Mega Millions winner could net $1.25 billion as top lottery prize is still up for grabs
By The Associated Press The Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $1.25 billion after no one beat the odds Tuesday night and won the…
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Does Texas A&M’s botched hire spell doom for classroom diversity? Some say yes
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press With pageantry that included balloons, a banner and an outdoor signing ceremony, Texas A&M University…
Continue Reading Judge won’t dismiss charges against movie armorer in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on film set
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge told attorneys to “stay the course” on charges including involuntary…
Continue Reading The Crimean Peninsula is both a playground and a battleground, coveted by Ukraine and Russia
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Its balmy beaches have been vacation spots for Russian czars and Soviet general…
Continue Reading Oxford school shooter was ‘feral child’ abandoned by parents, defense psychologist says
By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A psychologist is testifying in a Michigan court where a judge must decide whether the Oxford…
Continue Reading Niger crisis deepens as European nations evacuate and coup leaders get support from other juntas
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A French military transport plane carrying Europeans from Niger arrived in Paris Wednesday, in…
Continue Reading Floods around Chinese capital kill at least 20, leave 27 missing as thousands evacuated
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say days of unusually heavy rains around China’s capital, Beijing, have flooded houses, torn apart roads and…
Continue Reading Efforts to help Haitians suffer new blow with kidnapping of American nurse and daughter
By EVENS SANON and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Efforts to help Haitians through the gang violence ravaging their…
Continue Reading Singer Coco Lee mourned by fans and family at Hong Kong funeral
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Singer and songwriter Coco Lee is being mourned by family and friends at a private ceremony a day…
Continue Reading US Border Patrol agent indicted on bribery and smuggling charges for allegedly offering migrant immigration ‘papers’ for $5,000
By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — A US Border Patrol agent working at a processing center in El Paso, Texas, was indicted last…
Continue Reading A test case challenging election results in Texas’ biggest county follows a post-Trump playbook
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Republican judicial candidate who lost a district court election in Harris County, Texas, is…
Continue Reading Hawaii could see a big hurricane season, but most homes aren’t ready
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Jan Pappas and Ronald Yasuda hired a contractor to fasten the roof of their 1960s-era home to…
Continue Reading ‘Nowhere to hide’: The question troubling Ukrainian troops amid a grinding counteroffensive
CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Florence Davey-Attlee, Kostyantin Gak and Brice Lâiné, CNN Neskuchne, Ukraine (CNN) — The four roads of…
Continue Reading ‘Nowhere to hide’: The question troubling Ukrainian troops amid a grinding counteroffensive
By Nick Paton Walsh, Florence Davey-Attlee, Kostyantin Gak and Brice Lâiné, CNN Neskuchne, Ukraine (CNN) — The four roads of Staromaiorske…
Continue Reading Missouri man executed for 2002 abduction, killing of 6-year-old girl lured to abandoned factory
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who abducted and beat a 6-year-old girl to death at an abandoned factory…
Continue Reading 16 workers killed in the collapse of a crane being used to build a bridge in India
NEW DELHI (AP) — A huge crane collapsed at a highway construction site in western India, killing at least 16 workers, the country’s National…
Continue Reading Mar-a-Lago property manager is the latest in a line of Trump staffers ensnared in his legal turmoil
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime Mar-a-Lago staffer who spent years fetching luxury cars for club members is the latest…
Continue Reading Mar-a-Lago property manager is the latest in a line of Trump staffers ensnared in his legal turmoil
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime Mar-a-Lago staffer who spent years fetching luxury cars for wealthy club members is the…
Continue Reading Australia welcomes lifting of UNESCO threat to list Great Barrier Reef as World Heritage in danger
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has welcomed a draft UNESCO decision to a lift a threat of…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Mystery travel lets you focus on the fun, not the details
By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet Mystery travel involves setting off on a trip where you only know the destination once you board the plane. These trips…
Continue Reading In her next book ‘Prequel,’ Rachel Maddow will explore a WWII-era plot to overthrow US government
NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Maddow’s next book will be an exploration into right-wing extremism in the U.S., including a plot to overthrow the…
Continue Reading The $3.9 billion UN humanitarian appeal for Ukraine is only 30% funded, UN aid official says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The $3.9 billion humanitarian appeal for war-torn Ukraine is less than 30% funded as the…
Continue Reading Suspect in Cash App executive Bob Lee’s death will stand trial on murder charge, judge rules
By Jason Kravarik, Veronica Miracle, Zoe Sottile and Jeffrey Kopp, CNN (CNN) — A man charged with murder in the killing of Cash App founder Bob…
Continue Reading UN chief welcomes Kenya’s offer to `positively consider’ leading police force to combat Haiti gangs
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief has welcomed Kenya’s offer to “positively consider”…
Continue Reading NY shuts down alleged unlicensed cannabis shops as owner insists they only give away free samples
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press New York officials have shut down what they call seven unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in the western part of the…
Continue Reading New wildfire near Spokane, Washington, prompts mandatory evacuations
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire that ignited near Spokane Monday is prompting mandatory evacuations, Washington state officials said.…
Continue Reading Hearing on hot-button education issues signals Nebraska conservatives’ plans for next year
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An out-of-session hearing by the Nebraska Legislature’s Education Committee is…
Continue Reading Man gets 40 years for prison escape bid months before expected release date from 7-year sentence
PEARL, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man was sentenced to 40 years in state prison after breaking out of a correctional facility and holding two…
Continue Reading An American woman is charged with conspiring to kill her husband in the Bahamas
CNN, WALB By AnneClaire Stapleton, Nick Valencia, Kevin Conlon and Royston Jones, CNN (CNN) — An American woman was arrested and charged in the…
Continue Reading An American woman is charged with conspiring to kill her husband in the Bahamas
By AnneClaire Stapleton, Nick Valencia, Kevin Conlon and Royston Jones, CNN (CNN) — An American woman has been arrested and charged in the…
Continue Reading Four dead after Indian railway officer opens fire on moving train
By Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — An Indian railway security officer opened fire on a moving train in the country’s western Maharashtra state on…
Continue Reading Brightly flashing ‘X’ sign removed from the San Francisco building that was Twitter’s headquarters
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A brightly flashing “X” sign has been removed from the San Francisco headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter…
Continue Reading Appeals court lets Kentucky enforce ban on transgender care for minors
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press A federal appeals court is allowing Kentucky to enforce a recently enacted ban on gender-affirming care for young…
Continue Reading Ex-millionaire who had ties to corrupt politicians gets 5-plus years in prison for real estate fraud
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A former millionaire real estate developer has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for fraud involving a…
Continue Reading Trump’s early work to set rules for nominating contest notches big win in delegate-rich California
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press Donald Trump has scored a major victory in his efforts to reshape the mosaic of state Republican Party rules…
Continue Reading Clippers’ Amir Coffey arrested on suspicion of carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle, police say
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Amir Coffey was arrested on a firearms misdemeanor in…
Continue Reading ACLU of Indiana asks state’s high court to keep hold on near-total abortion ban in place for now
By RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has asked the state’s high court to keep…
Continue Reading Nearly 250,000 migrants crossed Panama’s Darien Gap so far this year, more than in all of 2022
PANAMA CITY (AP) — The number of migrants crossing Panama’s dangerous, jungle-clad Darien Gap has swelled to almost 250,000 in the first…
Continue Reading Federal judge declines to block new Indiana law barring teaching of sex in grades K-3
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has declined to block the enforcement of a new state law barring the teaching of human sexuality to students…
Continue Reading Oklahoma parents, faith leaders and education group sue to stop US’s first public religious school
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group of parents, faith leaders and a nonprofit public education group are suing to stop…
Continue Reading Indian American engineer says he was fired by defense contractor after speaking Hindi at work
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Indian-American engineer says he was fired last year from his long-time job with a missile defense contractor’s…
Continue Reading Angus Cloud, breakout star of ‘Euphoria,’ is dead at 25
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angus Cloud, the actor who starred as the drug dealer Fezco “Fez” O’Neill on the HBO series “Euphoria,” has died.…
Continue Reading Nigerian leader has announced economic measures to ease hardship as labor unions threaten protests
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s newly elected president has announced a raft of economic measures to ease…
Continue Reading Trump attempt to derail Georgia election investigation rejected by judge
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has rejected an attempt by former President Donald Trump to keep a Georgia district…
Continue Reading Minnesota trooper fatally shoots Black driver fleeing traffic stop on freeway
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota State Patrol trooper killed a driver early Monday who tried to flee a traffic stop, and the resulting investigation…
Continue Reading An armed man tried walking into a Jewish school in Memphis and opened fire outside when he couldn’t get in, police say
By Shawn Nottingham and Alta Spells, CNN (CNN) — Authorities shot a man after they say he fired shots at a Jewish school in Memphis, Tennessee,…
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A planet’s atmosphere is blasted away by a star and Hubble captures it
The Hubble Space Telescope captured an unexpected observation of a nearby planet that’s having its atmosphere blasted away by energetic outbursts…
Continue Reading Mark Jackson laid off by ESPN with Doris Burke and Doc Rivers slated as replacements, AP source says
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Add Mark Jackson to the list of ESPN reporters and commentators who have been laid off over the past five weeks.…
Continue Reading Memphis, Tennessee, police shoot suspect after he fired shots outside Jewish school
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis, Tennessee, police say officers shot a suspect after he attempted to enter a Jewish…
Continue Reading Pac-12 leaders set to meet, receive details of potential media rights deal, AP source says
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Pac-12 leaders are scheduled to meet this week and Commissioner George Kliavkoff is expected to present…
Continue Reading Impeached Texas AG Ken Paxton seeks to have most charges dismissed before September trial
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lawyers for impeached Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have sought to have most of the…
Continue Reading Senegal dissolves opposition party, restricts internet ahead of next year’s presidential election
By ZANE IRWIN and BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s government has dissolved a major opposition party and restricted…
Continue Reading Leading anti-abortion group rips DeSantis for not pushing for national ban
By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A leading anti-abortion organization has criticized Republican Ron DeSantis for not supporting a…
Continue Reading Greek prime minister seeks improved relations with Turkey but says Ankara must drop aggression
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Greece’s prime minister says his country wants to take full advantage of a more positive climate with neighboring Turkey…
Continue Reading NASA listens for Voyager 2 spacecraft after wrong command cuts contact
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is listening for any peep from Voyager 2 after losing contact with the…
Continue Reading Trump’s campaign finances are strained as legal peril mounts
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s political operation enters the second half of the year in a…
Continue Reading Pipeline operators to pay $12.5M after crude oil spills in Montana, North Dakota
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two pipeline operators have agreed to pay a $12.5 million civil penalty related to crude oil…
Continue Reading Connecticut US Rep. Rosa DeLauro gets inked at age 80 alongside her 18-year-old granddaughter
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro has been known for years for her colorful clothing and hairstyle. But it has taken one…
Continue Reading Nearly 400 Pakistani migrants were freed in raid on Libyan trafficking warehouse, rights group says
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A migrants rights group says security authorities in eastern Libya have freed at least 385 Pakistani…
Continue Reading Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial reaches closing arguments on potential death penalty
By Nicki Brown and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The gunman who killed 11 people at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue in 2018 should be…
Continue Reading Lori Vallow Daybell sentenced to life in prison for murders of her 2 children and conspiring in the murder of her husband’s first wife
CNN By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole…
Continue Reading 4 separatist Bosnian Serb leaders are sanctioned by US Treasury for undermining a 1995 peace deal
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on four ranking Bosnian Serb officials for undermining a 1995 peace agreement…
Continue Reading New Hampshire beachgoers witness small plane crash into surf, flip in water
HAMPTON BEACH, N.H. (AP) — A small plane that crashed into the ocean just off a New Hampshire beach over the weekend flipped upside down when it…
Continue Reading Islamic group suggests that member nations downgrade ties with countries that allow Quran burnings
By ABBY SEWELL and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Organization for Islamic Cooperation is urging its member nations to take action…
Continue Reading Damar Hamlin puts aside fear and practices in pads for the first time since cardiac arrest
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin says he’s put aside his fear to find joy after…
Continue Reading Beijing has invested $25.4B in Pakistan over the last decade, Chinese vice premier says
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng says Beijing has invested $25.4 billion dollars in Pakistan in the…
Continue Reading Jury poised to deliberate death penalty or life sentence for gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
By PETER SMITH and MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — A jury is set to deliberate whether to impose the death penalty or a…
Continue Reading Mom of Colorado teen accused of trying to join Islamic State blames FBI ‘encouragement’
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The mother of an 18-year-old who is accused of trying to become a fighter for the Islamic State…
Continue Reading Phoenix has ended 31-day streak of highs at or above 110 degrees as rains ease a Southwest heat wave
BY ANITA SNOW and DREW COSTLEY Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A record string of daily highs over 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) in…
Continue Reading Police were calling owner to shut down party when gunfire killed 1, wounded 17, chief says
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Police say a shooting that killed one person and wounded 17 others early Sunday in a central Indiana city unfolded at a block…
Continue Reading Native American tribes in Oklahoma will keep tobacco deals, as lawmakers override governor’s veto
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma House has voted to override Gov. Kevin Stitt’s veto of a bill to extend…
Continue Reading Haitians, weary of gang violence, protest the kidnapping of an American nurse and her daughter
By EVENS SANON and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of Haitians have marched through the capital,…
Continue Reading $1.05 billion Mega Million jackpot is among a surge in huge payouts due to more than just luck
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — If it seems like lottery jackpots topping $1 billion are more common nowadays,…
Continue Reading Pee-wee Herman actor and creator Paul Reubens dies from cancer at 70
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Reubens, the actor and comedian whose Pee-wee Herman character — an overgrown…
Continue Reading Lawyers for tech consultant Nima Momeni say he had no reason to kill Cash App founder Bob Lee
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Attorneys for the tech consultant charged in the death of Cash App founder Bob Lee say their…
Continue Reading Crews are battling ‘fire whirls’ in California’s Mojave Desert
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. (AP) — Crews battled “fire whirls” in California’s Mojave National Preserve as a massive wildfire crossed…
Continue Reading Alabama health care providers sue over threat of prosecution for abortion help
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Health care providers in Alabama have filed lawsuits against state Attorney General Steve…
Continue Reading Churchill Downs to improve track maintenance, veterinary resources for fall meet after horse deaths
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs will implement safety measures for its September meet including new track surface maintenance equipment and…
Continue Reading US needs win or draw to avoid risk of elimination in group play for first time in Women’s World Cup
By JENNA FRYER AP National Writer AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — The United States arrived at the Women’s World Cup as the favorite to win an…
Continue Reading 8-year-old survives cougar attack in Washington state national park
PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — National Park Service rangers say an 8-year-old child has survived a cougar attack with minor injuries. The attack…
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You could win free sandwiches for life if you change your name to ‘Subway’
If you love sandwiches and aren’t all that keen on your name, Subway has an offer for…
Continue Reading Ancient treasures are being looted, but blockchain could help protect them
By Nadia Leigh-Hewitson, CNN (CNN) — Verifying the provenance of antiquities has always been a tricky business. The New York Met discovered…
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Middle-income Americans think prosperity is within reach
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s a strange time for mid-sized banks in the US. The collapse of three regional banks earlier this…
Continue Reading Why we should build cities that are kind to nature
By Nadia Leigh-Hewitson, CNN (CNN) — With most of the world’s population residing in cities, it’s often challenging to understand how our…
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Most states received a D or F grade on maternal mental health. It could get worse.
Nearly every state in the United States is neglecting access to maternal mental health care, according to a recent report, and experts fear the…
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Uncovering a lost Maya city in the jungle
The first time I watched “Raiders of the Lost Ark” as a kid, it inspired me to explore the little forest behind my…
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Antarctica is missing an Argentina-sized amount of sea ice – and scientists are scrambling to figure out why
As the Northern Hemisphere swelters under a record-breaking summer heat wave, much further south, in the depths of winter, another terrifying climate…
Continue Reading Brain fog and other long COVID symptoms affect millions. New treatment studies bring hope
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Institutes of Health is beginning a handful of studies to test possible…
Continue Reading Moscow attacks Zelensky’s hometown after he said war had returned to Russia
By Olga Voitovych and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — A day after Volodymyr Zelensky said war was “returning to Russia” with an…
Continue Reading Israel’s full high court to hear petitions against judiciary law in September that spurred protests
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court said Monday that a full panel of 15 justices would hear petitions in September against a contentious…
Continue Reading Q&A: Janelle Monae talks about freedom, how new album defines her and getting ready to tour again
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — If you believe Janelle Monae’s hyper-sexual expression is a front, think…
Continue Reading DeSantis unveils new economic policy that targets China, taxes and regulations
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — In a new policy plan unveiled Monday, Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis took aim…
Continue Reading Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has threatened to sue a group of…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden sold ‘illusion of access’ to his father, former business partner tells Congress
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden’s former business partner insisted in testimony to Congress Monday that…
Continue Reading Here’s how hot and extreme the summer has been, and it’s only halfway over
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer At about summer’s halfway point, the record-breaking heat and weather extremes are both unprecedented and…
Continue Reading Group: DeSantis win in Disney lawsuit could embolden actions against journalists
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An advocacy group for journalists wants to get involved with Disney’s free speech lawsuit…
Continue Reading The stars of Broadway’s ‘Back to the Future’ musical happily speed into the past every night
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When actor Casey Likes watched “Back to the Future” growing up, his mom would always…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s reporting on inconsistencies in RFK Jr.’s record
By MICHELLE R. SMITH and ALI SWENSON Associated Press Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running as a Democrat against President Joe Biden, tells many…
Continue Reading The FBI should face new limits on its use of US foreign spy data, a key intelligence board says
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI should stop using a U.S. spy database of foreigners’ emails and other…
Continue Reading Before she was kidnapped, an American nurse described Haitians as ‘full of joy and love.’ Last week, the US urged citizens to leave the Caribbean nation
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Before Alix Dorsainvil was kidnapped with her child in Haiti, the American nurse described Haitians as a…
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