Oversight board says it will help speed up projects to fix Puerto Rico’s electric grid
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances says it will step in to help speed up…
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Lawsuits buffet US offshore wind projects, seeking to end or delay them
Associated Press BRIGANTINE, N.J. (AP) — Opponents of offshore wind around the U.S. are pelting the projects with lawsuits, seeking to cancel them…
Continue Reading Philadelphia mayor strikes a deal with the 76ers to build a new arena downtown
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers have a new teammate in their bid to build a new $1.3 billion arena downtown. Mayor…
Continue Reading The Smoky Mountains’ highest peak is reverting to the Cherokee name Kuwohi
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years…
Continue Reading Blue Jackets open camp amid lingering grief over death of Johnny Gaudreau
AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets opened training camp still weighed down by the grief of losing star forward Johnny…
Continue Reading Teamsters union declines to endorse Trump or Harris for president
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters declined Wednesday to endorse Kamala Harris or Donald Trump for…
Continue Reading Mexican president calls on ex-security secretary to show proof of alleged cartel ties
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is demanding that former secretary of public security Genaro García Luna, who…
Continue Reading Work has begun on an inauguration stage at the Capitol. The last one became part of Jan. 6 attack
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Work on the presidential inauguration platform is kicking off at the U.S. Capitol. Congressional leaders pounded…
Continue Reading Treasury rule would expand tax credits for installing electric vehicle chargers
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to clarify how homeowners and businesses can receive lucrative tax credits…
Continue Reading Air Force to deploy Osprey aircraft in weeks following review over deadly crash
Associated Press NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AP) — Air Force Special Operations Command says it is weeks from deploying its fleet of CV-22B Osprey…
Continue Reading Woman suffers leg burns after hiking off trail near Yellowstone Park’s Old Faithful
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman suffered burns on her leg after hiking off trail in Yellowstone National Park and…
Continue Reading What to know about the pipeline fire burning for a third day in Houston’s suburbs
Associated Press DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A pipeline fire that forced hundreds of people to flee their homes in the Houston suburbs is burning for a…
Continue Reading City approves plan for Oklahoma hoops, gymnastics arena in $1.1B entertainment district
The Norman City Council has approved a plan for a $1.1 billion entertainment district that would include a new arena for Oklahoma basketball and…
Continue Reading Prosecutors charge 10 with failing to disperse during California protest
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors in Southern California have charged 10 people with failing to disperse during a pro-Palestinian protest at the…
Continue Reading NAACP president urges Missouri governor to halt execution planned for next week
Associated Press The president of the NAACP is urging Missouri’s governor to halt the execution of Marcellus Williams scheduled for Tuesday,…
Continue Reading The Federal Reserve is finally lowering rates. Here’s what consumers should know
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate from its 23-year high, with consequences for debt,…
Continue Reading US wants more clarity from Ukraine on possible use of long-range weapons
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Biden administration still isn’t convinced that it should give Ukraine the…
Continue Reading South Carolina death row inmate asks governor for clemency
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed Friday is asking Gov. Henry McMaster to spare his life. No…
Continue Reading Q&A: Damien Chazelle, Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons on ‘Whiplash’ returning to theaters after 10 years
AP Film Writer Ten years after “Whiplash” took the film world by storm, Damien Chazelle’s breakthrough film is returning to theaters nationwide…
Continue Reading Global vaccine alliance GAVI to buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The global vaccine alliance Gavi says it will buy 500,000 doses of vaccine against mpox to fight outbreaks…
Continue Reading A Hungarian company is linked to the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — In a duplex in a quiet neighborhood of the Hungarian capital is the headquarters of a company that is…
Continue Reading Police say a pair took an NYC subway train on a joyride and crashed it. They have arrested 1 teen
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say they have arrested one of the young people who took an empty New York City subway train on a brief joyride before they…
Continue Reading Unidentified gunmen kill high-ranking migration official in one of Haiti’s biggest cities
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A high-ranking official with Haiti’s National Office of Migration has been killed in the north coastal city of…
Continue Reading Boeing CEO says the company will furlough employees soon to preserve cash during labor strike
AP Airlines Writer Boeing’s CEO says the company will begin furloughing a large number of employees to save cash during a strike by union…
Continue Reading Teachers in Belarus are targeted for links with ‘extremist’ group, says rights group
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A respected human rights organization in Belarus says dozens of teachers have been detained or interrogated by authorities…
Continue Reading MrBeast and Amazon sued by competitors from his $5M reality show over alleged ‘unsafe’ conditions
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — MrBeast is accused of creating “unsafe” employment conditions and misrepresenting contestants’ odds at…
Continue Reading For Tarana Burke, the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs legal case is one more sign of #MeToo’s lasting impact
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — #MeToo activist Tarana Burke says that while the details of the Sean “Diddy” Combs allegations are horrific,…
Continue Reading False reports of explosives found in a car near a Trump rally spread online
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nassau County officials say social media reports that explosives were found in a car near former President Donald…
Continue Reading Nigeria warns of possible flooding as Cameroon releases water from dam
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has warned of possible flooding in 11 states following the release of water from a dam in…
Continue Reading Ship owner cut corners on repairs before deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, US says in $100M lawsuit
Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse recklessly cut corners…
Continue Reading Wojnarowski is leaving ESPN for alma mater to become GM of St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team
AP Sports Writer ESPN NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from broadcasting to return to his alma mater, St. Bonaventure, to take over the…
Continue Reading Mayor of Atlantic City and his wife are indicted for allegedly beating their daughter
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, La’Quetta, the city’s superintendent of schools,…
Continue Reading A vandal badly damaged a statue outside a St. Louis cathedral, police say
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man used construction equipment to drop a heavy boom lift onto a sculpture that has stood for 25 years outside…
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders preparing resolutions to block $20B in US arms sales to Israel
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is preparing a series of Senate resolutions that would stop more than $20…
Continue Reading Scientists detect longest pair of jets streaming from a supermassive black hole
AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have discovered the longest pair of jets streaming from a black hole in a distant galaxy. The jets…
Continue Reading Suspension of security clearance for Iran envoy did not follow protocol, watchdog says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department’s internal watchdog says that officials did not follow proper protocol when handling the…
Continue Reading Lessons from Red Sea and Ukraine’s Black Sea fight help prep Navy for possible conflict with China
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy is taking lessons from its combat in the Red Sea over the past year and what Ukraine has done to hold…
Continue Reading Thailand will indict ex-security personnel over the deaths of 78 Muslim protesters in 2004
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Prosecutors in Thailand say eight former security personnel accused of responsibility for the deaths of 78 Muslim…
Continue Reading Edwin Moses documentary ’13 Steps’ shows how clearing the hurdles was the easy part for a track icon
AP National Writer Not long after Edwin Moses figured out how to attack the solution to track’s ultimate math problem, he transformed himself into…
Continue Reading Supermodels from the 1990s and 2000s pay sizzling homage to Roberto Cavalli in vintage dresses
AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Milan designers dipped into neutrals and muted tones for next summer on the second day of Milan Fashion Week. The…
Continue Reading Balloons, trampoline and Apples to Apples are finalists for the Toy Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The National Toy Hall of Fame is floating the idea of inducting balloons. They are among the 12 finalists being considered…
Continue Reading White House hosts first meeting with Trump, Harris transition teams
AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Representatives for former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris’ transition…
Continue Reading Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis on their ‘Warriors’ musical concept album with Lauryn Hill
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lin-Manuel Miranda argues most New Yorkers have an answer to the following question: When did you first see “The…
Continue Reading Donna Kelce is making her film debut in 2 Hallmark movies — football-themed, of course
Donna Kelce is the latest family member to make her mark on the world of entertainment, cameoing in two upcoming Hallmark Christmas movies that,…
Continue Reading Blinken says surprise escalations threaten to derail talks for a cease-fire in Gaza
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed frustration Wednesday at surprise escalations that threaten to…
Continue Reading Americans can now renew passports online and bypass cumbersome paper applications
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can now renew their passports online, bypassing a cumbersome mail-in paper application process that often caused…
Continue Reading WNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise that will begin play in 2026
AP Basketball Writer The WNBA is headed back to Portland, with Oregon’s biggest city getting an expansion team that will begin play in 2026.…
Continue Reading What will become of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ musical legacy? Experts weigh in following his indictment
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is widely recognized as one of the most influential figures in hip-hop, but his indictment…
Continue Reading JD Souther, who penned ‘Heartache Tonight’ and other Eagles hits, dies at 78
LOS ANGELES (AP) — John David “JD” Souther, a prolific songwriter and musician who helped shape the country-rock sound that took root in…
Continue Reading Rising rivers threaten southern Poland as flooding recedes elsewhere in Central Europe
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Soldiers and residents in southwestern Poland are laying sandbags near swollen rivers around the city of Wroclaw to protect…
Continue Reading Pakistan police arrest key suspect in gang rape of a woman polio worker
Associated Press MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say they have arrested the key suspect in the gang rape of a woman polio worker who was…
Continue Reading European Union court largely upholds Qualcomm antitrust penalty in 2019 case but trims fine
LONDON (AP) — Qualcomm lost its bid to get a European Union antitrust penalty thrown out after a top court largely rebuffed the technology…
Continue Reading Faces of transgender people adorn an artwork in London’s Trafalgar Square
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An artwork featuring the plaster face casts of hundreds of transgender people is on display in London’s Trafalgar…
Continue Reading Chinese aircraft carrier comes closer than ever to Japan
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Chinese aircraft carrier entered an area near Japan’s shores for the first time on Wednesday, leading Tokyo…
Continue Reading Hungary refuses to pay fines for breaking EU asylum rules. Brussels is taking the money anyway.
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has begun the process of clawing back hundreds of millions of euros in funds meant to go…
Continue Reading French soccer star Wissam Ben Yedder stays free ahead of trial on charges of sexual assault
AP Sports Writer French soccer star Wissam Ben Yedder will stay free ahead of his trial on charges of sexual assault while intoxicated, one of his…
Continue Reading Edmunds: How automakers are making recalls easier
Edmunds Vehicle recalls are an important part of automotive safety. But they can also be quite a hassle for owners. Taking your vehicle to the…
Continue Reading Harris hits Trump’s promise of mass deportations as Trump rallies on Long Island
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday criticized Republican Donald Trump ‘s promise to deport millions…
Continue Reading Tupperware lifts the lid on its financial problems with bankruptcy filing
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tupperware Brands has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company that revolutionized food storage…
Continue Reading Dutch government led by hard right asks for formal opt-out from EU migration rules
Associated Press THE HAGUE (AP) — The new Dutch government dominated by the far-right party of Geert Wilders has officially asked the European…
Continue Reading Vermont town official, his wife and her son found shot to death in their home
PAWLET, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police say a town official, his wife and her son were found shot to death in their home over the weekend. Police…
Continue Reading Cyprus’ top court sacks the government’s chief accountant over misconduct
Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ top court has ordered that the government’s comptroller general be removed from his post…
Continue Reading Britain’s CEO of scandal-ridden Post Office will step down next year
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The chief executive of Britain’s scandal-ridden Post Office will step down next year. The resignation comes as…
Continue Reading China announces sanctions on US companies selling arms to self-ruled Taiwan
BEIJING (AP) — China has announced sanctions on American companies selling arms to the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own…
Continue Reading Federal Reserve signals end to inflation fight with a sizable half-point rate cut
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic…
Continue Reading Biden administration to host international AI safety meeting in San Francisco after election
AP Technology Writer Government scientists and artificial intelligence experts from at least nine countries and the European Union will meet in San…
Continue Reading Portugal declares a state of calamity as wildfires rage out of control
Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — More than 100 wildfires are stretching thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal. The…
Continue Reading Ukrainian drones strike a major military depot in a Russian town northwest of Moscow
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones have struck a large military depot in a town deep inside Russia overnight, causing a huge…
Continue Reading FIFA teams up with UN health agency for campaign to educate world soccer about concussion
GENEVA (AP) — FIFA has teamed up with the World Health Organization for a campaign to educate the soccer industry about the risks of concussion…
Continue Reading Ukraine boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk released after brief detention in Poland
KRAKOW, Poland (AP) — Heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk has been released after being briefly detained at Krakow airport in Poland.…
Continue Reading EU warns deadly flooding and wildfires show climate breakdown is fast becoming the norm
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s head office is warning that devastating floods through much of Central Europe and…
Continue Reading Now a Roe advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child tells her story in Harris campaign ad
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A 22-year-old woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child…
Continue Reading A student attending a Japanese school in China is attacked and a suspect is in custody
BEIJING (AP) — Officials say a 10-year-old student attending a Japanese school in southern China has been attacked and a suspect is in custody. The…
Continue Reading Google wins legal bid to overturn 1.5 billion euro antitrust fine in EU digital ad case
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Google has won a court challenge against a 1.49 billion euro European Union antitrust fine imposed five years ago…
Continue Reading Longshoremen at key US ports threatening to strike over automation and pay
AP Business Writer Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to…
Continue Reading Longshoremen at key US ports threatening to strike over automation and pay
AP Business Writer Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to…
Continue Reading The Bank of England is widely expected to hold interest rates as inflation stays above target
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged after official figures showed Inflation in…
Continue Reading Lebanon is rocked again by exploding devices as Israel declares a new phase of war
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Walkie-talkies exploded in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Wednesday in a second wave of attacks targeting…
Continue Reading As Jimmy Carter nears his 100th birthday, a musical gala celebrates the ‘rock-and-roll president’
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A range of stars from the stage, screen and sport has gathered to pay tribute to former President Jimmy Carter…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka’s plantation workers live on the margins. But politicians still want their votes
Associated Press SPRING VALLEY, Sri Lanka (AP) — Whoever Sri Lanka’s next president is, Muthuthevarkittan Manohari isn’t expecting much…
Continue Reading LaMonica McIver wins special House election in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver has defeated Republican small businessman Carmen Bucco in New…
Continue Reading Accusations of dishonesty fly in debate between Washington gubernatorial hopefuls
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington’s longtime attorney general and a former sheriff known for his work hunting down a notorious serial…
Continue Reading Japan’s trade deficit grows while both imports, exports fall short of forecasts
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has posted a trade deficit for a second straight month, as both exports and imports were lower than expected.…
Continue Reading ‘Fake heiress’ Anna Sorokin debuts on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ — with a sparkly ankle monitor
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Convicted con artist Anna Sorokin has hit the dancefloor on “Dancing With the Stars” with a featherweight…
Continue Reading UN General Assembly widely supports a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its occupation
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly strongly supported a nonbinding Palestinian resolution Wednesday demanding that…
Continue Reading A Mississippi Confederate monument covered for 4 years is moved
Associated Press GRENADA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood since 1910. The figure was wrapped in…
Continue Reading An ancient African tree is providing a new ‘superfood’ but local harvesters are barely surviving
Associated Press Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add…
Continue Reading House rejects government funding bill linked to proof of citizenship for new voters
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s bill to temporarily fund the government. The legislation…
Continue Reading Harvey Weinstein faces a new sex crime charge. The accuser has never gone public
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein is facing a new sex crime charge from as he awaits retrial in his landmark #MeToo case in New…
Continue Reading Man who sold fentanyl-laced pill liable for $5.8 million in death of young female customer
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A drug dealer who sold a fentanyl-laced pill is liable for $5.8 million in the death of the woman to whom he…
Continue Reading Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will stay in jail after bail is denied for a second time
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is staying locked up after a judge Wednesday rejected the hip-hop mogul’s proposal that…
Continue Reading New program will help inmates earn high school diplomas with tablets
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A top supplier of digital devices in U.S. prisons is launching a new program to help…
Continue Reading John Thune is striving to be the next Republican Senate leader, but can he rise in Trump’s GOP?
Associated Press MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — The gold-leafed ceilings and crystal chandeliers of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort are a long way from…
Continue Reading Seen abroad as a leader on Indigenous rights, New Zealand enters a divisive new era
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — On the eve of New Zealand’s Māori language celebration week, the country’s right-wing…
Continue Reading Australian police infiltrate encrypted messaging app Ghost and arrest dozens
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian police say they have infiltrated Ghost, an encrypted global communications app developed…
Continue Reading US military acknowledges Yemen’s Houthi rebels shot down 2 MQ-9 Reaper drones
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have shot down two American MQ-9 Reaper drones in under a week, further…
Continue Reading Brisk voting for local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir for first time after losing autonomy
Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — The first leg of a phased election for choosing a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir has…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Most of Wall Street edges lower after Fed delivers a big cut to rates
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes edged lower Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kicked off its efforts to prevent a recession…
Continue Reading Trump pledges tariffs and repeats false claim of Chinese automakers building big Mexican factories
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has repeated false claims that Chinese automakers are putting up large factories in…
Continue Reading Billie Jean King set to earn another honor with the Congressional Gold Medal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Billie Jean King will become the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Reps. Brian…
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