Marijuana grow busted in Maine as feds investigate trend in 20 states
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Federal law enforcement officials have brought charges against a man accused of creating an…
Continue ReadingNational-World
Will there be a ‘superbloom’ this year in California? Here’s what to know
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press Carpets of yellow, orange and gold flowers are beginning to cover stretches of Southern California’s vast…
Continue Reading Unprecedented wave of narco-violence stuns Argentina city, testing president’s tough-on-crime agenda
By ISABEL DEBRE and ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press ROSARIO, Argentina (AP) — The order to kill came from inside a federal prison near…
Continue Reading 2 killed and 14 wounded in shooting at a party with hundreds attending in Memphis park, police say
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee say a shooting at an unsanctioned public party in a Memphis city park killed two people and wounded 14…
Continue Reading Voting begins for Maldives Parliament, watched by India and China vying for control of Indian Ocean
By MOHAMED SHARUHAN Associated Press MALE, Maldives (AP) — Maldivians are voting in parliamentary elections, in a ballot crucial for President…
Continue Reading Ecuadorians head to polls to toughen fight against gangs behind wave of violence
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorians head to the polls in a referendum touted by the country’s fledgling leader as a way to crack down on criminal…
Continue Reading At least 2 killed, 6 others injured in shooting at Memphis block party, police say
By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Two people were killed and at least six others were injured in a block party shooting in Memphis, Tennessee,…
Continue Reading Key players: Who’s who at Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial shifts to opening statements Monday, followed by…
Continue Reading In face of Modi juggernaut, India’s opposition appears increasingly weak
By Helen Regan and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Under the searing New Delhi sun, more than a dozen of India’s top opposition leaders joined hands…
Continue Reading 2 young siblings killed at child’s birthday party when car drives into building in Michigan, police say
By Emma Tucker and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — An 8-year-old girl and her 4-year-old brother were killed, and at least nine others were seriously…
Continue Reading Former Philadelphia police officer pleads guilty over fatally shooting 12-year-old in the back
By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — A former Philadelphia police officer pleaded guilty Friday over fatally shooting a 12-year-old boy in the…
Continue Reading Vehicle crashes into building where birthday party held, injuring children and adults, sheriff says
BERLIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan sheriff says a vehicle drove through a boat club building where a children’s birthday celebration was…
Continue Reading 3 hospitalized after knife attack on boat in New York City, along East River in Brooklyn
NEW YORK (AP) — Police in New York City say a knife attack on a boat at a pier in Brooklyn has resulted in the hospitalization of three people.…
Continue Reading Ambulance driver killed while aiding Palestinians injured in attack by Israeli settlers in the West Bank
By Mia Alberti, Abeer Salman, Eyad Kourdi and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — An ambulance driver from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society was killed…
Continue Reading Oregon lodge famously featured in ‘The Shining’ will reopen to guests after fire forced evacuations
GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s historic Timberline Lodge, which featured in Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film “The Shining,” will…
Continue Reading ‘Thank You America!’: Ukraine’s Zelensky and Israel’s Netanyahu hail House passage of $95 billion foreign aid package
By Maria Kostenko, Andrew Carey, Frederik Pleitgen, Tamar Michaelis, Samantha Waldenberg and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Ukrainian…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 23: Trump trial, Gaza, Ukraine, Health care privacy, Dubai floods
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — NASA has regained communication with Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, after a five-month…
Continue Reading Texas boy, 10, confesses to fatally shooting a sleeping man when he was 7, authorities say
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A 10-year-old Texas boy confessed he used his grandfather’s gun to fatally shoot a sleeping man in 2022, a…
Continue Reading Autoworkers union celebrates breakthrough win in Tennessee and takes aim at more plants in the South
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) — The United Auto Workers union is celebrating a huge win at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee, where…
Continue Reading Conditions improve for students shot in Maryland park on ‘senior skip day’
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Police say three of the five youths shot in a suburban Washington, D.C., park during a high school “senior skip day”…
Continue Reading New York lawmakers pass $237 billion budget addressing housing construction and migrants
By MAYSOON KHAN and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers have approved a $237 billion state budget that…
Continue Reading Woman falls to death while hiking with family on Bear Mountain in Sedona, Arizona
By Kelly Murray, CNN (CNN) — A tourist from California fell 140 feet to her death while on a family hike on Bear Mountain in Sedona, Arizona,…
Continue Reading Roman Gabriel, former NC State and pro quarterback who was the AP NFL MVP in 1969, dies at 83
By The Associated Press Roman Gabriel, the former North Carolina State quarterback who was the 1969 NFL MVP with the Los Angeles Rams, has died. He…
Continue Reading Canada’s gold heist: Inside one of the biggest thefts in the annals of crime
By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The largest gold heist in Canadian history was carried out with remarkable ease: A fraudulent shipping document for…
Continue Reading A look at what’s in the $95 billion foreign aid package passed by the House
By The Associated Press The House’s $95 billion foreign aid package provides military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenishes U.S. weapons…
Continue Reading At least 20 environmental protesters arrested at Massachusetts airport, police say
By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — At least 20 people were arrested at a Massachusetts airport Saturday morning after protesters with Extinction…
Continue Reading Councilwoman chosen as new Fort Wayne mayor, its 1st Black leader, in caucus to replace late mayor
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A Fort Wayne city councilwoman has been chosen as the new mayor of Indiana’s second most populous city, and its first…
Continue Reading A sticky bomb explodes in Kabul, killing 1 and wounding 3 in a mostly Shiite Hazara neighbourhood
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A police official in Kabul says a sticky bomb has killed one person and wounded three others. Saturday evening’s…
Continue Reading Recently arrested Morgan Wallen says he’s “not proud” of behavior
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music star Morgan Wallen, who faces charges stemming in part from accusations that he threw a chair off the rooftop…
Continue Reading Venezuela’s opposition backs unknown former diplomat in latest gambit to unseat Maduro
MIAMI (AP) — Venezuela’s opposition is rallying behind an unknown former diplomat to challenge Nicolas Maduro in this summer’s presidential…
Continue Reading Blinken will be the latest top US official to visit China in a bid to keep ties on an even keel
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China this coming week as Washington and…
Continue Reading 2 Japanese navy helicopters carrying 8 crew believed crashed in Pacific, Defense Ministry says
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense minister says two Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force helicopters are believed to have crashed in the Pacific…
Continue Reading The House votes for possible TikTok ban in the US, but don’t expect the app to go away anytime soon
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Saturday that would ban TikTok in the…
Continue Reading Third temporary channel opens for vessels to Baltimore port after bridge collapse
BALTIMORE (AP) — A third temporary channel for boats to enter and depart the Port of Baltimore has opened, expanding further shipping access as…
Continue Reading Longtime AP journalist, newspaper publisher John Brewer dies at age 76
PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — Longtime publisher and Associated Press journalist John Brewer has died. He was 76. Brewer’s close friend Randy…
Continue Reading Former Arkansas governor, US Sen David Pryor dies at 89
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — David Pryor, a former Arkansas governor and U.S. senator who was one of the state’s…
Continue Reading At least 20 dead after a ferry sinks in Central African Republic, witnesses say
By JEAN FERNAND KOENA Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Witnesses in Central African Republic say that at least 20 people…
Continue Reading Director Romeo Castellucci drops out of Brussels Ring Cycle halfway through because of money, time
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Romeo Castellucci has dropped out of his production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle at Belgium’s La Monnaie theater…
Continue Reading A rabbi serving 30 years to life in his wife’s contract killing has died, prison officials say
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say the New Jersey rabbi serving a decadeslong sentence in a 1994 murder-for-hire plot targeting his wife has…
Continue Reading Ukraine launches drone attacks targeting Russian energy infrastructure, Ukraine special services source says
By Victoria Butenko and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine launched attacks on eight Russian regions with long-range strike drones in the…
Continue Reading A coffee roastery in Finland has launched an AI-generated blend. The results were surprising
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — An artisan roastery based in the Finnish capital has introduced a coffee blend that has been…
Continue Reading Nigerian chess champion Tunde Onakoya plays for 60 hours in Times Square, breaking marathon record
By Ifeanyi Abraham, for CNN (CNN) — Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate Tunde Onakoya has broken the record for the longest…
Continue Reading 11-year-old’s fossil discovery reveals ancient creature larger than a blue whale
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — As Earth Day approaches and the Wonder Theory newsletter celebrates three years of arriving in your inboxes,…
Continue Reading Satellite image analyzed by AP shows damage after Iranian attack on Israeli desert air base
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian attack on an Israeli desert air base last week as part of…
Continue Reading The US military will begin plans to withdraw troops from Niger
By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. officials said that they will begin to withdraw troops from Niger but there is no…
Continue Reading Republicans’ defense of the ‘Biden 16’ House districts starts with Pennsylvania’s primary election
By MIKE CATALINI and MARC LEVY Associated Press NEW HOPE, Pa. (AP) — Mark Houck’s campaign to unseat Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick in…
Continue Reading Biden avoids a further Mideast spiral as Israel and Iran show restraint. But for how long?
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden can breathe a bit easier, at least for the moment, now that Israel and Iran…
Continue Reading Morning sickness? Prenatal check-ups? What to know about new rights for pregnant workers
By ALEXANDRA OLSON and CLAIRE SAVAGE AP Business Writers Pregnant workers have the right to a wide range of accommodations under new federal…
Continue Reading Record numbers in the US are homeless. Can cities fine them for sleeping in parks and on sidewalks?
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The most significant case in decades on homelessness has reached the Supreme Court as…
Continue Reading Pakistani province issues flood alert and warns of heavy loss of life due to glacial melting
By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani province is warning of heavy loss of life due to glacial melting. The country…
Continue Reading Duke University’s move to end full ride scholarship for Black students gets mixed reaction from former scholars
By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Kaylin C. Blue, CNN (CNN) — Duke University’s decision to end a full ride scholarship program for Black students…
Continue Reading Bulgaria seizes heroin worth nearly $8.5 million in truck heading from Iran to Western Europe
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian customs officials say they have seized about 887 pounds of heroin found in a truck with Turkish registration en…
Continue Reading Children learn matzo making and Passover’s traditions ahead of the Jewish holiday
By JACQUELYN MARTIN Associated Press ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — The group of first graders had no time to waste — they had matzo to make. The students…
Continue Reading War, hostages, antisemitism: A somber backdrop to this year’s Passover observances
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over seven or eight days each year, commemorating the exodus of…
Continue Reading For prospective Native American college students, connecting with tribal culture on campus can make all the difference
By Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — When Isabella Marquez, a high school senior from the Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico, was applying to…
Continue Reading Iraq investigates a blast at a base of Iran-allied militias that killed 1. US denies involvement
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities say they are investigating an explosion that struck a base belonging to the…
Continue Reading A mom found a jawbone in her son’s rock collection. 22 years later, genealogy researchers ID’d the remains of a US Marine
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — More than 20 years after a mother found a human jawbone hidden in her son’s rock collection, genetic…
Continue Reading Indonesian police arrest 8 suspected militants, part of a banned extremist group with al-Qaida links
By MOHAMMAD TAUFAN Associated Press PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities say the country’s elite counterterrorism police have…
Continue Reading London police apologize after threatening to arrest ‘openly Jewish’ man near pro-Palestinian protest
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London’s police force has been forced to issue two apologies after officers threatened to arrest…
Continue Reading Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza city of Rafah kills at least 9 Palestinians, including 6 children
By MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza hospital officials say an Israeli airstrike on a residential…
Continue Reading Moscow says 50 Ukrainian drones shot down as attacks spark fires at Russian power stations
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has launched a barrage of drones across Russia overnight in attacks that appeared to target the country’s energy…
Continue Reading Experts say panic buttons can enhance school safety, but only 6 states require them
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — In December 2021, the principal at Eagle Point Elementary School in Broward County, Florida, received an…
Continue Reading About 1,300 people from Myanmar flee into Thailand after clashes broke out in a key border town
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — About 1,300 people have fled from eastern Myanmar into Thailand, officials said Saturday,…
Continue Reading ‘Ghostly’ city: How Russia’s war in Ukraine is taking a toll on its own Belgorod region
By Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Deserted streets, shuttered shops and silent restaurants. Damaged buildings and craters from missile strikes…
Continue Reading Mexican police investigate a man as a possible serial killer after finding bones and a saw
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City police say they are investigating a murder suspect as a possible serial killer after bones, a saw, blood and the ID…
Continue Reading As Russia edges toward a possible offensive on Kharkiv, some residents flee. Others refuse to leave
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia is exploiting air defense shortages in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region by targeting…
Continue Reading Venice Biennale titled ‘Foreigners Everywhere’ platforms LGBTQ+, outsider and Indigenous artists
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — Outsider, queer and Indigenous artists are getting an overdue platform at the 60th Venice…
Continue Reading House on the brink of approving Ukraine and Israel aid after months of struggle
By STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is preparing in a rare Saturday session to approve $95 billion in…
Continue Reading Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after midnight deadline
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After its midnight deadline, the Senate voted early Saturday to…
Continue Reading Trump set to gain national delegates as the only choice for Wyoming Republicans
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press Republicans in Wyoming will decide Saturday which presidential candidate will get their state’s votes at the…
Continue Reading Israel and Iran’s apparent strikes and counterstrikes give new insights into both militaries
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel demonstrated its military dominance over adversary Iran in its apparent…
Continue Reading California is rolling out free preschool. That hasn’t solved challenges around child care
By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer CONCORD, Calif. (AP) — A year before I-Ting Quinn’s son was old enough for kindergarten, she and her…
Continue Reading Donald Trump will use his weekend reprieve from the courtroom to campaign in North Carolina
By BILL BARROW Associated Press WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is campaigning in North Carolina as he juggles legal troubles…
Continue Reading Venezuela’s main opposition bloc agrees on candidate to challenge Maduro in presidential election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s main opposition coalition has agreed to unite behind former diplomat Edmundo González as its challenger to…
Continue Reading The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — A major argument for legalizing the adult use of cannabis after 75 years of prohibition…
Continue Reading Melania Trump, long absent from campaign, will appear at a Log Cabin Republicans event in Mar-a-Lago
By STEPHANY MATAT Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump is making a political comeback during the…
Continue Reading Haiti’s former capital seeks to revive its hey-day as gang violence consumes Port-au-Prince
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (AP) — They call it Okap, home to Haiti’s kings, emancipated slaves and revolutionaries.…
Continue Reading Record Store Day celebrates indie retail music sellers as they ride vinyl’s popularity wave
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Record Store Day celebrates independent retail music sellers who have endured long after megastores…
Continue Reading A man escaped Sudan’s bloody civil war. His mysterious death in Missisippi has sparked suspicion
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Dau Mabil escaped war-torn Sudan as a child and built a new life in…
Continue Reading Lawsuits under New York’s new voting rights law reveal racial disenfranchisement even in blue states
BY AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press FREEPORT, N.Y. (AP) — A new voting rights law in New York is already having a dramatic effect, with lawsuits…
Continue Reading New NHL team marks coming-of-age moment for Salt Lake City as a pro sports hub
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — To casual sports fans and people outside northern Utah, it may look like an NHL team…
Continue Reading Trump forced to listen silently to people insulting him as he trades a cocoon of adulation for court
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Over the past week, Donald Trump has been forced to sit inside a frigid New York courtroom and…
Continue Reading Soar, slide, splash? It’s skiers’ choice as spring’s wacky pond skimming tradition returns
By NICK PERRY Associated Press GILFORD, N.H. (AP) — A costumed skier races down a slope, hits a pond and hydroplanes halfway across. He pirouettes…
Continue Reading USC calls off speaker appearances at 2024 commencement after canceling its Muslim valedictorian’s speech
By Taylor Romine and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — The University of Southern California announced it’s calling off appearances by prominent…
Continue Reading Panama Papers trial’s public portion comes to an unexpectedly speedy end
By JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — The public portion of a Panamanian trial of more than two-dozen associates accused of helping…
Continue Reading Sudan’s horrific war is being fueled by weapons from foreign supporters of rival generals, UN says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. political chief says the year-old war in Sudan between rival generals vying for…
Continue Reading Beijing half marathon winners stripped of medals after African trio let Chinese runner win
By Nectar Gan and Hassan Tayir, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The top four finishers of the Beijing Half Marathon have been stripped of their medals…
Continue Reading Mexican families searching for missing relatives unite to draw attention to their plight
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press TEPOTZOTLAN, Mexico (AP) — Dozens of women and men have searched a garbage dump and other sites outside…
Continue Reading How a store manager from India ended up killed on the battlefields of Ukraine fighting for Russia
By Vedika Sud and Brad Lendon, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — They opened the box on a Sunday in late March, getting their first look at Asfan Mohammed…
Continue Reading Member of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units killed in blast at base, Iraqi army says
CNN By Aqeel Najim and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN (CNN) — The Iraqi army said on Saturday that a command post at Kalsu military base, south of the…
Continue Reading Oklahoma City bombing still ‘heavy in our hearts’ on 29th anniversary, federal official says
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Department of Homeland Security official told survivors and loved ones of the 168 people…
Continue Reading USC cancels graduation keynote by filmmaker amid controversy over decision to drop student’s speech
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California further shook up its commencement plans Friday, announcing the cancelation of a keynote…
Continue Reading US says a UN agency has agreed to help in distribution of aid to Gaza via sea route
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.N. World Food Program has agreed to help deliver aid for the…
Continue Reading Mother sues after daughter becomes second child in 3 years to drown at Myrtle Beach resort
By Eva Roytburg, CNN (CNN) — After watching her older sister float through the lazy river, 4-year-old Demi Williams wanted in. The lazy river…
Continue Reading North Korea says it tested ‘super-large’ cruise missile warhead and new anti-aircraft missile
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it tested a “super-large” cruise missile warhead and a new…
Continue Reading 5 Maryland teens injured in gathering of hundreds of students. Suspect fled the scene, police say
By Raja Razek and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Five teenagers were injured, including one who remains in critical condition, after gunfire erupted…
Continue Reading What we know about the shooting of an Uber driver in Ohio and the scam surrounding it
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press Authorities in Ohio say a man fatally shot an Uber driver because he wrongly assumed she was part of a scam to extract…
Continue Reading Live video of man who set himself on fire outside court proves challenging for news organizations
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A man who set himself on fire outside the Manhattan courtroom where Donald Trump was on trial…
Continue Reading Member of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units killed in blast at base, Iraqi army says
By Aqeel Najim and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN (CNN) — The Iraqi army said on Saturday that a command post at Kalsu military base, south of the…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Reps. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, and Ro Khanna, D-Calif.; retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.…
Continue Reading