August’s supermoon kicks off four months of lunar spectacles. Here’s how to watch
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first of four supermoons this year rises next week, providing tantalizing views of Earth’s…
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Harris zeroes in on high food prices as inflation plays a big role in the presidential race
AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is zeroing in on high food prices as her campaign previews an economic…
Continue Reading Potentially massive pay package for Starbucks new CEO, and he doesn’t even have to move to Seattle
AP Business Writer Incoming Starbucks CEO could make well in excess of $100 million in his first year with the company under an incentive-laden…
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Vance and Walz agree to a vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 hosted by CBS News
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance have agreed to debate each other on Oct. 1, setting up a…
Continue Reading Drugs to treat diabetes, heart disease and blood cancers among those affected by price negotiations
The Biden administration says Medicare recipients will save about $1.5 billion on out-of-pocket costs for medications to treat diabetes, heart…
Continue Reading UNHCR to monitor implementation of Italy-Albania accord to ensure migrants’ asylum rights respected
Associated Press ROME (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency has agreed to monitor the first three months of a contentious accord between Italy and Albania…
Continue Reading Japan ends ‘megaquake’ special caution week after finding no immediate risk
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government Thursday ended a weeklong information campaign urging caution and preparedness for a possible…
Continue Reading US shoppers sharply boosted spending at retailers in July despite higher prices
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans stepped up their spending at retailers last month by the most in a year and a half, easing concerns…
Continue Reading US unemployment claims fall 7,000 to 227,000 in sign of resiliency in job market
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, another sign that the job market…
Continue Reading The Latest: Trump to hold news conference; Harris to talk about Medicare drug price cuts
Vice President Kamala Harris will join President Joe Biden in announcing price cuts for popular Medicare drugs. Deals have been reached with drug…
Continue Reading How a small group of nuns in rural Kansas vex big companies with their investment activism
Associated Press ATCHISON, Kansas (AP) — Among corporate America’s most persistent shareholder activists are 80 nuns in a monastery outside…
Continue Reading Oh, babies. New Dr Seuss Babies merchandising line includes everything from board books to diapers
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The latest Dr. Seuss releases are designed for the very youngest audience. Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Random…
Continue Reading Poland showcases its growing army on a holiday that celebrates its historic defeat of the Red Army
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — NATO member Poland is paying tribute to its historic victory over the Red Army by honoring fallen Poles and…
Continue Reading Bangladeshi protesters attack supporters of ex-premier Hasina and harass journalists
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Hundreds of student protesters and other political activists in Bangladesh have attacked and barred the…
Continue Reading South Africa drops charges against 95 Libyans who were arrested at an illegal military camp
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Officials in South Africa say prosecutors have withdrawn charges against 95 Libyan nationals who were arrested…
Continue Reading Walmart boosts outlook for 2024 with bargains proving a powerful lure for the inflation weary
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart had another quarter of strong sales that topped almost all expectations with its comparatively low prices…
Continue Reading Ernesto grows into Cat 2 hurricane as it aims for Bermuda, leaving many in Puerto Rico without power
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Ernesto has strengthened into a Category 2 storm as it barrels toward Bermuda after leaving…
Continue Reading UK economy grows 0.6% between April and June as it recovers from recession
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Official figures show that Britain’s economy continued its recovery from recession at the end of last year, with…
Continue Reading As Gaza death toll passes 40,000, corpses are buried in yards, streets, tiered graves
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Tiers of graves are stacked deep underground in a bloated Gaza cemetery, where Sa’di Baraka…
Continue Reading China will limit exports of antimony, a mineral used in products from batteries to weapons
BEIJING (AP) — China says it will restrict exports of a mineral used in a wide range of products from batteries to weapons. The Commerce Ministry…
Continue Reading US-Russian dual national jailed for 12 years on treason charges for $52 donation to Ukraine
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) — A U.S.-Russian dual national has been convicted of treason in a Russian court and sentenced to 12 years in prison on…
Continue Reading A trainee doctor is raped and killed in India, sparking protests and an attack at a medical college
Associated Press KOLKATA, India (AP) — A trainee doctor was raped and killed, sparking protests in several cities and an attack on a medical…
Continue Reading More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, the territory’s Health Ministry says
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Health Ministry in Gaza says more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in the…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why is natural gas still flowing from Russia to Europe across Ukraine?
AP Business Reporter FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — It might sound improbable, but Europe is still importing Russian natural gas through pipelines in…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops have taken full control of the Russian town of Sudzha
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that his country’s troops had taken full control…
Continue Reading With asking price of $142 million, no bidders for home of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A second attempt to auction the family home of Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has failed after no…
Continue Reading 2 French fighter pilots die after colliding with another warplane during training
PARIS (AP) — The French military says two fighter jet pilots were killed after their Rafale warplane collided with another and crashed in…
Continue Reading White House says prescription drug deals will produce billions in savings for taxpayers, seniors
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Taxpayers are expected to save billions after the Biden administration inked deals with pharmaceutical companies…
Continue Reading France honors African soldiers who helped liberate the French Riviera from Nazis 80 years ago
SAINT-RAPHAEL, France (AP) — France is commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion of the French Riviera in World War II to push back…
Continue Reading Daughter of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin will be nominated as new leader in parliamentary vote
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, will be nominated as the…
Continue Reading Dubai-based port operator DP World’s half-year profits fall nearly 60%, in part over Red Sea attacks
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai-based port operator DP World has reported its half-year profits fell by nearly 60%, in…
Continue Reading 39 candidates are approved for Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the highest number ever
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s elections commission has accepted applications from a record 39 candidates to run in next…
Continue Reading Climate activists protest at several German airports in the latest of a string of demonstrations
BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists have staged protests at several German airports, forcing a temporary halt to flights at some of them in the latest…
Continue Reading Spain is investigating unauthorized Katy Perry music video in a protected natural area
Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Katy Perry pretends in her new music video to be one of the thousands of tourists having the time of their lives on…
Continue Reading Mediators hold new Gaza cease-fire talks and hope to head off a wider war
Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — International mediators have held a new round of talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and securing the…
Continue Reading Kishida vows to push rules-based order as Japan’s defense chief visits Yasukuni 79 years after WWII
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has vowed to step up his country’s effort to defend a rules-based…
Continue Reading Iran police shot a woman while trying to seize her car over hijab law violation, activists say
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — On a darkened road beside the Caspian Sea, Iranian police officers opened fire last month on a…
Continue Reading Mongolia is in the tourism spotlight and making it easier to visit. Reindeer sledding, anyone?
Associated Press ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — With its reindeer sledding, camel racing and stunning landscapes with room to roam, Mongolia is…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Erdogan meets with Palestinian leader Abbas ahead of speech to parliament
Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosts Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas for talks that focus on the war in…
Continue Reading Australian breaker Rachael Gunn says ridicule of her Olympic performance has been ‘devastating’
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian breaker Rachael Gunn said the backlash to her much-ridiculed Olympic performance has been “devastating,” adding…
Continue Reading Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — As climate change fuels the intensity and frequency of wildfires, it’s also driving up the health risks…
Continue Reading Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, says UNESCO
Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, a United…
Continue Reading India’s Modi voices concern over unrest in neighboring Bangladesh and attacks on Hindus there
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed concern over the unrest that led to a change of government in…
Continue Reading China’s economic recovery dragged down by property slump and weak consumption in July
BEIJING (AP) — A continued property crisis and weak consumption dragged on China’s economic recovery in July, according to data released by the…
Continue Reading Ukraine gambled on an incursion deep into Russian territory. The bold move changed the battlefield
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s stunning incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region was a bold gamble for the…
Continue Reading 1 killed, and 10 wounded in an overnight grenade attack outside a hotel in southwest Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say insurgents in an overnight attack threw a grenade at people sitting in front of a hotel in the restive…
Continue Reading Survey shows disaster-prone Southeast Asia is also best prepared, suggesting lessons can be learned
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Southeast Asia is among the regions most prone to natural disasters, but a new analysis shows its people also feel…
Continue Reading Trump says he’s ‘entitled to personal attacks’ as he hammers Harris on inflation with grocery props
Associated Press BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Donald Trump says he thinks he’s “entitled to personal attacks” on his Democratic rival. The former…
Continue Reading These six House races are ones to watch in this year’s election
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Resources are pouring into the few truly competitive congressional races expected to help determine the balance…
Continue Reading Conservatives are pushing a ‘parental rights’ agenda in Florida school board races. Will it work?
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “parental rights” campaign didn’t win him the Republican…
Continue Reading Schools have made slow progress on record absenteeism, with millions of kids still skipping class
Associated Press MEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Flerentin “Flex” Jean-Baptiste missed so much school he had to repeat his freshman year at Medford High…
Continue Reading As fallout surges from Venezuela’s election crisis, the region fears another mass exodus
Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — President Nicolás Maduro’s contested claim of victory in last month’s election not only threw…
Continue Reading A slain teacher loved attending summer camp. His mom is working to give kids the same opportunity
Associated Press PIERSON, Fla. (AP) — The mom of a teacher murdered during the 2018 high school massacre in Parkland, Florida, is finishing another…
Continue Reading Democrats trust Harris slightly more than Biden on climate change, an AP-NORC poll finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Democratic National Convention approaches, a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street leaps, and S&P 500 rallies 1.6% as US shoppers drive the economy
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rallied to one of its best days of the year Thursday after data showed the U.S. economy is holding…
Continue Reading Costa Rica arrests 5 child welfare agency officials on charges they trafficked children for adoption
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rican authorities have arrested five officials from its child welfare agency on charges they were involved in…
Continue Reading Gena Rowlands, acting powerhouse and star of movies by her director-husband, John Cassavetes, dies
AP Entertainment Writer Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft and a guiding light in independent cinema as a…
Continue Reading A stowaway groundhog is elevated to local icon
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Some frozen custard and mini-golf customers in Pennsylvania have made a startling discovery that elevated a humble…
Continue Reading Wisconsin’s Evers urges federal judge not to make changes at youth prison in wake of counselor death
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers is urging a federal judge not to make any changes at Wisconsin’s youth prison after a…
Continue Reading UN envoy says South Sudan is not ready to hold its first post-independence elections in December
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for South Sudan says the troubled African country is not ready to hold its first…
Continue Reading Democrats try to block Green Party from presidential ballot in Wisconsin, citing legal issues
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An employee of the Democratic National Committee has filed a complaint seeking to remove the Green Party’s…
Continue Reading Police fatally shoot teen in Alaska’s largest city, the fourth such killing since mid-May
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police say officers fatally shot a 16-year-old girl holding a knife in the fourth deadly shooting involving…
Continue Reading Columbia’s president resigns after months of turmoil punctuated by clashes over Israel-Hamas war
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned Wednesday after a brief, tumultuous tenure that saw the…
Continue Reading Wally Amos, 88, of cookie fame, died at home in Hawaii. He lost Famous Amos but found other success
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Wallace “Wally” Amos, the creator of the cookie empire that took his name and made it famous and who went on…
Continue Reading Justice Department defends Boeing plea deal against criticism by 737 Max crash victims’ families
AP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) — The Justice Department is defending a plea deal it struck with Boeing over planes that crashed and killed 346…
Continue Reading Big Georgia county to start charging some costs to people who challenge the eligibility of voters
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — An election board in one of Georgia’s largest counties has voted to start charging people who challenge the…
Continue Reading Meta kills off misinformation tracking tool CrowdTangle despite pleas from researchers, journalists
AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms has shut down CrowdTangle. That was a tool widely used by…
Continue Reading Judge tells Google to brace for shakeup of Android app store as punishment for running a monopoly
AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge has indicated he will order major changes in Google’s Android app store. It’s to…
Continue Reading Alabama lawyer accused of sexually assaulting handcuffed inmate, lawsuit says
Associated Press/Report for America A lawsuit accuses an Alabama lawyer of groping and sexually assaulting an incarcerated woman. The lawsuit filed…
Continue Reading Biden to designate 1908 Springfield race riot site as national monument
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to sign a proclamation designating a national monument in Springfield,…
Continue Reading Alabama Supreme Court authorizes third nitrogen gas execution
Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has authorized the execution of a third person by nitrogen gas. The Alabama Supreme Court granted…
Continue Reading Google confirms an Iranian group is trying to access emails linked to both US presidential campaigns
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Google says an Iranian group linked to the country’s Revolutionary Guard has tried to infiltrate the personal…
Continue Reading Report: Father of Spain forward Lamine Yamal hospitalized after being stabbed near Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia says the father of 17-year-old Spain soccer star Lamine Yamal has been hospitalized after…
Continue Reading Argentina’s former President Fernández charged with committing violence against former first lady
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A federal prosecutor in Argentina has formally charged former President Alberto Fernández with committing violence…
Continue Reading Officials probe why robbery suspects had gun of ex-LA officer involved in 2013 shooting spree
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A gun registered to infamous former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner was discovered at the Airbnb…
Continue Reading State, local officials failed 12-year-old Pennsylvania girl who died after abuse, lawsuits say
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Lawsuits contend that the state, two counties and different schools missed warning signs and failed to protect a 12-year-old…
Continue Reading Mexican authorities arrest a policeman in the border state of Sonora in the killing of American man
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico’s border state of Sonora have arrested a local police officer in the killing of an American man in…
Continue Reading Police identify suspect in break-in of Trump campaign office in Virginia
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Police in northern Virginia say they are looking for a homeless man they suspect broke into an office of Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading The State Fair of Texas is banning firearms, drawing threats of legal action from Republican AG
Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The State Fair of Texas is laying down a new rule before millions of visitors flock through the gates for corn dogs,…
Continue Reading Disney argues wrongful death suit should be tossed because plaintiff signed up for a Disney+ trial
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Does signing up for Disney’s popular streaming service mean you have agreed to never sue the entertainment…
Continue Reading Emails show Delaware lieutenant governor’s staff engaged in campaign matters during business hours
Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Emails obtained by The Associated Press show that Delaware Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long’s office staff was in…
Continue Reading There’s more to Tinashe’s new album, ‘Quantum Baby,’ than being ‘Nasty’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tinashe is releasing her seventh studio album, “Quantum Baby,” on Friday. The album is fueled by her hit song…
Continue Reading Kylian Mbappé scores on debut for Real Madrid in a 2-0 win over Atalanta in UEFA Super Cup
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Kylian Mbappé has pulled on Real Madrid’s famous white jersey for the first time in a competitive…
Continue Reading Sudan army absent as 1st day of peace talks conclude in Switzerland
CAIRO (AP) — The first day of U.S.-led peace talks aimed at finding a solution to Sudan’s brutal conflict concluded in Geneva with the…
Continue Reading A teen was falling asleep during a courtroom field trip. She ended up in cuffs and jail clothes
DETROIT (AP) — A teenager on a field trip to see a Detroit court ended up in jail clothes and handcuffs because a judge said he didn’t like…
Continue Reading Social media influencers descend on the White House, where Biden calls them the new ‘source of news’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Social media influencers have gotten the royal treatment as President Joe Biden gave a nod to their ability to…
Continue Reading Cisco cuts thousands of jobs, 7% of workforce, as it shifts focus to AI, cybersecurity
AP Technology Writer Cisco Systems says it is planning to lay off 7% of its employees. That’s its second round of job cuts this year as the…
Continue Reading Motorcyclist pleads guilty to vehicular homicide and gets 17 years for Georgia state trooper’s death
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A motorcyclist has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in the death of a Georgia state trooper during a vehicle pursuit.…
Continue Reading Montana Supreme Court rules minors don’t need parental permission for abortion
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Supreme Court ruled that minors don’t need their parents’ permission to get an…
Continue Reading Extreme heat increasingly endangers children in West and Central Africa, UNICEF says
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — UNICEF says children in West and Central Africa are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, creating health…
Continue Reading Attorney calls Olympic sprinter Erriyon Knighton ‘collateral damage’ in widening anti-doping feud
AP National Writer The doping case involving U.S. sprinter Erriyon Knighton’s claims of eating contaminated meat is being appealed and will be sent…
Continue Reading ‘Chaos agent’: Suspected Trump hack comes as Iran flexes digital muscles ahead of US election
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The suspected hack of Donald Trump’s campaign is the latest indication that foreign adversaries looking to…
Continue Reading Prince Harry and Meghan will visit Colombia for the first time. Here’s what they will be doing
Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will arrive in Colombia on Thursday at the invitation of Vice President…
Continue Reading Ruling: Fetus can be referred to as ‘unborn human being’ in Arizona abortion measure voter pamphlet
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An informational pamphlet for Arizona voters, who will decide in the fall whether to guarantee a constitutional…
Continue Reading Vatican expels founder of Peru’s Sodalitium religious movement after probe into abuses, corruption
Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican has expelled the founder of an influential Peruvian religious movement, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae,…
Continue Reading Ohio family reaches $7M settlement in fatal police shooting of Casey Goodson Jr.
Associated Press The family of Casey Goodson Jr. will receive $7 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit over a December 2020 shooting.…
Continue Reading Not all officer video from Texas school shooting was released, Uvalde police say
Associated Press Police say that not all officer video from the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting in 2022 was given to news organizations following a…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania troopers stop drivers at similar rates no matter their race or ethnicity, study finds
Associated Press HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — A new study says Pennsylvania drivers get pulled over and are cited by state police at roughly comparable…
Continue Reading Firefighters gain 40% containment of California’s fourth-largest wildfire on record
CHICO, Calif. (AP) — California’s largest wildfire so far this year is 40% contained after scorching more than 670 square miles. Authorities said…
Continue Reading Proposal to allow local police to make arrests near Arizona border with Mexico will appear on ballot
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that a proposal that would let local police make arrests near the state’s…
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