Homeowning while Black: Couple alleges bias in appraisal
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A Baltimore family is suing an appraiser and a mortgage lender after their home was allegedly…
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Epicurean Butter recalls dill butter tubs due to potential bacterial contamination, FDA says
By Emma Tucker Colorado-based Epicurean Butter is recalling hundreds of “Wegmans Lemon Dill Finishing Butter” tubs due to potential…
Continue Reading New king of South Africa’s Zulu nation dismisses challengers
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press KWANONGOMA, South Africa (AP) — The new king of South Africa’s Zulu nation Misuzulu kaZwelithini was…
Continue Reading Metal-detecting stranger retrieves woman’s ring lost in sea
HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — A Massachusetts woman’s diamond wedding ring is back on her finger after a man with a metal detector responded to her social…
Continue Reading New claims against ex-Miami congressman hired by Venezuela
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press Writer MIAMI (AP) — A former Miami congressman who signed a $50 million consulting contract with…
Continue Reading 2 on ATV die when they hit tractor-trailer near NYC bridge
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police are investigating a crash that killed two men who were thrown from an all-terrain vehicle when it struck a…
Continue Reading Police: Customer kills security guard at Texas restaurant
DeSOTO, Texas (AP) — Police in suburban Dallas say a security guard at a lounge has been fatally shot by a customer. Lt. Chris Huerta says…
Continue Reading Gary Busey charged with sex offenses at Monster-Mania Con
CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — Actor Gary Busey has been charged with sexual offenses at a New Jersey fan convention this month. Busey, 78, was charged…
Continue Reading Rudy Yakym gets GOP nod to replace late US Rep. Walorski
MISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) — Indiana Republicans have picked Rudy Yakym to replace U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski on the November ballot, after Yakym won the…
Continue Reading All-Black women crew operates American Airlines flight from Dallas in honor of trailblazer Bessie Coleman
By Emma Tucker, CNN An all-Black female crew operated an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Phoenix in honor of Bessie Coleman, the first Black…
Continue Reading Tiger cub seized during warrant arrest of Dallas rapper Trapboy Freddy, police say
By Andy Rose, CNN Dallas rapper Trapboy Freddy was arrested on a federal gun possession warrant Wednesday at his home — where police said a…
Continue Reading Landlords try to stop rent control initiative in Florida
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ballots haven’t even been printed yet, but already a group of landlords, apartment…
Continue Reading US Air Force targeted in ‘propaganda attack’ in Kuwait
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Air Force says it was the subject of a “propaganda attack” by a…
Continue Reading Demolition of shuttered church begins after long battle
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Demolition of a 19th-century church in Philadelphia has begun following a yearslong battle by some neighbors to save the…
Continue Reading Military families’ housing benefits lag as rents explode
R.J. RICO Associated Press (AP) — When Kristin Martin found out her husband was being transferred to Naval Base San Diego, securing housing for…
Continue Reading Military families’ housing benefits lag as rents explode
By R.J. RICO Associated Press When Kristin Martin found out her husband was being transferred to Naval Base San Diego, securing housing for their…
Continue Reading Hawaii seeks end to strife over astronomy on sacred mountain
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — For more than 50 years, telescopes and the needs of astronomers have dominated the summit of…
Continue Reading Hiker dies after 100-foot fall in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge
By Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN A woman hiking with a group of friends in the Columbia River Gorge outside Portland, Oregon, died on Friday…
Continue Reading Ukrainian grain deal ‘lays groundwork for permanent peace environment,’ says Turkey
By Tara John and Cecelia Armstrong, CNN Some 27 ships loaded with grain have left Ukraine’s Black Sea ports since August 1 under an export deal…
Continue Reading Potential tropical storm heads for Mexico, Texas Gulf coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A potential tropical storm is heading for the U.S.-Mexico border area, and could cause rains and flash flooding in northeastern…
Continue Reading 8 students injured after South Carolina school bus crashes
By Chuck Johnston and Zoe Sottile, CNN Eight students were injured after their school bus crashed on Friday in Chesterfield County, South Carolina,…
Continue Reading Scientists want to resurrect the extinct Tasmanian tiger
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Where would we be without dreams? It’s a question raised in the new Netflix fantasy drama “The Sandman,”…
Continue Reading UK port workers join rail staff in strikes as prices soar
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Almost 2,000 workers at the U.K.’s biggest container port will launch an eight-day strike Sunday…
Continue Reading Four victims of the McKinney Fire positively identified through DNA and dental analysis
By Laura Studley and Zoe Sottile, CNN Officials have identified four people killed in the McKinney Fire in California as residents of the same…
Continue Reading Injured Little Leaguer has increased face swelling limiting his vision, doctors say
By Wayne Sterling and Zoe Sottile, CNN The injured Little League player who fractured his skull after falling from his bunk bed on Monday continues…
Continue Reading Germany, US note ‘courage’ of jailed Russia critic Navalny
BERLIN (AP) — On the second anniversary of the poisoning attack on Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, Germany and the United States hailed…
Continue Reading Wendy’s pulls lettuce from sandwiches amid E. coli outbreak
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The fast-food chain Wendy’s says it is pulling lettuce from sandwiches in its restaurants in Michigan, Ohio and…
Continue Reading Finland, Sweden offer NATO an edge as rivalry warms up north
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The first surprise, for the Finnish conscripts and officers taking part in a NATO-hosted…
Continue Reading Russians down Ukrainian drones in Crimea as war broadens
By PAUL BYRNE and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian authorities reported shooting down Ukrainian drones Saturday in…
Continue Reading Bus collision at accident site leaves 15 dead in Turkey
ISTANBUL (AP) — Officials in southern Turkey say at least 15 people were killed when a passenger bus collided with emergency teams handling an…
Continue Reading For Republican governors, all economic success is local
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, often knocks President Joe Biden for high inflation and a looming…
Continue Reading The squirrels ‘splooting’ all over New York City are just fine, officials say
By Zoe Sottile, CNN If you see a squirrel splayed on its belly, you might be worried for the critter’s welfare. But don’t worry:…
Continue Reading Statue honors once-enslaved woman who won freedom in court
By MARK PRATT Associated Press A bronze statue of an enslaved woman from Massachusetts who went to court to win her freedom in 1781 has been unveiled…
Continue Reading Chinese farmers struggle as scorching drought wilts crops
By MARK SCHIEFELBEIN Associated Press LONGQUAN, China (AP) — Hundreds of persimmon trees that should be loaded with yellow fruit lie wilted in Gan…
Continue Reading France pays homage to beloved New Yorker cartoonist Sempé
By JADE LE DELEY Associated Press Family, friends and fans have paid tribute to French cartoonist Jean-Jacques Sempé, who died last week at age 89.…
Continue Reading A partial foot in a shoe was discovered in one of Yellowstone’s deepest hot springs
By Zoe Sottile and Tina Burnside, CNN A partial foot inside a shoe was found floating in one of the deepest hot springs in Yellowstone Park,…
Continue Reading UN: US buying big Ukraine grain shipment for hungry regions
By CARA ANNA Associated Press BULLA HAGAR, Kenya (AP) — The United States is stepping up to buy about 150,000 metric tons of grain from Ukraine in…
Continue Reading Finland asks: Does a prime minister have a right to party?
By KOSTYA MANENKOV and KARL RITTER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — In a leaked video, Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin is seen dancing and…
Continue Reading Cryptocurrency has been touted as the key to building Black wealth. But critics are skeptical
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Samson Williams was working in the mortgage lending industry in 2014 when a colleague convinced him to invest in…
Continue Reading Greece rid of budget watch but inflation, energy woes bite
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s close financial oversight by European Union creditors is ending.…
Continue Reading A second wildland firefighter has died this month battling blazes in Oregon
By Paradise Afshar, CNN A 25-year-old wildland firefighter was killed after being struck by a tree while battling the Rum Creek Fire in Oregon,…
Continue Reading Chemical tanker, cargo ship crash near southwestern Japan
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese chemical tanker ship crashed into a cargo ship off the coast of southwestern Japan, the…
Continue Reading Oklahoma, with a history of botched lethal injections, prepares to start executing a man a month
By Dakin Andone, CNN Oklahoma will soon begin executing death row inmates at a pace of about one man per month, with plans to put to death 25…
Continue Reading African migratory birds threatened by hot, dry weather
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s migratory birds are threatened by changing weather patterns in the center…
Continue Reading An Uber driver passed a building on fire while taking a passenger to the airport. He stopped to evacuate the residents
By Caroll Alvarado, CNN Uber driver Fritz Sam is being hailed a “hero” by the company’s CEO after he sprang into action and helped…
Continue Reading An Alabama GOP county chair apologizes for posting an elephant logo with KKK imagery. The local NAACP wants him off the school board
By Chuck Johnston, CNN A county NAACP chapter in northern Alabama is calling for the resignation of a school board member and local Republican Party…
Continue Reading CBP officers seize nearly $7 million worth of fake Cartier jewelry and Rolex watches
By Yenny Sanchez, CNN US Customs and Border Protection officers in Ohio seized three shipments of counterfeit watches and jewelry worth an estimated…
Continue Reading Protesters demand Utah require clergy to report sex abuse
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Survivors and faith leaders rallied Friday at the Utah State Capitol to demand change to a state…
Continue Reading IMF fees on war-torn countries closer to elimination
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund is facing pressure to reevaluate how it imposes fees on loans…
Continue Reading Pro-Trump wins in blue states threaten GOP hopes in November
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Republicans have found success in Democratic strongholds like Maryland and Massachusetts…
Continue Reading On Chile rivers, Native spirituality and development clash
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MELIPEUCO, Chile (AP) — Mist suddenly arose from the Truful Truful River as it flowed below the…
Continue Reading Louisiana woman claims she was denied an abortion after fetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition
By Amanda Musa, CNN A pregnant woman in Louisiana alleges that she was denied an abortion despite the fetus being diagnosed with a fatal condition.…
Continue Reading On Chile rivers, Native spirituality and development clash
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MELIPEUCO, Chile (AP) — Mist suddenly arose from the Truful Truful River as it flowed below the…
Continue Reading Gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital, leave 20 dead
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Islamic militants have stormed a hotel in Somalia’s capital, engaging in an…
Continue Reading Judge grants preliminary injunction allowing transgender girls to compete on girls’ teams in Utah
By Paradise Afshar, CNN A Utah judge granted a preliminary injunction Friday allowing transgender girls to compete on girls’ teams, but they…
Continue Reading Alabama city council abolishes police department after furor over racist texts by officers
By Jade Gordon, CNN The city council in Vincent, Alabama, voted to abolish its police department on Thursday, at least temporarily, two months after…
Continue Reading California nuke extension challenged in legislative proposal
BY ADAM BEAM and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to extend the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 22: Floods, Immigration, Ukraine, Student loans, Tesla
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Of all the pandemic-inspired business changes, there’s one that will likely stick around for the long haul: QR codes.…
Continue Reading Flood-damaged Death Valley to reopen popular sites to public
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Death Valley National Park’s most popular sites will reopen to the public on Saturday, two weeks after…
Continue Reading Over 100 firefighters respond to massive fire at boatyard in Massachusetts
By Claudia Dominguez and Sharif Paget, CNN A massive boatyard in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts on Friday filled the skies above Buzzard’s Bay…
Continue Reading Would you rip up your lawn for $6 a square foot? Welcome to drought-stricken California
By Paul Vercammen, CNN Doreen Jansen looked at the brown hills from her Thousand Oaks home. “My plants are suffering,” Jansen said.…
Continue Reading Judge throws out Maine lawsuit against COVID vaccine mandate
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a complaint from a group of workers who said they were…
Continue Reading Texas is sending migrants to New York and Washington, DC, by bus. Many are glad to go
By Gary Tuchman, Anne Clifford and Christina Maxouris, CNN Genesis Figueroa and her husband spent more than a month traveling from Venezuela to the…
Continue Reading Federal court rejects Mississippi student’s racial bias suit
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A lawsuit alleging a Mississippi school district discriminated…
Continue Reading Florida officials seize $12.8 million worth of drugs, arrest 85 in a two-year undercover investigation
By Chuck Johnston, CNN Eighty-five suspects were arrested and over $12.8 million in drugs were confiscated in a two-year undercover drug trafficking…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Education Secretary Miguel Cardona; Reps.…
Continue Reading Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh faces new financial charges
By Maria Cartaya and Christina Maxouris, CNN The South Carolina State Grand Jury issued new charges against disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh,…
Continue Reading Pence says he didn’t leave office with classified material
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he didn’t take any classified…
Continue Reading Tanker truck in Yellowstone spills nearly 5K gallons of gas
WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. (AP) — A tanker truck hauling gasoline in Yellowstone National Park rolled over Friday and spilled an estimated 4,800…
Continue Reading Construction set to begin on first US Coast Guard Museum
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — Construction is set to begin on a long-awaited national museum that will honor the U.S. Coast Guard. A special keel-laying…
Continue Reading 3rd attempted murder charge filed in shooting of Indiana cop
RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — Prosecutors have filed a third attempted murder charge against a man accused of shooting an eastern Indiana police officer in…
Continue Reading Montenegrin government falls over ties with Serbian Church
By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — The Montenegrin government has collapsed in a no-confidence vote that followed a…
Continue Reading Bill Paxton family settles lawsuit with hospital over death
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer The family of the late actor Bill Paxton has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit against a Los Angeles…
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MIAMI (AP) — Tropical storm warnings have been issued for a stretch of the lower Texas Gulf Coast and part of Mexico’s northeast shoreline…
Continue Reading Mexico arrests ex-attorney general in missing students case
By MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Mexico say they have arrested a former attorney general and issued warrants for…
Continue Reading Divided UN council fails to approve more top Taliban travel
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The divided U.N. Security Council has failed to reach agreement on whether to extend…
Continue Reading 2 Ohio fraternity members sentenced in hazing death of Bowling Green State University student
By Jennifer Henderson, CNN Two Ohio fraternity members have been sentenced in the hazing death of Bowling Green State University student Stone Foltz.…
Continue Reading Michigan GOP governor nominee Dixon picks running mate
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republican gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon has chosen former state Rep. Shane Hernandez of Port Huron as her…
Continue Reading Mother is the 3rd person to die after Missouri home exploded
WYATT, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a young mother is the third member of her family to die in a gas explosion at her Missouri home.…
Continue Reading Washington state school shooter sentenced to 40 years
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Caleb Sharpe, who shot one classmate to death and wounded three others five years ago in a Washington state high school,…
Continue Reading Black couple sues after they say home valuation rises nearly $300,000 when shown by White colleague
By Justin Gamble and Virginia Langmaid, CNN A Maryland couple has sued a local real estate appraiser and an online mortgage loan provider, alleging…
Continue Reading Walmart is expanding abortion coverage for employees
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, is expanding travel and abortion coverage for its US employees…
Continue Reading Accreditor of for-profit colleges loses federal recognition
By CAROLE FELDMAN and CHRISSIE THOMPSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department has terminated federal recognition of an…
Continue Reading Judge reinstates work requirement in Georgia Medicaid plan
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — In a victory for Georgia’s Republican governor, a federal judge has reinstated a work…
Continue Reading Spielberg among donors in $22M Kansas campaign on abortion
By JOHN HANNA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion opponents and abortion rights advocates together spent more…
Continue Reading Relationship with Cuomo daughter led to trooper’s transfer
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s inspector general says a state trooper should have been disciplined for being…
Continue Reading Grand jury wants school board members removed over massacre
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida grand jury empaneled after a deadly mass shooting at a Parkland high…
Continue Reading A Texas dad wrangled an alligator — just before his daughter’s first day of school
By Zoe Sottile, CNN An alligator blocking his doorstep was no obstacle for one Texas dad making sure his daughter got to her first day of middle…
Continue Reading Suit alleging off-camera jail beatings revived
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has cleared the way for a lawsuit to proceed against guards and…
Continue Reading Kobe Bryant’s widow says crash photos turned grief to horror
By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vanessa Bryant testified Friday that she was only beginning to grieve the loss of her husband,…
Continue Reading Landlord gets $50K after deputies use Taser in false arrest
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A jury has awarded $50,000 to a northern Virginia landlord who was shot three times with…
Continue Reading Police arrest suspect after swastikas found painted on Atlanta’s Rainbow Crosswalks
By Devon M. Sayers, Alta Spells and Chuck Johnston, CNN A suspect is in custody who is suspected of defacing the city’s rainbow crosswalks with…
Continue Reading France’s Macron assails Putin’s ‘brutal attack’ on Ukraine
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday accused the Russian leader of launching a “brutal attack” on Ukraine in an imperialist,…
Continue Reading Masters hopeful for McConnell support in Arizona Senate race
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters says he hopes Senate Minority Leader Mitch…
Continue Reading Ex-Virginia official sues after losing job over Jan. 6 posts
By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia official has filed a defamation lawsuit against Attorney General…
Continue Reading Georgia PSC elections again delayed after high court ruling
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court says two Georgia Public Service Commission elections will not occur this…
Continue Reading US protections for Idaho salmon, steelhead are here to stay
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A five-year review by U.S. officials has determined that Endangered Species Act protections…
Continue Reading Mogadishu hotel attack: Somali forces end siege
By Omar Nor, CNN Somali forces have ended the siege at an upscale hotel in the country’s capital Mogadishu, police told CNN, following an…
Continue Reading Court opens door to voiding N. Carolina Voter ID amendment
By JONATHAN DREW and GARY D. ROBERTSON RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Supreme Court has opened the door to nullifying a voter ID mandate…
Continue Reading Authors and friends rally and read for Salman Rushdie
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Friends and fellow authors spoke out on Salman Rushdie’s behalf during a rally Friday on…
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