Continue Reading Stephen & Evie Colbert offer a cookbook that’s also a window on their lives
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Many years into their marriage, Stephen and Evie Colbert suddenly became co-workers. And that is why, in a…
Continue Reading California sues ExxonMobil and says it lied about plastics recycling
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California is suing ExxonMobil for allegedly deceiving the public for half a century by promising that…
Continue Reading As he welcomes Gotham FC, Biden says ‘a woman can do anything a man can do,’ including be president
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday said “a woman can do anything a man can do … including being president of…
Continue Reading Italy holds a trial into the killing of a woman that sparked debate over femicide
Associated Press ROME (AP) — The trial into the brutal killing of a 22-year-old woman has started in Italy. The case shocked the country and fueled…
Continue Reading US Naval Academy says considering race in admissions helps create a cohesive military
Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A bench trial began last week in Baltimore federal court in a civil case over affirmative action at American…
Continue Reading The benefits of a four-day workweek according to a champion of the trend
AP Business Writer Working five days a week has long been the corporate cultural norm. But some companies are exploring the option of letting…
Continue Reading The 2025 Tony Awards set June 8 ceremony date at Radio City Music Hall
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fans of Broadway, circle this date: This season’s Tony Awards will take place on June 8 at its familiar…
Continue Reading Southeast US under major storm warning as hurricane watch issued for parts of Cuba and Mexico
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Forecasters have issued hurricane watches for parts of Cuba and Mexico as a cluster of storms located…
Continue Reading Iran’s president accuses Israel of seeking wider Mideast war and laying ‘traps’ to lead Iran into it
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s new president accused Israel on Monday of seeking a wider war in the Middle East and laying…
Continue Reading At least 30 bodies found on a boat along a migrant route off Senegal
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s military says at least 30 bodies were found on a boat drifting off the coast of Dakar along…
Continue Reading Record number of disabled spectators expected at Champions League match next month in Spain
MADRID, Spain (AP) — A Champions League match next month between Atletico Madrid and Lille could see a record number of fans with disabilities in…
Continue Reading Is this war? The Israeli-Hezbollah conflict is hard to define — or predict
Associated Press Israel is bombing targets across many parts of Lebanon, striking senior militants in Beirut and apparently hiding bombs in pagers…
Continue Reading Diddy’s music streams jump after arrest and indictment
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ vast music catalog has seen a jump in streams since his arrest and the unsealing of an indictment against…
Continue Reading FBI finds violent crime declined in 2023. Here’s what to know about the report
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Violent crime in the U.S. dropped in 2023, according to FBI statistics that show a continued trend downward…
Continue Reading Late-season snowstorms in South Africa cause 2 deaths from hypothermia
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Unseasonably late snowstorms battered coastal areas of South Africa over the weekend, killing two people and…
Continue Reading Jeanine Tesori becomes first woman composer to open Met Opera season with reworked `Grounded’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jeanine Tesori becomes the first woman composer to open a season in the Metropolitan Opera’s 141-year history…
Continue Reading Harris reaches agreement on transition planning with Biden administration, no word on Trump yet
AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ transition team has reached an agreement with the government to…
Continue Reading Syria has a new foreign minister as prime minister names his Cabinet
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s new prime minister has named his Cabinet with a new foreign minister. Sabbagh was a deputy to former Foreign…
Continue Reading Police arrest 8 of Tanzania’s main opposition figures ahead of planned protests
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police have arrested Tanzania’s most prominent opposition figures whose party has called for protests…
Continue Reading Myanmar soldiers help clean up after a typhoon that killed more than 380 people
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Soldiers and other government personnel are doing cleanup and repair work in Myanmar, where floods and landslides caused…
Continue Reading ‘Short corn’ could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate
Associated Press WYOMING, Iowa (AP) — Taking a country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone. Snaking between 12-foot-tall green,…
Continue Reading Before you sign up for a store credit card, know what you’re getting into
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With holiday shopping season around the corner, experts recommend caution when your favorite store offers you a…
Continue Reading Trump listens during a farming event in rural Pennsylvania, then threatens John Deere with tariffs
Associated Press SMITHTON, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump sat in a large barn in rural Pennsylvania on Monday, asking questions of farmers and offering…
Continue Reading IndyCar finalizes charter system that doesn’t guarantee spots in Indianapolis 500
AP Auto Racing Writer IndyCar has finalized a charter system for 25 entrants that pales in comparison to the contentious deal reached between NASCAR…
Continue Reading Michigan State football’s Armorion Smith is raising 5 siblings since his mother’s death
AP Sports Writer LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Armorion Smith pressed his palms together over the bridge of his nose, closed his eyes and leaned against…
Continue Reading A UN expert says Russian convicts sent to war in Ukraine commit crimes when they return
GENEVA (AP) — A U.N.-backed human rights expert monitoring President Vladimir Putin’s Russia has decried increased violence in the country caused…
Continue Reading In Ohio, drought and shifting weather patterns affect North America’s largest native fruit
Associated Press WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio (AP) — Stubborn drought in Ohio and shifting weather patterns appear to be affecting North…
Continue Reading Tugboat powered by ammonia sails for the first time, showing how to cut emissions from shipping
Associated Press KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — A tugboat powered by ammonia sailed for the first time Sunday in the Hudson River to show how the maritime…
Continue Reading Tennessee woman indicted for attempting to hire dark web hitman to kill wife of man she met online
By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — A Tennessee woman was indicted on federal charges after allegedly attempting to hire a hitman to kill the wife of…
Continue Reading Japanese warplanes use flares to warn a Russian spy plane to leave airspace
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan says its warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave northern Japanese airspace.…
Continue Reading A vandal’s rampage at a Maine car dealership causes thousands in damage to 75 vehicles
AUBURN, Maine (AP) — Police in Auburn, Maine, say a man damaged 75 vehicles in an automobile dealership by smashing windows and denting hoods of…
Continue Reading Jill Biden reveals $500 million plan that focuses on women’s health at Clinton Global Initiative
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — First lady Jill Biden has unveiled a new set of actions to address health inequities faced by women in the…
Continue Reading US to seek attempted assassination charge against man accused of staking out Trump at golf course
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The man accused in the assassination attempt of Donald Trump at a golf course in Florida left behind…
Continue Reading Eek: Detroit-area library reopens after a DVD is returned with bugs inside
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit library has reopened after someone returned more than a movie over the weekend. The library in Royal Oak…
Continue Reading Iran pardons Grammy Award winner whose song became an anthem to the 2022 protests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian Grammy award winner says he has been pardoned from serving a three-year sentence over his song that…
Continue Reading Missouri Supreme Court and governor refuse to halt the execution of man convicted of 1998 killing
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s top court and governor have each rejected requests to cancel a Missouri man’s…
Continue Reading Biden administration seeks to ban Chinese, Russian tech in US autonomous vehicles
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Commerce Department is seeking a ban on the sale of connected and autonomous vehicles in the U.S. that…
Continue Reading A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American from the International Space Station returns to Earth
MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan, ending a…
Continue Reading 9 European Union nations pledge to turn the Mediterranean into a green energy hub
Associated Press LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — Officials from nine southern European Union member countries are focused on harnessing offshore wind and…
Continue Reading Most Hispanic Americans support abortion access: AP-NORC poll
Associated Press For decades, some political analysts have sought to depict Hispanic Americans as “socially conservative” — and indeed many of…
Continue Reading Malaysian police rescue 187 more children as sex abuse probe of Islamic group deepens
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police say they have rescued 187 more children and raided locations nationwide linked to an Islamic…
Continue Reading Exclusive: American held for 8 years in notorious Iranian prison tells of ordeal
CNN By Ben Kirby and Claire Calzonetti, CNN (CNN) — Siamak Namazi, an American who spent eight years wrongfully imprisoned in Iran, has told…
Continue Reading Exclusive: American held for 8 years in notorious Iranian prison tells of ordeal
By Ben Kirby and Claire Calzonetti, CNN (CNN) — Siamak Namazi, an American who spent eight years wrongfully imprisoned in Iran, has told…
Continue Reading Scholz’s party dismisses questions about German leader’s election candidacy
BERLIN (AP) — The leadership of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party has sought to squash questions about his candidacy in next year’s national…
Continue Reading Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s new Marxist president?
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, dealing a…
Continue Reading Lithuania signs a deal with a US defense company on ammo production
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania has signed a deal with U.S. ammunition producer Northrop Grumman as it seeks to increase defense capabilities…
Continue Reading Boxing training suspended at Massachusetts police academy after recruit’s death
Associated Press The Massachusetts State Police have suspended full-contact boxing training activities among recruits until further notice after a…
Continue Reading The cost of Germany’s popular transport ticket will rise significantly
BERLIN (AP) — The cost of a popular ticket that allows people to use all local and regional trains, buses and subway systems across Germany is set…
Continue Reading The family of a doctor accused of blasphemy in Pakistan says police killed him in a fake encounter
Associated Press MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — The family of a doctor accused of blasphemy says he was killed by police while in custody in southern…
Continue Reading American hiker found dead on South Africa’s Table Mountain
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An American woman who went missing while on a hike on Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa has died and…
Continue Reading France’s new government meets for the first time to discuss budget and migrant issues
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s new government dominated by conservatives and centrists has gathered for the first time as Prime Minister…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Sept. 23: Presidential race, Middle East, Birmingham shooting, Government shutdown, Sri Lanka
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Paper or plastic? That question will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California after…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Sept. 23: Presidential race, Middle East, Birmingham shooting, Government shutdown, Sri Lanka
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Paper or plastic? That question will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California…
Continue Reading Banned Books Week starts with mixed messages as reports show challenges both up and down
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two new reports provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and challenges as the annual…
Continue Reading 2 record-breaking Russians and an American who lived on space station for 6 months return to Earth
MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan, ending a…
Continue Reading Missouri Supreme Court declines to halt Tuesday’s execution of a death row inmate who prosecutor says might be innocent
By Cindy Von Quednow and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The Missouri Supreme Court and Gov. Mike Parson have declined to halt Tuesday’s execution of…
Continue Reading Ukraine accuses Russia of seeking to illegally control strategic sea as arbitration hearings open
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Ukraine has accused Russia of seeking to illegally seize control of the strategically important Sea…
Continue Reading 4 migrants died trying to reach an eastern Greek island in a small boat that sank
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says four people have died and five others have been rescued after a boat carrying migrants sank off…
Continue Reading OceanGate co-founder Guillermo Sohnlein testifies company that built Titan did not plan to build its own subs
By Ashley R. Williams, Graham Hurley and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The company that built and operated the doomed Titan submersible did not…
Continue Reading Lawyer should be sanctioned for blowing police officer’s cover, city demands
By Rachel Clarke and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Fontana, California (CNN) — The length and bushiness of a police officer’s beard has become a key…
Continue Reading Cholera is spreading in Sudan as fighting between rival generals shows no sign of abating
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese health authorities say cholera has killed at least 388 people and sickened about 13,000 others over the past…
Continue Reading Alaska Airlines grounds flights at Seattle briefly due to tech outage
SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines says it halted its flights in Seattle briefly on Sunday night due to a technology problem that was resolved by about…
Continue Reading Death toll after explosion at eastern Iran coal mine rises to at least 38 with 14 still missing
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Rescuers have recovered the bodies of more workers killed in an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran. The…
Continue Reading Britain’s Treasury chief tries to turn on the economic optimism after months of gloomy talk
Associated Press LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves has promised not to return to an era of public spending cuts…
Continue Reading Vatican confirms plans for Belgium, Luxembourg trip after pope cancels audiences due to illness
Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has confirmed that plans remain in place for Pope Francis to go to Belgium and Luxembourg. That…
Continue Reading The Fed sees its inflation fight as a success. Will the public eventually agree?
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With its larger-than-usual half-point cut to its key interest rate last week, the Federal Reserve underscored…
Continue Reading Hurricane John strikes Mexico’s southern Pacific coast with ‘life-threatening’ flood potential
Associated Press PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane John struck Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Monday night with fierce winds and heavy…
Continue Reading Israeli strikes kill 492 in Lebanon’s deadliest day of conflict since 2006
Associated Press MARJAYOUN, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli strikes Monday on Lebanon killed more than 490 people, including more than 90 women and…
Continue Reading Pakistani Taliban deny attacking a convoy of foreign ambassadors
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban have denied involvement in a bombing attack on a police convoy that was escorting foreign…
Continue Reading Up to $100,000 in rewards offered for tips to solve Birmingham shooting that left 4 people dead
By Michelle Watson, Paradise Afshar, Lauren Mascarenhas and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Birmingham, Alabama, are offering a…
Continue Reading Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after…
Continue Reading In Iran, the old-time US radio detective ‘Johnny Dollar’ returns to the airwaves
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — While tensions remain high between the U.S. and Iran, there’s at least one American that state radio in…
Continue Reading Families from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — At only 6 years old, Esai Reed has endured three emergency evacuations from orphanages across Haiti…
Continue Reading Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel launches intense airstrikes in Lebanon, killing over 492 people
Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes in southern and eastern Lebanon, killing more than 492 people. The Israeli military called on residents to…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Zelensky arrives in US to present ‘victory plan’ to defeat Russia
By Michael Rios and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky toured a Pennsylvania ammunition plant on Sunday as…
Continue Reading Alcohol-free beer is gaining popularity, even at Oktoberfest
Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — The head brewmaster for Weihenstephan, the world’s oldest brewery, has a secret: He really likes alcohol-free…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street drifts higher to set more records
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes reached new heights Monday after drifting higher in a quiet day of trading. The S&P 500…
Continue Reading Case of Mexico’s 43 missing students persists among tens of thousands of disappearances
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — All countries have crimes that resonate. Mexico’s is the disappearance of 43 students from a rural…
Continue Reading Lebanese doctor races to save the eyes of those hurt by exploding tech devices
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese ophthalmologist has been working around the clock trying to keep up with the flood of patients with eye…
Continue Reading Birmingham, Alabama, leaders plead for information on mass shooting and announce reward money
Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Officials in Birmingham, Alabama, pleaded Monday with members of the public for information leading to…
Continue Reading Harris owns a gun? Trump wants to cap credit card rates? Party lines blur in campaign’s last stretch
AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — One presidential candidate is talking up gun ownership and promising tough border security measures.…
Continue Reading OceanGate co-founder says he hopes submersible tragedy yields renewed interest in exploration
Associated Press The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic told a…
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