Biden says questioning Trump’s guilty verdicts is ‘dangerous’ and ‘irresponsible’
By SEUNG MIN KIM and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says Donald Trump was found guilty and “it’s…
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Chobani yogurt billionaire buys San Francisco’s 127-year-old Anchor Brewing Co.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Craft beer pioneer Anchor Brewing Co. has been purchased by Chobani yogurt founder and billionaire Hamdi Ulukaya. The…
Continue Reading Trump carries the stain of conviction like a crown. Will the verdict matter to voters?
By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The bravado behind Donald Trump’ s boastful hypothesis in 2016 — “I could stand in…
Continue Reading A heroic officer was ambushed and killed by a gunman he tried to help. Another victim is dead, and several others are wounded
CNN By Emma Tucker, Holly Yan, Dalia Faheid, Jillian Sykes and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A Minneapolis officer hailed as a hero last year was…
Continue Reading Minneapolis police chief shares anger with fellow officers over ambush death of one of their own
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis’ police chief has shared his anger with grieving officers over the ambush…
Continue Reading Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia registers as independent, citing ‘partisan extremism’
By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia says he has…
Continue Reading Biden is hosting the Kansas City Chiefs minus Taylor Swift to celebrate the team’s Super Bowl title
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hosting the Kansas City Chiefs at the White House to celebrate the…
Continue Reading Discrimination and negligence at Seattle Children’s hospital led to teen’s death, family alleges in lawsuit
CNN By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — A 16-year-old in Bothell, Washington, suffered from a severe allergic reaction to medication for months…
Continue Reading Federal officials are investigating another close call between planes at Reagan National Airport
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are looking into yet another close call between planes, this one at Reagan National Airport near Washington,…
Continue Reading Evers appoints replacement for University of Wisconsin regent who refuses to step down
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has appointed a replacement for a conservative-leaning Universities of Wisconsin regent who is…
Continue Reading Running for U.S. president from prison? Eugene V. Debs did it, a century ago
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Following his unprecedented felony conviction, former president and presumptive Republican…
Continue Reading Not guilty plea for suspect in killing of nursing student found on University of Georgia campus
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A man accused of killing a nursing student whose body was found on the University of Georgia…
Continue Reading UK’s first Black female lawmaker ‘free’ to stand for Labour at election after row over her future
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s first Black female member of Parliament will be allowed to stand for the Labour Party in…
Continue Reading Mississippi man files lawsuit alleging he was beaten by a member of the ‘Goon Squad’ and others
By Devon M. Sayers and Jade Gordon, CNN (CNN) — A Mississippi man has come forward saying he was beaten by a known member of the “Goon…
Continue Reading Google makes fixes to AI-generated search summaries after outlandish answers went viral
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Google said Friday it has made “more than a dozen technical improvements” to its artificial…
Continue Reading Ledecky says faith in Olympic anti-doping system at ‘all-time low’ after Chinese swimming case
NEW YORK (AP) — Olympic champion Katie Ledecky says faith in the anti-doping system is at an “all-time low” in the wake of the way global…
Continue Reading Woman is back on dialysis after doctors remove transplanted pig kidney
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Doctors say a woman who received a pig kidney transplant is back on dialysis after surgeons…
Continue Reading El Salvador says it foiled a plot to plant bombs on the day of President Bukele’s inauguration
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador says it has foiled a plot to plant bombs around the country to coincide with President Nayib…
Continue Reading Elon Musk sees another big advisory firm come out against his multibillion dollar pay package
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A second shareholder advisory firm has come out against reinstating a pay package for Tesla CEO Elon…
Continue Reading US plans to impose new visa restrictions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials after security verdicts
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The United States has expressed its deep concerns about the convictions of 14 pro-democracy…
Continue Reading South Sudan receives its first batch of a new vaccine for malaria from the WHO
By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan has received its first batch of a new malaria vaccine from the World Health…
Continue Reading Russia and Ukraine exchange POWs for the first time in three months
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press SUMY REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine and Russia have exchanged prisoners of war, each sending back 75 POWs in the…
Continue Reading A pregnant stingray with no male companion now has a ‘reproductive disease,’ aquarium says
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina aquarium said in February that a stingray became pregnant with no male companion in its tank and now…
Continue Reading Researchers find a single, surprising gene behind a disorder that causes intellectual disability
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Scientists have found the genetic root of a disorder that causes intellectual disability, which they estimate…
Continue Reading Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to state’s abortion law over medical exceptions
By PAUL J. WEBER and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected a challenge to one of the most…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Montana presidential and state primaries
By LEAH ASKARINAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The general election for a race that could determine the Senate majority begins right after…
Continue Reading Poland says a fake news report on mobilizing 200,000 men was likely the work of Russia
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Officials in Poland say that a fake news report saying that Prime Minister Donald Tusk was mobilizing 200,000 men starting on…
Continue Reading Psychedelic drug MDMA faces questions as FDA considers approval for PTSD
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators are set to review the first request to approve the mind-altering…
Continue Reading AP analysis finds 2023 set record for US heat deaths, killing in areas that used to handle the heat
By SETH BORENSTEIN, MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN and ANITA SNOW Associated Press David Hom suffered from diabetes and felt nauseated before he went out to…
Continue Reading French security authorities foil a plan to attack soccer events during the Paris Olympics
PARIS (AP) — The French interior minister says security authorities have foiled a plan to attack soccer events during the Paris Olympics. Gerald…
Continue Reading Severe weather continues in Texas with 243,000-plus still without power after recent storms
By KEN MILLER Associated Press While more than 243,000 people in Texas remain without power following severe storms this week, another round of…
Continue Reading Imprisoned former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder pleads not guilty to new charges
By PATRICK ORSAGOS and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Imprisoned former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has pleaded not…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the South Dakota presidential and state primaries
By LEAH ASKARINAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota Republicans’ tug-of-war over their party identity continues in Tuesday’s…
Continue Reading Trump’s European allies rally around him after historic conviction
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, Sharon Braithwaite, Inke Kappeler and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — European allies of former US President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Nicole Brown Simpson’s sisters want you to remember how she lived, not how she died
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Legal Affairs Writer In the familiar images that circulated after her June 1994 death, Nicole Brown Simpson appears frozen in…
Continue Reading Tests find AI tools readily create election lies from the voices of well-known political leaders
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As high-stakes elections approach in the U.S. and European Union, publicly available artificial…
Continue Reading Death of a Filipino in South China Sea clashes would be ‘very close’ to act of war, Philippines leader warns
By Brad Lendon and Jerome Taylor, CNN Singapore (CNN) — The death of any Filipino citizen at the hands of another country in the South China…
Continue Reading China says ‘hard to meet’ discussions on Russia-Ukraine war, citing problems with arrangements
BEIJING (AP) — China says it will be “‘hard to meet” calls for discussions on the Russia-Ukraine war because of problems with arrangements.…
Continue Reading Israel confirms its forces are in central Rafah in expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military has confirmed that its forces are operating in central parts of Rafah in its expanding offensive in the…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the New Jersey presidential and state primaries
By MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in New Jersey will choose candidates vying to replace Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, who…
Continue Reading US lawmakers push to sanction Iranian officials over death sentence for rapper Toomaj Salehi
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation targeting Iranian officials…
Continue Reading Chinese online retailer Temu latest to face EU’s strictest level of digital scrutiny
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union is adding Chinese online retailer Temu to its list of platforms facing the…
Continue Reading EU slaps new sanctions on North Korea in response to its missile program and support for Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has slapped more sanctions on North Korea over its continued efforts to develop ballistic and nuclear missiles…
Continue Reading Tesla recalling more than 125,000 vehicles to fix seat belt warning system
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Tesla is recalling more than 125,000 vehicles to fix a seat belt warning system that may increase the risk of…
Continue Reading An inflation gauge closely tracked by Federal Reserve rises at slowest pace this year
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A price gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve cooled slightly last month, a…
Continue Reading Improving energy resilience in Pakistan could avert 175,000 deaths by 2030, UNICEF says
By MUIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A new study by the United Nations children’s agency says developing resilient energy systems to…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Washington, DC, primaries
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in the nation’s capital will get their chance to weigh in on the race for the White…
Continue Reading Vermont becomes 1st state to require oil companies pay for damage from climate change
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies pay a share of the damage caused by…
Continue Reading Israel confirms its forces are in central Rafah, defying international condemnation of operation in southern Gazan city
By Tamar Michaelis and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military is in central Rafah, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed in a…
Continue Reading Rare drone video shows scale of destruction in embattled northeast front line town
VOVCHANSK, Ukraine (AP) — The Associated Press has obtained rare drone footage of the destroyed ruins of the embattled town of Vovchansk in…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the New Mexico presidential and state primaries
By MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New Mexico voters will be among the last to cast ballots for presidential nominees when the…
Continue Reading Idaho jury begins deliberations in sentencing of Chad Daybell, who faces possible death penalty for 3 murders
By Ray Sanchez, Steve Almasy and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A day after delivering a guilty verdict in Chad Daybell’s murder trial, an…
Continue Reading Trump Media shares recover after post conviction sell-off
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of social networking site Truth Social, rebounded…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Iowa’s state primaries
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa voters will cast ballots in primaries for the narrowly divided U.S. House as well as the…
Continue Reading Police with batons approach Israel-Hamas war protesters at UC Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Police with batons have approached protesters at the University of California, Santa Cruz. It isn’t immediately…
Continue Reading Police say several people have been hurt in a stabbing in the German city of Mannheim
BERLIN (AP) — Police say an assailant with a knife has attacked and wounded several people in a square in the southwestern German city of Mannheim.…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the final presidential primaries and caucuses of 2024
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2024 presidential primary calendar is drawing to a close with a handful of primaries on…
Continue Reading Trump will try to turn his guilty verdict into campaign fuel
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Being convicted of a felony — let alone 34 of them – is the kind of blow…
Continue Reading The history behind the controversial ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag
By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has been criticized for a flag flown at his New Jersey vacation house that…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 31: Trump verdict, Plane safety, Gun violence, Ukraine, Hawaii power cuts
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Likely created using artificial intelligence, a viral image of Gaza with the text “All Eyes on Rafah” has…
Continue Reading Russian court extends the detention of a Russian-US journalist
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has ordered a detained Russian American journalist to be held in jail until Aug. 5 pending her trial on charges of…
Continue Reading The Latest | Following Trump’s conviction in hush money case, he is set to hold news conference
NEW YORK (AP) — A day after a New York jury delivered a historic guilty verdict in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial, the presumptive…
Continue Reading ABBA will get a prestigious Swedish knighthood for their pop career that started at Eurovision
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The four members of the Swedish pop quartet ABBA, who triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the peppy love…
Continue Reading Police break up a network that illegally helped foreigners stay in Thailand, arresting dozens
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police say they have broken up a large network that illegally helped foreigners, mostly Russians, to stay in Thailand long-term…
Continue Reading Papua New Guinea prime minister visits site of massive landslide estimated to have killed hundreds
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea’s prime minister has visited the site of a massive landslide that is…
Continue Reading A manhunt is on after suspect shot at officers and took a hostage in Nebraska, authorities say
By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A manhunt is on for a suspect who took a woman hostage and fled after opening fire on officers trying to serve…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orbán pushes back on EU and NATO proposals to further assist Ukraine
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is pushing back against some NATO proposals that…
Continue Reading French authorities regain full control of New Caledonia’s capital after days of deadly unrest
By The Associated Press The French interior minister says French authorities in New Caledonia have regained full control of their Pacific…
Continue Reading Inflation ticked up in Europe in May. That likely won’t stop a central bank rate cut next week
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation ticked up to an annual 2.6% in Europe in May. The new figure released on…
Continue Reading Slovak prime minister who was shot in assassination attempt is released from the hospital
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, has been released from hospital where he was treated after an…
Continue Reading South Africa heading for ‘coalition country’ as partial election results have ANC falling under 50%
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa is heading closer to the reality of a national coalition government for the first time as partial election results…
Continue Reading Russian missiles kill 4 people in Kharkiv after Biden OKs a Ukrainian response using U.S. weapons
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russian ballistic missiles have slammed into an apartment block in…
Continue Reading Trump is trending on Chinese social media, and many are rejoicing
By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — As Donald Trump became the first former US president to be convicted of a felony on Thursday, the historic verdict…
Continue Reading Houthi rebels say at least 16 killed, 35 others wounded in joint US-British airstrikes in Yemen
By JON GAMBRELL and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Joint British-U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi…
Continue Reading NATO ministers meet in Prague as allies ease restrictions on Ukraine’s use of their weapons
By MATTHEW LEE and KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — NATO foreign ministers are meeting in the Czech capital to prepare for this…
Continue Reading Oil giant Saudi Aramco offers a second stock tranche worth billions of dollars
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia says it will sell a second sliver of stock in its state oil giant Aramco worth billions of dollars,…
Continue Reading A Ghana toddler sets a world record as the youngest male artist. His mom says he just loves colors
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A toddler in the West African country of Ghana has set the record as the world’s youngest…
Continue Reading Italy’s migrant jails are squalid and chaotic. A young man from Guinea was desperate to escape
By PAOLO SANTALUCIA, GIADA ZAMPANO, ANNIE RISEMBERG and BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The suicide of a young man from Guinea inside…
Continue Reading Italy’s migrant jails are squalid and chaotic. A young man from Guinea was desperate to escape
By PAOLO SANTALUCIA, GIADA ZAMPANO, ANNIE RISEMBERG and BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press ROME (AP) — It was still dark and quiet outside when…
Continue Reading UN refugee chief says 114 million have fled homes because nations fail to tackle causes of conflict
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN refugee chief says the number of people fleeing their homes because of war,…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares shrug off latest Wall St rout as Chinese factory activity weakens.
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares were higher on Friday as investors shrugged off yet another decline on Wall Street, while an…
Continue Reading Serbs will head to the polls again after fraud reports led to tensions during a December ballot
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Voters in Serbia will go to the polls this weekend in a municipal election in dozens of…
Continue Reading Former Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani registers as a possible presidential candidate
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A former speaker of Iran’s parliament has registered as a possible candidate in the Islamic Republic’s June…
Continue Reading Radio operator Marie Scott provided a link to D-Day beaches at age 17
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Marie Scott experienced British forces landing on the Normandy coast through her earphones.…
Continue Reading Christian Lamb made maps to guide the crews landing crafts at Normandy on D-Day
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — As a young Women’s Royal Naval Service officer in World War II, Christian Lamb tried to make…
Continue Reading Pat Owtram used her language skills to listen in on German U-boats during WWII
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Pat Owtram didn’t need to go to war. It came to her. As the Nazis took control of Germany and…
Continue Reading Emotions expected to run high during sentencing of woman in case of missing mom Jennifer Dulos
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Family and friends of Jennifer Dulos are expected to offer emotional testimony as her late husband’s former…
Continue Reading Dorothea Barron watched over men who tested portable harbors for D-Day
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Dorothea Barron got a sneak preview of the Normandy landings from a watchtower on the coast of…
Continue Reading California governor criticized for proposal to eliminate health benefit for some disabled immigrants
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing criticism for his proposal to eliminate an optional…
Continue Reading Women were barred from combat during WWII. But they helped ensure the Allies’ D-Day success
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — What did you do in the war, Granny? For British women who came of age during World War II, the…
Continue Reading Judge to consider recalling death sentence of man who killed 12-year-old Polly Klaas
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A California judge is considering whether to recall the death sentence of a man…
Continue Reading US and Chinese defense chiefs hold first in-person talks since 2022
By Natasha Bertrand, Eric Cheung and Simone McCarthy, CNN Singapore (CNN) — US and Chinese defense chiefs held rare talks in Singapore Friday…
Continue Reading Mexico’s Maya Train is destroying ancient caves. Learn about the beautiful ‘cenotes’ under threat
By TERESA DE MIGUEL, MEGAN JANETSKY AND RODRIGO ABD Associated Press AKTUN TUYUL CAVE SYSTEM, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s outgoing leader has rapidly…
Continue Reading In Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, a hidden underground world under threat by the Maya Train
By TERESA DE MIGUEL, MEGAN JANETSKY AND RODRIGO ABD Associated Press Aktun Tuyul Cave System, MEXICO (AP) — Mexico’s outgoing leader has rapidly…
Continue Reading ‘War on coal’ rhetoric heats up as Biden seeks to curb pollution with election looming
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press COLSTRIP, Mont. (AP) — Actions by President Joe Biden’s administration that could hasten closures of…
Continue Reading Federal rule on Title IX is a ruse to require trans sports participation, GOP states say
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A new federal regulation protecting the rights of transgender students has prompted…
Continue Reading Modi touts India’s roaring economy as he seeks reelection, but many feel left behind
By KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press SAMASTIPUR, India (AP) — Narendra Modi swept to power a decade ago on promises to transform…
Continue Reading Tennessee officers accused of shielding a man committing sex crimes. Police deny extortion
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal lawsuit claims police officers in a Tennessee city were paid off to obstruct…
Continue Reading Degree attainment rates are increasing for US Latinos but pay disparities remain
By FERNANDA FIGUEROA Associated Press Earning her bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Riverside was surreal for Angelina Chavez,…
Continue Reading European election tests an unpopular government and a scandal-hit far-right party in Germany
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — An unpopular government with a reputation for constant infighting. An economy stuck in a rut. A…
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