Senate panel OKs action against Steward Health Care CEO for defying subpoena
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Members of a Senate committee looking into the bankruptcy of Texas-based Steward Health Care have adopted two…
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AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Live from New York! It’s 50 seasons later for “SNL.” The landmark NBC sketch comedy show…
Continue Reading Doctors and first responders are among those who still use pagers
Associated Press Electronic pagers that were status symbols in the 1990s are used for communication precisely because they are old school. The…
Continue Reading Zachary Quinto steps into some giant-sized doctor’s shoes in NBC’s ‘Brilliant Minds’
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Zachry Quinto is back on TV on Monday in a medical drama. But he’s not portraying any dour, by-the-rules…
Continue Reading America’s political system is under stress as voters and their leaders navigate unfamiliar terrain
AP National Political Writer FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A series of unnerving developments has crystalized the volatility coursing through the country in…
Continue Reading Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell is selling his house to seek more privacy
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Lions coach Dan Campbell is selling his suburban Detroit home to get more privacy. “There’s plenty of space,…
Continue Reading JetBlue will imitate bigger and more successful rivals by opening airport lounges at JFK, Boston
JetBlue Airways plans to open its first airport lounges as part of a plan to get more business from premium travelers. The airline said Thursday it…
Continue Reading Ohio officials approve language saying anti-gerrymandering measure calls for the opposite
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio election officials have approved ballot language that will describe this fall’s Issue 1 as requiring gerrymandering…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania state senator sues critics of his book about WWI hero Sgt. York
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania state senator and former Republican gubernatorial candidate whose support for Donald Trump…
Continue Reading US home sales fell in August despite easing mortgage rates, more homes on the market
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in August to the slowest annual pace in nearly a year even as…
Continue Reading The exploding device attacks dealt a major but not crippling blow to Hezbollah, analysts say
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The remotely triggered explosions that hit pagers and walkie-talkies carried by Hezbollah members this week made for…
Continue Reading Keith Urban says ‘High’ is about order and chaos, with songs about love, life and his late father
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Decades into one of the most consistent careers in contemporary country music, and you’d think Keith Urban has…
Continue Reading A Tunisian presidential candidate sentenced to 20 months vows to campaign from prison
Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A candidate for president in Tunisia has been sentenced to 20 months in prison on election fraud charges…
Continue Reading Inmates stab correctional officers at a Massachusetts prison
LANCASTER, Mass. (AP) — A spokesperson says two correctional officers were stabbed by inmates and three others were injured at a Massachusetts…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris steps up outreach to Mormon voters in battleground Arizona
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is stepping up her efforts to win over voters who belong to the Church of Jesus Christ…
Continue Reading Leaders of Democratic protest of Israel-Hamas war won’t endorse Harris but warn against Trump
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Leaders of an “Uncommitted” movement, who helped garner hundreds of thousands of votes in Democratic…
Continue Reading Former Arsenal soccer player arrested for alleged $800,000 drug smuggling from Thailand
LONDON (AP) — A soccer player who once appeared for Arsenal in the Champions League has been charged in connection with trying to smuggle cannabis…
Continue Reading Weekly applications for US jobless benefits fall to the lowest level in 4 months
AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in four months last week. Jobless claims…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on the evangelicals backing Kamala Harris
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has heavily courted conservative evangelicals since his arrival on the political…
Continue Reading These evangelicals are voting their values — by backing Kamala Harris
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has received strong support from white evangelical Protestants in his presidential bids. About 8 in…
Continue Reading Sweden charges a woman with war crimes for allegedly torturing Yazidi women and children in Syria
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish authorities have charged a 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group with…
Continue Reading Denmark’s Queen Margrethe who abdicated earlier this year has been hospitalized
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II who stunningly abdicated earlier this year, has been admitted to a hospital after falling…
Continue Reading Trump vows to be ‘best friend’ to Jewish Americans, as allegations of ally’s antisemitism surface
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday decried antisemitism hours after an explosive CNN report detailed how…
Continue Reading EU chief travels to Kyiv with promise of fresh energy funds to get Ukraine through winter
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen is traveling to war-ravaged Ukraine with the promise of 160 million…
Continue Reading Hezbollah leader vows retaliation against Israel for attacks on devices as both sides trade strikes
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Hezbollah vowed Thursday to keep up daily strikes on Israel despite this week’s deadly sabotage…
Continue Reading UK leader Starmer is facing flak for taking freebies. He says he’s done nothing wrong
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was elected in July on a promise to restore trust in politics. Now he’s…
Continue Reading A U.N.-chartered plane was damaged in an Islamist attack in Mali
Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A plane that was used for humanitarian work by the World Food Program was damaged during an Islamist attack in…
Continue Reading 2 killed in restive New Caledonia during a French police operation
PARIS (AP) — French media reports say two people have been killed in New Caledonia during a police intervention to apprehend activists, suspected…
Continue Reading Flood-hit regions in Central Europe will get billions in EU aid
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European…
Continue Reading Huge python grabs Thai woman in her kitchen, squeezes her two hours before she can be freed
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A 64-year-old woman was preparing to do her evening dishes at her home outside Bangkok when she felt a sharp pain…
Continue Reading Oktoberfest tightens security after a deadly knife attack in western Germany
Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — Security has tightened at Oktoberfest after a deadly knife attack last month in western Germany, and officials are…
Continue Reading Modi visits Indian-administered Kashmir on local election campaign amid massive security
Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting the main city in Himalayan Kashmir to campaign for his…
Continue Reading Rally over? Homebuilder stocks’ big gains may have already priced in Fed rate cut
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homebuilder stocks are having a banner year, outpacing the broader market on a wave of optimism that mortgage…
Continue Reading Report finds a faulty component could have caused ‘extensive damage’ to Cathay Pacific jet
AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s air safety authority has found that a defect in an engine component of a Cathay Pacific…
Continue Reading Norway reports first cases of bluetongue disease in livestock since 2009
AAS, Norway (AP) — Norway has reported dozens of confirmed and suspected cases of bluetongue disease in livestock for the first time in the country…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter receives Holbrooke award from Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Less than two weeks before his 100th birthday, former President Jimmy Carter is receiving an award from the…
Continue Reading Bank of England keeps its main interest rate on hold at 5% in wake of big US Fed rate cut
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England is keeping its main interest rate unchanged at 5% despite a big cut from the U.S. Federal…
Continue Reading Fruit and seafood are the latest front in escalating Taiwan-China tensions
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan says China’s ban on imports of its fruit, vegetables, seafood and other goods violate trade rules,…
Continue Reading Spain arrests suspect in February speedboat crash that killed 2 police officers
MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities arrested a 32-year-old man for the death of two police officers in February when a speedboat suspected to belong…
Continue Reading Lawyer for American charged in Japan’s trial of ex-Nissan exec Ghosn appeals for ‘justice’
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — The six-year-old criminal case of Greg Kelly, an American ensnared in the scandal of Nissan’s former boss Carlos…
Continue Reading Malaysian police detain CEO and other leaders of Islamic group as probe into child sex abuse widens
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police on Thursday detained the CEO and other top leaders of an Islamic business group that is under…
Continue Reading First people are sentenced under Hong Kong’s tough new security law
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has sentenced the first two people under a tough new Hong Kong national security law, including…
Continue Reading At least 1000 people evacuated as flooding hits northern Italy
ROME (AP) — About a thousand residents were evacuated in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna after it was hit by torrential rains and…
Continue Reading Thailand’s adorable pygmy hippo Moo Deng has the kind of face that launches a thousand memes
Associated Press CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Only a month after Thailand’s adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame…
Continue Reading Vatican gives green light to devotion at a site in Bosnia where the Madonna reportedly appeared
Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has given the green light for Catholics to continue flocking to a southern Bosnian village where…
Continue Reading A news site that covers Haitian Americans is facing harassment over its post-debate coverage of Ohio
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Journalists at a news site that covers issues facing the Haitian community in the United States say they’ve…
Continue Reading Relentless fighting is devastating Sudan and escalating in Darfur’s capital, UN says
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Relentless violence is devastating Sudan, and large-scale fighting has escalated in and around El Fasher.…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka’s presidential election a test for current leader, 2 years after its economy hit bottom
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans who usually vote along religious and ethnic lines will be keeping another factor in mind…
Continue Reading Vietnamese real estate tycoon, already sentenced to death for fraud, faces trial on new charges
Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese state media say the second trial for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan — who was sentenced to…
Continue Reading Adoption fraud separated generations of South Korean children from their families, AP finds
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government, Western countries and adoption agencies worked in tandem to supply some…
Continue Reading Widespread adoption fraud separated generations of Korean children from their families, AP finds
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As the plane descended into Seoul, Robert Calabretta swaddled himself in a blanket, his knees tucked…
Continue Reading A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads
Associated Press KAMITUGA, Congo (AP) — Slumped on the ground over a mound of dirt, Divine Wisoba pulled weeds from her daughter’s grave. The…
Continue Reading Threats and assassination attempts come with the office Donald Trump once held and is seeking again
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump, following an apparent assassination attempt on him on Sunday, claimed that…
Continue Reading Residents of Springfield, Ohio, hunker down and pray for a political firestorm to blow over
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — In the quiet corners of Springfield, Ohio — out of sight of the drumbeat of politicians and…
Continue Reading Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?
Associated Press KAVUMU, Congo (AP) — Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where…
Continue Reading Supreme Court justices have a job for life. But some left the court to make their lasting mark
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the allures of being a Supreme Court justice is that the job has lifetime tenure. Americans have become…
Continue Reading Refugees in New Hampshire turn to farming for an income and a taste of home
Associated Press DUNBARTON, N.H. (AP) — It’s harvest time in central New Hampshire, and one farm there appears to have been transplanted from…
Continue Reading Titan submersible’s scientific director says the sub malfunctioned just prior to the Titanic dive
Associated Press The scientific director for the company that owned the Titan submersible that imploded last year while on its way to the Titanic…
Continue Reading Vermont caps emergency motel housing for homeless, forcing many to leave this month
Associated Press BERLIN, Vt. (AP) — This fall, hundreds of the most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness in Vermont must leave state-funded…
Continue Reading Wagon rolls over at Wisconsin apple orchard injuring about 25 children and adults
LAFAYETTE, Wis. (AP) — About 25 children and adults have been injured after a wagon carrying them overturned at a western Wisconsin apple orchard.…
Continue Reading Wall Street soars to records as Dow leaps 500 in a rate-cut rally that swept the world
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street romped to records Thursday as a delayed jubilation swept markets worldwide following the Federal…
Continue Reading Venezuela’s opposition ex-candidate says he was forced to sign letter that effectively admits defeat
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s former opposition candidate, Edmundo González, on Wednesday said he was coerced into signing a letter…
Continue Reading A 10-year-old Japanese boy stabbed near his school in China has died
Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Officials in Tokyo say a 10-year-old Japanese student attending a Japanese school in southern China who was…
Continue Reading UN chief urges divided nations to approve blueprint to address global challenges from climate to AI
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief urged the world’s divided nations on Wednesday to compromise and approve a…
Continue Reading Former northern Virginia jail deputy gets 6 1/2 years for drug operation, sex trafficking
Associated Press A former sheriff’s deputy at a northern Virginia jail has been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for smuggling drugs into the…
Continue Reading North Korea’s Kim is bolstering nuclear and conventional weapons after testing 2 types of missiles
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has supervised successful tests of two types of missiles as he…
Continue Reading Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs returns key to New York City in response to video of him attacking singer Cassie
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has returned his key to New York City after a request from Mayor Eric Adams in response to the release of a…
Continue Reading Howard University cuts ties with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs after video of attack on Cassie
Howard University is cutting ties to Sean “Diddy” Combs, rescinding an honorary degree that was awarded to him and disbanding a scholarship…
Continue Reading Diddy admits beating ex-girlfriend Cassie, says he’s sorry, calls his actions ‘inexcusable’
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs admitted Sunday that he beat his ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016…
Continue Reading Video appears to show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs beating singer Cassie in hotel hallway in 2016
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Security video appears to show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs beating singer Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel…
Continue Reading California laws cracking down on election deepfakes by AI face legal challenges
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California now has some of the strictest laws on election deepfakes. The state could be among the first…
Continue Reading Musk’s X skirts Brazil ban and returns to some users with change to server access
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Some Brazilian users have regained access to X despite a nationwide ban put in place by the country’s…
Continue Reading Days after posting mugshot of a boy accused of school threat, sheriff puts video of 2 teens online
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Around the country, communities are being battered by a wave of school shooting…
Continue Reading Testimony begins in trial for ex-sergeant charged in killing of Virginia shoplifting suspect
Associated Press/Report for America FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Opening statements and testimony have begun in the trial of a former northern Virginia…
Continue Reading Officials identify 2 men killed in Idaho gas station explosion
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities have identified two people killed when a gas station exploded and started a fire in a remote Idaho…
Continue Reading Family of man found dead with a rope around neck demands answers; sheriff says no foul play detected
HENDERSON, N.C. (AP) — The family of a Black man found dead in North Carolina with a rope around his neck is demanding answers from authorities,…
Continue Reading Hackers demand $6 million for files stolen from Seattle airport operator in cyberattack
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers are demanding $6 million in bitcoin from the operator of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for documents they…
Continue Reading Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff seeks more control over postmaster general after mail meltdown
Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — As the U.S. Postal Service faces delivery slowdowns, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, a Democrat from…
Continue Reading Iranian hackers tried but failed to interest Biden’s campaign in stolen Trump info, FBI says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iranian hackers sought to interest President Joe Biden’s campaign in information stolen from rival Donald…
Continue Reading Tulane’s public health school secures major gift to expand
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A longtime donor who has given more than $160 million to Tulane University is the new namesake of the university’s expanding…
Continue Reading A former officer texted a photo of the bloodied Tyre Nichols to his ex-girlfriend
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols sent his ex-girlfriend a photo…
Continue Reading Judge dismisses an assault lawsuit against Knicks owner James Dolan and Harvey Weinstein
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. district judge has dismissed a federal lawsuit against New York Knicks owner James Dolan alleging…
Continue Reading Inside the Brooklyn federal jail where Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is locked up: violence, squalor and death
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As they unsuccessfully fought to keep Sean “Diddy” Combs out of jail after his sex trafficking arrest, the…
Continue Reading Families of Americans detained in China share their pain and urge US to get them home
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The families of four Americans detained in China say their loved ones are suffering both physically and…
Continue Reading Search for suspect in Kentucky highway shooting ends with discovery of body believed to be his
Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A body found in rural southeastern Kentucky is believed to be the man suspected of shooting and wounding…
Continue Reading Endangered sea corals moved from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restoration
The Associated Press DANIA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have moved about about 300 endangered sea corals from South Florida to the Texas Gulf…
Continue Reading Veteran CIA officer who drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women gets 30 years in prison
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A longtime CIA officer who drugged, photographed and sexually assaulted more than two dozen women in postings…
Continue Reading Alaska Airlines completes its acquisition of Hawaiian Air, which will remain a separate brand
SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines is closing its $1 billion purchase of Hawaiian Airlines. The airlines announced Wednesday that they have completed…
Continue Reading Haiti creates a provisional electoral council to prepare for the first elections since 2016
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haiti’s government on Wednesday created a provisional electoral council long sought by the…
Continue Reading Memories of the earliest Tupperware parties, from one who was there
For The Associated Press ALLISON PARK, Pa. (AP) — Tupperware became woven into America’s cultural fabric after World War II by forgoing…
Continue Reading Los Angeles area sees more dengue fever in people bitten by local mosquitoes
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles area is seeing more cases of people with dengue fever without traveling outside the United…
Continue Reading Philadelphia teen sought to travel overseas, make bombs for terrorist groups, prosecutors say
Associated Press A Philadelphia teenager who authorities say wanted to travel overseas and make bombs for terrorist organizations will be tried as an…
Continue Reading Lawyers question whether a drugged French woman was truly unconscious during alleged rapes
Associated Press AVIGNON, France (AP) — Lawyers for some of the men accused of raping an unconscious French woman who had been drugged by her…
Continue Reading Justice Department disrupts vast Chinese hacking operation that infected consumer devices
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Chris Wray says the FBI has disrupted a group of hackers working at the direction of the Chinese…
Continue Reading Senator’s son to change plea in 2023 crash that killed North Dakota deputy
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The adult son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer is expected to change his plea on Friday in connection with a…
Continue Reading ‘Agatha All Along’ sets Kathryn Hahn’s beguiling witch on a new quest — with a catchy new song
Associated Press Marvel’s latest television series “Agatha All Along” promises to deliver magic, classic Marvel twists and an all-star…
Continue Reading Connecticut aquarium pays over $12K to settle beluga care investigation
Associated Press A Connecticut aquarium where three beluga whales have died from illnesses since 2021 has agreed to settle a federal investigation…
Continue Reading Is Israel preparing for a war with Hezbollah?
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The specter of all-out combat between Israel and Hezbollah seems closer than ever before. Tensions rose sharply…
Continue Reading Jean Smart, Ariana Grande, Michael Keaton among hosts for ‘SNL’ season 50
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off her Emmys win, Jean Smart is taking her comedy to a new audience — she’ll kick off “Saturday Night…
Continue Reading ‘Hidden Figures’ of the space race receive Congress’ highest honor at medal ceremony
AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The hidden figures of the space race were recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony on…
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