Victim killed by falling mast on Maine schooner carrying tourists was a doctor
ROCKLAND, Maine (AP) — A woman killed when a mast snapped and toppled onto the deck of a historic sailing vessel that carries tourists off the…
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Star witness Caroline Ellison starts testimony at FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial
By KEN SWEET and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried took a star turn Tuesday as his…
Continue Reading Four Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies hospitalized, officials say
CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — A spokesman says four Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies were taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after a fire during…
Continue Reading Mexico says it has rejected US-funded migrant transit centers
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says he rejected a U.S. request to set up migrant transit centers in Mexico. Guatemala has set up one…
Continue Reading Texas prepares for inmate’s execution in hopes that Supreme Court allows it to happen
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Texas is moving ahead with preparations to execute a condemned inmate in the hopes that the U.S.…
Continue Reading After one week without a House speaker, Republicans appear no closer to choosing a new leader
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Republican majority is stuck and unable to coalesce around a new…
Continue Reading Biden to condemn Hamas brutality in attack on Israel and call out rape and torture by militants
By AAMER MADHANI, TARA COPP and DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden planned to use a Tuesday speech about the four-day-old war…
Continue Reading ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ will be a blockbuster — and might shake up the movie business
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Movie theaters are readying for an onslaught like they’ve never seen before beginning Friday when…
Continue Reading Unprecedented Israeli bombardment lays waste to upscale Rimal, the beating heart of Gaza City
By ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Collapsed buildings, mangled infrastructure, streets turned into fields of rubble.…
Continue Reading Kansas governor announces Juneteenth will be observed as a state holiday
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will designate Juneteenth as a state holiday, joining 28 other states and the District of Columbia. Kansas Gov. Laura…
Continue Reading Atlanta police chief fires officer after traffic stop led to Black deacon’s death
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s police chief has fired an officer who shocked a 62-year-old Black deacon with a stun gun…
Continue Reading Vermont police search for killer of a retired college dean shot on trail near university
CASTLETON, Vt. (AP) — Students at a Vermont university have returned to classes as police continue to search for the killer of a retired dean who…
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Powerball jackpot leaps to $1.73 billion as the prize becomes the second largest in the lottery’s history
The Powerball jackpot has soared to a whopping estimated $1.73 billion after no big winner was drawn Monday night, marking the second largest prize…
Continue Reading The US declares the ousting of Niger’s president a coup and suspends military aid and training
By SAM MEDNICK and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has officially declared the ouster of Niger’s democratically-elected…
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America’s blood supply is in crisis. Here’s how school blood drives can help
After declaring a national blood shortage and announcing that the United States’ blood supply has fallen to “critically low levels,” the…
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A train-loving boy aspired to serve and already had saved lives. Then gunfire ended his
Even on his most tiring Sundays, after a full day of working in sanitation, Anthony Alexander Sr. never missed an opportunity to take his namesake…
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When talking about suicide, avoid using these words
When it comes to reducing stigma around suicide, not treating it as the elephant in the room is helpful, say mental health…
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Auto loans are super expensive. Here’s how to shrink your monthly bill
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN New York (CNN) — Interest rates are high and could get higher. That means auto loans are expensive. In fact, auto…
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Why Walgreens pharmacy workers are walking off the job
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Retail pharmacists and technicians around the country say they’re overworked, underpaid and fed up.…
Continue Reading Prosecutors ask judge to take steps to protect potential jurors’ identities in 2020 election case
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Prosecutors are urging the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s election interference case in Washington to…
Continue Reading Bulgaria arrests 12 people for violating EU sanctions on exports to Russia
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian police have arrested 12 people accused of illegally exporting dual-use goods to Russia that can be used by…
Continue Reading Voters in Iowa community to decide whether to give City Council more control over library books
PELLA, Iowa (AP) — Voters in a small central Iowa city will decide in November whether to give their City Council more say over what books the…
Continue Reading Algeria forces Francophone schools to adopt Arabic curriculum but says all languages are welcome
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria is rebuffing accusations that efforts to crack down on French private schools constituted hostility toward the…
Continue Reading Guatemala’s president threatens a crackdown on road blockades in support of the president-elect
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s president has threatened to crack down on pro-democracy demonstrations…
Continue Reading In ‘Goth: A History,’ The Cure co-founder Lol Tolhurst traces the often-misunderstood subculture
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a new book titled “Goth: A History,” The Cure co-founder Lol Tolhurst traces a…
Continue Reading ‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse will slice across Americas on Saturday with millions along path
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer Tens of millions in the Americas will have front-row seats for Saturday’s rare “ring of fire” eclipse of…
Continue Reading NATO equips peacekeeping force in Kosovo with heavier armament to have “combat power”
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Adm. Stuart B. Munsch of NATO’s Allied Joint Force Command…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania universities are still waiting for state subsidies. It won’t make them more affordable
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Four of Pennsylvania’s universities are plugging budget gaps while…
Continue Reading A floating village is stranded on a dry lakebed as extreme drought grips the Amazon
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A floating village now lies stranded on a lakebed in Brazil’s Amazon as severe drought leaves communities…
Continue Reading X promises ‘highest level’ response on posts about Israel-Hamas war. Misinformation still flourishes
By MATT O’BRIEN and FRANK BAJAK The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, says it is trying to take action on a flood of posts…
Continue Reading Funeral services pay tribute to North Dakota lawmaker, family lost in Utah plane crash
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Family and friends are remembering a late North Dakota lawmaker and his family, who died last…
Continue Reading The Amazon antitrust lawsuit is likely to be a long and arduous journey for the FTC
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is heading into one of its biggest sales events of the year — Prime Day — with a…
Continue Reading NHL issues updated theme night guidance, which includes a ban on players using Pride tape on the ice
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL sent a memo to teams last week clarifying what players can and cannot do as part of theme celebrations this…
Continue Reading 4 Britons who were detained in Afghanistan are released by the Taliban
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government says four Britons who were detained in Afghanistan on allegations that they broke the laws of the country have…
Continue Reading Rena Sofer returns to ‘General Hospital’ as fan favorite Lois after more than 25 years
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Nearly 30 years since Rena Sofer first joined “General Hospital” as a fast-talking Brooklynite with long,…
Continue Reading Dull but determined: Meet Keir Starmer, Britain’s likely next prime minister
By Luke McGee, CNN Liverpool (CNN) — Things are about to change dramatically in British politics. At least that’s how it felt in Liverpool,…
Continue Reading US senators see a glimmer of hope for breaking a logjam with China over the fentanyl crisis
BEIJING (AP) — A group of U.S. senators visiting Beijing are expressing hope that they had opened the door ever so slightly to government talks…
Continue Reading Finnish president says undersea gas and telecom cables damaged by ‘external activity’
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s president says damage to an undersea gas pipeline and telecommunications cable…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court rejects an appeal from former coal company CEO Don Blankenship
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from former coal company executive Don Blankenship, who argued that major news outlets…
Continue Reading Hurricane Lidia takes aim at Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta resort with strengthening winds
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Lidia is taking aim at Mexico’s Pacific coast resort of Puerto Vallarta. Lidia is strengthening and may have…
Continue Reading California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill expanding conservatorship law
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that makes it easier for authorities to…
Continue Reading Chris Colfer’s new book series for young people will launch in 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — The hero of Chris Colfer’s next book series is no ordinary boy. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers announced Tuesday that the…
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Jury begins deliberations in trial of officers charged in Elijah McClain’s death
By Andi Babineau and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A jury began deliberations Tuesday in the trial of two Aurora, Colorado, police officers who…
Continue Reading Geraldine Brooks’ ‘Horse’ and biography of George Floyd win Dayton literary awards
NEW YORK (AP) — Geraldine Brooks’ “Horse,” a novel about race and forgotten history, and Robert Samuels’ and Toluse Olorunnipa’s “His…
Continue Reading Former baseball MVP Steve Garvey joins California US Senate race, gives GOP ballot dash of celebrity
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former baseball MVP Steve Garvey is joining the race to succeed the late California Sen.…
Continue Reading Russian teams won’t play in Under-17 Euros qualifying after UEFA fails to make new policy work
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Russian teams will not be allowed to play in Under-17 European Championship qualifying…
Continue Reading The future of electric vehicles looms over negotiations in the US autoworkers strike
By TOM KRISHER and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — Electric vehicles and their potential impact on job security have become…
Continue Reading Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice advises Republican leader against impeachment
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — There should be no effort to impeach a liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice based on what…
Continue Reading Several more people arrested over a far-right German plot to launch a coup and kidnap a minister
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say several more people suspected of being involved in planning a far-right coup and plotting to kidnap the German health…
Continue Reading More than 1,000 birds killed in one night after hitting the same Chicago building
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — In just one night, more than a thousand migrating birds died after crashing into a single building in Chicago, due…
Continue Reading Russia will only resume nuclear tests if the US does it first, a top Russian diplomat says
MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian diplomat says that Moscow will move to revoke the ratification of a global nuclear test ban to put itself on par…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits neighboring Romania to discuss security and boost ties
By STEPHEN McGRATH and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU Associated press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has traveled to…
Continue Reading Dollars and sense: Can financial literacy help students learn math?
By JACKIE VALLEY of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON (AP) — Inside a high school classroom, Bryan Martinez jots down several purchases that…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: 3 ways to save money in a high-cost city
By DALIA RAMIREZ of NerdWallet Living in a high-cost city can strain your finances, but three tips can help you thrive. Consider shopping at…
Continue Reading Sweden’s police chief says escalation in gang violence is ‘extremely serious’
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s national police chief says an escalation in gang violence this year — with almost daily shootings and bombings that…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Oct. 10: Israel, Classified docs, Presidential race, Covid, Chemical ban
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — X, the social media company formerly known as Twitter, has been rife with misinformation about the Israel-Hamas…
Continue Reading UEFA picks UK-Ireland to host soccer’s 2028 European Championship. Italy-Turkey to stage Euro 2032
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has decided the future of soccer’s European Championship for the next decade. The…
Continue Reading Biden’s Gulf allies want an ‘ironclad’ security pact with the US. Here’s what it might look like
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) — Two of the United States’ closest Arab allies are asking the Biden administration to formalize…
Continue Reading More than 100 bodies found in Israeli kibbutz Be’eri after Hamas attack
By Amir Tal and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 bodies have been found in the Israeli kibbutz Be’eri, as details gradually emerge of…
Continue Reading Wall Street Journal reporter loses appeal in Russia and will stay in jail until the end of November
MOSCOW (AP) — A Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained on espionage charges has lost his appeal against his arrest, meaning he will stay in…
Continue Reading Aid groups scramble to help as Israel-Hamas war intensifies and Gaza blockade complicates efforts
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Humanitarian groups are scrambling to assist civilians caught in the war between Israel and…
Continue Reading Chinese coast guard claims to have chased away Philippine navy ship from South China Sea shoal
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s coast guard claims to have chased a Philippine navy ship from a disputed shoal in the…
Continue Reading Chinese developer Country Garden says it can’t meet debt payment deadlines after sales slump
By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese property developer Country Garden has warned it cannot meet deadlines to repay its debts.…
Continue Reading China touts its Belt and Road infrastructure lending as an alternative for international development
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China is touting its 10-year-old Belt and Road Initiative as an alternative model for economic…
Continue Reading 2 top Polish military commanders resign in a spat with the defense minister
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two top commanders of the Polish armed forces have tendered their resignations. Polish media have reported on growing…
Continue Reading Cambodia records second bird flu death in a week, third this year, after no cases since 2014
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A 2-year-old girl has become the second person in Cambodia to die of bird flu this…
Continue Reading Liberian President George Weah seeks a second term in a rematch with his main challenger from 2017
By MARK N. MENGONFIA and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian President George Weah is seeking a second term in office,…
Continue Reading Under heavy bombing, Palestinians in Gaza move from place to place, only to discover nowhere is safe
By ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are packed into United Nations…
Continue Reading IMF outlook worsens for a world economy left ‘limping’ by shocks like Russia’s war
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The world economy is losing momentum in the face of higher interest rates, the ongoing war in…
Continue Reading Labour Party leader Keir Starmer makes his pitch to UK voters with a speech vowing national renewal
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — U.K. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is delivering that amounts to a public job…
Continue Reading Afghans still hope to find survivors from quake that killed over 2,000 in western Herat province
By OMID HAQJO and RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ZINDA JAN, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan rescuers and villagers are still digging through rubble in…
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A local rabbi explains the conflict in Israel
Rabbi Tony Prater with Beth Chaverim of Southern Idaho explains the conflict between Israel and…
Continue Reading Publishing executive found guilty in Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal, but avoids jail time
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — An executive at Japanese publishing house Kadokawa has been found guilty of bribing a former Tokyo…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Rate hopes push Asian shares higher while oil prices edge lower
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares have climbed after Wall Street advanced on potentially encouraging news about…
Continue Reading Philippine diplomat witnessed Chinese ships’ aggressive actions in disputed South China Sea
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A senior Filipino diplomat known for his past expletive-laced tirade against China joined…
Continue Reading Myanmar military accused of bombing a displacement camp in a northern state, killing about 30
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military is accused of launching an airstrike on a camp for displaced persons in the…
Continue Reading 43 Malaysians freed from phone scam syndicate in Peru were young people who arrived a week earlier
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The 43 Malaysians rescued from a trafficking syndicate operating a telecommunication fraud in Peru were young people…
Continue Reading Russia faces a tough fight to regain its seat in the UN’s top human rights body
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia faces a tough fight to regain a seat in the U.N.’s premiere human rights body…
Continue Reading Canada and the Netherlands take Syria to top UN court. They accuse Damascus of widespread torture
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands and Canada are taking Syria’s government to the United…
Continue Reading Israel bolsters troops at border with Gaza as details of Hamas attacks emerge
By Hadas Gold, Tara John, Helen Regan, Christian Edwards, Heather Law and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Israel is hammering Gaza with airstrikes,…
Continue Reading In Poland, church and state draw nearer, and some Catholic faithful rebel
By JOANNA KOZLOWSKA and MICHAL DYJUK Associated Press CZESTOCHOWA, Poland (AP) — Dominika Gala grew up going to Mass with her grandmother and…
Continue Reading Israel strikes downtown Gaza City and mobilizes 300,000 reservists as war enters fourth day
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli warplanes pounded downtown Gaza City, home to Hamas’ centers of…
Continue Reading Auto workers begin strike at GM plants in Canada
TORONTO (AP) — Auto workers have launched strikes at three General Motors facilities in Canada. Their union, Unifor, represents about 4,300 workers…
Continue Reading Facing Beijing’s threats, Taiwan president says peace ‘only option’ to resolve political differences
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has said peace with China is the “only option,” while strongly asserting the self-governing island’s…
Continue Reading Hamas’ attack on Israel prompts South Korea to consider pausing military agreement with North Korea
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s new defense minister says he would push to suspend a 2018 military…
Continue Reading Hong Kong eyes stronger economic and trade ties with Thailand to expand its role in Southeast Asia
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader says the city will seek to strengthen its economic and trade ties with…
Continue Reading Biden’s second try at student loan cancellation moves forward with debate over plan’s details
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s second attempt at student loan cancellation is moving forward as a…
Continue Reading Kari Lake wants to be elected to the Senate. She also wants to keep fighting the election she lost
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Kari Lake is preparing to launch a U.S. Senate campaign with a splashy rally outside Phoenix,…
Continue Reading As Israel pummels Gaza, families of those held hostage by militants agonize over loved ones’ safety
By JULIA FRANKEL and ADAM GELLER Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The families of some 130 Israelis kidnapped by Hamas are anxiously waiting to…
Continue Reading Russia says it deserves a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. It may have a shot
By Richard Roth, CNN (CNN) — Russia is campaigning for a return to the United Nations’ Human Rights Council – after being suspended just…
Continue Reading Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial resuming with ex-CFO Allen Weisselberg on the witness stand
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As Donald Trump’s longtime finance chief, Allen Weisselberg helped spare the former…
Continue Reading Lawyers to deliver closing arguments in trial of 2 police officers charged in Elijah McClain’s death
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Lawyers will make closing arguments in the trial of the first two officers to be prosecuted in the…
Continue Reading Biden’s hopes for establishing Israel-Saudi relations could become a casualty of the new Mideast war
By AAMER MADHANI and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than three weeks ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat…
Continue Reading How Trump’s MAGA movement helped a 29-year-old activist become a millionaire
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nonprofit Turning Point rocketed to prominence by latching on to Donald Trump’s 2016…
Continue Reading How Trump’s MAGA movement helped a 29-year-old activist become a millionaire
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nonprofit Turning Point rocketed to prominence by latching on to Donald Trump’s 2016…
Continue Reading Person drives into Chinese consulate in San Francisco and is killed by police after confrontation, authorities say
By Christal Hayes and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A person who crashed a vehicle into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco Monday was shot and…
Continue Reading Hughes Van Ellis, one of the last known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at 102
By Omar Jimenez and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Hughes “Uncle Redd” Van Ellis, one of the last three known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa…
Continue Reading Misty Copeland’s dedication to inclusion spans many projects — and her push for new dance emojis
By BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated press NEW YORK (AP) — Misty Copeland has her hands (and feet!) in many different projects simultaneously, but all are…
Continue Reading Blinken calls deposed Niger leader ahead of expected US declaration that his overthrow was a coup
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called Niger’s deposed President Mohamed Bazoum…
Continue Reading San Francisco police fire gun at Chinese consulate where vehicle crashed
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A vehicle has crashed into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco, prompting a massive response from police and fire…
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