COVID-19 hospitalizations in the US are on the rise again, but not like before
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Here we go again: COVID-19 hospital admissions have inched upward in the United States since early July in a…
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Ailing and baby hummingbirds nursed to health at woman’s apartment-turned-clinic in Mexico City
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gently holding a baby hummingbird between her hands, Catia Lattouf says, “Hello, cute…
Continue Reading Hard-partying Puerto Rico capital faces new code that will limit alcohol sales
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero has signed a new measure to prohibit alcohol sales after…
Continue Reading DJ Casper, Chicago disc jockey and creator of ‘Cha Cha Slide,’ dies after battle with cancer
CHICAGO (AP) — Willie Perry Jr., a Chicago disc jockey known as “DJ Casper” and creator of the iconic “Cha Cha Slide” dance, has died. He…
Continue Reading Judge blocks Colorado law raising age to buy a gun to 21
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal judge has blocked Colorado from enforcing a new law raising the age to purchase a gun…
Continue Reading In Mexico, accusations of ‘communism’ and ‘fascism’ mark school textbook debate
By MARK STEVENSON and LEON RAMÍREZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — There are few places where the debate over school textbooks has gone so…
Continue Reading Supreme Court reinstates regulation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is reinstating a regulation aimed at reining in the proliferation of ghost…
Continue Reading A Texas man on a trip to spread his dad’s ashes died of heat stroke in Utah’s Arches National Park
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Texas man whose body was found in Utah’s Arches National Park is believed to have died of heat stroke while on a trip to…
Continue Reading The UN announces that a deal has been reached with Syria to reopen border crossing from Turkey
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has announced that an agreement has been reached with Syria to reopen…
Continue Reading Singer Ciara expecting fourth child, her third with Russell Wilson
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammy-winning performer Ciara is expecting her fourth child, her third with husband and…
Continue Reading CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here’s what you need to see and know today
By The Associated Press Extreme weather continues to confound the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea. Thousands of Scouts were arriving Tuesday at…
Continue Reading Man makes initial court appearance following Indiana block party shooting that killed 1, wounded 17
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A 36-year-old central Indiana man has made his initial appearance in court following a shooting at a massive block party that…
Continue Reading The FAA asks the FBI to consider criminal charges against 22 more unruly airline passengers
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials said Tuesday they have referred 22 more cases involving unruly passengers on airline flights to the FBI for…
Continue Reading New York judge temporarily blocks retail pot licensing, another setback for state’s nascent program
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York judge has temporarily blocked the state from issuing retail marijuana licenses…
Continue Reading Zoom, which thrived on the remote work revolution, wants workers back in the office part-time
NEW YORK (AP) — Zoom became a symbol of remote work during the pandemic but the company is now joining a growing return-to-office trend. Zoom is…
Continue Reading Member of ‘Tennessee Three’ makes move toward 2024 Senate bid
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson has launched an…
Continue Reading US east cleans up after deadly storms as New England braces for flooding
By SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Crews across the eastern U.S. worked Tuesday to clear downed trees and power lines…
Continue Reading Anti-discrimination group Kick it Out celebrates 30th anniversary with call for more action
LONDON (AP) — Anti-discrimination group Kick It Out says 73% of soccer fans feel the sport has become more inclusive in the last 30 years but even…
Continue Reading Investigators say Myanmar’s military is committing increasingly brazen war crimes
BANGKOK (AP) — A group of investigators says Myanmar’s military and affiliated militias are committing increasingly frequent and brazen war…
Continue Reading Pence says he’s now met the polling and donor qualifications for the first Republican debate
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence says he has qualified for the first Republican debate of the…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift and SZA lead 2023 MTV Video Music Award nominations
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift tops the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards nominations. She leads with eight. Seven are…
Continue Reading White House holds first-ever summit on the ransomware crisis plaguing the nation’s public schools
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer The White House on Tuesday held its first-ever cybersecurity “summit” on the ransomware attacks plaguing U.S.…
Continue Reading DeSantis replaces his campaign manager as he resets his faltering 2024 presidential bid
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is replacing his campaign manager as the…
Continue Reading Winfrey, Maddow and Schwarzenegger among those helping NYC’s 92nd Street Y mark 150th anniversary
NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey, Rachel Maddow and Arnold Schwarzenegger will be among those appearing this fall at the 92nd Street Y, as the New…
Continue Reading Syria’s pharmacies syndicate says drug prices to increase 50% as the country’s pound hits a new low
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The head of the pharmacies syndicate in Damascus says the Syrian government has decided to increase the prices of drugs by…
Continue Reading Kansas officer wounded in weekend shootout that killed a car chase suspect has died of injuries
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a suburban Kansas City police officer who was wounded in a shootout that killed a car chase suspect has died.…
Continue Reading West Virginia’s capital officials reject abortion provider’s proposal to start syringe service
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — City councilors in West Virginia’s capital city have voted against a proposal from…
Continue Reading Poland to hold parliamentary election on Oct. 15, launching campaign in shadow of war in region
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president has announced that the country will hold its parliamentary election on…
Continue Reading The monthslong conflict in Sudan has displaced over 4 million people, a UN official says
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations says Sudan’s escalating conflict has driven more than 4 million people from…
Continue Reading Louis Cato, TV late night bandleader, offers ‘Reflections,’ a new album of ‘laid bare, honest’ songs
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Louis Cato’s remarkable musical gifts are on show this summer with his second album,…
Continue Reading Georgia fires football staffer who survived fatal crash, less than a month after lawsuit
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia has fired the football recruiting staffer who survived a January crash that killed player Devin Willock and another…
Continue Reading Texans minority owner Javier Loya is facing rape charge in Kentucky
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Javier Loya, a minority owner of the Houston Texans, is facing a rape charge in Kentucky,…
Continue Reading Soaring sales of diabetes drug Mounjaro, widely used for weight loss, sends Eli Lilly to new heights
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Eli Lilly’s diabetes treatment Mounjaro, which is widely used for weight loss, raked in nearly…
Continue Reading Jordanian military says 1 man died, 2 arrested during a thwarted attempt to ‘infiltrate the country’
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The Jordanian military says one man has died and two others have been arrested following an attempt to infiltrate the country.…
Continue Reading Harris says new rule means ‘thousands of dollars’ for workers on federal construction projects
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has announced changes to labor rules that could raise wages for construction workers on federal…
Continue Reading Two years after Olympics drama Belarus-born Tsimanouskaya to run for Poland in 3 track worlds events
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Belarus-born sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is set to represent her new country Poland in three events at the world…
Continue Reading FAA warns of safety hazard from overheating engine housing on Boeing Max jets during anti-icing
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer U.S. regulators are warning airlines to limit the use of an anti-icing system on Boeing 737 Max jets in dry air to…
Continue Reading Woman seriously injured by rare shark bite off NYC’s Rockaway Beach
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman was seriously injured after a shark bit through her thigh while she…
Continue Reading US investigating power-assisted steering failure complaints in older Ram pickup trucks
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety investigators have opened a probe into reports that some older Ram 1500 pickup trucks can lose power-steering…
Continue Reading Amazon nations seek common voice on climate change, urge developed world to help protect rainforest
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Leaders from South American nations that are home to the Amazon are…
Continue Reading Italy proposed a bank tax to help people with interest rate hikes. The move sent stocks plunging
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Italian finance ministry is defending a proposed 40% tax on some bank profits as being in line…
Continue Reading Nonprofits are lobbying a lot less than two decades ago, according to new research
By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy A generation ago nonprofit organizations regularly lobbied for legislation…
Continue Reading Boston man files lawsuit seeking to bankrupt white supremacist group he says assaulted him
By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Black teacher and musician who says members of a white nationalist hate group punched, kicked and…
Continue Reading The second son of Thailand’s king returns to the country unexpectedly after decades of estrangement
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The estranged son of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn visited a daycare center for…
Continue Reading Texas woman known as the ‘Sassy Trucker’ leaves Dubai after monthslong legal dispute
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Houston woman known online as the “Sassy Trucker” has left the United…
Continue Reading Germany receives 178 compensation applications from gay servicepeople over discrimination
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German defense ministry says that it has received 178 applications for compensation from…
Continue Reading Shakespeare and penguin book get caught in Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ laws
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Students in a Florida school district will be reading only excerpts from William…
Continue Reading Greece’s coast guard rescues 52 people from migrant sailboat anchored off remote uninhabited island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says it has mounted a rescue operation for 52 migrants crammed onto a sailing boat found anchored off…
Continue Reading UK police arrest suspect in a stabbing that took place near the British Museum in London
LONDON (AP) — Police in London say they have arrested a man suspected of stabbing another man near the British Museum. The museum known for housing…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Issuer closing your credit card? Act fast to preserve credit
By MELISSA LAMBARENA of NerdWallet When a credit card issuer decides to close an account, there may be a narrow window of time in which you can help…
Continue Reading The World Food Program slowly resumes food aid to Ethiopia after months of suspension and criticism
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations World Food Program is slowly resuming food aid to Ethiopia nearly five…
Continue Reading Son of Spanish actors is arrested in Thailand on suspicion of killing Colombian on a tourist island
By YUCHENG TANG and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The son of two Spanish film stars has been arrested in Thailand on…
Continue Reading As hazing scandal plays out at Northwestern, some lawyers say union for athletes might have helped
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A decade after Northwestern found itself at the center of the push for college athletes to form…
Continue Reading Fan killed in Greece during clashes between rival supporters. UEFA postpones Champions League game
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and GRAHAM DUNBAR Associated Press Writers NEA PHILADELPHIA, Greece (AP) — A 29-year-old soccer fan was killed in fierce…
Continue Reading Mourners in Ireland pay their respects to singer Sinéad O’Connor at funeral procession
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Sinéad O’Connor was remembered Tuesday for bringing “joy to countless people the world over”…
Continue Reading Japan’s tech investor SoftBank trims losses and promises offensive turnaround
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology company SoftBank Group continued to rack up losses for the fiscal first…
Continue Reading Stay inside as dangerous stormy weather lashes northern Europe, officials say. 2 people have died
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Officials in northern Europe are warning people to stay inside as stormy weather…
Continue Reading US inflation has steadily cooled. Getting it down to the Fed’s target rate will be the toughest mile
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the past year, inflation in the United States has tumbled from 9% all the way to…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan appeals his conviction and 3-year sentence
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani lawyer says his client, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, is asking a top court in…
Continue Reading Thousands of Los Angeles city workers walk off job for 24 hours alleging unfair labor practices
By AMANCAI BIRABEN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of Los Angeles city employees, including sanitation workers,…
Continue Reading European scientists make it official. July was the hottest month on record by far
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Now that last month’s sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organization made it…
Continue Reading India’s opposition targets Modi in their no-confidence motion over ethnic violence in Manipur state
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s opposition accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of choosing silence while a…
Continue Reading Ukraine accuses Russia of targeting rescue workers with consecutive missile strikes
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials on Tuesday accused the Kremlin’s forces of targeting rescue workers…
Continue Reading Niger’s junta rejects a diplomatic visit by regional and UN officials over ‘atmosphere of menace’
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s military junta has refused the latest diplomatic attempt to get the ousted president…
Continue Reading Searchers find black box of Australian army Taipan helicopter that crashed with the loss of 4 lives
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Divers have recovered the flight data recorder from an Australia army helicopter that crashed at sea during a military…
Continue Reading Israel demolishes home of alleged Palestinian attacker, fueling West Bank tensions
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli security forces say they demolished the West Bank home of a Palestinian man…
Continue Reading Japanese political leader Taro Aso calls for peace in the Taiwan Strait as Tokyo expands defense
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A senior Japanese politician is advocating for increasing his country’s deterrence ability…
Continue Reading Bursting ice dam in Alaska highlights risks of glacial flooding around the globe
By BECKY BOHRER and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The gray, two-story home with white trim toppled and slid, crashing into…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asia shares mostly decline after Wall Street slide on bank worries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly fell Wednesday after worries about the U.S. banking system set off a decline…
Continue Reading In Utah and Kansas, state courts flex power over new laws regulating abortion post-Roe
By JOHN HANNA and SAM METZ Associated Press OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — State courts have become hot spots in the national abortion debate, with…
Continue Reading Once Colombia’s most-wanted drug lord, the kingpin known as Otoniel gets 45 years in prison in US
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Colombian man once seen as one of the world’s most dangerous drug lords has been sentenced…
Continue Reading Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann wins heated GOP primary as statewide candidates square off
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann has defeated state Sen. Chris…
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s exports plunged by 14.5% in July compared with a year earlier, adding to pressure…
Continue Reading Tory Lanez gets 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge sentenced rapper Tory Lanez to 10 years in prison Tuesday for shooting and…
Continue Reading Even frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes, scientists find
By MELINA WALLING Associated Press Even in Antarctica — one of the most remote and desolate places on Earth — scientists say they are finding…
Continue Reading Biden creates new national monument near Grand Canyon, citing tribal heritage, climate concerns
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and TERRY TANG Associated Press GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Declaring it good “not only for Arizona but for the…
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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — Republicans are energizing GOP voters with ongoing U.S. House probes on Hunter…
Continue Reading Mississippi GOP Gov. Tate Reeves will face Democrat Brandon Presley in the November election
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has defeated two primary challengers to clinch the…
Continue Reading Georgia kids would need parental permission to join social media if Senate Republicans get their way
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia could join other states requiring children to have their parents’ explicit permission to…
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By MARK LONG, JULIE WALKER and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A single ticket sold in Florida is good for a $1.58…
Continue Reading Voters in Ohio reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters resoundingly rejected a Republican-backed measure…
Continue Reading A judge called an FBI operative a ‘villain.’ Ruling comes too late for 2 convicted in terror sting
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — In a scathing ruling last month, a judge said the FBI had used a ”villain” of an informant…
Continue Reading Friends gather in Philadelphia to remember O’Shae Sibley, killed in a confrontation over dancing
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A funeral was held in Philadelphia for O’Shae Sibley, who was fatally stabbed after he confronted teenagers who taunted his…
Continue Reading Volunteers head off plastic waste crisis by removing tons of rubbish from Hungarian river
By BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press TISZAROFF, Hungary (AP) — Thousands of muddy plastic bottles, chunks of Styrofoam and other waterlogged pieces…
Continue Reading Australian police charge 19 men with child sex abuse after FBI tips about dark web sharing
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Police have charged 19 men in Australia with child sex abuse offenses and rescued 13 children from further harm…
Continue Reading Brazil has 1.7 million Indigenous people, near double the count from prior census, government says
By DAVID BILLER and FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press BELEM, Brazil (AP) — The diminutive woman with a white feather headdress stood on the stage…
Continue Reading South Korea evacuates thousands of Scouts from coastal campsite as tropical storm nears
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Carrying huge backpacks and water bottles, tens of thousands of Scouts began arriving…
Continue Reading Orioles indicate broadcaster will be back after reports he was pulled over unflattering stats
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles indicated that broadcaster Kevin Brown would be back on the air soon after reports that his recent absence…
Continue Reading UN investigator says Eritreans experienced torture and sexual violence during national service
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. independent investigator on human rights says Eritrean refugees and…
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By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government says it will partner with U.S. investment giant BlackRock…
Continue Reading Biden will tout long-sought Grand Canyon monument designation during Arizona visit
By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce a new national monument to preserve land around Grand Canyon…
Continue Reading K-pop star Suga becomes 3rd BTS member to begin military service in South Korea
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Following his debut solo tour earlier this year, Suga, the K-pop superstar…
Continue Reading Carcinogens found at Montana nuclear missile sites as reports of hundreds of cancers surface
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has detected unsafe levels of a likely carcinogen at underground launch control…
Continue Reading Firearm count added against Indiana man charged in block party shooting that killed 1, injured 17
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A prosecutor has filed a felony firearm sentencing enhancement against a Muncie man charged with two counts of aggravated…
Continue Reading Nearly all teens on Idaho YMCA camp bus that crashed have been released to their families
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Nearly all of the teenagers aboard an Idaho YMCA camp bus that rolled on a winding highway late last week have been released to…
Continue Reading Texas judge dismisses murder charge against babysitter who served 15 years over toddler’s death
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge has dismissed a murder charge against a babysitter who served 15 years in prison over the death of a toddler who…
Continue Reading Judges halt a Biden rule offering student debt relief for those alleging colleges misled them
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has put on hold a rule from President Joe Biden’s administration that…
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By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro took office laying out ambitious goals for the…
Continue Reading Cost of Missouri abortion-rights petition challenged in court again
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Republican lawmakers and anti-abortion activists are going back to court to fight a…
Continue Reading Arrest warrants issued for Alabama riverfront brawl
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Police said Monday that arrest warrants have been issued in connection with a riverfront brawl in Alabama’s capital…
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