Gird your loins! Jockstraps are still holding up after 150 years
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Happy 150th birthday, dear jockstrap. How far you’ve come from your modest but mighty days…
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The UK economic outlook is bleak, think tanks warn, with tough choices for the next government
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Leading British economic think tanks are warning that whoever wins the country’s general election…
Continue Reading Justice Department beefs up focus on artificial intelligence enforcement, warns of harsher sentences
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is stepping up its focus on artificial intelligence. Officials are set to…
Continue Reading Japan and India agree to step up security and economic cooperation amid regional security concerns
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s and India’s foreign ministers have agreed to step up security and economic…
Continue Reading Canadian police find 6 people dead in a house in Ottawa and arrest a suspect
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Police in Canada’s capital capital of Ottawa are investigating the deaths of six people including four children and two…
Continue Reading Activist to foundation leader: JPB’s Deepak Bhargava to deliver ‘lightning bolt’ to philanthropy
By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy As longtime progressive movement organizer Deepak Bhargava takes the…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia’s crown prince transfers another 8% of Aramco shares to sovereign wealth fund
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has transferred another 8% of shares in the…
Continue Reading US applications for jobless claims hold at healthy levels
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer U.S. applications for jobless benefits were unchanged last week, settling at a healthy level as the labor market…
Continue Reading A fire in an oil refinery in Iran kills 1 person and injures 3
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state media say a fire at an oil refinery in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas has killed at least one…
Continue Reading Many Christian voters in US see immigration as a crisis. How to address it is where they differ.
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Christian voters and faith leaders have long been in the frontlines of providing…
Continue Reading Paul Simon to receive PEN America’s Literary Service Award
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Simon’s latest honor places him among public figures well outside the music industry. He…
Continue Reading Old Masters and Roman statues vie for the attention of well-heeled collectors at Dutch art fair
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press MAASTRICHT, Netherlands (AP) — Old Masters, Roman statues, modern furniture, tribal masks and vintage watches are…
Continue Reading Olympic champion Katie Ledecky’s memoir, ‘Just Add Water,’ to be published June 11
NEW YORK (AP) — Few swimmers have made a splash as big as Katie Ledecky, the Olympic gold medalist and two-time winner of The Associated Press…
Continue Reading Juntas ruling Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso agree to create a joint force to fight worsening violence
BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The military juntas ruling Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger say they have agreed to create a joint…
Continue Reading Talks for Gaza ceasefire at a standstill, no deal likely by Ramadan
By Alex Marquardt and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — A ceasefire deal in Gaza that would see Israeli hostages freed and the first break in the fighting in…
Continue Reading German police carry out raids against people suspected of posting misogynistic hate speech online
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have carried out raids across Germany against people suspected of posting misogynistic hate speech online. Police…
Continue Reading Czech farmers block traffic in Prague in protest against the government and EU agriculture policies
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech farmers have blocked traffic in Prague, cramming the streets with hundreds of tractors and other vehicles as they rallied…
Continue Reading UN raises alert for 780,000 people displaced in Mozambique, most due to violence in north
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The United Nations’ refugee chief has raised a new alert over 780,000 displaced…
Continue Reading More Black women say abortion is their top issue in the 2024 election, a survey finds
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a quarter of female Black voters describe abortion as their top issue in this…
Continue Reading EU’s largest party endorses Ursula von der Leyen’s bid for a second term as EU Commission chief
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The European Union’s largest political party has endorsed Ursula von der Leyen’s bid for a second five-year term at…
Continue Reading Major French union threatens strikes during Olympics. Hospital workers could walk off the job
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer A major French union is warning of possible strikes in the public sector, including at hospitals, during the…
Continue Reading Hamas says cease-fire talks to resume next week, making a truce before Ramadan unlikely
By SAMY MAGDY and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Hamas said Thursday that its delegation has left Cairo and that talks on a Gaza…
Continue Reading European regulators want to question Apple after it blocks Epic Games app store
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators want to question Apple over accusations that it blocked video game…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 7: 2024 elections, Ukraine, Gaza, IVF, ‘Rust’ shooting
By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — It was another month for the record books, and not in a good way. Last month was the planet’s hottest February…
Continue Reading Woman and daughter, 11, fatally shot in SUV in Massachusetts; police arrest man, search for another
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A mother and her 11-year-old daughter have been fatally shot while sitting in a parked SUV in a Massachusetts neighborhood.…
Continue Reading At least 200 people, mostly women and children, abducted by extremists in northeastern Nigeria
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The United Nations office in Nigeria says at least 200 people, mostly women and children…
Continue Reading Father of Michigan school shooter faces manslaughter trial weeks after his wife’s conviction
WDIV, WXYZ, CNN By Eric Levenson and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Opening statements are set to begin Thursday in the manslaughter trial of…
Continue Reading Father of Michigan school shooter faces manslaughter trial weeks after his wife’s conviction
By Eric Levenson and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The manslaughter trial of James Crumbley, the father of the teenager who killed four…
Continue Reading The planet just shattered heat records for the ninth month in a row
CNN By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Last month was the planet’s hottest February on record, marking the ninth month in a row that global…
Continue Reading To revive stale US sales, candy companies pitch gum as a stress reliever and concentration aid
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Gum makers are trying to figure out what will make Americans start chewing again. Generational habits, health…
Continue Reading Biden to call in State of the Union for business tax hikes, middle class tax cuts and lower deficits
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is going into his third State of the Union address with an expanded plan to…
Continue Reading State of the Union guests spotlight divide on abortion and immigration but offer some rare unity
By The Associated Press The guest list for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address speaks volumes about what Democrats and Republicans…
Continue Reading Apple is making big App Store changes in Europe over new rules. Could it mean more iPhone hacking?
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Apple is opening small cracks in the iPhone’s digital fortress as part of a regulatory clampdown in Europe…
Continue Reading Millions of train, air passengers are affected in Germany as union members go on strike again
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Millions of travelers across Germany are being affected by strikes again after two unions…
Continue Reading United flight forced to return to Houston airport after engine catches fire shortly after takeoff
HOUSTON (AP) — A United flight from Houston to Fort Myers, Texas, was forced turn around Monday after one of the plane’s engines caught fire.…
Continue Reading US diplomat criticizes China for using coercion and intimidation as it presses maritime claims
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The top American diplomat for East Asia and the Pacific is criticizing China for using intimidation…
Continue Reading Malaysian prime minister urges US and China cooperation in Asia-Pacific
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says that the United States has become more…
Continue Reading 13 years after meltdown, the head of Japan’s nuclear cleanup is probing mysteries inside reactors
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — As Japan prepares to mark the 13th anniversary of its worst-ever nuclear disaster, the man in…
Continue Reading Pop star apologizes to fans after relationship reveal sparks backlash
By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Are K-pop stars allowed to love? The answer is still a resounding “no” in…
Continue Reading China’s exports and imports beat estimates for first 2 months, signaling improving demand
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China’s exports and imports for the first two months of the year beat estimates, an indication that…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares trade mixed after Wall Street recovers
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Thursday, after Wall Street recovered some losses from the day…
Continue Reading Anger over corruption and Portugal’s economy could help a radical right party in Sunday’s election
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Corruption is a key issue in Portugal’s early general election on Sunday.…
Continue Reading Why are clocks set forward in the spring? Thank wars, confusion and a hunger for sunlight
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a…
Continue Reading What to know about the ‘Rust’ shooting case as attention turns to Alec Baldwin’s trial
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Now that jurors in New Mexico have convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary…
Continue Reading To save water, drought-hit Morocco is closing its famous public baths three days a week
By SAM METZ Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Climate change and a yearslong drought have forced Morocco’s famous public baths to close…
Continue Reading ‘Rust’ armorer’s trial gives Alec Baldwin’s team a window into how his own trial could unfold
By MORGAN LEE and ANREW DALTON Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The trial and conviction of a movie armorer in connection with a fatal…
Continue Reading Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy are meant for long-term use. Some patients want to stop
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Millions of Americans who have dropped pounds and boosted their health using popular obesity drugs like Wegovy are…
Continue Reading Evidence of traumatic brain injury in shooter who killed 18 in deadliest shooting in Maine history
By DAVID SHARP and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Robert Card, an Army reservist who shot and killed 18 people in Maine…
Continue Reading Hong Kong court affirms landmark sedition conviction for pro-democracy activist
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Criticizing laws or chanting anti-government slogans can be enough to jail someone for sedition in…
Continue Reading China coast guard flexes its might against the Philippines in disputed waters as journalists watch
BY JOEAL CALUPITAN AND AARON FAVILA Associated Press ABOARD BRP SINDANGAN (AP) — It was a heart-pounding moment far out in the disputed South China…
Continue Reading International Women’s Day is a celebration and call to action. Beware the flowers and candy
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Women across the world will demand equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice,…
Continue Reading Europe’s inflation is way down. But hope is gone for a quick interest rate cut
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s energy crisis sparked by Russia’s war in Ukraine has eased.…
Continue Reading Turkey struggles to stop violence against women. At least 71 have been killed this year
By AYSE WIETING and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — At least 71 women have been killed in Turkey this year as activists say the…
Continue Reading Opening remarks, evidence next in manslaughter trial of Michigan school shooter’s dad
By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Jurors will soon hear opening statements and the first batch of witnesses in the trial of the…
Continue Reading Uvalde City Council to release investigation of the police response to 2022 school massacre
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Nearly two years after the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children…
Continue Reading Putin’s crackdown casts a wide net, ensnaring the LGBTQ+ community, lawyers and many others
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — It’s not just opposition politicians who are targeted in the crackdown by Russian…
Continue Reading A second military projectile has been magnet-fished from the same Massachusetts river in less than a week
By Nic F. Anderson and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The discovery of a bazooka round on Wednesday marks the second time in a matter of days…
Continue Reading The Biden and Trump campaigns are readying for their rematch, starting with rival events in Georgia
By BILL BARROW and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Biden and Donald Trump each won the White House by razor-thin margins in key…
Continue Reading Fewer fish and more algae? Scientists seek to understand impacts of historic lack of Great Lakes ice
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press RACINE, Wis. (AP) — An unusually warm winter has left the Great Lakes all but devoid of ice and sent scientists…
Continue Reading For social platforms, the outage was short. But people’s stories vanished, and that’s no small thing
By DEEPTI HAJELA and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Once upon a time, there was a brief outage on some social media…
Continue Reading Spectacular fields of yellow mustard draw visitors to Northern California’s wine country
By ERIC RISBERG and JANIE HAR Associated Press NAPA COUNTY, Calif. (AP) — Brilliant yellow and gold mustard is carpeting Northern California’s…
Continue Reading Biden is hoping to use his State of the Union address to show a wary electorate he’s up to the job
By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to use his State of the Union address to promote his…
Continue Reading Mexico’s most dangerous city for police refuses to give up or negotiate with cartels
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press CELAYA, Mexico (AP) — Welcome to what might be the most dangerous place to be a police officer in North America.…
Continue Reading China slams ‘unfathomable absurdities’ of US trade controls as it hails Russia ties
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — China’s top diplomat hit out at Washington’s “bewildering” trade policy during a news…
Continue Reading Modi is visiting Kashmir’s main city for the first time since revoking region’s semi-autonomy in ’19
NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi is making his first official visit to Kashmir’s main city since India stripped the disputed…
Continue Reading China accuses US of devising tactics to suppress China despite improvement in relations
BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister is accusing the U.S. of devising tactics to suppress China’s rise and he has criticized the Biden…
Continue Reading Top Virginia Senate negotiator vows to keep Alexandria arena out of the budget
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A top Democratic Virginia lawmaker is vowing to keep language enabling a proposed relocation…
Continue Reading Australian and Vietnamese prime ministers elevate their nations’ booming economic relationship
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian and Vietnamese prime ministers have discussed ways of improving an already…
Continue Reading Global hot streak continues. February, winter, world’s oceans all break high temperature marks.
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists calculate that for the ninth straight month Earth has obliterated global heat…
Continue Reading The planet just shattered heat records for the ninth month in a row
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Last month was the planet’s hottest February on record, marking the ninth month in a row that global records…
Continue Reading Nikki Haley led a historic campaign. Now she faces questions about what comes next
Since the night of the New Hampshire primary, Nikki Haley has faced one constant question: when would she drop…
Continue Reading Proposed UN resolution calls for ceasefire in conflict-torn Sudan during upcoming Muslim holy month
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Britain has circulated a draft U.N. resolution calling for an immediate cessation of…
Continue Reading Frozen in time: Families of those on missing Flight 370 cannot shake off their grief without answers
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Over the past decade, Grace Subathirai Nathan graduated from law school, got married,…
Continue Reading Republicans running to face Ohio’s Democratic US Sen. Sherrod Brown this fall vie for voters’ trust
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A fractious three-way Republican primary for the chance to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen.…
Continue Reading 8 teens were shot waiting for a bus after school in Northeast Philadelphia, police say as they hunt for suspects who fled
By Danny Freeman and Steve Almasy, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — At least eight high school students were shot Wednesday afternoon in a hail of…
Continue Reading Canada reaches settlement with Canadian detained in China for nearly three years
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian government has reached a settlement with one of two Canadians who were detained in…
Continue Reading Caucus chaos makes Utah last state to report Super Tuesday results
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For the second time in a decade, a decision by the Utah Republican Party to select its…
Continue Reading California’s closely watched House primaries offer preview of battle to control Congress
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters have settled House primaries across the state. But all eyes are on a…
Continue Reading Third-party group No Labels is expected to move forward with a 2024 campaign, AP sources say
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The third-party presidential movement No Labels is expected to move this…
Continue Reading Virginia judge sets aside guilty verdict against former school superintendent
BY MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — A judge has set aside a guilty verdict against a former Virginia school system…
Continue Reading Iditarod issues time penalty to Seavey for not properly gutting moose that he killed on the trail
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Five-time Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey’s path to a possible record-breaking…
Continue Reading Progressive Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón advances to runoff
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has advanced to a runoff in his reelection bid. Gascón faced 11 challengers…
Continue Reading Judge sentences 4 defendants in US terrorism and kidnapping case to life in prison, appeals planned
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A U.S. judge on Wednesday sentenced four family members to life in prison for…
Continue Reading Senegal sets election date after protests sparked by delay
By Mitchell McCluskey and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Senegalese President Macky Sall has scheduled the country’s presidential election for…
Continue Reading North Korea’s Kim calls for stronger war fighting capabilities against the US and South Korea
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has called for greater war fighting capabilities…
Continue Reading Kentucky GOP lawmakers override governor and undo efforts to prevent renter discrimination
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bill that will undo efforts in Kentucky’s two largest cities to ban landlords from…
Continue Reading Social media ban for minors less restrictive in Florida lawmakers’ second attempt
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers have sent Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis a bill to ban or…
Continue Reading Fact Focus: Biden falsely accused of secret flights for hundreds of thousands of immigrants
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — In his victory speech Tuesday, former president Donald Trump echoed false statements on social…
Continue Reading Voters support law enforcement leaders condemned for their failures in Uvalde school massacre
By Rachel Clarke and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Uvalde, Texas (CNN) — Two men criticized for their failures to challenge the Uvalde school shooter…
Continue Reading North Carolina schools chief loses primary to home-schooling parent critical of ‘radical agendas’
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s public schools superintendent and some state legislators won’t be…
Continue Reading Nevada authorities are seeking a retired wrestler and ex-congressional candidate in a hotel killing
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A retired professional wrestler and former congressional candidate is being sought in the death of a man injured last year at a…
Continue Reading After Ohio train derailment, tank cars didn’t need to be blown open to release chemical, NTSB says
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer The head of the National Transportation Safety Board told Congress Wednesday that the decision to blow open five tank…
Continue Reading Wayward 450-pound pig named Kevin Bacon hams it up for home security camera
In Hollywood, actor Kevin Bacon is a big star. In Wisconsin’s Kenosha County, Kevin Bacon is one big pig! The 450-pound porker wandered away from…
Continue Reading TSA unveils passenger self-screening lanes at Vegas airport as ‘a step into the future’
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal airport security officials have unveiled a passenger self-screening checkpoint at Harry…
Continue Reading Half of US states join GOP lawsuits challenging new EPA rule on deadly soot pollution
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty-five Republican-led states have joined lawsuits challenging a new Biden administration…
Continue Reading Massachusetts debates how long homeless people can stay in shelters
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts House lawmakers have approved a proposal that would limit how long homeless people…
Continue Reading What is the State of the Union? A look at some of the history surrounding the annual event
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Constitution spells it out clearly in Article II, Section 3: The president “shall from time to time give to the…
Continue Reading Betty Ford forever postage stamp is unveiled at the White House
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new forever postage stamp bearing the portrait of former U.S. First Lady Betty Ford was…
Continue Reading Maryland abortion clinics could get money for security under bill in state Senate
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Abortion clinics in Maryland could pay for enhanced security and greater access through a…
Continue Reading Georgia bill would punish cities and counties that break law against ‘sanctuary’ for immigrants
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Some Georgia senators want to punish cities and counties that they say are illegally harboring…
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