‘Lab-grown’ meat maker files lawsuit against Florida ban
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A manufacturer of “lab-grown” meat has filed a lawsuit challenging a recently…
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Google rolls out Pixel 9 phones earlier than usual as AI race with Apple heats up
AP Technology Writer MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google on Tuesday unveiled its next generation of Pixel phones, providing the maker of Android…
Continue Reading San Francisco prosecutors charge 26 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who blocked Golden Gate Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco prosecutors have charged 26 protesters who blocked the Golden Gate Bridge for hours in April to demand a…
Continue Reading Banksy London Zoo mural offers clue to why wild animals have been appearing all over city
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Workers arriving at the London Zoo early Tuesday were surprised to discover an unexpected exhibit that suggested the…
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Indiana attorney general drops suit over privacy of Ohio girl who traveled for abortion
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s attorney general has dropped a lawsuit accusing the state’s largest hospital system of violating patient privacy…
Continue Reading Woman who hurled racist slur at a Black University of Kentucky student pleads guilty following mediation
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A former University of Kentucky student facing assault charges after repeatedly hurling a racial slur at a Black…
Continue Reading Steward Health Care reaches deal to sell its nationwide physicians network
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Steward Health Care said it has reached an agreement to sell its nationwide physicians network to a private equity…
Continue Reading Before lobster, Maine had a thriving sardine industry. A sunken ship reminds us of its storied past
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An 83-foot (25-meter) motor boat that was one of the first refrigerated sardine carriers during the heyday…
Continue Reading Dentist charged with invasion of privacy after camera found in employee bathroom, police say
WEIRTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia dentist is facing invasion of privacy charges after police say a concealed camera was allegedly found in his…
Continue Reading A Gazan father went to register his twins’ births. They were killed in an Israeli strike, hospital officials say
By Abeer Salman, Sana Noor Haq and Vasco Cotovio, CNN (CNN) — Mohammad Abu Al Qumsan quivered and gasped in disbelief. His eyes glazed over…
Continue Reading Plan approved by North Carolina panel to meet prisoner reentry goals
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A panel has laid out specifics designed to bring numerous North Carolina state government agencies together to improve…
Continue Reading Death of Ohio man who died while in police custody ruled a homicide by coroner’s office
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The death of an Ohio man who died in police custody earlier this year has been ruled a homicide. The Stark County Coroner’s…
Continue Reading UN expert panel sent to Venezuela blasts lack of transparency in presidential elections
MIAMI (AP) — A panel of experts from the United Nations said Venezuela’s recent presidential elections lacked “basic transparency and…
Continue Reading How a term widely debunked by medical groups came up in D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death inquiry
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Julia Vargas Jones, CNN (CNN) — George Floyd, Elijah McClain, Daniel Prude – and now D’Vontaye Mitchell – all…
Continue Reading Trial begins in case of white woman who fatally shot Black neighbor during dispute
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida jury will determine whether a 60-year-old white woman was justified when she fired through the door of her central…
Continue Reading Why ‘very demure, very mindful’ is on the tip of everyone’s tongue
By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Traditionally, women considered “demure” behave in a way that is modest, reserved and inoffensive to the…
Continue Reading Former Kansas police chief charged one year after raid on local newspaper
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The former police chief who led a raid last year on a small Kansas newspaper was formally charged Monday with one…
Continue Reading An ex-commander of Lord’s Resistance Army rebels is convicted in Uganda of atrocities in rare trial
Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group has been convicted of dozens of crimes…
Continue Reading Turkey says Ethiopia and Somalia have made ‘notable progress’ in talks to settle dispute
Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister says Ethiopia and Somalia have made “notable progress” in efforts to…
Continue Reading Ohio officer who fatally shot pregnant 21-year-old Ta’Kiya Young charged with murder
By Eric Levenson, Sabrina Souza and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN (CNN) — A police officer in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, was indicted by a grand jury…
Continue Reading Black bear mauls 3-year-old girl in tent at Montana campground
RED LODGE, Mont. (AP) — A black bear mauled and injured a 3-year-old girl in a tent at a private campground in Montana just north of Yellowstone…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s story on Alabama’s ecologically important Mobile-Tensaw Delta and its watershed
Associated Press Alabama’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta is a more-than 400-square-mile (1,036-square-kilometer) expanse of cypress swamps, oxbow lakes,…
Continue Reading Ferguson police release body camera footage showing protester knocking officer to sidewalk
Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Ferguson police have released officer-worn body camera footage showing a protester knocking a Black police…
Continue Reading An ex-Kansas police chief who led a raid on a newspaper is charged with obstruction of justice
Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former central Kansas police chief who led a raid last year on a weekly newspaper has been charged with…
Continue Reading High-stakes Gaza ceasefire talks have ended. Here’s what to know
By Mostafa Salem, Nic Robertson, Ben Wedeman, Rob Picheta, Mostafa Salem and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Mediators in talks for a ceasefire…
Continue Reading Arkansas police officer fired after video captures him beating a detainee in the back of a patrol car
KAIT, CNN By Melissa Alonso and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The Jonesboro Police Department in Arkansas has terminated an officer after he…
Continue Reading Self-loathing blends with love at Bayreuth ‘Tristan und Isolde’ by director Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson
Associated Press BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — Icelandic director Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson’s production of “Tristan und Isolde” at the Bayreuth…
Continue Reading Arkansas police officer fired after video captures him beating a detainee in the back of a patrol car
By Melissa Alonso and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The Jonesboro Police Department in Arkansas has terminated an officer after he was seen…
Continue Reading Officer faces murder charge in shooting of pregnant Black woman who was accused of shoplifting
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio police officer was indicted Tuesday on murder and other charges in the shooting of Ta’Kiya Young,…
Continue Reading Ford, Mazda warn owners to stop driving older vehicles with dangerous Takata air bag inflators
DETROIT (AP) — Ford and Mazda are warning the owners of more than 475,000 older vehicles in the U.S. not to drive them because they have dangerous…
Continue Reading A year later, sprawling Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump has stalled
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia grand jury in August 2023 accused Donald Trump and others of illegally trying to overturn the 2020…
Continue Reading Initiative to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri constitution qualifies for November ballot
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters will decide in November whether to guarantee a right to abortion with a constitutional…
Continue Reading Alyssa Milano to make her Broadway debut in the razzle-dazzle musical ‘Chicago’ this fall
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Alyssa Milano hopes to charm audiences when she makes her Broadway debut this fall in the musical…
Continue Reading 3 dead in grenade attacks on a store selling national flags ahead of Pakistan’s Independence Day
Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say suspected militants have hurled hand grenades at a house and store selling Pakistani…
Continue Reading Filipino gymnast who won 2 Olympic golds in Paris gets hero’s welcome and free buffets for life
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo has flown home to a hero’s welcome after winning two gold medals at the…
Continue Reading US wholesale inflation cooled in July in sign that price pressures are continuing to ease
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale price increases in the United States eased in July, suggesting that inflation pressures are further…
Continue Reading Man charged with attempted murder in stabbing of 11-year-old girl in a London tourism hot spot
LONDON (AP) — A man accused of stabbing an 11-year-old girl in London’s bustling theater district has been charged with attempted murder.…
Continue Reading A burglary is reported at a Trump campaign office in Virginia
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — A burglary was reported over the weekend at a Virginia campaign office for former President Donald Trump, and authorities are…
Continue Reading Russia says it thwarted a Ukrainian charge to expand its incursion. Kyiv says it won’t occupy land
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia said Tuesday that its forces checked an effort by Ukrainian troops to expand a stunning weeklong…
Continue Reading Starbucks CEO replaced by Brian Niccol, a fixer who revived Chipotle when the chain was in distress
AP Business Writer In 2018, when Chipotle was reeling from multiple food poisoning outbreaks that had sickened 1,100 people, the company called Taco…
Continue Reading Israeli strikes on Gaza leave children without parents and parents without children
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Reem Abu Hayyah, just three months old, was the only member of her family to survive an Israeli…
Continue Reading California Gov. Gavin Newsom nudges school districts to restrict student cellphone use
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is sending letters to school districts, urging them to…
Continue Reading Netanyahu accuses defense minister of ‘anti-Israel narrative,’ exposing rift over war in Gaza
By Christian Edwards, Lauren Izso and Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lambasted his Defense Minister Yoav…
Continue Reading A strengthening Ernesto is poised to become a hurricane after brushing past Puerto Rico
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Ernesto was poised to become a hurricane shortly after brushing past Puerto Rico late…
Continue Reading Public spat highlights cracks in Netanyahu’s coalition as Israel braces for feared Iran attack
JERUSALEM (AP) — Cracks are widening in a public tiff between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense minister. The latest spat…
Continue Reading Bangladesh’s ex-Premier Hasina calls for probe into killings during unrest that led to her ouster
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has issued a call from her self-exile in India for…
Continue Reading Will the attacks on Walz’s military service stick like they did to Kerry 20 years ago?
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In some corners of the Democratic Party, last week felt like déjà vu. The party’s vice-presidential…
Continue Reading Man who died flying a helicopter that crashed on Cairns hotel roof had not flown in Australia before
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A man who died when the helicopter he was flying crashed onto a hotel roof in Queensland,…
Continue Reading Yemen’s Houthis seized UN rights office in Sanaa, UN official says
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A senior U.N. official says Yemen’s Houthi rebels have stormed the headquarters of the U.N. Human Rights Office in…
Continue Reading Pakistani, Afghan Taliban forces trade fire at Torkham border crossing, killing 3 Afghan civilians
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say Pakistani and Afghan Taliban forces have traded cross-border fire near a key northwestern crossing,…
Continue Reading Doctors strike across India to protest rape and murder of trainee medic
By Samra Zulfaqar, Esha Mitra and Manveena Suri, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Thousands of doctors have gone on strike across India to demand better…
Continue Reading The Berlin Zoo is hoping for more German-born giant pandas as scans confirm a pregnancy
BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin Zoo has much anticipated news: Meng Meng the panda is pregnant again, months after the first giant pandas born in Germany…
Continue Reading Crews battle scattered fires in Athens suburbs, helped by calmer winds and reinforcements
Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters in Greece are battling scattered fires, hoping to end the major wildfire that burned into the…
Continue Reading Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza thought he was being executed before his release in historic prisoner swap
CNN By Helen Regan and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition politician and one of President Vladimir Putin’s…
Continue Reading Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza thought he was being executed before his release in historic prisoner swap
By Helen Regan and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition politician and one of President Vladimir Putin’s…
Continue Reading Helicopter pilot in fatal Australia hotel crash was ground crew who’d attended a party the night before
By Hilary Whiteman and Jessie Yeung, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — The pilot killed when a helicopter crashed into the roof of a luxury hotel…
Continue Reading Why Trump’s and Harris’ proposals to end federal taxes on tips would be difficult to enact
AP Business Writer Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris agree on one thing, at least: Both say they want to eliminate…
Continue Reading Teenager wearing a helmet and bulletproof vest randomly stabs 5 people at a cafe in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Officials and media reports say a teenager wearing a helmet and bulletproof vest randomly stabbed five people at an open-air…
Continue Reading Advocates want para-surfing to be part of Paralympics after being overlooked for Los Angeles 2028
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Para-surfing— a form of surfing that allows people with physical disabilities to ride waves on a board…
Continue Reading Japanese executive convicted in Myanmar for selling rice above set prices returns home
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese business executive has returned to Japan after being convicted and released this week after more than a…
Continue Reading The violence in Bangladesh after Hasina’s ouster stirs fear within the country’s Hindu minority
Associated Press KHULNA, Bangladesh (AP) — When a mass uprising forced Bangladesh’s longtime prime minister to step down and flee the country…
Continue Reading Wisconsin voters reject GOP-written ballot measures, US Senate race set with Hovde’s primary win
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters have decided against two constitutional amendments passed by the Republican-controlled…
Continue Reading Conservationists try to protect ecologically rich Alabama delta from development, climate change
Associated Press MOBILE-TENSAW DELTA, Ala. (AP) — Thousands of American lotuses carpet the water’s surface, faces turned toward the morning…
Continue Reading US Rep. Ilhan Omar, a member of the progressive ‘Squad,’ wins Democratic primary in Minnesota
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and a sharp…
Continue Reading In one region of Senegal, girls can become wrestlers — and win. But only until marriage
Associated Press MLOMP, Senegal (AP) — It’s almost dusk, and the West African heat is finally faltering. In Mlomp, a village in southern Senegal,…
Continue Reading Older Americans prepare themselves for a world altered by artificial intelligence
Associated Press NORTHFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Older adults are grappling with how artificial intelligence is changing the world. The technology offers…
Continue Reading Biden announces $150 million in research grants as part of his ‘moonshot’ push to fight cancer
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden is zeroing in on the policy goals closest to his heart now that he’s no longer…
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Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — At the Republican National Convention and multiple rallies since, former President Donald Trump has been greeted as…
Continue Reading News outlets were leaked insider material from the Trump campaign. They chose not to print it
AP Media Writer At least three news outlets were leaked confidential material from inside the Donald Trump campaign, including its report vetting JD…
Continue Reading Harris cautiously rolls out policy, aiming to outmaneuver Trump and address 2020 liabilities
AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to outmaneuver former President Donald Trump and address old…
Continue Reading Russian artist released in swap builds a new life in Germany, now free to marry her partner
Associated Press KOBLENZ, Germany (AP) — Sasha Skochilenko and Sofya Subbotina are planning to get married. That wasn’t an option in their…
Continue Reading Fraud trial of George Santos to begin next month with an anonymous jury
Associated Press CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge has decided that former U.S. Rep. George Santos’ fraud trial in September will have…
Continue Reading Marine who died trying to save crew in fiery Osprey crash to receive service’s top noncombat medal
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Arlington, Virginia, family whose son made the ultimate sacrifice for his V-22 Osprey crew will be honored…
Continue Reading Want to speed up a road or transit project? Just host a political convention
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Cities seldom launch big-ticket infrastructure projects to host a political convention, but landing the…
Continue Reading How X owner Elon Musk uses his social platform to amplify his right-wing views
AP Technology Writer As X’s owner and most followed user, Elon Musk has increasingly used it as a megaphone to amplify his political views and…
Continue Reading Jordan Chiles medal inquiry: USA Gymnastics says arbitration panel won’t reconsider decision
USA Gymnastics officials say an arbitration panel won’t reconsider a decision asking gymnast Jordan Chiles to return the bronze medal she was…
Continue Reading Hundreds of fleeing Rohingya reportedly killed in drone strikes as fears mount of ethnic cleansing in Myanmar
By Avery Schmitz and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Renewed fears of ethnic cleansing against the stateless Rohingya Muslim community are mounting…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street rallies to one of its best days of the year after inflation report
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied Tuesday to one of their best days of the year after the first of several highly anticipated…
Continue Reading With over 577,000 signatures verified, Arizona will put abortion rights on the ballot
Associated Press Arizona voters will get to decide in November whether to add the right to an abortion to the state constitution. The Arizona…
Continue Reading Indians wanting their money back for undelivered Teslas shows how drastically the EV market changed
Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote on Twitter in 2016 inviting Indians to preorder Tesla Model 3s. Many rushed to do…
Continue Reading A ship in the Red Sea is attacked 3 times by suspected Yemeni rebels, including with a drone boat
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Liberian-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea has been targeted in a third attack by suspected…
Continue Reading Sudan at a ‘breaking point’ as civil war rages, UN agency says
By Michael Mitsanas, CNN (CNN) — Sudan is at a “breaking point,” a United Nations agency said Monday, as a growing number of people need…
Continue Reading Philippines protests Chinese air force jets’ firing of flares in the path of patrol plane
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government has filed a diplomatic protest after Chinese jets flew dangerously close and…
Continue Reading Musk’s interview with Trump marred by technical glitches
AP Technology Writer Elon Musk’s much-awaited interview with former President Donald Trump was marred by technical glitches on Monday, with…
Continue Reading ‘J6 praying grandma’ avoids prison time and gets 6 months home confinement in Capitol riot case
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Colorado bed-and-breakfast operator who promotes herself online as the “J6 praying grandma” has been…
Continue Reading Japan is bracing for a once-in-a-century earthquake. Does it need to?
By Jessie Yeung, Hanako Montgomery and Nodoka Katsura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — As tremors shook the ground in parts of western Japan last Thursday,…
Continue Reading A trove of artifacts from Egypt’s last dynasty has been found in 63 tombs
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An antiquities official says a trove of artifacts from Egypt’s last dynasty has been found in 63 tombs in the Nile…
Continue Reading Colombian villagers release more than 60 soldiers who had been held captive for 3 days
Associated Press BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s defense ministry says 66 soldiers who had been “kidnapped” by villagers in the south of…
Continue Reading Magnitude 4.4 earthquake shakes Los Angeles
KCAL, KCBS, CNN By Brandon Miller and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — A magnitude 4.4 earthquake occurred in Los Angeles at 12:20 p.m. PT, according…
Continue Reading Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, one-time hero to election deniers, convicted in computer breach
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, the first local election official to be charged with a security breach after the…
Continue Reading Evacuees from resort town in the Canadian Rockies can return Friday after wildfire, officials say
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Officials say about 5,000 residents of resort town in the Canadian Rockies who fled their homes because of a wildfire can…
Continue Reading Amazon rainforest stores carbon for the world, but this carbon sink is at risk, a study finds
Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The Amazon rainforest contains almost two years of global carbon emissions, but is under threat as a…
Continue Reading Judge rules against RFK Jr. in fight to be on New York’s ballot, says he is not a state resident
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge ruled Monday that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name should not appear…
Continue Reading Brazil buries pilot who died in plane crash that killed 62, as questions remain about its cause
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The pilot of the plane that crashed down in Brazil last week was buried Monday in Sao Paulo, becoming the first…
Continue Reading Earthquake strikes Syria, rattling nerves amid memories of last year’s deadly temblor
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Local authorities say an earthquake shook central Syria causing no major damages but rattling the nerves of residents who…
Continue Reading NYC man charged with hate crime after police say he yelled ‘Free Palestine’ and stabbed a Jewish man
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man has been arrested and charged with a hate crime after police say he yelled “Free Palestine” and then…
Continue Reading All-Star Dearica Hamby sues WNBA, Aces alleging discrimination, retaliation for being pregnant
AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Los Angeles Sparks All-Star Dearica Hamby sued the WNBA and her former team in federal court Monday regarding her…
Continue Reading Florida now counts 1 million more registered Republican voters than Democrats
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida has about 1 million more Republican registered voters than Democrats, further cementing its…
Continue Reading Ex-University of Kentucky student pleads guilty to assault in racist attack
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A former University of Kentucky student banned from campus for a racist attack on a Black student has pleaded guilty to…
Continue Reading Arkansas officer fired after being caught on video beating inmate in back of patrol car
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas police officer has been fired after he was caught on video beating a handcuffed inmate in the…
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