Customers line up on Ohio’s first day of recreational marijuana sales
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Customers lined up at dispensaries across Ohio on Tuesday for the state’s first day of recreational marijuana sales.…
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US imposes sanctions on Paraguayan cigarette producer for allegedly enriching the former president
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — The Biden administration has imposed sanctions on a Paraguayan tobacco company for allegedly financing the country’s…
Continue Reading Russian pianist dies in jail after criticizing Moscow’s action in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian piano player has died in jail while awaiting trial on charges linked to his criticism of Moscow’s military action in…
Continue Reading ‘Going to a very bad place’: Israeli reservists who refuse to return to Gaza cite military’s destructive approach
CNN By Zeena Saifi and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Every day for two months, Michael Ofer Ziv spent hours watching grainy, black-and-white…
Continue Reading Man known as pro-democracy activist convicted in US of giving China intel on dissidents
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Chinese American scholar has been convicted of U.S. charges of using his reputation as a pro-democracy activist…
Continue Reading Charles Barkley says he will not retire and remain with TNT Sports even if they don’t have the NBA
AP Sports Writer Charles Barkley intends to remain with TNT Sports through the remainder of his contract. The Hall of Fame player announced Tuesday…
Continue Reading US sends ship-based Navy fighter jets to a base in the Middle East to help protect Israel
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. official says about a dozen Navy F/A-18 fighter jets from the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier…
Continue Reading Teen vies for record solo flight to 7 continents to raise money for childhood cancer research
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A Chinese American teen is vying to become the youngest person to fly solo to all seven continents in a quest that…
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WICHITA FALLS, Tex. (AP) — Elon Musk’s social media platform X has sued a group of advertisers, alleging that a “massive advertiser…
Continue Reading NYC journalist who documented pro-Palestinian vandalism arrested on felony hate crime charges
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City journalist has been arrested on felony hate crime charges after filming a pro-Palestinian protest…
Continue Reading Alabama settles lawsuit with death row inmate set to become second executed by nitrogen gas
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The office of Alabama’s attorney general has settled a federal lawsuit filed by death row inmate Alan Miller…
Continue Reading Parisians once scoffed at hosting the Olympics. Now, here come the conga lines
AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Impromptu conga lines at beach volleyball. Spontaneous street dancing during cycling. And serious people wearing…
Continue Reading Tunisian opposition figure Moussi is sentenced to prison amid crackdown ahead of October election
Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A potential presidential candidate in Tunisia has been sentenced to two years in prison. It’s another…
Continue Reading Pitbull Stadium is the new home of FIU football. The artist has bought the naming rights
AP Sports Writer Welcome to Pitbull Stadium, the home of your FIU Panthers. Florida International announced what could end up as a 10-year agreement…
Continue Reading Michigan man pleads no contest to failing to store gun that killed 5-year-old grandson
WHITE CLOUD, Mich. (AP) — A man blamed for the death of his 5-year-old grandson has pleaded no contest to violating Michigan’s new gun storage…
Continue Reading RFK Jr. testifies about residence in lawsuit seeking to keep him off New York presidential ballot
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has come under pointed questioning in court about whether he actually lives in New York.…
Continue Reading Yuval Sharon to direct Met Opera’s new stagings of Wagner’s Ring Cycle and `Tristan und Isolde’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Yuval Sharon, an American known for innovative productions, will direct the Metropolitan Opera’s next stagings…
Continue Reading Heatstroke death of Baltimore worker during trash collection prompts calls for workplace safety
Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Elected officials and union leaders in Baltimore are calling for safer and more humane working conditions for the…
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Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Since Venezuela’s disputed presidential election nine days ago, officials from Brazil, Colombia and…
Continue Reading Russia says it’s fighting a cross-border attack by Ukrainian forces. Kyiv officials have no comment
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian authorities claim that a Ukrainian force launched a cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk region but was being…
Continue Reading Dogs kill baby boy inside New York home. Police are investigating what happened before the attack
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Police say two dogs killed a 3-month-old baby inside an upstate New York home. Rochester police on Tuesday said officers…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift leads the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, followed by Post Malone
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s Taylor Swift’s world, and the MTV Video Music Award nominations are the latest proof. “The Tortured…
Continue Reading Former Kansas police chief will face criminal charge after raid on newspaper, prosecutors say
By Amy Simonson, Eric Levenson and Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — The former police chief who led a raid last year on a small Kansas newspaper…
Continue Reading What polling shows about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris’ new running mate
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate pick, will need to introduce himself to…
Continue Reading Indonesia recovers body of New Zealand helicopter pilot killed in Papua attack
Associated Press Indonesian security forces have recovered the body of New Zealand pilot who was killed in an alleged separatist attack in…
Continue Reading ‘Shadows of children:’ For the youngest hostages, life moves forward in whispers
Associated Press HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — After seven weeks held hostage in the tunnels of Gaza, they are finally free to laugh and chat and play.…
Continue Reading Judge in Trump’s hush money case delays date for ruling on presidential immunity
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is pushing back a date for a key ruling on presidential…
Continue Reading New York Film Festival sets main slate with movies by Pedro Almodóvar, Sean Baker and Mati Diop
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled the main slate for its 62nd edition with selections including Sean…
Continue Reading Fossils suggest even smaller ‘hobbits’ roamed an Indonesian island 700,000 years ago
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty years ago on an Indonesian island, scientists discovered fossils of an early human species that stood at…
Continue Reading Egypt’s currency edges higher against the US dollar after price hikes
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s local currency is sliding against the U.S. dollar after recent increases in fuel prices and subway…
Continue Reading The Small Business Administration expands clean energy loan program
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Small Business Administration is looking to attract lenders to finance small businesses’ clean energy…
Continue Reading Fifth inmate dies at Wisconsin prison as former warden pleads not guilty to misconduct charge
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The former warden at a maximum security prison in Wisconsin where multiple inmates have died over the last year is pleading…
Continue Reading One Extraordinary (Olympic) Photo: Lee Jin-man captures diver at the center of the Olympic rings
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — AP photographer Lee Jin-man explains how he took the photo of Italian diver Giovanni Tocci, symmetrically aligned…
Continue Reading 9 killed when an overloaded SUV flips into a canal in rural South Florida, authorities say
BELLE GLADE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say nine people died when an overloaded SUV went out of control on a South Florida road, hit a guardrail and…
Continue Reading First Afghan woman to compete internationally after Taliban takeover seeks Olympic gold in Paris
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Taekwondo Paralympian Zakia Khudadadi says she is competing in the name of women in Afghanistan who have gradually…
Continue Reading Singer-songwriter Ivan Cornejo fuses alternative and regional Mexican music on new album, ‘Mirada’
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — In singer-songwriter Ivan Cornejo’s world, regional Mexican music can have pop, ballads and also a bit of…
Continue Reading New Jackie Robinson statue to replace stolen one gets all-star dedication at Kansas youth baseball field
By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Former big leaguers and current youth baseball players were on hand Monday in Kansas as officials unveiled a new…
Continue Reading New Jackie Robinson statue to replace stolen one gets all-star dedication at Kansas youth baseball field
KAKE By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Former big leaguers and current youth baseball players were on hand Monday in Kansas as officials unveiled a…
Continue Reading Suburban New York county bans wearing of masks to hide identity
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Lawmakers in a suburban New York county have approved a bill to ban masks in public places with exemptions for people who…
Continue Reading Five things to know about Tim Walz
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has decided on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate in her bid for the…
Continue Reading Boxer Imane Khelif advances to gold-medal bout with another victory amid gender misconceptions
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria advanced to the gold-medal bout in the women’s welterweight division at the Paris…
Continue Reading Israeli minister says it may be ‘moral’ to starve 2 million Gazans, but ‘no one in the world would let us’
By Dana Karni, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said “it may be just and moral” to starve 2 million Gaza…
Continue Reading From cookbooks to billboards, poets laureate hope to spread the words with help of $50,000 grants
NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty-two poets around the country each will be receiving $50,000 grants for projects ranging from a poetry cookbook in Kansas to…
Continue Reading Harris decides on Tim Walz as running mate
By John King, Jeff Zeleny, Jamie Gangel, MJ Lee, Daniel Strauss, Gregory Krieg, Kristen Holmes and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Vice President…
Continue Reading More than 120 people died in Tokyo from heatstroke in July as average temperatures hit record highs
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — More than 120 people died of heatstroke in the Tokyo metropolitan area in July, when the nation’s average…
Continue Reading Russian disinformation slams Paris and amplifies Khelif claims to undermine the Olympics
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The actor in the viral music video denouncing the 2024 Olympics looks a lot like French President Emmanuel…
Continue Reading Harris introduces new running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as the ‘vice president America deserves’
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris introduced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to the nation at a raucous rally Tuesday in battleground…
Continue Reading ‘Going to a very bad place’: Israeli reservists who refuse to return to Gaza cite military’s destructive approach
By Zeena Saifi and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Every day for two months, Michael Ofer Ziv spent hours watching grainy, black-and-white footage…
Continue Reading Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe wins Republican nomination for governorship
Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters have chosen Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe to be the Republican nominee for governor. Kehoe beat…
Continue Reading The final image of Simone Biles at the Olympics was a symbol of joy — and where the sport is going
AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles cast a knowing glance across the awards podium toward Jordan Chiles. The longtime friends and U.S.…
Continue Reading Q&A: Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, Hong Chau discuss their Boston heist comedy ‘The Instigators’
AP Film Writer Matt Damon and Casey Affleck play complete strangers thrown into their first heist in the new action comedy “The Instigators.” The…
Continue Reading Putin calls for a project to promote ‘traditional Russian values’ overseas
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is calling for the government to develop a program for overseas promotion of “traditional Russian…
Continue Reading Biden is hosting the 2023 World Series champion Texas Rangers at the White House on Thursday
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host the Texas Rangers at the White House on Thursday to recognize the 2023 World…
Continue Reading Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst has book out this fall on Oct. 7 Hamas invasion of Israel
NEW YORK (AP) — The chief foreign correspondent for Fox News, Trey Yingst, will have a book out this fall timed to the first anniversary of the…
Continue Reading A Nobel laureate is chosen to lead Bangladesh after protests toppled Hasina. Who is Muhammad Yunus?
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been chosen to head the country’s interim…
Continue Reading What are carry trades and how did they contribute to this week’s global market mayhem?
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — The mayhem that swept across world markets this week was partly caused by a market strategy known as the “carry…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Aug. 6: Veepstakes, Storm Debby, Middle East, Market tumble, Google
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana officials unveiled posters of the Ten Commandments that could soon be placed in every public…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Aug. 6: Veepstakes, Storm Debby, Middle East, Market tumble, Google
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana officials unveiled posters of the Ten Commandments that could soon be placed in every public school…
Continue Reading Part of Frankfurt Airport’s power supply cut overnight by a dormouse, but effect on flights limited
BERLIN (AP) — Officials say part of Frankfurt Airport’s power supply was cut off for several hours during the night after a dormouse caused a…
Continue Reading Olympic marathon swim test run is canceled over water quality concerns for Seine River
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A test run meant to allow Olympic athletes to familiarize themselves with the marathon swimming course in the Seine…
Continue Reading French museum network hit by ransomware attack, but no disruptions are reported at Olympic events
PARIS (AP) — A ransomware attack has targeted the central data systems of Paris’ Grand Palais and other museums in the Réunion des Musées…
Continue Reading Bloomberg gives $600 million to four Black medical schools’ endowments
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Bloomberg committed $600 million to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools through his…
Continue Reading Energy Department awards $2.2B to strengthen the electrical grid and add clean power
Associated Press The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced $2.2 billion in funding for eight projects across 18 states to strengthen the…
Continue Reading China launches rocket carrying new constellation of satellites
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China says it has launched a rocket carrying a constellation of a reported 18 satellites as part of efforts to assert its…
Continue Reading Trial starts for a Polish man accused of punching Danish prime minister in Copenhagen
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The trial of a Polish man accused of punching Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in the shoulder…
Continue Reading Australian state orders public servants to stop remote working after a newspaper campaign against it
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Public employees in Australia’s most populous state have been told to end remote working in a…
Continue Reading Whale breach seen during Paris Olympics surfing semifinal competition in Tahiti
Associated Press TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — With all eyes on the ocean during the final day of the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti on…
Continue Reading Cruise ship rescues 77 migrants in sailing boat found southwest of Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a cruise ship has rescued 77 migrants found overnight in a sailing boat far off the southwestern coast…
Continue Reading Bangladesh’s ‘Gen Z revolution’ toppled a veteran leader. Why did they hit the streets and what happens now?
By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Inside Bangladesh it’s being dubbed a Gen Z revolution – a protest movement that pitted mostly young student…
Continue Reading Fast-moving Southern California wildfire torches hillside homes, forcing evacuations
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire that swept into a Southern California hillside community this week destroyed five homes and…
Continue Reading Japan’s Nissan is developing ‘cool paint’ for cars to keep drivers cooler
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Nissan says it has developed a “cool paint” that can keep people inside cars cooler. But…
Continue Reading Sierra Leone not long ago still chained mental health patients. A transformation is underway
Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Abdul Jalloh was the only practicing psychiatrist in Sierra Leone when he took over the country’s…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia’s Aramco reports lower half-year profits as economic worries dampen energy prices
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi oil giant Aramco has reported half-year profits of $56.3 billion, down from the year…
Continue Reading Washington state attorney general and Green River Killer detective advance in race for governorship
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s longtime attorney general and a former sheriff known for his work hunting down the Green River…
Continue Reading French imports of Russia’s liquified natural gas surge, and Ukraine supporters seek a stop
Associated Press New analyses of trade data show that shipments of Russian liquified natural gas to France more than doubled the first half of this…
Continue Reading India has pushed hard for solar. But as its billions demand more power, coal always gets the call
Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — India has been significantly increasing its renewable energy capacity in recent years, but when demand for…
Continue Reading White Sox lose 21st straight game, tying AL record set by 1988 Baltimore Orioles, falling 5-1 to A’s
Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Chicago White Sox lost their 21st straight game, tying the American League record with a 5-1 defeat to…
Continue Reading Nobel laureate Yunus will head Bangladesh’s interim government after unrest ousted Hasina
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head Bangladesh’s interim government after longtime Prime…
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Associated Press The Debby storm system could cause historic rainfall and flooding in parts of the Southeast, including Savannah, Georgia, and…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Debby drenches Southeast with rain, high water as it drifts along the Atlantic coast
Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby drenched coastal cities in Georgia and South Carolina, stirred up tornadoes and…
Continue Reading Michigan will choose between Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers for US Senate
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers have prevailed in their parties’ primaries for an…
Continue Reading Wesley Bell defeats ‘Squad’ member Cori Bush. A pro-Israel group spent $8.5 million to help oust her
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell has defeated U.S. Rep. Cori Bush in a Democratic primary in St.…
Continue Reading Chad’s military was responsible for deaths of detainees after protests in 2022, a rights group says
Associated Press N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Human Rights Watch says Chad’s military was responsible for the deaths of several detainees who were…
Continue Reading Pelosi warns in her new book that political threats and violence ‘must stop’
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Not quite two years after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol, the threat of political…
Continue Reading Hearing seeks insight into blowout on a Boeing jet that pilots said threw the flight into ‘chaos’
AP Business Writers The midflight blowout of a panel from a Boeing 737 Max jet was so powerful that it blew open the plane’s cockpit door and tore…
Continue Reading Human remains found inside a crocodile in Australia believed to be that of a 40-year-old tourist
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police said Tuesday human remains were found inside a large crocodile suspected of killing a tourist…
Continue Reading Hiroshima governor says nuclear disarmament must be tackled as a pressing issue, not an ideal
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Hiroshima officials urged world leaders Tuesday to stop relying on nuclear weapons as deterrence and take immediate…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill New Zealand helicopter pilot in another attack in Indonesia’s restive Papua region
Story by Associated Press Jayapura, Indonesia — Gunmen stormed a helicopter and killed its New Zealand pilot shortly after it landed in…
Continue Reading Georgia tops preseason USA Today Coaches Poll; Ohio State picked second
NEW YORK (AP) — Georgia will open the season ranked No. 1 in the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll a year after having its two-year run as national…
Continue Reading Elon Musk sues OpenAI, renewing claims ChatGPT-maker put profits before ‘the benefit of humanity’
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elon Musk has filed a second lawsuit against OpenAI and two founders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman. Musk…
Continue Reading Calm returns to Wall Street, and stocks bounce back after their worst drop in nearly 2 years
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A rising tide swept stocks higher, and calm returned to Wall Street after Japan’s market soared earlier…
Continue Reading Democratic primary in Arizona’s 3rd District is too close to call, AP determines
Associated Press/Report for America PHOENIX (AP) — The race for the Democratic nomination in Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District has…
Continue Reading Alabama to move forward with nitrogen gas execution in September after lawsuit settlement
Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s attorney general says another nitrogen gas execution will go forward in September. The state…
Continue Reading Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index soars more than 10% after plunging a day earlier
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 share index has soared as much as 10.7% a day after it plunged a near record 12.4%. The index gave…
Continue Reading Tunisian President Saied files paperwork to run in October’s election
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian President Kais Saied has filed the necessary paperwork to run in the presidential election in October. He is…
Continue Reading Bangladesh prime minister flees to India as anti-government protesters storm her residence
CNN By Isaac Yee and Tanbirul Miraj Ripon, CNN Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN) — The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, resigned and fled to…
Continue Reading Incumbent Maloy still leads after recount in Utah US House race, but lawsuit could turn the tide
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Results of a recount completed Monday in the Republican primary for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District showed incumbent U.S.…
Continue Reading Venezuela launches criminal investigation into opposition figures
By Marlon Sorto and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela’s Public Ministry has opened a criminal investigation into presidential candidate…
Continue Reading Family of 4 from Texas missing after boat capsizes in Alaska, report says
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended search efforts for four people who were missing after the boat they were on capsized…
Continue Reading Rural Nevada sheriff probes potential hate crime after Black man says he was racially harassed
Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A rural Nevada sheriff is investigating a potential hate crime after a Black man who said he was collecting…
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