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US will ‘gradually’ resume avocado inspections in conflictive Mexican state, ambassador says
MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. government inspections of avocados and mangoes in the Mexican state of Michoacan will “gradually” resume, U.S.…
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. government inspections of avocados and mangoes in the Mexican state of Michoacan will “gradually” resume, U.S.…
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — About two years after 13 children and teens sued Hawaii over the threat posed by…
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The former CEO of a publicly traded health care company based in Nevada has been found guilty of a multi-million dollar insider…
Continue ReadingSTRATFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two Lockheed Martin subsidiaries have agreed to pay the federal government $70 million for overcharging the Navy for…
Continue ReadingJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man arrested in the slaying of a Louisiana woman and abduction of her two daughters and subsequent death of one of them has…
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Reality TV star Julie Chrisley’s sentence for bank fraud and tax evasion has been thrown out by federal appeals judges, who…
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man who bludgeoned Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer and was sentenced to 30…
Continue ReadingBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — An 88-year-old Montana man has been sentenced to two years in a federal prison medical facility for his role in two bank…
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press With little warning, thousands of people were forced to flee their homes as a pair of wildfires ballooned in…
Continue ReadingBy BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A former top law enforcement official is suing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, saying he…
Continue ReadingSELDEN, N.Y. (AP) — A New York county has reached a settlement with the family of a man fatally shot by police in his home in 2011. Suffolk County…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Mitch Landrieu, national…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Newly released body camera footage shows a chaotic encounter on a Minneapolis street last…
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has become the first state where judges can order offenders guilty of certain sex…
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK Associated Press Days before the National Transportation Safety Board is set to explain why first responders were wrong to blow open…
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Facial recognition startup Clearview AI has reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging its…
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — At least six people have died from heat-related causes this year so far in sizzling metro Phoenix,…
Continue ReadingBy MELISSA GOLDIN and ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Republicans have shared a spate of lightly altered and out-of-context videos to…
Continue ReadingCENTERVILLE, S.D. (AP) — A former law officer who once served as a tiny South Dakota town’s mayor has pleaded not guilty in a three-person…
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Homeland Security Department said Friday that the agency tasked with…
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — The president of the Teamsters Union is set to speak at this summer’s Republican National…
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A’ja Wilson leads Caitlin Clark by just over 1,000 votes in early fan voting for the WNBA…
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has toured the home of assassinated civil…
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Los Angeles Olympics are heading to Oklahoma, about 1,300 miles east of the host city. In…
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled against a California woman who said her rights were violated…
Continue ReadingBy JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — By the time fishermen spotted the first head bobbing above the water, the 38 dogs were exhausted and…
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of Columbia University students who were arrested for occupying a campus building as…
Continue ReadingGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders are appealing portions of a federal judge’s order this month that blocked…
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer A new study finds the popular obesity drug Zepbound may help treat sleep apnea, a dangerous disorder in which…
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press Capital murder charges have been filed against two men in the strangulation death of a 12-year-old Houston girl. Her…
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas medical panel has approved guidance for doctors working under one of the nation’s…
Continue ReadingBy KAITLYN HUAMANI Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Wily, a former sumo wrestler who became known for his role as confidential informant…
Continue ReadingFORDYCE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas State Police say two people were killed and eight wounded in a shooting that occurred Friday at a grocery store in…
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Eight employers who challenged some federal health insurance requirements cannot be forced to…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press Attorneys for a woman accused of striking her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and…
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada state court judge has dismissed a criminal indictment against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to…
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A serial killer who admitted he was responsible for the deaths of five Alaskans,…
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Olympic team is one of a handful that will supply air conditioners for their…
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Heath Ministry says Israeli strikes on a tent camp near Rafah have…
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer The recreational game of cornhole wouldn’t seem to have any characteristics that would give men an inherent…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A single black hair could help bring clarity to the mysterious death of a 50-year-old Philadelphia woman who…
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court has unsealed an arrest warrant for a Malian accused…
Continue ReadingHUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Pennsylvania couple vacationing in Florida with their six children drowned after they were caught…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Well before the celebrity superfan became a trend in the sports world, Donald Sutherland was in on the ground floor with a…
Continue ReadingBRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press (AP) — A relentless heat wave continues to bake most of the United States, with numerous areas expected to see…
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Over the course of two weeks, President Joe Biden has imposed…
Continue ReadingBy SONJA SMITH Associated Press WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — A law in Namibia criminalizing gay sex between men has been overturned and declared…
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics announced changes to its venue plan that it says will create an…
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a roadside bomb has exploded near a security convoy in northwestern Pakistan, killing five soldiers and…
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Los Angeles-area gang leader accused of killing hip-hop music legend Tupac Shakur in 1996…
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney workers are suing their employer, claiming they were fraudulently induced to move…
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A strange monolith found jutting out of the rocks in a remote mountain range near Las Vegas has been…
Continue ReadingBy HAVEN DALEY and SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — A university in Northern California has launched a…
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ governor has signed legislation enabling the state to lure the Super Bowl champion…
Continue ReadingBy TOM NOUVIAN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The Paris Olympics are a month away and city police chief Laurent Nunez has addressed security…
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Kim Jones’ starry collection for Dior was the fruit of an encounter with ceramicist Hylton Nel,…
Continue ReadingSANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California man charged with killing a gay University of Pennsylvania student testified that he repeatedly stabbed the…
Continue ReadingSAC CITY, Iowa (AP) — An autopsy determined that an Iowa truck driver who disappeared last fall and whose body was found in a farm field this…
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Car dealerships across North America have faced a major disruption this week. CDK…
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Local and federal law enforcement agencies have released a security plan for next month’s…
Continue ReadingTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Belarus has sentenced a top opposition figure living in exile to 20 years in absentia. The court in the capital…
Continue ReadingBy MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a North Carolina masking bill that previously…
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department has fleshed out its proposed rule that would restrict and monitor U.S.…
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says Ukraine’s military is allowed to use longer-range missiles provided by the U.S.…
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Playwright Donald Rupe didn’t intend to write a musical about the Pulse nightclub…
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes for adult…
Continue ReadingRAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a former tribal leader in South Dakota to serve nearly two years in prison and pay…
Continue ReadingBy ED DAVEY Associated Press BATANGAS, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines is engaged in a major buildout of natural gas power at a time when…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Rail service in the Northeast has been disrupted for a second day. Amtrak trains into and out of New York City are delayed or…
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump ally Steve Bannon has asked the Supreme Court to delay his prison sentence while he…
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Steeplechase runner Mason Ferlic is taking aim at the stars both on the track and in his field.…
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan prosecutors are urging the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case…
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer As temperatures and humidity soar outside, what’s happening inside the human body can become a…
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. general election is nearly two weeks away. The left-of-center Labour Party is the clear…
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of domestic…
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — American Express will acquire the dining reservation and event management platform Tock from…
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected a settlement between Western states over the management of…
Continue ReadingBy GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press Fans looking for something different at the Olympics might want to check out kitesurfing. But don’t…
Continue ReadingBy GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA and DIARLEI RODRIGUES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro is famous for its beaches and vibrant parties in…
Continue ReadingWAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more at a 2022 parade in suburban Chicago might not go to trial.…
Continue ReadingBy RODRIGO ABD Associated Press SUCUSARI, Peru (AP) — It is the longest bridge ever built in Peru, a massive structure of cement and iron spanning…
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China says it has banned a number of business units of American aviation maker Lockheed Martin Corporation and three of its…
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Canadian soccer player Moise Bombito had racist messages directed at him on social media after making a tackle on Lionel Messi…
Continue ReadingBy MAYA SWEEDLER and LEAH ASKARINAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions within the Democratic Party over President Joe Biden’s handling…
Continue ReadingBy HILARY FOX Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Oliver Platt has been Emmy nominated three times for his guest star appearances. The most recent one…
Continue ReadingBy LEAH ASKARINAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Utah voters will decide whether Sen. Mitt Romney’s brand of politics can still succeed in…
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Colorado’s congressional delegation faces a reshuffling in new week’s state primaries…
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is off to Germany next week to strengthen the business…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post said Thursday that Robert Winnett, who had been named to take over the…
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina will hold runoff elections next week to decide a handful of races in which no…
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are putting a spotlight on more than 1 million union workers and retirees whose…
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines says it has no plans to invoke its mutual defense treaty with the United…
Continue ReadingMOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Zambian officials say a U.S. tourist has been killed by an elephant in the city of…
Continue ReadingBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Authorities in Western Balkan countries warned citizens Friday to be cautious, drink water and avoid sunshine during an…
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s police watchdog says it has begun an investigation into police conduct…
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries have formally approved the launch of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova next week, another…
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A criminal court rules Friday whether members of a billionaire family engaged in illegal human…
Continue ReadingBy ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam says it’s ready to hold talks with the Philippines to settle…
Continue ReadingBy KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics entered the season vowing to turn recent their heartbreaks into happiness. Eight…
Continue ReadingZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A Czech man has been detained in Croatia for allegedly allowing his 9-year-old child to take an explosive device from a…
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