Missouri man charged in 1993 slaying of woman after his DNA matched evidence, police say
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say a Missouri man has been charged in the 1993 rape and slaying of a young Indianapolis woman after his DNA…
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A man serving a 20-year sentence in New York gets on the ballot for Alaska’s lone House seat
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A man serving time on a 20-year prison sentence for threatening officials in New Jersey has made it onto Alaska’s…
Continue Reading US Open: Jessica Pegula upsets No. 1 Iga Swiatek to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal
AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The questions wouldn’t stop for Jessica Pegula: Why was she 0-6 in Grand Slam quarterfinals heading into her…
Continue Reading The US is considering the creation of a UN peacekeeping operation for Haiti to fight gangs
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs says the U.S. is mulling a U.N.…
Continue Reading Bahrain’s king pardons over 450 inmates. Many may be political prisoners, activist says
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain’s king has pardoned 457 prisoners to mark his 25th anniversary as the island…
Continue Reading Remote Indigenous tribe kills two loggers in Peru as rights groups call for more government action
Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Two loggers have been killed by the reclusive Mashco Piro Indigenous tribe deep in Peru’s Amazon.…
Continue Reading Civil rights activist Sybil Morial, wife of New Orleans’ first Black mayor, dead at 91
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Civil rights activist Sybil Haydel Morial has died at age 91. She was married to New Orleans’ first Black…
Continue Reading Half a house for half a million dollars: Home crushed by tree hits market near Los Angeles
MONROVIA, Calif. (AP) — Newly listed for sale in Southern California’s notoriously pricey realty market: half a house for half a million dollars.…
Continue Reading Ultra swimmer abandons attempt to cross Lake Michigan again
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — An ultra swimmer’s attempt to cross Lake Michigan is over after 40 hours. Jim Dreyer was back on shore Wednesday,…
Continue Reading A second suspect is arrested in the theft of a sword and bullhorn from Rick Pitino’s office
Police say a second suspect has been arrested for stealing a ceremonial sword and bullhorn from Hall of Fame basketball coach Rick Pitino’s office…
Continue Reading Can the city of Savannah fine or jail people for leaving guns in unlocked cars? A judge weighs in
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A judge is weighing whether a Georgia city can fine or even jail people for leaving guns in unlocked cars. An…
Continue Reading Volleyball popularity at all-time high for girls amid US Olympic success and college game’s exposure
AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Girls volleyball has never been so popular. Participation has increased every year since at least 1980 —…
Continue Reading Trump-backed US Senate candidate faces scrutiny for derogatory comments about Native Americans
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Tribal leaders in Montana are pressing Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy to apologize over…
Continue Reading There’s no X in Brazil. Celebrity fandom worldwide is in disarray
Associated Press It was a rapture and a revelation all at the same time. En masse, celebrity stan accounts posted tearful farewells over the weekend…
Continue Reading Minnesota man whose high-profile murder sentence was commuted is found guilty on gun, drug charges
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has convicted a Minnesota man on gun and drug charges in a case that drew attention because he was…
Continue Reading Prosecutor asks for a charge to be reinstated against Alec Baldwin in the ‘Rust’ case
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A prosecutor asked a New Mexico judge to reconsider the decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter…
Continue Reading A transgender teen in Massachusetts says other high schoolers beat him at a party
Associated Press GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A transgender teenager from Massachusetts is recovering after he was allegedly beaten by other high…
Continue Reading The War on Drugs announces a live album ahead of its tour with The National
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — For many musicians, a live album is an afterthought — a way to quickly appease insatiable fans or make some…
Continue Reading How do you know when AI is powerful enough to be dangerous? Regulators try to do the math
AP Technology Writer How do you know if an artificial intelligence system is so powerful that it poses a security danger and shouldn’t be unleashed…
Continue Reading Boeing will fly its empty capsule back to Earth soon. Two NASA astronauts will stay behind
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing will attempt to return its problem-plagued capsule from the International Space Station…
Continue Reading About 20 migrants are reported missing after their boat capsized off Italy
ROME (AP) — About 20 migrants are believed to be missing after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean this week, the U.N. refugee agency and the…
Continue Reading The UK’s Conservatives eliminate a former interior minister in their leadership vote
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Priti Patel, who was Britain’s interior minister when Boris Johnson was prime minister, has become the first…
Continue Reading A US Navy sailor is detained in Venezuela, Pentagon says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy sailor has been detained in Venezuela after traveling there unauthorized on personal business, the…
Continue Reading A 14-year-old student fatally shot 4 people in a rampage at a Georgia high school, officials say
Associated Press WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A 14-year-old student opened fire at a Georgia high school and killed four people on Wednesday, authorities…
Continue Reading With charges and sanctions, US takes aim at Russian disinformation ahead of November election
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration seized Kremlin-run websites and charged two Russian state media employees in its most…
Continue Reading Anthony Roth Costanzo sings 7 roles in madcap `Marriage of Figaro’ at New York’s Little Island
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo sings Figaro, Susanna, the Count, Countess, Cherubino, Antonio and Barbarina in…
Continue Reading Malaysia to investigate leak of Chinese diplomatic note over South China Sea row
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry has called for a police investigation into a leaked diplomatic note from China over the…
Continue Reading Sweden’s foreign minister announces shock departure from politics
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s Foreign Minister Tobias Billström who steered the Scandinavian country through sometimes a bumpy road to…
Continue Reading Atlantic City casino workers plan ad blitz to ban smoking after court rejects ban
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A group of Atlantic City casino workers seeking to ban smoking in the gambling halls will launch an…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden’s tax trial carries less political weight but heavy emotional toll for the president
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden’s continued legal problems may no longer be a political concern for the president, but…
Continue Reading Michigan man wins long shot appeal over burglary linked to his DNA on a bottle
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan prisoner has persuaded a judge to throw out his burglary conviction, overcoming long odds by serving as…
Continue Reading House Republicans subpoena Secretary Blinken for testimony on US withdrawal from Afghanistan
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have issued a subpoena for testimony from Secretary of State Antony Blinken as they finish…
Continue Reading Scheffler and DeChambeau part of PGA Tour-LIV Golf match in Las Vegas, report says
AP Golf Writer Golfweek reports there will be a made-for-TV match involving top players from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. The manager for world No. 1…
Continue Reading Workers at General Motors joint venture battery plant in Tennessee unionize and will get pay raise
DETROIT (AP) — About 1,000 workers at a General Motors joint venture electric vehicle battery plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, will get big pay…
Continue Reading Crews slow progress of Sierra wildfire, but evacuations orders remain
Associated Press Firefighters battling a Sierra wildfire that has burned more than five square miles north of Lake Tahoe are making significant…
Continue Reading The world is pumping out 57 million tons of plastic pollution a year
AP Science Writer The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop…
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CEOs of Albertsons and Kroger says shoppers would see lower prices after merger
The chief executive officers of Kroger and Albertsons insisted Wednesday — under questioning from the federal government — that merging would…
Continue Reading From attic to auction: A Rembrandt painting sells for $1.4M in Maine
THOMASTON, Maine (AP) — A Rembrandt discovered in a Maine attic has sold for $1.4 million. The 17th century “Portrait of a Girl” by the Dutch…
Continue Reading Decomposing body found in closet of nursing home where man went missing
NORTH MIAMI, Fla. (AP) — A family believes a body found in a Florida nursing home’s closet is a 71-year-old man who went missing from the…
Continue Reading Mexico’s Congress advances a contentious bill to make all judges run for election
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The lower house of Mexico’s Congress has approved contentious legislation that would launch the most sweeping…
Continue Reading The EU wants answers from Hungary about work visas for Russia and Belarus
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top migration official is seeking answers from Hungary about a work visa program open to…
Continue Reading Doing lunges while brushing your teeth, and other ways to stack healthy habits
Associated Press Care to do lunges while you brush your teeth? Fitness experts say that’s an example of habit stacking, a concept that can lead…
Continue Reading US job openings fall as demand for workers weakens
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers posted fewer job openings in July than they had the previous month, a sign that hiring…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on government programs tackling the US maternal death crisis
AP Science Writer Across the U.S., programs at all levels of government — federal, state and local — are striving to reduce maternal mortality…
Continue Reading America is trying to fix its maternal mortality crisis with federal, state and local programs
AP Science Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — At the site of a race massacre that reduced neighborhoods to ashes a century ago, where murals memorialize a…
Continue Reading Hawaii lawmakers say Congress should replenish disaster relief fund to help Maui
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s congressional representatives say the nation’s disaster relief fund needs to be replenished so…
Continue Reading Queen guitarist Brian May says he had a ‘minor stroke’ but can still play
LONDON (AP) — Brian May, the lead guitarist of British rock band Queen, revealed Wednesday that he had a “minor stroke” last week, which caused…
Continue Reading Turkey seeks to join the BRICS bloc of emerging economies, a Kremlin official says
MOSCOW (AP) — A top Kremlin official says Turkey has formally applied for a membership in the BRICS bloc of developing economies as Russia and…
Continue Reading The Nordstrom family teams up with a Mexican retail group to bid for its namesake retailer
NEW YORK (AP) — Members of the Nordstrom family are teaming up with a Mexican retail group and are offering to take the department store retailer…
Continue Reading A lawyer denies a Kosovo man’s alleged ties to Mossad
Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A lawyer representing the family of a man from Kosovo who was arrested in Turkey for allegedly…
Continue Reading Belarus’ president pardons 30 political prisoners
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s press service says that the leader has pardoned 30…
Continue Reading ‘Fake heiress’ Anna Sorokin will compete on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ amid deportation battle
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anna Sorokin, the con artist who was convicted of swindling banks, hotels and friends in 2019 after falsely…
Continue Reading Questions swirl around attempted jailbreak in Congo as families of victims demand accountability
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Families of those killed in what officials called an attempted jailbreak in Congo’s biggest prison are…
Continue Reading What to know about Israel’s major weeklong raid in the West Bank city of Jenin
Associated Press For more than a week, hundreds of Israeli forces have carried out the deadliest operation in the occupied West Bank since the war in…
Continue Reading Daddy Yankee’s memoir, ‘ReaDY! The Power To Change Your Story,’ will be out in April
NEW YORK (AP) — Latin music superstar Daddy Yankee, the Grammy winning “King of Reggaeton,” hopes his memoir will inspire others to believe in…
Continue Reading A Greenland court extends an anti-whaling activist’s custody as Japan seeks his extradition
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A court in Greenland has again extended the time in custody for a prominent anti-whaling activist as…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on JD Vance and the Catholic postliberals in his circle of influence
Associated Press Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s 2019 conversion to Catholicism helped shape his political worldview, he has written. It has also put him in…
Continue Reading JD Vance’s Catholicism helped shape his views. So did this little-known group of Catholic thinkers
Associated Press By his own account, Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s 2019 conversion to Catholicism provided a spiritual fulfillment he couldn’t find in his…
Continue Reading Former Lebanese central bank governor charged with embezzling $42m in ongoing corruption probe
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Three judicial officials have told the Associated Press that Lebanon has charged its embattled former central bank…
Continue Reading Filipino politician wanted over killings likely to be returned home soon, East Timor president says
Associated Press DILI, East Timor (AP) — East Timor’s president says a former Filipino congressman who sought asylum in East Timor after…
Continue Reading South Korea says North Korea has again launched trash-carrying balloons across the border
Associated Press PAJU, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is flying more trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea in the latest round of Cold…
Continue Reading Which cousin SUV is better? Edmunds compares the 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe and 2025 Kia Sorento
Edmunds The Hyundai Santa Fe and Kia Sorento are two popular SUVs with a lot of similarities. Both can seat up to seven people, both share roots from…
Continue Reading EU chief says she’s pushing full steam ahead for gender parity in EU’s executive office
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen is doubling down to achieve gender parity in her executive Commission…
Continue Reading After the king’s endorsement, Thailand has a new Cabinet but with some familiar faces
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has new a Cabinet after King Maha Vajiralongkorn approved the appointment of 35 members to serve under…
Continue Reading The AP Interview: East Timor’s president says the pope’s visit isn’t time to dwell on past sins
Associated Press DILI, East Timor (AP) — The president of East Timor sees Pope Francis’ upcoming visit as a prime opportunity to promote…
Continue Reading US-sanctioned Serbia official meets Putin, says Belgrade is an ally and won’t join Western penalties
Serbia’s deputy prime minister has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and vowed that his country will remain an ally of Moscow despite…
Continue Reading US envoy to Taiwan declares ties ‘rock solid’ amid military threats from China
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The top U.S. envoy to Taiwan has declared support for the island as “rock-solid, principled, and…
Continue Reading Cambodia says China gifting 2 warships as it finishes work expanding strategically important port
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Defense Ministry says China is giving its navy two warships of the type it has had docked…
Continue Reading Boko Haram militants on motorcycles attacked a Nigerian village, killing over 100, residents say
Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Residents in northeastern Nigeria say at least 100 villagers were killed when suspected Boko Haram…
Continue Reading She made ‘very demure’ go viral. Now she wants to trademark its use
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Very demure, very mindful” has become the latest vocabulary defining the internet’s summer. And TikTok…
Continue Reading British hiker found dead after a flood on the Spanish island of Mallorca
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police say that a British woman has been found dead while emergency services search for a man of the same…
Continue Reading Indonesia arrests a fugitive former Filipino town mayor wanted for illegal online gaming scams
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A dismissed town mayor who fled the Philippines after being accused of helping establish an illegal…
Continue Reading A day after 12 deaths, other migrants risk their lives trying to cross the English Channel
Associated Press WIMEREUX, France (AP) — The deaths of a dozen migrants on the English Channel hasn’t stopped more boats from attempting to…
Continue Reading Egyptian President el-Sissi makes his first visit to Turkey as relations thaw
Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi is making his first official visit to Turkey after the two…
Continue Reading A lightning strike damages Rome’s ancient Constantine Arch
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Workers mounted a crane Wednesday to secure Rome’s Constantine Arch near the Colosseum after a lightning strike…
Continue Reading Rights group alleges Lebanon and Cyprus violated refugees’ human rights and EU funds paid for it
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A global watchdog report says European Union aid sent to Lebanon in an attempt to regulate migration by sea is…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Kuleba resigns as Russian strikes kill 7 people in Lviv
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, one of Ukraine’s most recognizable faces on the international stage,…
Continue Reading Leaders of South Korea, New Zealand strongly condemn expanding North Korea-Russia military ties
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The leaders of South Korea and New Zealand have strongly condemned the deepening military ties between North Korea and…
Continue Reading Hope for recovery emerges for a Ukrainian soldier who suffered a severe brain injury 2 years ago
Associated Press MODRYCHI, Ukraine (AP) — A devoted father has stayed by the side of his bedridden son for two years. Vitalii Shumei is a Ukrainian…
Continue Reading 2 Phoenix officers shot with 1 listed in critical condition, police say
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say two officers have been shot and wounded by a person suspected of breaking into a car. Interim police Chief…
Continue Reading Iraqi women fear rise in child marriages as lawmakers consider giving conservative clerics more say
Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Shaimaa Saadoun is haunted by her memory of being forced into an abusive marriage to a 39-year-old man just…
Continue Reading Cocaine trade in the rugged Micay Canyon threatens Colombia’s peace efforts
Associated Press EL PLATEADO, Colombia (AP) — In the rugged Micay Canyon of southwestern Colombia, rebel groups have beefed up their presence over…
Continue Reading Timeline of events surrounding the 2017 fire at Grenfell Tower in West London that killed 72
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The inquiry into Britain’s worst residential fire since World War II is releasing its final report on failings…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street extends losses as technology and energy stocks fall
AP Business Writers U.S. stock indexes lost more ground Wednesday, with declines in the technology, energy and other sectors adding to Wall…
Continue Reading Grenfell Tower was a ‘death trap’ due to failures by UK government and industry, inquiry finds
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A damning report on a deadly London high-rise fire concluded Wednesday that decades of failures by government,…
Continue Reading The pope urges Indonesia to live up to its promise of ‘harmony in diversity’
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of “harmony in diversity” and fight religious…
Continue Reading Drought forces Kenya’s Maasai and other cattle herders to consider fish and camels
Associated Press KAJIADO, Kenya (AP) — The blood, milk and meat of cattle have long been staple foods for Maasai pastoralists in Kenya, perhaps the…
Continue Reading Human rights group implicates Venezuelan security forces in killings during post-election protests
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A global human rights watchdog on Wednesday implicated Venezuelan security forces and pro-government armed…
Continue Reading Harris visits New Hampshire to tout her small business tax plan
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has used a New Hampshire campaign stop to propose an expansion of tax incentives…
Continue Reading Raise taxes on the rich or cut them? Harris, Trump differ on how to boost the US economy
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is betting that Americans crave trillions of dollars in tax cuts — and that growth will be so…
Continue Reading Lady Gaga, Joaquin Phoenix bring ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ to Venice Film Festival
AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Five years after “Joker” won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, director Todd Phillips can’t help…
Continue Reading Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson discusses new memoir, ‘Lovely One,’ at Apollo Theater
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In one of her first public appearances on behalf of her newly published memoir, “Lovely One,” Supreme Court…
Continue Reading Doug Emhoff says he’s ‘gutted’ after the hostage killings in Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) — Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, says he is “gutted” after the killings of American Hersh…
Continue Reading French rugby players accused of rape in Argentina set off for Paris as closely watched case drags on
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Two French rugby players are heading back to France nearly two months after their arrest in the South American…
Continue Reading Oregon hospital hit with $303M lawsuit after a nurse is accused of replacing fentanyl with tap water
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Attorneys representing both living and deceased patients of an Oregon hospital filed a $303 million lawsuit against the…
Continue Reading New Jersey floats $400 million in tax breaks to lure Philadelphia 76ers
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is trying to lure the Philadelphia 76ers across the river with up to $400 million in tax credits and plans for a…
Continue Reading Another New Jersey offshore wind project runs into turbulence as Leading Light seeks pause
Associated Press Another offshore wind project in New Jersey is encountering turbulence. Leading Light Wind is asking the New Jersey Board of Public…
Continue Reading Police in Hawaii release man who killed neighbor who fatally shot 3 people at gathering
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Police have released a man who was arrested on suspicion of murder after shooting and killing a neighbor who…
Continue Reading Federal judge decries discrimination against conservative group that publishes voters’ information
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge says New Mexico election regulators and prosecutors discriminated against a…
Continue Reading Christmas in Venezuela kicks off in October, President Maduro has declared
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The world’s attention on Venezuela has focused lately on the fallout from a highly contested presidential election that…
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