A partial bridge collapse in eastern Germany disrupts traffic. No one was injured
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Officials are investigating why part of a bridge in eastern Germany has collapsed. No one has been injured but the…
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Key witness in trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried seeks no prison time at upcoming sentencing
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s collapsed cryptocurrency empire,…
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AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The post-pandemic spike in U.S. inflation eased further last month as year-over-year price increases reached…
Continue Reading Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are divorced and single
AP Entertainment Writer A Florida judge has declared Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner divorced and single, signing off on a confidential agreement reached…
Continue Reading Wildfires in Southern California torch dozens of homes and force thousands to evacuate
Associated Press WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Three major wildfires in Southern California’s mountains east of Los Angeles torched dozens of…
Continue Reading Workers call off protest that grounded flights at Kenya’s main airport
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s airport workers’ union has called off a strike that grounded flights in the country’s main…
Continue Reading No neigh-sayers: Live horses join first-day veterinary students for anatomy lecture in Hungary
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — First-year veterinary students in Hungary are being joined by two full-grown horses in their lecture hall…
Continue Reading Hong Kong hits out at US Congress for passing a bill that could close its representative offices
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s government says the U.S. House of Representatives twisted facts in an attack on the city as it…
Continue Reading Bold looks among boulders at Michael Kors’ New York Fashion Week show
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Kors created a unique runway in a cavernous raw space in a midtown for his spring/summer 2025 collection…
Continue Reading Human rights group calls on governments to protect Venezuelan and Haitian immigrants
Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Human Rights Watch is calling on governments in Latin America to improve protection schemes for millions…
Continue Reading Iran’s president slams the West over the war in Gaza and support for Israel
Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran’s new president has slammed the West, saying that Israel is “committing massacres” in the war in Gaza…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift wins big at MTV Video Music Awards, ties Beyoncé’s record and thanks Travis Kelce
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift ‘s dominance continued at the MTV Video Music Awards, where she took home seven awards —…
Continue Reading Q&A: Lily Collins is ‘Emily in Paris,’ Rome and Barcelona
The Associated Press ROME (AP) — Filming “Emily in Paris” in Rome has given star Lily Collins a confidence boost ahead of her West End debut.…
Continue Reading As Trump and Harris spar, ABC’s moderators grapple with conducting a debate in a polarized country
AP Media Writer The ABC News moderators were great. No, actually they were a “disgraceful failure.” They cut off Kamala Harris too much. No,…
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AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Over the course of an acting career that spanned more than six decades, James Earl Jones’ voice became an…
Continue Reading WNBA players and union speak out against commissioner after she failed to condemn fan racism
AP Basketball Writer WNBA players and their union spoke out against Commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s recent comments on a TV show that failed to…
Continue Reading To pumped-up Democrats, Harris was everything Biden was not in confronting Trump in debate
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — To many Democrats, Kamala Harris was everything Joe Biden was not in confronting Donald Trump on the debate…
Continue Reading Harris addresses Trump’s false claims about her race and his history of racial division
Associated Press Kamala Harris has addressed false claims by former President Donald Trump about her racial identity, calling his remarks about race…
Continue Reading ‘The Mentalist’ star Simon Baker admits drinking and driving in Australia
MULLUMBIMBY, Australia (AP) — Australian actor and director Simon Baker, best known for his role as Patrick Jane in the CBS drama series “The…
Continue Reading Thousands in the dark as Hurricane Francine strikes Louisiana, raising flood fears
Associated Press MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Hurricane Francine slammed into the Louisiana coast Wednesday evening as a dangerous Category 2 storm that…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on Russian and U.S. influence in Central African Republic
Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — In the wake of Russian mercenary leaderYevgeny Prigozhin’s rebellion, a deal was struck…
Continue Reading Trump insists Russia’s war should end. But he won’t say if he wants Ukraine to win
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said in the presidential debate that he wanted Russia’s war with Ukraine to be…
Continue Reading The US-Russia battle for influence in Africa plays out in Central African Republic
Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Hours after Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin rebelled against his country’s…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris gives abortion rights advocates the debate answer they’ve longed for in Philadelphia
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden had given bumbling remarks about abortion on the debate stage, it was widely viewed as…
Continue Reading Officers pummeled Tyre Nichols because he fled, a form of ‘run tax,’ prosecutor says
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three former Memphis police officers charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols stood by his body and…
Continue Reading Ex-CIA officer who spied for China gets 10 years in prison — and a lifetime of polygraph tests
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A former CIA officer and contract linguist for the FBI who received cash, golf clubs and other expensive gifts in…
Continue Reading 9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With presidential candidates looking on, some 9/11 victims’ relatives appealed to them Wednesday for…
Continue Reading A wrongful death settlement doesn’t end an investigation into a toddler’s disappearance
WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — A settlement resulting in the dismissal of a wrongful death lawsuit hasn’t ended a criminal investigation into a…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street storms back from an early slide thanks to Nvidia and Big Tech
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes stormed back from big early drops on Wednesday to finish higher, led by a handful of…
Continue Reading Trump repeats false claims over 2020 election loss, deflects responsibility for Jan. 6
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump persisted in saying during the presidential debate that he won the 2020 election…
Continue Reading Flash flood sweeps away hamlet as Vietnam’s storm toll rises to 155 dead
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A flash flood swept away a hamlet in northern Vietnam, killing 22 people and leaving dozens missing as deaths from a typhoon…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president after debate ends
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Taylor Swift, one of the music industry’s biggest stars, endorsed Kamala Harris for president shortly…
Continue Reading Key takeaways from a debate that featured tense clashes and closed with a Taylor Swift endorsement
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced each other on the debate stage for the first — and possibly the last —…
Continue Reading Pope travels from one of the world’s poorest countries to one of the richest: Singapore
Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Pope Francis flew to Singapore on Wednesday for the final leg of his trip through Asia, arriving in one of the…
Continue Reading Judge allows a man serving a 20-year prison sentence to remain on Alaska ballot
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A judge has ruled that a man who is serving a 20-year prison sentence can remain on Alaska’s ranked choice…
Continue Reading Missing boater found dead at Grand Canyon National Park
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say the body of a missing boater has been recovered from the Colorado River in the Grand…
Continue Reading New president of UN General Assembly calls for unity to tackle borderless issues
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Cameroon’s former prime minister has taken over the presidency of the U.N. General Assembly and called for…
Continue Reading Girl, 3, dies after being found in a hot car in Southern California, and her mother is arrested
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 3-year-old girl has died after being found unconscious inside a hot car with her mother in southern California during a heat…
Continue Reading Trump falsely accuses immigrants in Ohio of abducting and eating pets
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has amplified false rumors that Haitian immigrants in Ohio are abducting and…
Continue Reading Anti-war protesters in Australia clash with police outside a weapons convention
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Anti-war protesters have clashed with police outside a military arms convention in the Australian city…
Continue Reading Personal assistant convicted of dismembering his boss is sentenced to 40 years to life
NEW YORK (AP) — A personal assistant convicted of killing and dismembering his former tech entrepreneur boss after stealing about $400,000 from him…
Continue Reading Nebraska’s top election official might try to remove a ballot measure to repeal school funding law
Associated Press The Nebraska Supreme Court is weighing whether voters get to determine if taxpayer money can be used for private school tuition. The…
Continue Reading Brazilian police raid targets accused of laundering millions in gold mined in the Amazon
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Police have conducted raids targeting a criminal group it alleges has laundered at least 3.1…
Continue Reading Local Republican official in Michigan promises to certify election results after being sued
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A local Republican election official in Michigan has promised to certify the results of the November…
Continue Reading Florida jurors deliberate about activists accused of helping Russia sow political division, chaos
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in Florida will deliberate in the trial of four activists accused of illegally acting as Russian agents to help the…
Continue Reading Explosion reported at US military facility near Baghdad airport ahead of Iranian president’s visit
Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security officials have said an explosion targeted a site used by the U.S. military next to the Baghdad…
Continue Reading Judge orders former NFL star Adrian Peterson to turn over assets to pay $12M debt
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Former NFL running back Adrian Peterson has been ordered by a Texas judge to turn over personal assets to help pay…
Continue Reading Ohio is sending troopers and $2.5 million to a city that has seen an influx of Haitian migrants
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The governor of Ohio will send law enforcement and millions of dollars in healthcare resources to the city…
Continue Reading Prosecutors charge Milwaukee man with shooting at officers
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Prosecutors have filed multiple charges against a 35-year-old man accused of wounding three Milwaukee police officers during a…
Continue Reading Mauricio Pocchetino hired to succeed Gregg Berhalter as US men’s national team coach
AP Sports Writer Former Tottenham and Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has been hired to succeed Gregg Berhalter as U.S. men’s national team…
Continue Reading NYPD officer lands $175K settlement over ‘courtesy cards’ that help drivers get out of traffic stops
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer has reached a $175,000 settlement with the city in his lawsuit that illuminated the…
Continue Reading Weight-loss drug Saxenda effective for kids as young as 6, study shows
AP Health Writer A drug approved to treat obesity in adults and teens is safe and effective for use in kids as young as 6, when combined with diet…
Continue Reading Kentucky attorney general offers prevention plan to combat drug abuse scourge
Associated Press Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has unveiled plans to create a statewide drug prevention program. He says the…
Continue Reading Dave Grohl says he’s father to a new daughter outside his 21-year marriage
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dave Grohl says he recently fathered a daughter outside his 21-year marriage to Jordyn Blum, with whom he has three older…
Continue Reading Election in Georgia’s Fulton County to be observed by independent monitor
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Fulton County has hired a team of independent monitors to observe its operations for this year’s…
Continue Reading Protections sought for prison workers in closing of aging Illinois prison
AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The union representing state prison workers is seeking a federal court order that the Illinois…
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AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Many of the expected conventions of music biopics are present in “Piece by Piece,” about the producer-turned-pop…
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Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of protesters pushed into Mexico’s Senate as lawmakers weighed a contentious plan to overhaul the…
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BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A residential care center employee in Maine is going to prison after pleading guilty to what prosecutors described as…
Continue Reading Detroit-area officer sentenced to prison for assaulting man after his arrest
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A suburban Detroit police officer who punched a young Black man in the face and slammed his head to the ground has…
Continue Reading Las Vegas man pleads guilty in lucrative telemarketing scam
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Las Vegas man has pleaded guilty to a federal criminal charge alleging that he duped people into making…
Continue Reading Dolphins star Tyreek Hill had an altercation with police. Here’s what we know
Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill was pulled from his sports car by Miami-Dade County…
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Associated Press The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says flaws in a Vermont program are preventing the state from adequately controlling…
Continue Reading Man charged with plotting to attack a Jewish center in New York was in Canada on a student visa
NANAIMO, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian authorities say a Pakistani man arrested last week in Quebec and accused of plotting to attack a Jewish…
Continue Reading Arizona’s ban on transgender girls playing girls school team sports remains blocked, court says
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a lower-court ruling that blocks Arizona from enforcing a 2022 law that bans transgender girls…
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Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has announced plans to visit Australia and Samoa next month on a trip that will span a dozen time…
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Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — A major river in the Brazilian metropolis Sao Paulo is suddenly emerald green and clear skies have turned from…
Continue Reading Wisconsin appeals court says teenager accused of killing 10-year-old girl will stay in adult court
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An appeals court has ruled that a Wisconsin teenager accused of killing a 10-year-old girl will be tried as an adult. The…
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AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tyreek Hill’s teammates and coaches used words like “triggering” and a “shame” to…
Continue Reading NFL investigating lawsuit filed against Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, accused of sexual assault
AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Deshaun Watson is again under a spotlight away from the field. The NFL said Tuesday it is investigating the…
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has declined to say if he remains confident in the city’s police…
Continue Reading Opposition candidates file court appeal questioning Algerian presidential election outcome
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The two opposition candidates who ran in Algeria’s election are challenging the result and calling into question…
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Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge says two transgender girls can try out for and play on girls school sports teams as the teens…
Continue Reading A suspect is in custody after a teen is critically hurt in a shooting at a Nebraska high school
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police have arrested a 14-year-old suspect following a shooting that critically injured a teenage boy at…
Continue Reading Maryland Supreme Court hears arguments on child sex abuse lawsuits
Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Supreme Court of Maryland is considering the constitutionality of a 2023 law that ended the state’s…
Continue Reading The US sanctions a man it says leads a fuel theft ring for hyper-violent Mexican cartel
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned a man close to the leadership of Mexico’s hyper-violent Jalisco New Generation cartel and…
Continue Reading Judge tosses suit seeking declaration that Georgia officials don’t have to certify election results
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A lawsuit arguing that county election board members in Georgia have the discretion to not certify election results…
Continue Reading A Texas official gets probation for accidentally shooting his grandson at a wedding
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Texas county commissioner will spend one year on probation for accidentally shooting his grandson during a Nebraska wedding…
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AP Business Writer Starbucks’ new chairman and CEO said Tuesday that he plans to focus on improving service – particularly during the morning…
Continue Reading Nicaragua strips citizenship from 135 prisoners released to Guatemala
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua said Tuesday it was revoking the citizenship and seizing the property of 135 people who were expelled…
Continue Reading Jury is selected for the trial of 3 ex-Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A jury has been selected in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with federal…
Continue Reading Israel releases video of a Gaza tunnel where it says Hamas militants killed 6 hostages
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Tuesday released video footage of a Gaza tunnel where it says six hostages were recently…
Continue Reading Two Delta planes collide on an Atlanta taxiway, knocking the tail off one
ATLANTA (AP) — Two planes have collided on a taxiway at Atlanta’s airport, with a larger plane knocking over the tail of a smaller regional jet.…
Continue Reading A Boeing strike is looking more likely. The union president expects workers to reject contract offer
There might be a strike at Boeing this week after all. The president of the machinists’ union local district in Seattle says he expects workers…
Continue Reading Jamaica to deploy a limited number of soldiers and police to help fight gangs in Haiti
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness says his country will send two dozen soldiers and police…
Continue Reading Biden honors NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and UConn for historic 2024 title runs
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has honored NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and Connecticut with White House…
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French rescuers say they have found the bodies of two Italian and two South Korean climbers close to the peak of Mont Blanc on the French side. The…
Continue Reading Captain of migrant boat tragedy in Senegal turns himself in as death toll rises to 26
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Local authorities say the captain of a migrant boat that capsized off Senegal over the weekend has been…
Continue Reading Germany’s expansion of border controls is testing European unity
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The German government says it is cracking down on irregular migration and crime following recent extremist…
Continue Reading 4 candidates remain in the race to lead the UK’s Conservative Party
LONDON (AP) — British lawmaker Mel Stride became the second candidate to be kicked out of the Conservative Party leadership contest. That leaves…
Continue Reading Kate’s soft-focus Insta-ready video marks a shift in how royals tell their story
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Public displays of affection on a royal video? My, how times have changed! When the Princess of Wales announced that…
Continue Reading Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on funding bill with proof of citizenship mandate despite dim prospects
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed Tuesday to press ahead with requiring proof of citizenship for new voters as…
Continue Reading Dam collapse in Nigeria sweeps deadly reptiles into flooded communities
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Officials in northeastern Borneo say that a dam collapse has unleashed severe flooding that has prompted…
Continue Reading Declassified memo from US codebreaker sheds light on Ethel Rosenberg’s Cold War spy case
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top U.S. government codebreaker who decrypted secret Soviet communications during the Cold War concluded that…
Continue Reading People take once unthinkable precautions as police search for the Kentucky highway shooter
Associated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Jittery residents living near where a gunman opened fire on a highway in Kentucky are taking precautions they…
Continue Reading Illinois man wrongly imprisoned for murder wins $50 million jury award
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury has awarded $50 million in damages to a suburban Chicago man who was exonerated in a murder and released from prison…
Continue Reading Swiss appeals court convicts Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan of rape, overruling a lower court
GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss appeals court has found noted Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan guilty of rape and sexual coercion nearly 16 years ago and…
Continue Reading Peter Frampton finally finds Rock & Roll Hall of Fame doors open to him
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A year after he appeared on the stage supporting Sheryl Crow’s induction into the Rock & Roll…
Continue Reading Pakistani police free the leader of former premier Khan’s opposition party
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf opposition party says police have freed its president a day after he was detained outside…
Continue Reading Fourth death linked to Legionnaires’ disease cluster at New York assisted living facility
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A fourth person has died amid an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at an assisted living facility in upstate New York. The…
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