Wisconsin officials ask state Supreme Court to decide if RFK Jr. stays on ballot
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Election officials in Wisconsin are asking the state’s liberal-controlled Supreme Court to decide whether independent…
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North Carolina’s governor vetoes private school vouchers and immigration enforcement orders
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that allocates hundreds of millions of dollars to…
Continue Reading US stops hazardous waste shipments to Michigan from Ohio after court decision
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The federal government has stopped sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill from Ohio. It’s the ripple…
Continue Reading The Navy’s highest-ranking military officer is treated successfully for breast cancer
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy says its highest-ranking military officer has been successfully treated for early-stage breast cancer.…
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Kentucky sheriff killed judge in his chambers following an argument, police say. Here’s what we know
CNN By Dalia Faheid, Cindy Von Quednow, Artemis Moshtaghian and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Investigators are trying to determine why a Kentucky…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to decide whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stays on ballot
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court says it will decide whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name should stay on the presidential ballot.…
Continue Reading Penn State removes its student newspaper racks over concerns about political ads
Associated Press Penn State removed nearly three dozen racks containing its independent student-produced newspaper from on-campus this week because…
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Gucci touts ‘casual grandeur,’ Tod’s focuses on Artisanal Intelligence and Versace plays it safe
AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — The fashion palate cleanser of the season: white. Milan fashion houses, more often than not this season, are opening…
Continue Reading Georgia State Election Board approves rule requiring hand count of ballots
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s State Election Board on Friday voted to approve a new rule that requires poll workers to count the…
Continue Reading Final day drama: Things to know about testimony on the Titan sub disaster
Associated Press Last year, five people hoping to view the Titanic wreckage died when their submersible imploded deep in the Atlantic Ocean. A Coast…
Continue Reading Federal authorities subpoena NYC mayor’s director of asylum seeker operations
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors scrutinizing a web of top officials in New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration…
Continue Reading House backs measure to overturn Biden auto emissions rule that Republicans say would force EV sales
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House approved a resolution Friday that would overturn a new Biden administration rule…
Continue Reading New York magazine says its star political reporter is on leave after a relationship was disclosed
AP Media Writer New York magazine says that its highly regarded Washington correspondent, Olivia Nuzzi, is on leave after disclosing that she…
Continue Reading A rare polar bear showed up on the shores of Iceland. Police shot it
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being…
Continue Reading What to stream this weekend: ‘Inside Out 2,’ Clooney and Pitt, Princess Zelda and ‘Grotesquerie’
What Ellen DeGeneres says is her last comedy special hitting Netflix and George Clooney and Brad Pitt in a sleek, New York City caper are some of…
Continue Reading Greek Coast Guard chases boat close to Turkish coast in a potential diplomatic incident
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Greek Coast Guard boat’s pursuit of an inflatable dinghy to within a few dozen yards of the Turkish coast threatens a…
Continue Reading Why Kelly Clarkson chooses a ‘safe’ interviewing approach. Her talk show kicks off its sixth season
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kelly Clarkson says she’s learned a thing or two about interviewing after being in the spotlight as a recording…
Continue Reading What’s next in the federal investigation into Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and his alleged co-conspirators
By Eric Levenson, CNN New York (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs, who was arrested this week on charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex…
Continue Reading AP Explains: Migration is more complex than politics show
The Associated Press For decades politicians in both parties have bemoaned a U.S. immigration system that virtually all call broken. Attempts at…
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South Carolina death row inmate dies by state’s first lethal injection in 13 years
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina death row inmate Freddie Owens died by lethal injection on Friday during the state’s first…
Continue Reading Robinson won’t appear at Trump’s North Carolina rally after report on online posts, AP sources say
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will not appear at former President Donald Trump ’s rally on Saturday…
Continue Reading Japan and China reach deal over Fukushima water release and move closer to resolving seafood ban
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan and China said Friday they have reached a deal toward resolving their disputes over the discharge of treated…
Continue Reading Many players who made their MLB debuts in 2020 felt like they were ‘missing out’
AP Baseball Writer Garrett Crochet, Tanner Houck and Tarik Skubal made their big league debuts pitching in empty ballparks. No family members were…
Continue Reading Zoo Atlanta bids farewell to pandas after 25 years
By Kelly Bowman, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — After a quarter-century hosting giant pandas, Zoo Atlanta is saying goodbye to its beloved residents. The…
Continue Reading Tiny Kentucky town is rocked as their sheriff is jailed in the killing of a prominent judge
Associated Press WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — Residents of a tiny Appalachian town struggled Friday to cope with a shooting involving two of its most…
Continue Reading Pakistan suspends policemen applauded by locals for killing a blasphemy suspect
Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities have suspended policemen who opened fire and killed a blasphemy suspect earlier…
Continue Reading Supreme Court leaves Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein off the ballot in Nevada
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Nevada’s Green Party seeking to include presidential candidate Jill…
Continue Reading Denmark’s Queen Margrethe is discharged from hospital after a fall
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, who stunned her country by abdicating earlier this year, has been discharged from a…
Continue Reading Militants in Pakistan kill 9 troops in separate attacks in the northwest
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security officials say nine troops have died in separate militant attacks. The assaults happened in the tribal…
Continue Reading Trump Media skids to new low on the first day the former president can sell his shares
AP Business Writer Shares of Trump Media have slumped to new lows on the first trading day that its biggest shareholder, former President Donald…
Continue Reading Iran condemns a Taliban delegate’s failure to stand for the Iranian national anthem
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has expressed its deep displeasure over a Taliban delegate’s failure to stand during the Iranian national anthem at an…
Continue Reading Czechs vote in Senate and regional elections in the aftermath of massive flooding
PRAGUE (AP) — Czechs are voting in a two-day vote for a third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate, and to select their…
Continue Reading AI may breathe new life into Three Mile Island to supply power to Microsoft’s data centers
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant says it plans to restart the reactor under…
Continue Reading A’ja Wilson set records. So did Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. WNBA stats in 2024 were eye-popping
AP Basketball Writer A’ja Wilson had a season like none other in WNBA history. Caitlin Clark set records and made the Indiana Fever the biggest…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP report on risks of rising heat for high school football players
Associated Press BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — The beginning of high school football season has seen a string of deaths. Players are most at risk in…
Continue Reading Hotter summers are making high school football a fatal game for some players
Associated Press BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — The beginning of high school football season has seen a string of deaths. Players are most at risk in…
Continue Reading Woman whose company was linked to exploding pagers in Lebanon has received threats, her mother says
Associated Press ROME (AP) — The mother of the woman whose company was linked to thousands of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria says her…
Continue Reading Joel Embiid signs a 3-year, $193 million contract extension with the 76ers
AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Already an NBA MVP and an Olympic gold medalist, All-Star center Joel Embiid now has until the end of the…
Continue Reading 50 years after ‘The Power Broker,’ Robert Caro’s dreams are still coming true
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Caro spends most of his days writing the fifth and final volume of his Lyndon Johnson series, more than a…
Continue Reading US will let more people take methadone at home
AP Medical Writer The first big update to U.S. methadone regulations in 20 years is poised to expand access to the life-saving drug starting next…
Continue Reading Arundhati Roy’s first memoir, ‘Mother Mary Comes to Me,’ to be published in September 2025
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy’s first memoir is coming out next fall, a book inspired by the death of her…
Continue Reading Former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed a ‘monster,’ say lawyers representing his alleged victims
By Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — The legal team representing the alleged victims of the former owner of Harrods, Mohamed Al Fayed, say the late…
Continue Reading Mayor of French town apologizes for his comments downplaying mass rape case
MAZAN, France (AP) — The mayor of a French town making headlines for the trial of dozens of men accused of rapes that occurred there for almost a…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on churches starting schools in voucher states
Associated Press Some churches are launching new Christian schools on their campuses, seeking to give parents more education options that align with…
Continue Reading Vouchers ease start-up stress for churches seeing demand for more Christian schools
Associated Press Florida pastor Melvin Adams knows a few hours of church programming every week is no match for the more than 30 hours children spend…
Continue Reading Tourists can finally visit the Oval Office. A replica is opening near the White House on Monday
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new tourist stop in Washington is offering visitors the next best thing to being in the Oval Office.…
Continue Reading Philippine senator says China should do more to help fight cybercrime gangs
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China should do more to battle the illegal online gambling and scam call centers run by Chinese…
Continue Reading Rare Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills Hezbollah commander and more than a dozen others
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israel launched a rare airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military official in a densely populated southern…
Continue Reading Ukraine bans Telegram messenger app on state-issued devices because of Russian security threat
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has banned government officials, military personnel and other defense and critical infrastructure workers from…
Continue Reading Australian judge rules that a case against alleged Russian spies must be finalized by December
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge has given prosecutors until December to finalize their case alleging that an army private and her…
Continue Reading GM recalling more than 449,000 SUVs, pickups due to issue with low brake fluid warning light
General Motors is recalling more than 449,000 of its SUVs and pickup trucks because the electronic brake control module software may fail to display…
Continue Reading ‘She should be alive today’ — Harris spotlights woman’s death to blast abortion bans and Trump
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris blasted Donald Trump as a threat to women’s freedoms and their very lives, warning in a speech…
Continue Reading Strong storm flips over RVs in Oklahoma and leaves 1 person dead
PAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — Authorities say one death has been reported following a strong storm that moved through part of Oklahoma. The storm hit Pawnee…
Continue Reading Former Harrods boss Al Fayed was a ‘monster’ who abused young women, lawyers for his accusers say
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Lawyers in Britain representing dozens of women say that Mohamed Al Fayed — the former boss of Harrods — was a…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Sept. 20: Middle East, Stock market, Political scandal, Mail-in voting, Covid-19 origins
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — After NASA decided to keep them in space until 2025, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will now cast…
Continue Reading Residents in Kyiv told to stay indoors as air pollution blankets the Ukrainian capital
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities in Ukraine have advised residents in the capital Kyiv to stay indoors as air pollution, partly caused by fires in…
Continue Reading Two gunshots, a fatal stabbing, and the mystery man of the Capitol riot
By Thomas Lake, CNN (CNN) — Outside the US Capitol, he wore a red coat and held a gun. It was January 6, 2021, and the gunman stood on a…
Continue Reading Iran’s top leader pardons prisoners, including foreigners and people accused of anti-state crimes
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s top leader has pardoned thousands of prisoners, including foreigners and people accused of anti-state crimes. The…
Continue Reading Scientists in South Africa say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals
Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Scientists in South Africa say they have identified an outbreak of rabies in seals that is believed…
Continue Reading ‘Water is flooding everywhere’ as torrential rains sweep through West and Central Africa
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — As torrential rains sweep through Central and West Africa, floods have killed more than 1,000 people and…
Continue Reading Seeking to counter China, US awards $3 billion for EV battery production in 14 states
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding $3 billion to U.S. companies to boost domestic production of advanced…
Continue Reading Haitians fled their country for peace. Now, many are having it disrupted in Springfield
By Chelsea Bailey, Meridith Edwards and Omar Jimenez, CNN Springfield, Ohio (CNN) — From his small apartment here, Vilbrun Dorsainvil makes…
Continue Reading Separatist rebels say Indonesian army attacks threaten the safety of kidnapped New Zealand pilot
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have warned that military attacks in recent days…
Continue Reading Huge Australian king penguin chick Pesto grows into social media star
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a…
Continue Reading Dutch prosecutors say man arrested after fatal stabbing is suspected of a terrorist motive
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch prosecutors say that a 22-year-old man arrested after a stabbing in Rotterdam that left one…
Continue Reading French cult film ‘La Haine’ returns as hip-hop musical with tensions persisting in poor suburbs
Associated Press The critically acclaimed French film “La Haine” is being adapted into a musical show nearly three decades after becoming a…
Continue Reading Hiker lucky to be alive after camera captures terrifying moment of falling down a mountain
By Lucas Lilieholm, CNN (CNN) — Dramatic footage has emerged showing the moment a man slipped and fell down a steep mountain while hiking in…
Continue Reading Japan celebrates as Ohtani becomes the first major leaguer to reach 50-50 milestone
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s feat of becoming the first major leaguer with at least 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a…
Continue Reading Middle East on the precipice again after Hezbollah leader vows retribution and Israel launches strikes. Here’s what we know
CNN By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Israel launched one of its most intense bombardments against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon this year Thursday,…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Sept. 20: Middle East, Stock market, Political scandal, Mail-in voting, Covid-19 origins
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — After NASA decided to keep them in space until 2025, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will now…
Continue Reading Kentucky sheriff killed judge in his chambers following an argument, police say. Here’s what we know
By Dalia Faheid, Cindy Von Quednow, Artemis Moshtaghian and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Investigators are trying to determine why a Kentucky sheriff…
Continue Reading EU pledges to loan Ukraine up to $39 billion to help rebuild its economy and power grid
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The European Union pledged on Friday to lend Ukraine up to 35 billion euros ($39 billion) as part of a loan…
Continue Reading Turkey wants to regulate Germany’s beloved döner kebab street food
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Beef and chicken glisten as they rotate slowly on vertical spits before they are carved off in razor-thin strips.…
Continue Reading 6 Southern California firefighters remain hospitalized after truck overturns
Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Six firefighters remained hospitalized after their truck rolled over on a highway in Southern California.…
Continue Reading Middle East on the precipice again after Hezbollah leader vows retribution and Israel launches strikes. Here’s what we know
By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Israel launched one of its most intense bombardments against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon this year Thursday,…
Continue Reading Middle East on the precipice again after Hezbollah leader vows retribution and Israel launches strikes. Here’s what we know
CNN By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Israel launched one of its most intense bombardments against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon this year Thursday,…
Continue Reading Thousands of exploding devices in Lebanon trigger a nation that has been on edge for years
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Chris Knayzeh was in a town overlooking Lebanon’s capital when he heard the rumbling aftershock of the 2020…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s story on the role of the West in widespread fraud with South Korean adoptions
Associated Press Western governments eagerly approved and even pushed for the adoption of South Korean children for decades, despite evidence that…
Continue Reading Western nations were desperate for Korean babies. Now many adoptees believe they were stolen
Associated Press Yooree Kim marched into a police station in Paris and told an officer she wanted to report a crime. Forty years ago, she said, she…
Continue Reading Rare G.K. Chesterton essay on mystery writing is itself a mystery
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When he wasn’t working on mystery stories, and he completed hundreds, G.K. Chesterton liked to think of new…
Continue Reading Brazil drought punishes coffee farms and threatens to push prices even higher
Associated Press CACONDE, Brazil (AP) — Silvio Almeida’s coffee plantation sits at an ideal altitude on a Brazilian hillside, whose clay-rich…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street closes its record-setting week mixed as FedEx slumps and Nike jumps
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A record-setting week for Wall Street closed on a quieter note Friday, as U.S. stocks drifted around the highs…
Continue Reading The night when 43 students disappeared in Mexico: A timeline of key events
Associated Press IGUALA, Mexico (AP) — On Sept. 26, 2014, dozens of students from a teachers college in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero…
Continue Reading Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee…
Continue Reading In NYC and elsewhere, climate protesters say pace of change isn’t fast enough
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Six years after a teenage Greta Thunberg walked out of school in a solitary climate protest outside of the Swedish…
Continue Reading Voters split on whether Harris or Trump would do a better job on the economy: AP-NORC poll
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Going into November’s election, neither Kamala Harris nor Donald Trump has a decisive edge with the public…
Continue Reading In-person voting begins for the US presidential contest, kicking off the sprint to Election Day
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In-person voting for this year’s presidential election began Friday, a milestone that kicked off a six-week…
Continue Reading The politics of immigration play differently along the US-Mexico border
Associated Press SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (AP) — The politics of immigration look different from communities on the Southwest border that are voting in…
Continue Reading The politics of immigration play differently along the US-Mexico border
Associated Press SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (AP) — The politics of immigration look different from communities on the Southwest border that are voting in…
Continue Reading Passenger on a previous Titan sub dive says his mission was aborted due to apparent malfunction
Associated Press A paid passenger on an expedition to the Titanic with the company that owned the Titan submersible testified before a U.S. Coast…
Continue Reading House unanimously votes to boost Trump security as Congress scrambles to ensure candidate safety
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are scrambling to ensure that the U.S. Secret Service has enough money and resources to keep the…
Continue Reading It’s been a decade since 43 students disappeared in Mexico. Their parents still fight for answers
Associated Press TIXTLA, México (AP) — Clemente Rodríguez has been documenting the long search for his missing son with tattoos. First, it was an…
Continue Reading South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has put inmate Freddie Owens to death in the state’s first execution in more than a decade.…
Continue Reading Porn-making former University of Wisconsin campus leader argues for keeping his teaching job
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A closely watched First Amendment rights case in Wisconsin involves a former campus chancellor who was fired…
Continue Reading Jurors begin deliberations in trial of man who killed 10 people at Colorado supermarket
Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Jurors have begun deliberating whether a mentally ill man who said he heard “killing voices” should be…
Continue Reading North Dakota US Sen. Kevin Cramer’s son pleads guilty in car-chase death of a deputy
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The adult son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer has pleaded guilty to all charges after a crash that killed a North…
Continue Reading UN experts urge United Nations to lay foundations for global governance of artificial intelligence
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A high-powered U.N. advisory body says global governance of artificial intelligence is “imperative” and…
Continue Reading As fire raged nearby, a tiny town’s zoo animals were driven to safety
Associated Press BIG BEAR, Calif. (AP) — With a major wildfire burning near his mountain town east of Los Angeles, Cowboy the barn owl was unaware…
Continue Reading Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The African health agency says that Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses…
Continue Reading New York Philharmonic musicians agree to 30% raise over 3-year contract
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Philharmonic and its musicians’ union have settled on a collective bargaining agreement that includes a 30% raise…
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