Judge affirms ouster of Michigan Republican Party leader Karamo
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A judge says Kristina Karamo was properly removed as chair of the Michigan Republican Party back in January. It’s…
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Lawsuit seeks up to $11.5M over allegations that Oregon nurse replaced fentanyl drip with tap water
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — The first lawsuit brought amid reports that a nurse at a southern Oregon hospital replaced intravenous fentanyl drips with tap…
Continue Reading Bronze pieces from MLK memorial in Denver recovered after being sold for scrap
DENVER (AP) — Authorities say bronze artworks stolen from a Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in City Park in Denver, along with seven bronze…
Continue Reading Bill to set minimum marriage age to 18 in Washington state heads to governor
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A law to establish 18 as the minimum marriage age in Washington state is headed to the governor’s desk for his…
Continue Reading At least 9 killed and 6 injured in police raids in Rio de Janeiro favelas
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A police raid in several Rio de Janeiro’s low-income neighborhoods has left at least nine people dead and six injured,…
Continue Reading South Dakota voters asked to approve work requirement for Medicaid expansion
By JACK DURA Associated Press South Dakota’s voters will be asked this fall to say whether the state can require certain people who receive…
Continue Reading Cherry Starr, philanthropist wife of the late Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr, dies at 89
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Cherry Starr, the philanthropist wife of former Green Bay Packers quarterback and coach Bart Starr, has died. She was 89.…
Continue Reading Proposed new Virginia ‘tech tax’ sparks backlash from business community
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Trade associations representing hundreds of companies that do business in Virginia have come…
Continue Reading Indiana man pleads guilty to threatening Michigan election official after 2020 election
DETROIT (AP) — An Indiana man accused of making a violent threat against a Michigan election official in 2020 has pleaded guilty. Andrew Nickels of…
Continue Reading New York Philharmonic’s outgoing director Jaap van Zweden will lead a French radio orchestra
By The Associated Press Outgoing New York Philharmonic music director Jaap van Zweden will assume the same role with Orchestre Philharmonique de…
Continue Reading Argentina’s Milei bans gender-inclusive language in official documents
By Tara John and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN, and Veronica Calderon, CNNE (CNN) — Argentina’s President Javier Milei has banned the use of…
Continue Reading Lawsuit claims isolation and abuse at Wyoming Boys School
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Staff at Wyoming’s state youth detention facility locked juveniles in solitary confinement…
Continue Reading Rapidly expanding wildfires in the Texas Panhandle prompt evacuations
CANADIAN, Texas (AP) — Rapidly expanding wildfires fueled by surging winds have prompted safety warnings for several towns and at least one…
Continue Reading NTSB: Engine oil warnings sounded moments before jet crash-landed on Florida highway, killing 2
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Moments before the deadly crash of a charter jet on a Florida highway, three warnings…
Continue Reading Starbucks and Workers United, long at odds, say they’ll restart labor talks
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks and the union organizing its U.S. workers say they have agreed to begin talks with the aim of reaching…
Continue Reading NYC Mayor Eric Adams calls for expanded cooperation between police and immigration authorities
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is calling for expanded cooperation between local police and…
Continue Reading US and UK hit Iranian deputy commander and Houthi member with sanctions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and United Kingdom sanctioned a deputy commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary…
Continue Reading Army personnel file shows Maine reservist who killed 18 people received glowing reviews
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An Army reservist responsible for the deadliest shooting in Maine history received a glowing…
Continue Reading Federal prosecutors take over case against man charged with threatening Virginia church
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have taken over the case against a northern Virginia man arrested last…
Continue Reading Suspect in New York hotel killing remains in custody without bond in Arizona stabbings
PHOENIX (AP) — A suspect in the killing of a woman at a New York City hotel has been indicted by a grand jury in Arizona’s most populous…
Continue Reading Effort to repeal Washington’s landmark carbon program puts budget in limbo with billions at stake
By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A conservative-backed effort to repeal Washington state’s landmark carbon pricing program and…
Continue Reading How America’s once great department stores became a dying breed
Macy’s announcement Tuesday that it will close 150 stores, or nearly a third of its total, is the result of a once-great department store industry…
Continue Reading Asteroid is a ‘very different body’ after being hit by NASA spacecraft, scientists say
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft intentionally slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos…
Continue Reading Asteroid is a ‘very different body’ after being hit by NASA spacecraft, scientists say
CNN, NASA TV, X By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft intentionally slammed into the…
Continue Reading A mower sparked a Nebraska wildfire that has burned an area roughly the size of Omaha, officials say
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — State officials say a mower sparked a wildfire that has burned about 110 square miles of…
Continue Reading A Canadian mass killer died from a cocaine overdose, a pathologist says
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (AP) — A pathologist told Saskatchewan coroner’s inquest that a man who killed 11 people and injured 17 others died from…
Continue Reading 2 men convicted of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay, nearly 22 years after rap star’s death
By JENNIFER PELTZ and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two men were convicted of murder Tuesday in the death of Run-DMC star Jam…
Continue Reading UAW says a majority of workers at an Alabama Mercedes plant have signed cards supporting the union
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers says a majority of workers at a Mercedes plant near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, have signed cards in support of…
Continue Reading Massachusetts man sues state for $1M after serving 27 years in prison
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man who spent nearly three decades in prison on a murder conviction that was thrown…
Continue Reading NYC officials shutter furniture store illegally converted to house more than 40 migrants
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City furniture store that had been illegally converted into sleeping quarters for more than 40 migrants has been shut…
Continue Reading Iran has reduced stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, says nuclear watchdog
By Adam Pourahmadi, Lucas Lilieholm and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Iran has reduced its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium in the…
Continue Reading Nebraska prosecutors to pursue death penalty in only one of two grisly small-town killings
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska prosecutors have decided not to seek the death penalty in the December killing of a…
Continue Reading Innocent girlfriend or murderous conspirator? Jury begins deliberations in missing mom case
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A Connecticut jury has begun deliberating after hearing closing arguments in the murder conspiracy case against a…
Continue Reading New Orleans hat seller honored by France for service in WWII
By KEVIN McGill Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 99-year-old New Orleans businessman best known in the city as a proprietor of his family’s…
Continue Reading Jair Bolsonaro is under investigation in Brazil for allegedly harassing a whale off Sao Paulo
By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is under investigation for allegedly harassing a…
Continue Reading Chatbots’ inaccurate, misleading responses about U.S. elections threaten to keep voters from polls
By GARANCE BURKE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With presidential primaries underway across the U.S., popular chatbots are generating false and…
Continue Reading EPA awards another $1 billion to clean up toxic waste in third cash infusion for Superfund program
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says 25 toxic waste sites in 15 states will be cleaned up as…
Continue Reading The killing of a Georgia nursing student is now at the center of the US immigration debate
By JEFF AMY, ELLIOT SPAGAT and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Laken Riley was a 22-year-old nursing student out on her morning…
Continue Reading Small business owners are optimistic for growth in 2024
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — While it seems increasingly unlikely the U.S. economy is headed for recession, small businesses…
Continue Reading Florida lawmaker pulls bill on wrongful death of unborn children after Alabama IVF ruling
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida bill to allow people to file wrongful death lawsuits over the death of a fetus is being shelved because of the…
Continue Reading King Harald V of Norway has been hospitalized with an infection while on vacation in Malaysia
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Norwegian royal officials say that King Harald V of Norway has been hospitalized with an infection while on vacation in Malaysia.…
Continue Reading Ole Anderson, founding member of the pro wrestling team known as The Four Horsemen, has died
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The WWE says Ole Anderson, a professional wrestler whose tough, no-nonsense style led him to become a founding member of the…
Continue Reading Man to plead guilty to helping kill 3,600 eagles, other birds and selling feathers prized by tribes
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press A Washington state man accused of helping kill more than 3,000 birds — including eagles on a Montana Indian…
Continue Reading Notable numbers capture the wild weather hitting much of the US this week
CHICAGO (AP) — Wild fluctuations in temperatures are being recorded across much of the United States this week. Some cities are experiencing a…
Continue Reading Indiana man gets 195-year sentence for 2021 killing of a woman, her young daughter and fiancé
PERU, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana man convicted in the fatal 2021 shootings of a woman, her young daughter and her fiancé has been sentenced to…
Continue Reading Tiny fish can make noises louder than an elephant, says new study
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A small species of fish that measures no more than half an inch in length is capable of producing sounds louder than…
Continue Reading Caitlin Clark is breaking more records
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — It wouldn’t be a Caitlin Clark game without a record being broken. The Iowa guard, who has seen her…
Continue Reading Toyota recalling 381,000 Tacoma pickups because parts can fall off rear axles, increasing crash risk
DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling about 381,000 Tacoma midsize pickup trucks in the U.S. because a part can separate from the rear axle,…
Continue Reading A work stoppage to support a mechanic who found a noose is snarling school bus service in St. Louis
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — School bus service has been snarled in St. Louis for two days because of a work stoppage…
Continue Reading UN envoy invites Syrian opponents for constitution talks in Geneva despite Russia’s opposition
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Syria has issued formal invitations to the Syrian government…
Continue Reading Here’s what to know about a US couple missing in the Caribbean
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the eastern Caribbean are scouring waters in the region in hopes of…
Continue Reading Family of exonerated Black man killed by a Georgia deputy is suing him in federal court
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The family of a slain Black man has filed a federal lawsuit against the Georgia deputy who shot…
Continue Reading Coal company owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is found in contempt
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A coal company owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has been found in contempt by a federal judge for not following an…
Continue Reading At conservative gala, Trump remarks show challenges in GOP Black voter outreach
By MATT BROWN Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Golden and scarlet balloons adorned an entrance guarded by the Secret Service that led…
Continue Reading A deal between Israel and Hamas appears to be taking shape. What would it look like?
By SAMY MAGDY and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas are inching toward a new deal that would free some of the roughly…
Continue Reading Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could boost the US economy by a trillion dollars in a few years, Goldman Sachs predicts
The US economy is set to reap considerable benefits from Americans taking popular medications used for weight loss, including Ozempic and Wegovy,…
Continue Reading Wendy’s will test new menus that change prices throughout the day
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — The price of a Wendy’s Frosty could soon fluctuate throughout the day as the chain looks to…
Continue Reading US consumer confidence soured in February for the first time in three months
Americans’ attitudes toward the economy soured in February after a three-month streak of improving moods, according to The Conference Board’s…
Continue Reading Longest sled dog race in eastern US is canceled because there’s not enough snow
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The longest sled dog race in the eastern United States is canceled this year due to insufficient snow coverage,…
Continue Reading US home prices hit new all-time high in December
US home prices hit an all-time high in December, according to data released…
Continue Reading A healthier option than the Magnificent 7? Meet Europe’s ‘Granolas’
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Continue Reading Dior celebrates the 1960s and the origins of ready-to-wear at Paris Fashion Week
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — At Paris Fashion Week, Dior unveiled a collection that fused fashion with art, with sculptural…
Continue Reading Israel and Hamas distance themselves from Biden’s optimism on Gaza ceasefire deal
By Richard Allen Greene, Mostafa Salem, Rob Picheta, Ibrahim Dahman and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Officials from Israel, Hamas and Qatar have…
Continue Reading New York Democrats propose new congressional lines after rejecting bipartisan commission boundaries
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democrats in charge of New York’s Legislature proposed new lines for congressional districts…
Continue Reading Alabama lawmakers look for IVF solution as patients remain in limbo
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers have begun scrambling for ways to protect in vitro fertilization…
Continue Reading Racing authority reports equine fatality rate of 1.23 per 1,000 at tracks under its jurisdiction
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Horse racing’s federal oversight body says racetracks under its jurisdiction experienced 1.23 racing-related equine…
Continue Reading Congo joins LNG-exporting nations under a new project with Italian energy company ENI
MILAN (AP) — The African nation of Congo has become the latest exporter of liquified natural gas as it launched production of the first cargo load…
Continue Reading Evers again asks Wisconsin Republicans to release $125M to combat forever chemicals pollution
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers is again asking Wisconsin Republicans to release $125 million set aside to…
Continue Reading Expedia is cutting 1,500 jobs as travel demand slows
Expedia, the online travel agency, is eliminating about 1,500 employees as part of an “organizational and technological…
Continue Reading Wendy Williams documentary producers say they didn’t know she had dementia while filming most scenes
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press If you watched Lifetime’s Wendy Williams docuseries that premiered over the weekend and felt uncomfortable,…
Continue Reading Latvia extends an entry ban on Russian tourists until March 2025 citing Moscow’s war in Ukraine
HELSINKI (AP) — Latvia’s government has extended restrictions on the entry of Russian citizens into the Baltic country until next year.…
Continue Reading Study says 2023’s crazy Atlantic ocean heat, low Antarctic sea ice give glimpse of much hotter world
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Off the charts “crazy” heat in the North Atlantic ocean and record-smashing Antarctic sea ice lows last year…
Continue Reading Don Henley resumes testifying in trial over ‘Hotel California’ draft lyrics
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Don Henley has resumed testifying in a trial surrounding handwritten drafts of lyrics to Eagles…
Continue Reading Nathan Wade’s ex-law partner expected to testify as defense aims to oust Fani Willis from Trump case
By KATE BRUMBACK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A potential key witness for lawyers seeking to derail the Georgia…
Continue Reading Nigeria customs confirms deaths in stampede for discounted rice
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — The Nigeria Customs Service has paused the sale of seized bags of rice to needy residents amid…
Continue Reading Macy’s is closing 150 stores
CNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Macy’s is getting a new, smaller, but more luxurious look designed to turn around the…
Continue Reading Burger chain Wendy’s looking to test surge pricing at restaurants as early as next year
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Wendy’s is looking to test having the prices of its menu items fluctuate throughout the day based on demand,…
Continue Reading Why does the US government think a Kroger-Albertsons merger would be bad for grocery shoppers?
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Kroger and Albertsons — two of the biggest grocery chains in the United States — had hoped to complete the…
Continue Reading FTC sues H&R Block over issues tied to its online free file option
The Federal Trade Commission last week sued the tax preparation company H&R Block for, in essence, allegedly making it more difficult for consumers…
Continue Reading Consumer confidence slips in February as anxiety over potential recession surprisingly reappears
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer American consumers are feeling less confident this month as concerns over a possible recession grew. The Conference…
Continue Reading US Army is slashing thousands of jobs in major revamp to prepare for future wars
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army is slashing the size of its force by about 24,000, which is nearly 5%. The…
Continue Reading UGA students describe anguish and anxiety over safety concerns after the grisly killing of a sorority member on campus
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Jaide Timm-Garcia, Ryan Young, Holly Yan and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — The brutal killing of a beloved former…
Continue Reading Newborns in Japan are at a new low, while fewer couples marry
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for an eighth straight year to a new low,…
Continue Reading 3 men snared in right-wing extremism probe charged in London court with prepping for terrorism
LONDON (AP) — Authorities say three men arrested in an investigation into right-wing extremism have been charged in a London court with preparing…
Continue Reading Two candidates for mayor of a Mexican city are shot dead within hours of each other
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two candidates for mayor in the Mexican city of Maravatio have been gunned down within hours of each other, leading to concerns…
Continue Reading Biden backed off a pledge to abolish the federal death penalty. That’s left an opening for Trump
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As he prepared to take office three years ago, Joe Biden’s incoming administration…
Continue Reading Prince William pulls out of godfather’s memorial service due to personal matter
CNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — Prince William will miss a memorial service for the late King Constantine of…
Continue Reading A retired teacher and marine biologist fighting the government win an appeal to protect Barbuda land
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A top court has ruled that two residents of the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda have…
Continue Reading 2 Serbs sentenced over an attack on NATO-led peacekeepers in Kosovo
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A Kosovo court has sentenced two ethnic Serbs to six-month jail terms for attacking NATO-led peacekeepers a year ago. But…
Continue Reading US National Symphony Orchestra triumphs in La Scala debut with Italian conductor Noseda
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italian conductor Gianandrea Noseda has made a triumphant return to Teatro alla Scala in an informal…
Continue Reading Cheers to being crooked again. Quirky English pub bulldozed after a fire to be rebuilt as it was
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The owners of a quirky 18th century British pub bulldozed after a fire last year have been ordered by a…
Continue Reading Ukrainian President Zelenskyy lands in Saudi Arabia to push for peace and a POW exchange with Russia
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy has arrived to Saudi Arabia with plans…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Personal Birth date:…
Continue Reading Greece says it’s hoping to nudge ally Armenia’s alliances westward
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — NATO member Greece says it wants to help traditional ally Armenia shift alliances westward, arguing that improved ties with…
Continue Reading Texas AG sues a nonprofit that helps migrants, accusing it of ‘alien harboring.’ But the group calls the lawsuit ‘unfounded’
By Amy Simonson, Ed Lavandera and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Texas’ Republican attorney general is suing a Catholic nonprofit that assists…
Continue Reading Qatar’s emir to discuss Gaza and hostages with Macron during a state visit to France
PARIS (AP) — Qatar’s emir is beginning a state visit to France as his country plays a key role in ongoing diplomatic efforts to achieve a…
Continue Reading Nigeria’s government and union workers launch a new nationwide strike over decades-high inflation
By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s government and union workers have begun a new nationwide strike that…
Continue Reading Biden administration taps $366M to fund clean energy for Native American tribes and rural areas
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America The federal government will fund 17 projects across the U.S. to expand access to renewable…
Continue Reading UN experts call on authorities in Belarus to pardon a cancer-stricken imprisoned opposition leader
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Experts from the U.N. Human Rights Commission have appealed to Belarusian authorities…
Continue Reading Lara Love Hardin’s memoir ‘The Many Lives of Mama Love’ is Oprah Winfrey’s new book club pick
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An author and ghost writer’s life story, from prison and drug addiction to collaborating with…
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