AI is helping shape the 2024 presidential race. But not in the way experts feared
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With the 2024 election looming, the first since the mass popularization of generative artificial intelligence,…
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With immigration and abortion on Arizona’s ballot, Republicans are betting on momentum
Associated Press/Report for America PHOENIX (AP) — Voters will decide ballot measures on abortion and immigration in Arizona, a key battleground…
Continue Reading Weaponizing ordinary devices violates international law, United Nations rights chief says
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations human rights chief says weaponizing ordinary communication devices represents a new…
Continue Reading California governor signs law to protect children from social media addiction
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will make it illegal for social media platforms to knowingly provide…
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Vote count underway in Sri Lanka’s presidential election after years of turmoil
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Voting ended in Sri Lanka’s presidential election Saturday as the country seeks to recover from…
Continue Reading What to know after Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The assassination of Hezbollah’s leader by Israel is a monumental and demoralizing blow to the Lebanese…
Continue Reading Court rules nearly 98,000 Arizonans whose citizenship hadn’t been confirmed can vote the full ballot
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn’t…
Continue Reading Jury awards $116M to the family of a passenger killed in a New York no-door helicopter crash
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has awarded $116 million to the family of one of five people killed in a no-door helicopter. The craft…
Continue Reading Alec Baldwin urges judge to stand by dismissal of involuntary manslaughter case in ‘Rust’ shooting
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alec Baldwin has urged a New Mexico judge to stand by her decision to end his trial and dismiss an…
Continue Reading Federal judge temporarily blocks Tennessee’s ‘abortion trafficking’ law
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked Tennessee from enforcing a law banning adults from helping…
Continue Reading Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrike was top military official on US wanted list
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Hezbollah commander killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs was one of the Lebanese…
Continue Reading Wojnarowski one of the first significant sports ‘insiders’ to step away from the spotlight
AP Sports Writer Adrian Wojnarowski’s decision to be one of the first significant insiders to leave on their own and try something new is…
Continue Reading Brett Favre to appear before US House panel looking at welfare misspending
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is scheduled to appear before a congressional committee examining how…
Continue Reading Footage shows NYPD officers firing at man with knife in subway shooting that wounded 4
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Footage of two New York City police officers opening fire at a subway station as they confronted a man holding a…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — National Security Council spokesman John Kirby; Reps. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., and Jason Crow, D-Colo. ___…
Continue Reading A lost cat’s mysterious 2-month, 900-mile journey home to California
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A gray cat living an extraordinary life of visits to the beach and trips to the lake went on his biggest…
Continue Reading The head of Boeing’s defense and space business is out as company tries to fix troubled contracts
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Boeing is replacing the head of its defense and space business. That the unit that has been saddled with money-losing…
Continue Reading Ex-Memphis police supervisor says there was ‘no need’ for officers to beat Tyre Nichols
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police supervisor says there was “no need” for five officers to punch, kick, and hit…
Continue Reading Human remains in Kentucky positively identified as the Kentucky highway shooter
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Human remains found in Kentucky have been positively identified as the man who shot 12 vehicles and wounded five people on…
Continue Reading ‘The West Wing’ cast visits the White House for a 25th anniversary party
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden invited cast members from “The West Wing” to the White House to mark the 25th…
Continue Reading California fire agency employee arrested on suspicion of starting 5 blazes
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection employee has been arrested on suspicion he started…
Continue Reading Court takes ‘naked ballots’ case over Pennsylvania mail-in voting
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court will decide if counties have to accept provisional ballots cast on election…
Continue Reading Alleged Hezbollah financier pleads guilty to conspiracy charge
NEW YORK (AP) — A Lebanese and Belgian citizen labeled a “global terrorist” by the United States in 2018 has pleaded guilty to conspiring to…
Continue Reading A dozen Tufts lacrosse players were diagnosed with a rare muscle injury
BOSTON (AP) — A dozen Tufts University men’s lacrosse players have been diagnosed with a rare muscle injury following a…
Continue Reading An appeals court has revived a challenge to President Biden’s Medicare drug price reduction program
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A constitutional challenge to the Biden administration program enabling Medicare to negotiate lower prices for…
Continue Reading Police arrest 15-year old for making social media threats against DC schools
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Police on Friday arrested a 15-year old boy on charges related to threats on social media that prompted an…
Continue Reading Mexican cartel leader’s son convicted of violent role in drug trafficking plot
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of a Mexican drug cartel leader has been convicted of charges that he used violence to help his father…
Continue Reading Google begins its defense in antitrust case alleging monopoly over advertising technology
AP Business Writer ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Google has opened its defense against allegations that it holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising…
Continue Reading Zoo Atlanta’s last 4 pandas are leaving for China
ATLANTA (AP) — Zoo Atlanta’s last four giant pandas will be moved to China next month, as its 25-year agreement with the country comes to an end.…
Continue Reading Delaware governor draws criticism from fellow Democrats for vetoing doctor-assisted suicide bill
Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Democratic Gov. John Carney has vetoed a bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware. Carney said in his…
Continue Reading Florida deputy accidentally shoots and kills his girlfriend, officials say
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A former north Florida deputy has been fired after telling investigators he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend.…
Continue Reading High insulin prices spur a federal lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit managers
AP Health Writer The federal government is suing some pharmacy benefit managers over a system of drug rebates that regulators say has made the price…
Continue Reading Federal officials have increased staff in recent months at NY jail where Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is held
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The federal Bureau of Prisons says it has increased staffing in recent months to make up for staggering shortfalls…
Continue Reading Mississippi mayor says a Confederate monument is staying in storage during a lawsuit
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Confederate monument that was removed from a courthouse square in Mississippi will stay in storage while a…
Continue Reading Son arrested in killing of Vermont town official father, stepmother and stepbrother
Associated Press State police say the son of a Vermont town official has been arrested on charges of killing his father, his stepmother and his…
Continue Reading Secret Service report details communication failures preceding July assassination attempt on Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service’s performance during a…
Continue Reading Did Middle East device attack violate international law? Advocates want an investigation
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Human rights advocates are calling for an independent investigation into the deadly explosions of pagers and…
Continue Reading Facebook loses jurisdiction appeal in Kenyan court paving the way for moderators’ case to proceed
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has lost an appeal in a Kenyan labor court. On Friday, the court ruled…
Continue Reading Why does ‘The Babadook’ still haunt? Its director, Jennifer Kent, has some answers
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Not many small-budget, first-feature films can be fairly said to have shifted cinema but Jennifer Kent’s…
Continue Reading Jury deliberations begin in civil trial over ‘Trump Train’ encounter with Biden-Harris bus in Texas
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Closing arguments have begun in Texas in a civil trial over a so-called “Trump Train”…
Continue Reading What to know about Mark Robinson, the embattled Republican nominee for North Carolina governor
Associated Press North Carolina’s Republican candidate for governor is at the center of a national news story. That’s because of the…
Continue Reading A strike by Boeing factory workers shows no signs of ending after its first week
AP Airlines Writer Boeing has started rolling furloughs of nonunion employees as a week-old labor strike by 33,000 union machinists shows no signs of…
Continue Reading Judge asked to cancel referendum in slave descendants’ zoning battle with Georgia county
Associated Press DARIEN, Ga. (AP) — Elected commissioners of a Georgia county are asking a judge to cancel a special election that challenges…
Continue Reading Haiti’s insecurity is worsening as gangs seize more territory, UN rights expert says
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A U.N. human rights expert says that gang violence is spreading across Haiti as a U.N.-backed mission…
Continue Reading Mali officials close livestock markets over suspected links to militants
Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Following a deadly attack in Mali’s capital by al-Qaida linked militants, authorities there have…
Continue Reading Biden opens busy foreign policy stretch as anxious allies shift gaze to Trump, Harris
Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden is opening a busy stretch tending to international allies anxious about where U.S.…
Continue Reading An ancient Greek vase gifted to an Italian leader is returned by his family to Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — As Italian prime minister, Alcide De Gasperi oversaw the post-World War II return to Greece of Rhodes and the other…
Continue Reading New Zealand’s army chief: Pacific nations need tailored military training
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s army chief, Maj. Gen. Rose King, has highlighted the challenges Pacific Island…
Continue Reading Wisconsin officials ask state Supreme Court to decide if RFK Jr. stays on ballot
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Election officials in Wisconsin are asking the state’s liberal-controlled Supreme Court to decide whether independent…
Continue Reading North Carolina’s governor vetoes private school vouchers and immigration enforcement orders
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that allocates hundreds of millions of dollars to…
Continue Reading US stops hazardous waste shipments to Michigan from Ohio after court decision
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The federal government has stopped sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill from Ohio. It’s the ripple…
Continue Reading The Navy’s highest-ranking military officer is treated successfully for breast cancer
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy says its highest-ranking military officer has been successfully treated for early-stage breast cancer.…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to decide whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stays on ballot
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court says it will decide whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name should stay on the presidential ballot.…
Continue Reading Penn State removes its student newspaper racks over concerns about political ads
Associated Press Penn State removed nearly three dozen racks containing its independent student-produced newspaper from on-campus this week because…
Continue Reading Gucci touts ‘casual grandeur,’ Tod’s focuses on Artisanal Intelligence and Versace plays it safe
AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — The fashion palate cleanser of the season: white. Milan fashion houses, more often than not this season, are opening…
Continue Reading Georgia State Election Board approves rule requiring hand count of ballots
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s State Election Board on Friday voted to approve a new rule that requires poll workers to count the…
Continue Reading Final day drama: Things to know about testimony on the Titan sub disaster
Associated Press Last year, five people hoping to view the Titanic wreckage died when their submersible imploded deep in the Atlantic Ocean. A Coast…
Continue Reading Federal authorities subpoena NYC mayor’s director of asylum seeker operations
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors scrutinizing a web of top officials in New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration…
Continue Reading House backs measure to overturn Biden auto emissions rule that Republicans say would force EV sales
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House approved a resolution Friday that would overturn a new Biden administration rule…
Continue Reading New York magazine says its star political reporter is on leave after a relationship was disclosed
AP Media Writer New York magazine says that its highly regarded Washington correspondent, Olivia Nuzzi, is on leave after disclosing that she…
Continue Reading A rare polar bear showed up on the shores of Iceland. Police shot it
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being…
Continue Reading What to stream this weekend: ‘Inside Out 2,’ Clooney and Pitt, Princess Zelda and ‘Grotesquerie’
What Ellen DeGeneres says is her last comedy special hitting Netflix and George Clooney and Brad Pitt in a sleek, New York City caper are some of…
Continue Reading Greek Coast Guard chases boat close to Turkish coast in a potential diplomatic incident
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Greek Coast Guard boat’s pursuit of an inflatable dinghy to within a few dozen yards of the Turkish coast threatens a…
Continue Reading Why Kelly Clarkson chooses a ‘safe’ interviewing approach. Her talk show kicks off its sixth season
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kelly Clarkson says she’s learned a thing or two about interviewing after being in the spotlight as a recording…
Continue Reading AP Explains: Migration is more complex than politics show
The Associated Press For decades politicians in both parties have bemoaned a U.S. immigration system that virtually all call broken. Attempts at…
Continue Reading Robinson won’t appear at Trump’s North Carolina rally after report on online posts, AP sources say
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will not appear at former President Donald Trump ’s rally on Saturday…
Continue Reading Japan and China reach deal over Fukushima water release and move closer to resolving seafood ban
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan and China said Friday they have reached a deal toward resolving their disputes over the discharge of treated…
Continue Reading Many players who made their MLB debuts in 2020 felt like they were ‘missing out’
AP Baseball Writer Garrett Crochet, Tanner Houck and Tarik Skubal made their big league debuts pitching in empty ballparks. No family members were…
Continue Reading Tiny Kentucky town is rocked as their sheriff is jailed in the killing of a prominent judge
Associated Press WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — Residents of a tiny Appalachian town struggled Friday to cope with a shooting involving two of its most…
Continue Reading Pakistan suspends policemen applauded by locals for killing a blasphemy suspect
Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities have suspended policemen who opened fire and killed a blasphemy suspect earlier…
Continue Reading Supreme Court leaves Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein off the ballot in Nevada
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Nevada’s Green Party seeking to include presidential candidate Jill…
Continue Reading Denmark’s Queen Margrethe is discharged from hospital after a fall
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, who stunned her country by abdicating earlier this year, has been discharged from a…
Continue Reading Militants in Pakistan kill 9 troops in separate attacks in the northwest
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security officials say nine troops have died in separate militant attacks. The assaults happened in the tribal…
Continue Reading Trump Media skids to new low on the first day the former president can sell his shares
AP Business Writer Shares of Trump Media have slumped to new lows on the first trading day that its biggest shareholder, former President Donald…
Continue Reading Iran condemns a Taliban delegate’s failure to stand for the Iranian national anthem
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has expressed its deep displeasure over a Taliban delegate’s failure to stand during the Iranian national anthem at an…
Continue Reading Czechs vote in Senate and regional elections in the aftermath of massive flooding
PRAGUE (AP) — Czechs are voting in a two-day vote for a third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate, and to select their…
Continue Reading AI may breathe new life into Three Mile Island to supply power to Microsoft’s data centers
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant says it plans to restart the reactor under…
Continue Reading A’ja Wilson set records. So did Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. WNBA stats in 2024 were eye-popping
AP Basketball Writer A’ja Wilson had a season like none other in WNBA history. Caitlin Clark set records and made the Indiana Fever the biggest…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP report on risks of rising heat for high school football players
Associated Press BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — The beginning of high school football season has seen a string of deaths. Players are most at risk in…
Continue Reading Hotter summers are making high school football a fatal game for some players
Associated Press BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — The beginning of high school football season has seen a string of deaths. Players are most at risk in…
Continue Reading Woman whose company was linked to exploding pagers in Lebanon has received threats, her mother says
Associated Press ROME (AP) — The mother of the woman whose company was linked to thousands of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria says her…
Continue Reading Joel Embiid signs a 3-year, $193 million contract extension with the 76ers
AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Already an NBA MVP and an Olympic gold medalist, All-Star center Joel Embiid now has until the end of the…
Continue Reading 50 years after ‘The Power Broker,’ Robert Caro’s dreams are still coming true
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Caro spends most of his days writing the fifth and final volume of his Lyndon Johnson series, more than a…
Continue Reading US will let more people take methadone at home
AP Medical Writer The first big update to U.S. methadone regulations in 20 years is poised to expand access to the life-saving drug starting next…
Continue Reading Arundhati Roy’s first memoir, ‘Mother Mary Comes to Me,’ to be published in September 2025
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy’s first memoir is coming out next fall, a book inspired by the death of her…
Continue Reading Mayor of French town apologizes for his comments downplaying mass rape case
MAZAN, France (AP) — The mayor of a French town making headlines for the trial of dozens of men accused of rapes that occurred there for almost a…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on churches starting schools in voucher states
Associated Press Some churches are launching new Christian schools on their campuses, seeking to give parents more education options that align with…
Continue Reading Vouchers ease start-up stress for churches seeing demand for more Christian schools
Associated Press Florida pastor Melvin Adams knows a few hours of church programming every week is no match for the more than 30 hours children spend…
Continue Reading Tourists can finally visit the Oval Office. A replica is opening near the White House on Monday
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new tourist stop in Washington is offering visitors the next best thing to being in the Oval Office.…
Continue Reading Philippine senator says China should do more to help fight cybercrime gangs
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China should do more to battle the illegal online gambling and scam call centers run by Chinese…
Continue Reading Rare Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills Hezbollah commander and more than a dozen others
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israel launched a rare airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military official in a densely populated southern…
Continue Reading Ukraine bans Telegram messenger app on state-issued devices because of Russian security threat
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has banned government officials, military personnel and other defense and critical infrastructure workers from…
Continue Reading Australian judge rules that a case against alleged Russian spies must be finalized by December
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge has given prosecutors until December to finalize their case alleging that an army private and her…
Continue Reading GM recalling more than 449,000 SUVs, pickups due to issue with low brake fluid warning light
General Motors is recalling more than 449,000 of its SUVs and pickup trucks because the electronic brake control module software may fail to display…
Continue Reading ‘She should be alive today’ — Harris spotlights woman’s death to blast abortion bans and Trump
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris blasted Donald Trump as a threat to women’s freedoms and their very lives, warning in a speech…
Continue Reading Strong storm flips over RVs in Oklahoma and leaves 1 person dead
PAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — Authorities say one death has been reported following a strong storm that moved through part of Oklahoma. The storm hit Pawnee…
Continue Reading Former Harrods boss Al Fayed was a ‘monster’ who abused young women, lawyers for his accusers say
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Lawyers in Britain representing dozens of women say that Mohamed Al Fayed — the former boss of Harrods — was a…
Continue Reading Residents in Kyiv told to stay indoors as air pollution blankets the Ukrainian capital
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities in Ukraine have advised residents in the capital Kyiv to stay indoors as air pollution, partly caused by fires in…
Continue Reading Iran’s top leader pardons prisoners, including foreigners and people accused of anti-state crimes
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s top leader has pardoned thousands of prisoners, including foreigners and people accused of anti-state crimes. The…
Continue Reading Scientists in South Africa say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals
Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Scientists in South Africa say they have identified an outbreak of rabies in seals that is believed…
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