Washington lawmakers hear testimony on 7 abortion bills
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Abortion rights proposals have been front and center in Olympia, Washington, this week as state lawmakers heard hours of…
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Tyre Nichols was a son and father who enjoyed skateboarding, photography and sunsets, his family says
By Christina Zdanowicz and Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN Tyre Nichols was a father, a man who loved his mama and a free-spirited soul who was looking for a…
Continue Reading Freed after 20 years, Hawaii man reflects on case, future
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — On Ian Schweitzer’s first morning of freedom Wednesday, he woke up in a hotel…
Continue Reading Illinois man charged in Planned Parenthood clinic fire
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — A central Illinois man has been charged with setting fire to a Planned…
Continue Reading Illegal border crossings plunge among Cubans, Nicaraguans
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration says U.S. authorities have seen a 97% decline in illegal border…
Continue Reading Asteroid coming exceedingly close to Earth, but will miss
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An asteroid the size of a delivery truck will whip past Earth on Thursday night, one…
Continue Reading Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial starts with cellphones, bullets
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press After 19 months of speculation, prosecutors finally laid out their evidence Wednesday that Alex Murdaugh killed…
Continue Reading Man suspected in Florida serial rapes convicted in attack
MIAMI (AP) — A man suspected of being the “pillowcase rapist” in connection with a string of South Florida rapes back in the 1980s has been…
Continue Reading Judge: Slain reporter sources issue for high court to decide
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge decided not to punish Las Vegas police for taking an initial look at a slain…
Continue Reading Light quake gives Southern California an early morning jolt
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — A small, magnitude-4.2 earthquake centered offshore gave Southern California an early morning wake-up call Wednesday, but…
Continue Reading Meta says it will restore Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts
By Clare Duffy, CNN Facebook-parent Meta said on Wednesday that it will restore former President Donald Trump’s accounts on Facebook and…
Continue Reading Donald Trump to be allowed back on Facebook after 2-year ban
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and JILL COLVIN The Associated Press Facebook parent Meta said Wednesday it will restore former President Donald Trump ‘s…
Continue Reading Fossils reveal the mysterious primate relatives that lived in the ancient Arctic
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Analysis of fossils found in the far north of Canada has revealed that two previously unknown species of ancient…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s tweeting style seizes spotlight in Tesla trial
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s impulsive and sometimes inflammatory usage of Twitter has…
Continue Reading Storm system dumps heavy, wet snow on Indiana and Michigan
By RICK CALLAHAN and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Heavy, wet snow — part of a storm system that spawned tornadoes in the…
Continue Reading Oregon primate research facility under scrutiny after deaths
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A state lawmaker in Oregon is using thousands of pages of redacted documents he sought for…
Continue Reading Holocaust survivor swindled out of his life savings by woman he met on a dating website, prosecutors allege
By Kara Scannell, CNN A Holocaust survivor was swindled out of his life savings by a woman he met on a dating website, prosecutors allege in the…
Continue Reading House commends Iranian protesters in bipartisan vote
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House is showing its support for protesters in Iran. Lawmakers overwhelmingly…
Continue Reading AG: Ex-parole board chair violated law; too late for charges
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares says a former state parole board chair violated state…
Continue Reading New lawsuits target state restrictions on abortion pills
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Supporters of abortion rights filed separate lawsuits Wednesday challenging two states’…
Continue Reading Arkansas school mourns 5 killed in Wyoming interstate crash
SINCLAIR, Wyoming (AP) — Five young women killed in a head-on crash on a Wyoming highway were Arkansas high school students and graduates, school…
Continue Reading Agency delays protections for imperiled bat, prairie chicken
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Biden administration is temporarily delaying legal protections for two…
Continue Reading Justin Bieber sells rights to ‘Baby,’ rest of music catalog
NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Bieber’s record-breaking pop hits from “Baby” to “Sorry” are no longer his after the superstar sold the rights…
Continue Reading Lawyer defends North Carolina’s transgender care exclusions
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A lawyer representing the leaders of North Carolina’s state…
Continue Reading Elle King settles in Nashville as a mom and country singer
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Singer Elle King’s rock music has always been banjo-based so her decision…
Continue Reading Spain: 1 dead in church machete attacks, terror link probed
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A machete-wielding man killed a sexton and injured a priest at two Catholic churches in…
Continue Reading Charge dropped against Afghan soldier seeking asylum in US
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors have dropped an immigration charge against an Afghan soldier who’s been…
Continue Reading New Mexico Police: 7 injured in school bus crash
PORTALES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State Police are investigating a crash involving a school bus and a large commercial vehicle that left seven…
Continue Reading Late Grant Wahl to get US Soccer’s Colin Jose Media Award
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The late Grant Wahl will be honored with this year’s Colin Jose Media Award, given to journalists who made long-term…
Continue Reading Users of pilot-alert system that failed report new delays
WASHINGTON (AP) — A system that sends alerts to pilots, and broke down earlier this month, is causing delays for some users again. But federal…
Continue Reading Faculty calls on embattled Minnesota college head to resign
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The faculty at a Minnesota college is calling for its president to resign for her handling of a Muslim student’s…
Continue Reading Disney’s Splash Mountain fans are getting their hands on whatever souvenirs they can
By AJ Willingham, CNN Walt Disney World’s iconic Splash Mountain ride is officially closed, but hardcore Disney fans are going to creative…
Continue Reading Record 16.3 million seek health coverage through ‘Obamacare’
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government says a record 16.3 million people sought health insurance through the Affordable…
Continue Reading ‘Tragedy upon tragedy’: 44 hours. 3 mass shootings. 19 dead
By Ray Sanchez, CNN Forty-four hours in America. Three mass shootings. Nineteen lives wiped out. All in California. The victims in suburban Monterey…
Continue Reading Panel seeks to allow re-exports of Swiss weaponry to Ukraine
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A parliamentary panel in Switzerland has recommended waiving a law that bars countries from…
Continue Reading Only two bodies from the Battle of Waterloo had ever been found — until one man revealed what was in his attic
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Bones thought to belong to soldiers killed at the Battle of Waterloo have been discovered in an attic in Belgium. Scientists…
Continue Reading Crusading judge tests boundaries of free speech in Brazil
By MAURICIO SAVARESE and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — With his athletic build and bald head, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice…
Continue Reading Tax season already? Some tips for avoiding stress and scams
By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For many people filing U.S. tax returns — especially those doing it for their first time — it…
Continue Reading Lawyer: Admins were warned 3 times the day boy shot teacher
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Concerned staff warned administrators at a Virginia elementary school three times that a…
Continue Reading No defensive wounds, a family weapon and more evidence prosecutors say ties Alex Murdaugh to the killings of his wife and son
By Dakin Andone, CNN Opening statements began Wednesday afternoon in Walterboro, South Carolina, in the trial of Alex Murdaugh, who has been charged…
Continue Reading IOC seeks pathway to let Russians compete at Paris Olympics
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The IOC has made clear it wants Russians to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics as neutral athletes.…
Continue Reading Dogs attack and kill boy, injure mother on Tribal land in Idaho, authorities say
By Amanda Watts, CNN A young boy was killed and his mother injured after the pair was attacked by four dogs in Fort Hall, Idaho, according to the…
Continue Reading Citizen journalist’s lawsuit heard by federal appeals court
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Texas-based online citizen journalist wants a federal appeals court to revive her lawsuit…
Continue Reading 1 dead, 6 taken to hospitals in Chicago high-rise fire
By KATHLEEN FOODY The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago authorities say one person has died and six others were taken to hospitals Wednesday…
Continue Reading World track body proposal: No ban on transgender athletes
By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Track and field’s governing body is facing renewed criticism from some for a…
Continue Reading Goldman Sachs signals partial retreat from consumer banking
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Goldman Sach spent eight years attempting to expand its business beyond corporations and the…
Continue Reading Panama ex-president, 2 sons barred from US for corruption
By JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. State Department has banned former Panama President Ricardo Martinelli from ever…
Continue Reading Updated COVID-19 boosters continue to offer substantial protection, even against rapidly spreading XBB.1.5 subvariant
The updated boosters are cutting the risk that a person will get sick from COVID-19 by about half, even against infections caused by the rapidly…
Continue Reading AmazonSmile’s end is alarming, say nonprofits that benefited
By THALIA BEATY and GLENN GAMBOA Associated Press Amazon’s surprise decision to shut down its AmazonSmile donation program has left thousands…
Continue Reading Rocket Lab launches Electron rocket from the US for the first time
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Rocket Lab, a prolific launch company that routinely blasts its towering Electron rockets out of New Zealand, conducted its…
Continue Reading Iran sanctions Europeans over criticism of protest crackdown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has announced sanctions targeting more than 30 European individuals and entities. It portrays…
Continue Reading After 18 years, $1.5B dike repair done at Florida’s Lake O
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — After 18 years, a $1.5 billion project was officially completed Wednesday to repair…
Continue Reading Yemen and Lebanon sites added to UNESCO endangered list
By JACK B. JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — UNESCO has added one of Yemen’s ancient kingdoms and a Lebanese modernist concrete fair park to…
Continue Reading Panic! at the Disco ends; Brendon Urie to focus on family
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — First there were four, then they became three and finally just one. Now it’s time to…
Continue Reading Witnesses: Drone strike kills 21 civilians in north Nigeria
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Witnesses say a drone strike has killed at least 21 civilians in north-central Nigeria. The…
Continue Reading Suspect in Half Moon Bay farm killings faces 7 murder counts
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A farmworker accused of killing seven people in shootings at…
Continue Reading Iceberg roughly the size of London breaks off in Antarctica
By Jennifer Hauser and Angela Fritz, CNN An iceberg nearly the size of Greater London broke off the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica on Sunday according…
Continue Reading Earth’s inner core may have stopped turning and could go into reverse, study suggests
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN The rotation of Earth‘s inner core may have paused and it could even go into reverse, new research suggests. The Earth…
Continue Reading Want to avoid debt ceiling fallout? Invest in foreign stocks
By Nicole Goodkind and Paul R. La Monica, CNN The US could be approaching a 2011-style debt ceiling market meltdown, but worried investors…
Continue Reading US tobacco control in 2022 gets a mixed review from the American Lung Association
By Jen Christensen, CNN Although fewer US adults are smoking cigarettes than ever, smoking remains the cause of the most preventable disability and…
Continue Reading CDC figuring out ‘logistical and legal’ aspects of testing airplane wastewater for coronavirus variants, source says
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ironing out the “logistical and legal” aspects of testing wastewater from airplanes for…
Continue Reading Iran’s amassed enough material for ‘several nuclear weapons,’ says IAEA chief
By Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Diplomatic efforts to prevent Iran developing a nuclear weapon should restart, said International Atomic Energy Agency chief…
Continue Reading What scientists say about the real-life zombie fungi that inspired ‘The Last of Us’
By Kate Golembiewski, CNN The zombies are identifiable by the fungi bursting from their bodies: a thicket of spiky tendrils, a miniature garden of…
Continue Reading 4 arrested in connection to alleged rape of LSU student hit, killed by car
By Melissa Alonso, CNN Police in Baton Rouge this week arrested four men in connection with the alleged rape of a 19-year-old Louisiana State…
Continue Reading Feds: Investigation into Black man’s death may take time
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday the federal investigation into the death of a…
Continue Reading Man held for knife attack on German train; 2 dead, 7 injured
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German officials say a man described as a stateless Palestinian has fatally stabbed two…
Continue Reading EPA plans to stop 6 power plants from dumping toxic coal ash into unlined ponds
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced it plans to stop six coal-fired power plants from continuing to dump…
Continue Reading Greek government faces no confidence vote over wiretaps
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leader of Greece’s main opposition party has filed a no confidence motion in the government over a wiretapping scandal…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Novak Djokovic’s successful return to Australia
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic was still in the first set of his Australian Open quarterfinal…
Continue Reading London gallery to show McCartney photos from Beatlemania era
LONDON (AP) — A trove of previously unseen photos taken by Paul McCartney as The Beatles shot to global stardom will go on display in London this…
Continue Reading ESA chief vows to restore Europe’s access to space
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Space Agency chief says he wants to rebuild Europe’s access to space following…
Continue Reading Guyana: Satellites will spot oil spills, not on-ship experts
By BERT WILKINSON The Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The former leader of Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency is criticizing the…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Odesa city put on UNESCO heritage in danger list
PARIS (AP) — The United Nations’ cultural agency has decided to add the historic center of Ukraine’s Black Sea port city of Odesa to the list…
Continue Reading Lloyd Morrisett, who helped launch ‘Sesame Street,’ dies
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lloyd Morrisett, the co-creator of the beloved children’s education TV series…
Continue Reading Germany’s decision to send tanks to Ukraine is a major moment in the war. Here’s how it will change the conflict
By Rob Picheta, CNN After weeks of geopolitical squabbling, a major moment in the war in Ukraine has arrived: Germany has announced it will provide…
Continue Reading Former New York gynecologist convicted of federal sex abuse charges, prosecutors say
By Laura Ly and Lauren del Valle, CNN A former Columbia University gynecologist accused by the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate…
Continue Reading European court rules Ukraine cases against Russia admissible
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Europe’s top human rights court has ruled that it can adjudicate cases brought by…
Continue Reading Hurts, Jefferson, Mahomes among AP NFL MVP finalists
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Jalen Hurts, Justin Jefferson and Patrick Mahomes are finalists for The Associated Press 2022 NFL Most Valuable…
Continue Reading Virginia schools superintendent denies effort to ‘withhold recognition’ amid National Merit Scholarship investigation
By Athena Jones, Kirsten Appleton and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Fairfax County Public Schools superintendent denied any “division-wide effort to…
Continue Reading Russian court shuts down country’s oldest rights group
MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow has ruled to shut down Russia’s oldest human rights organization. The Moscow City Court on Wednesday sustained…
Continue Reading Top prosecutor orders release of Beirut port blast detainees
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s top prosecutor has ordered all suspects detained in the…
Continue Reading Spain: Police hold suspect for letter bombs to PM, embassies
MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say they have arrested a retired man on suspicion he sent six letters containing explosive material to Spain’s…
Continue Reading Tanzania’s opposition leader returns after 5 years in exile
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu has arrived home after five years in exile, three…
Continue Reading Spanish museum returns 2 paintings looted by Nazis to Poland
MADRID (AP) — A museum in northwest Spain has returned two 15th-century paintings to Polish officials after it was determined that they were looted…
Continue Reading Prosecutors to Congress: Let state prisons jam cellphones
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Top state prosecutors are urging Congress to pass legislation allowing state prisons to jam…
Continue Reading Paris Hilton becomes a first-time mom to baby boy
By The Associated Press Socialite and reality TV star Paris Hilton has welcomed her first child with her husband, venture capitalist Carter Reum.…
Continue Reading California has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. Here’s what we know about the guns used in this week’s deadly attacks
By Emily Smith, CNN California has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, according to advocacy groups. And still the state has been rocked…
Continue Reading Shiffrin adds to record total with 84th win in another GS
SAN VIGILIO DI MAREBBE, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin didn’t wait long to add to her record total of World Cup wins. Shiffrin added her 84th win…
Continue Reading Strong quake rattles Greek island of Rhodes, Turkish coast
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 has struck off the coast of the southeastern…
Continue Reading Zambian student who died fighting for Russia in Ukraine laid to rest
By Nimi Princewill, CNN The Zambian student who died in battle in Ukraine was buried Wednesday in a private ceremony in his home country, a family…
Continue Reading As Israel bans Palestinian flags, one artist protests with his brush
By Abeer Salman, CNN Just over a decade ago, the Palestinian flag hung alongside Israeli and American flags at the Israeli prime minister’s…
Continue Reading Tyre Nichols was a son and father who enjoyed skateboarding, photography and sunsets, his family says
By Christina Zdanowicz and Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN Tyre Nichols was a father, a man who loved his mama and a free-spirited soul who was looking for a…
Continue Reading Virginia schools superintendent denies effort to ‘withhold recognition’ amid National Merit Scholarship investigation
By Athena Jones, Kirsten Appleton and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Fairfax County Public Schools superintendent denied any “division-wide effort to…
Continue Reading Leaders are meant to keep state secrets. Just not at home.
By CALVIN WOODWARD and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats responded with aggrieved fury when former President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Amazon workers hold first UK strike, adding to labor turmoil
By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Amazon warehouse workers went on strike for the first time in Britain on Wednesday because of a…
Continue Reading Kurdish forces seize dozens of suspected IS members in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — U.S.-backed Kurdish-led fighters in northeastern Syria have launched an operation against suspected Islamic State militants in the…
Continue Reading Pope opens up on sex abuse cases, says church must do more
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has shed light on the Catholic Church’s handling of sex abuse allegations…
Continue Reading Ukraine forces pull back from Donbas town after onslaught
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces say they have conducted an organized retreat from a town in the eastern…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka says debt-restructuring talks making progress
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Debt-stricken Sri Lanka’s Central Bank chief says the country is making good…
Continue Reading Germany sees brighter outlook for Europe’s largest economy
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The economic outlook has brightened in Europe’s largest economy. The German…
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