Federal judges rule against provisions of GOP-backed voting laws in Georgia and Texas
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI, KATE BRUMBACK and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Federal judges in Georgia and Texas are putting on…
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Officials identify IRS agent who was fatally shot during training exercise at Phoenix firing range
PHOENIX (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service has released the name of an agent shot and killed during a routine training exercise in North Phoenix.…
Continue Reading Biden stays mum on Justice Dept. decision to name special counsel in Hunter Biden probe
Associated Press CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden is keeping mum about Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision to name a special…
Continue Reading No death penalty for a Utah mom accused of killing her husband, then writing a kid book about death
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against a Utah mother who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after…
Continue Reading Michael Jackson sexual abuse lawsuits revived by appeals court
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court on Friday revived lawsuits from two men who allege Michael…
Continue Reading Lolita the orca dies at Miami Seaquarium after half-century in captivity
MIAMI (AP) — Lolita, an orca whale held captive for more than a half-century, died Friday at the Miami Seaquarium as caregivers prepared to move…
Continue Reading Natural history museum closes because of chemicals in taxidermy collection
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota museum is closing after almost 40 years over concerns that the chemicals in its taxidermy collection could…
Continue Reading Dr. Nathaniel Horn, the husband of US Rep. Robin Kelly, has died at 68
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly’s husband, Dr. Nathaniel Horn, has died. The Illinois Democrat posted a statement about Horn…
Continue Reading Dealer gets 10 years in prison in death of actor Michael K. Williams
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City drug dealer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for providing “The…
Continue Reading Canada wildfire evacuees can’t get news media on Facebook and Instagram. Some find workarounds
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Canadian news outlets have been blocked on Facebook and Instagram because of a dispute with the Canadian…
Continue Reading Appeals court strikes down Utah oil railroad approval, siding with environmentalists
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A U.S. Appeals Court on Friday struck down a critical approval for a railroad project that would…
Continue Reading Suburban Detroit police fatally shoot motorist awakened from sleep inside car
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Suburban Detroit police have fatally shot a motorist they awoke from sleep in a running car when he accelerated with an…
Continue Reading Planned Parenthood appeals ruling that let Nebraska abortion ban stand
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Planned Parenthood of the Heartland has appealed a judge’s ruling that left a new Nebraska law intact that bans abortions…
Continue Reading US readying plans to evacuate drone bases if necessary under Niger’s new junta, commander says
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is making precautionary plans to evacuate two key drone and counter-terror bases in…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Former Vice President Mike Pence, a Republican presidential candidate; Deanne Criswell, administrator…
Continue Reading Brazil arrests 7 senior military police officers over Jan. 8 riots
By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s federal police have arrested seven top military police officers who are accused…
Continue Reading Illegal crossings on the US-Mexico border rose in July but were still down from last year
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press U.S. border authorities stopped migrants entering the country illegally more than 33% more often in July than in…
Continue Reading Federal appellate court dismisses challenge to New Jersey gun law
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A federal appellate court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a New Jersey law that allows the state attorney general to bring…
Continue Reading American Airlines sues a travel site to crack down on consumers who use this trick to save money
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is trying to crack down on a travel hack. This week, American sued a website…
Continue Reading Cyberattack keeps hospitals’ computers offline for weeks
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — Key computer systems at hospitals and clinics in several states have yet to be turned…
Continue Reading James Buckley, conservative ex-senator and brother of late writer William F. Buckley, dies at 100
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former federal appeals court judge and New York Senator James Buckley has died at age 100. Buckley spent a single term in the…
Continue Reading Company that leaked radioactive material will build barrier to keep it away from Mississippi River
By TRISHA AHMED MINNEAPOLIS MONTICELLO, Minn. (AP) — The energy company responsible for leaking radioactive material from its nuclear plant in…
Continue Reading Underground mines are unlikely to blame for a deadly house explosion in Pennsylvania, state says
PLUM, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania officials say it’s unlikely that natural gas seeped from an abandoned underground mine and caused a house…
Continue Reading Biden goes west for his second vacation of the month
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press GLENBROOK, Nevada (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived in Nevada late Friday for more…
Continue Reading Mississippi grand jury cites shoddy investigations by police department at center of mistrial
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi grand jury has issued a report sharply…
Continue Reading Judge won’t delay Trump’s defamation claims trial, calling the ex-president’s appeal frivolous
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York federal judge expressed growing impatience Friday with what he calls ex-President…
Continue Reading Court tosses Jan. 6 sentence in ruling that could impact other low-level Capitol riot cases
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A federal appeals court on Friday ordered a new sentence for a North Carolina man who pleaded guilty to a…
Continue Reading Mississippi seeks new court hearing to revive its permanent stripping of some felons’ voting rights
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Mississippi is asking a federal appeals court for a second hearing on whether it can…
Continue Reading Fired founder of right-wing org Project Veritas is under investigation in New York
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of Project Veritas, a conservative nonprofit known for its hidden camera stings,…
Continue Reading Impeachment case alleges Texas AG Ken Paxton used multiple phones and an alias to conceal an affair
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — New documents released in the impeachment case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton…
Continue Reading New York governor blocks discharge of radioactive water into Hudson River from closed nuclear plant
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A measure to block discharges of radioactive water into the Hudson River as part of the Indian…
Continue Reading George Santos says ex-fundraiser caught using a fake name tried a new tactic: spelling it backwards
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When the invitation to lunch at the Empire State Building first arrived last summer, some of…
Continue Reading Passenger who survived fiery crash that claimed 4 lives is facing charges
ELLSWORTH, Maine (AP) — A woman who survived a fiery crash that claimed the lives of four Maine Maritime Academy students is facing charges because…
Continue Reading FEMA has paid out nearly $4 million to Maui survivors, a figure expected to grow significantly
By KEN SWEET and MAE ANDERSON The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has approved $3.8 million in…
Continue Reading San Francisco launches driverless bus service following robotaxi expansion
By TERRY CHEA Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — First came the robotaxis. Then the driverless buses arrived. San Francisco has launched an…
Continue Reading Stem cells from one eye show promise in healing injuries in the other
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Phil Durst recalled clawing at his face after a chemical from a commercial dishwashing machine squirted into his…
Continue Reading North Carolina laws curtailing transgender rights prompt less backlash than 2016 ‘bathroom bill’
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina was ground zero in the nationwide fight over…
Continue Reading German archbishop ‘disappointed’ by diocese employees’ attempts to access porn
BERLIN (AP) — The archbishop of Cologne, one of Germany’s most important Catholic dioceses, expressed disappointment Friday that employees…
Continue Reading Florida ethics commission chair can’t work simultaneously for Disney World governing district
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The new administrator of Walt Disney World’s governing district can’t continue to work in his new job and be…
Continue Reading DNA links killing of Maryland hiker to Los Angeles home invasion
BEL AIR, Md. (AP) — Authorities say DNA has linked the killing of a Maryland woman found near a hiking trail to a home invasion and assault in Los…
Continue Reading Rare New England tornado lifts car from a highway as strong storms damage homes and flood roads
By MARK PRATT and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press A rare Rhode Island tornado lifted a car off a highway Friday as severe weather swept already…
Continue Reading Unapologetic Shiite cleric blasts corruption in Iraq and Lebanon, and attempts to silence him
By BASSEM MROUE and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese Shiite cleric who has angered politicians and religious leaders in…
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Rosalynn Carter marks 96th birthday at home with the former president, butterflies and ice cream
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Rosalynn Carter celebrated her 96th birthday at home Friday with her husband, former President Jimmy…
Continue Reading 3 of 5 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death want separate trials
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has set a September court hearing to discuss requests by three of five…
Continue Reading Jiri Cerny, a leading Czech music critic and a voice of the 1989 Velvet Revolution, dies at 87
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Jiri Cerny, a legendary Czech music critic who introduced Western music to generations of listeners…
Continue Reading Daughter says NYC shark bite victim has had 5 surgeries and has been left with permanent disability
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The daughter of the 65-year-old woman who was bitten by a shark at a New York City beach says…
Continue Reading Baltimore teen accused of firing into crowd during block party mass shooting
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A second teenager has been arrested in connection with Baltimore mass shooting that left two people…
Continue Reading Biden administration sharply expands temporary status for Ukrainians already in US
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration has announced a major expansion of temporary legal status for…
Continue Reading Proud Boy on house arrest in Jan. 6 case disappears ahead of sentencing
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities are searching for a member of the Proud Boys extremist group who disappeared…
Continue Reading Ex-wife charged in ambush-style killing of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The ex-wife of a Microsoft executive who was gunned down by a triggerman in front of his young daughter has been charged…
Continue Reading Chess official calls for more research as decision to block transgender women from events draws fire
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A top global chess official is calling for more research into whether factors like hormone levels…
Continue Reading Rhiannon Giddens is as much scholar as musician. Now, she’s showing her saucy side in a new album
By DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rhiannon Giddens is as much a scholar as a musician. Along with her two Grammy Awards,…
Continue Reading WeWork’s future: What to know after the company sounds the alarm on its ability to stay in business
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — WeWork said last week there was “substantial doubt” about its ability to stay in…
Continue Reading Miami Mayor Francis Suarez claims he’s qualified for GOP presidential debate, but RNC can’t confirm
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez claimed on Friday that he has qualified for next…
Continue Reading Russia arrests the leader of a prominent election watchdog
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow judge has formally arrested and detained one of the leaders of a prominent independent election monitoring group on charges…
Continue Reading Neighbors Ukraine and Romania sign accord to boost Kyiv’s grain exports through Romanian territory
Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Ukraine and neighboring Romania have signed an agreement to work together to boost Kyiv’s export of…
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish police have detained a woman who sprayed an anti-Islam activist with a fire extinguisher as he staged a Quran-burning…
Continue Reading DonorsChoose sees banner donation year with help from Gates Foundation and millions of small gifts
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — DonorsChoose has seen a banner year for donations in 2023, setting records by collecting nearly…
Continue Reading Hungary is to produce combat drones in cooperation with Israel and Germany, the prime minister says
By BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary has signed an agreement to manufacture combat drones in cooperation with…
Continue Reading Russia shuts down human rights group that preserved the legacy of Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian courts have ordered the liquidation of a human rights organization that preserved…
Continue Reading Vina Morales replaces Lea Salonga in Broadway’s ‘Here Lies Love’ to spotlight Filipino stars
By TERRY TANG Associated Press As Tony Award winner Lea Salonga prepares to depart the first ever all-Filipino cast Broadway cast this week, her role…
Continue Reading 90 migrants rescued from a stranded sailboat in Greece as the number of arrivals rises
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say 90 migrants have been rescued from a stranded sailboat in the Aegean Sea, amid an increase in arrivals…
Continue Reading A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of killing 7 babies
By PAN PYLAS and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A neonatal nurse in a British hospital was found guilty Friday of murdering seven…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orbán to host Turkish, Serbian and other leaders alongside world track championships
By BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will hold bilateral meetings in the coming…
Continue Reading Second suspect arrested in Houston shooting that left a deputy critically wounded, sheriff says
HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a second suspect has been arrested following the shooting of a Harris County deputy sheriff and later shooting and…
Continue Reading Iran’s foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince as tensions between rivals ease
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister has met with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
Continue Reading UN suspends services in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon over gunmen inside its facilities
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says it has decided to suspend all of its services in Lebanon’s largest refugee camp for a…
Continue Reading Turkish Cypriots attack UN peacekeepers trying to halt road work inside divided Cyprus’ buffer zone
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Angry Turkish Cypriots have punched and kicked a group of international…
Continue Reading Hong Kong judges propose a further delay in the trial of activist publisher Jimmy Lai
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong judges have proposed a new delay in the trial of a prominent activist publisher who was…
Continue Reading China’s Evergrande says it is asking for US court to approve debt plan, not filing for bankruptcy
BEIJING (AP) — A giant Chinese real estate developer that is struggling to avoid defaulting on $340 billion in debt says it is asking a U.S. court…
Continue Reading Italian police arrest Dutch man, 21, over the stabbing deaths of his father and a family friend
MILAN (AP) — Italian police have arrested a 21-year-old Dutch man suspected in the stabbing death of his father and a family friend in the…
Continue Reading Former Austrian leader Kurz charged with giving false evidence to a corruption inquiry
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say Austria’s former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been charged with making false…
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BEIJING (AP) — China is blasting this weekend’s summit among the leaders of the U.S., Japan and South Korea, saying no country should “seek…
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By ARTURO RODRÍGUEZ and DAVID BRUNAT Associated Press SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — Firefighters in Spain’s Canary Islands…
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By AAMER MADHANI, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden and the leaders of Japan and South…
Continue Reading Japanese government panel finds rampant coverups, mishandling of harassment cases in military
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A panel of experts that investigated harassment cases in Japan’s military and Defense Ministry…
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MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian-born U.S. citizen in prison on a bribery conviction now faces charges of espionage, according to Russian news agencies. The…
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By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An official of the West African bloc of nations says 11 countries in the region have agreed to…
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By IGNACIO MARTINEZ and JULIE WATSON Associated Press CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Hilary churned off Mexico’s Pacific coast…
Continue Reading China confirms Xi will attend BRICS summit in South Africa followed by state visit
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed that President Xi Jinping will attend next week’s summit of the BRICS nations in…
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street limped to the finish line of its third losing week in a row on Friday. The S&P 500…
Continue Reading Ukraine will get F-16 fighter jets from the Dutch and Danes after the US agrees to allow transfers
By SAMYA KULLAB, MIKE CORDER and JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Officials say the United States has given its approval…
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By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JENIN, West Bank (AP) — Last month, after the biggest Israeli military raid on a Palestinian refugee camp in the…
Continue Reading City empties as thousands flee wildfire burning near capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories
By TAMMY WEBBER and JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Residents heeded warnings to evacuate the capital of…
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By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Friday…
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By DYLAN LOVAN and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Despite some snags, Kentucky’s largest school district finished its…
Continue Reading ‘Blue Beetle’ actors may be sidelined by the strike, but their director is keeping focus on them
By LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a normal summer, Friday’s arrival of “Blue Beetle,” the first DC superhero movie…
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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for measures to mitigate the effects of this year’s disastrous flooding which has left scores…
Continue Reading Firefighters are trying to put out a peatland fire threatening homes on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island
By MUHAMMAD HATTA Associated Press PALEMBANG, Indonesia (AP) — Firefighters are trying to put out a peatland fire on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island…
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Migos rapper Quavo has released his second solo album, “Rocket Power,” a lively and…
Continue Reading Prosecutor urges life sentence for Michigan shooter who killed 4 students
By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Testimony has ended at a unique sentencing hearing for a Michigan teenager who killed four…
Continue Reading In Hawaii, concerns over ‘climate gentrification’ rise after devastating Maui fires
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY and JENNIFER MCDERMOTT Associated Press Kim Cuevas-Reyes, a 38-year-old cellphone store owner, snuck into Lahaina last…
Continue Reading Olympic champ Tori Bowie’s mental health struggles were no secret inside track’s tight-knit family
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer This may seem like a sad story because it begins with a boy with few memories of his father, who died when he…
Continue Reading Republicans gather in city where Trump was indicted but mention former president gingerly, if at all
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — For much of the Republican presidential field, Donald Trump is the candidate who must not be named…
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By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie’s autopsy included an easy-to-overlook,…
Continue Reading Rep. Ocasio-Cortez calls on US to declassify documents on Chile’s 1973 coup
By MAURICIO CUEVAS and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Thursday in Chile that it was…
Continue Reading Messi speaks publicly for 1st time since joining Inter Miami and says he’s happy with his choice
By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Fans line up outside Inter Miami’s practice facility to watch Lionel…
Continue Reading North Korea appears to be cracking open its sealed border with dispatch of sports delegation
By NG HAN GUAN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — North Korea appears to have cracked open its borders in the first significant way since they were…
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