Things to know about California’s new proposed rules for insurance companies
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s insurance commissioner says he will write new rules for insurers in the…
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Ex-FBI agent pleads guilty to concealing $225K loan from former Albanian official
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official has pleaded guilty to concealing at least $225,000 in cash that he…
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How to build a habit in 5 steps, according to science
Most of us assume those superachievers who are always able to squeeze in their workout, eat healthy foods, ace their exams and pick their kids up on…
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Groundbreaking transplant of pig heart into living recipient is performed for the second time ever
By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — For the second time ever, a pig heart has been transplanted into a living human recipient, the University of…
Continue Reading U.S. to nominate Okefenokee Swamp refuge for listing as UNESCO World Heritage site
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A U.S. agency says it will nominate the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge for a…
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‘I’m not sure where the airplane is. … I ejected.’
CNN By Jennifer Henderson and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — After an F-35 fighter jet disappeared into the South Carolina sky, a 911 operator…
Continue Reading Takeaways from investigation that turned up gold bars, a luxury car and cash at a US senator’s home
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife are accused of…
Continue Reading Two brothers convicted in murder-for-hire plot in killing of elementary school teacher over child support and alimony
By Marlon Sorto, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama man and the brother he hired to kill his ex-wife in 2017 to avoid paying her child support and alimony…
Continue Reading Federal judge rules Texas university that canceled drag show didn’t violate free speech rights
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press A federal judge has ruled that a university in the Texas Panhandle did not violate the constitutional right to…
Continue Reading Giorgio Napolitano, former Italian president and first ex-Communist in that post, has died at 98
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s presidential palace says Giorgio Napolitano, the first former Communist to…
Continue Reading Who’s Bob Menendez? New Jersey’s senator charged with corruption has survived politically for years
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez’s defense against new federal corruption charges against him, his wife…
Continue Reading Judge peppers lawyers in prelude to trial of New York’s business fraud lawsuit against Trump
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge is hearing arguments over whether an October trial to…
Continue Reading Judge overseeing case to remove Trump from ballot agrees to order banning threats and intimidation
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Colorado judge overseeing the lawsuit attempting to bar former President Donald Trump from…
Continue Reading Dallas mayor switches parties, making the city the nation’s largest with a GOP mayor
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Friday that he is switching to the Republican Party,…
Continue Reading Spain’s World Cup winners return to action after sexism scandal with 3-2 win in Sweden
GOTHENBURG, Sweden (AP) — Spain’s World Cup-winning women’s team have gotten back to being soccer players. A 3-2 win over Sweden in Gothenburg…
Continue Reading Germany considering short-term migration border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic
BERLIN (AP) — A government official says that Germany is considering establishing short-term border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic to…
Continue Reading Minneapolis plans to transfer city property to Native American tribe for treatment center
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis officials plan to transfer two city-owned properties to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa. The tribe plans to build an…
Continue Reading Hawaii economists say Lahaina locals could be priced out of rebuilt town without zoning changes
By ANDREW SELSKY and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Economists in Hawaii warn that residents who survived the wildfire…
Continue Reading Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life…
Continue Reading Yemen’s southern leader renews calls for separate state at UN
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The president of the Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council said in an interview that he…
Continue Reading Nebraska mother sentenced to 2 years in prison for giving abortion pills to pregnant daughter
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press A Nebraska mother who pleaded guilty to giving her teenage daughter pills for an abortion and helping to burn and…
Continue Reading Ice pops cool down monkeys in Brazil at a Rio zoo during a rare winter heat wave
By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Animals at a zoo in Rio de Janeiro have been getting cold treats to cool them down…
Continue Reading The UAW strike is growing. What you need to know as more auto workers join the union’s walkouts
NEW YORK (AP) — The United Auto Workers’ strike is getting bigger. One week into the union’s historic work stoppages against major car makers,…
Continue Reading GOP candidate challenging election loss in race to lead Texas’ most populous county drops lawsuit
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The highest profile Republican candidate who had sued seeking to overturn election results in the…
Continue Reading Both parties rally supporters as voting begins in Virginia’s closely watched legislative elections
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Early voting has begun in Virginia’s costly, high-stakes and closely watched legislative…
Continue Reading Oklahoma judge arrested in Texas capital, accused of shooting parked cars and causing collision
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge was arrested in Austin, Texas, last week after authorities say he opened fire…
Continue Reading Convicted sex offender back in custody after walking away from a St. Louis hospital
SHREWSBURY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a man convicted of child sex crimes is back in custody after walking away from a St. Louis hospital.…
Continue Reading White House preparing for government shutdown as House Republicans lack a viable endgame for funding
By JOSH BOAK, STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGT)N (AP) — The White House is preparing to direct federal agencies to get…
Continue Reading `10 Days in a Madhouse’ opera premieres in Philadelphia, celebrating women’s voices
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Composer Rene Orth’s “10 Days in a Madhouse,” based on the 1887 book by trailblazing…
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Ancient jawless fish’s head fossilized in 3D hints at evolution of vertebrate skulls
Hundreds of millions of years ago, jawless fishes swam Earth’s seas, their brains protected on the outside by armored skin, and on the inside by…
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‘I’m not sure where the airplane is. … I ejected.’
By Jennifer Henderson and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — After an F-35 fighter jet disappeared into the South Carolina sky, a 911 operator received a…
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Even the Fed is cutting jobs — for the first time in more than a decade
Even as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reassures the public about the state of the US economy, the organization is quietly laying off workers at…
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Here’s why it’s gotten so much harder to get a loan in the US
Cheryl Magnusson and her husband wanted to borrow money for a home renovation project earlier this year. They didn’t expect an arduous…
Continue Reading High-speed trains begin making trip between Orlando and Miami
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A privately owned high-speed passenger train service launched Friday between Florida’s two biggest tourist hubs. The…
Continue Reading Hero or villain? Rupert Murdoch’s exit stirs strong feelings in Britain, where he upended the media
By JILL LAWLESS and PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Rupert Murdoch stirs mixed feelings in Britain, where he transformed the media over…
Continue Reading Capitol rioter who attacked AP photographer and police officers is sentenced to 5 years in prison
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Maryland man who attacked an Associated Press photographer and threw a flagpole and smoke…
Continue Reading Guantanamo judge rules 9/11 defendant unfit for trial after panel finds abuse rendered him psychotic
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A military judge at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba has ruled a 9/11 defendant incompetent to stand…
Continue Reading Lawmakers author proposal to try to cut food waste in half by 2030
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A bipartisan coalition of U.S. lawmakers has introduced a proposal designed to cut food waste in half by 2030. The lawmakers…
Continue Reading Chicago man gets life in prison for role in 2016 home invasion that killed 5 people
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man convicted of fatally shooting five people during a 2016 home invasion has been sentenced to life in prison. A Cook…
Continue Reading Director of migration drama denounced by right-wing leaders as film opens in Poland
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s right-wing leaders have amplified their denunciations of a new feature film…
Continue Reading Brazil’s top court opens vote on decriminalizing abortion up to 12th week of pregnancy
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s top court is deciding whether abortion up to the 12th week of pregnancy will be…
Continue Reading At least 20 students abducted in a new attack by gunmen targeting schools in northern Nigeria
By HARUNA UMAR Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Residents and local media in northcentral Nigeria say at least 20 students have been…
Continue Reading US pledges $100M to back proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to Haiti
By MATTHEW LEE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration is pledging $100 million to support a proposed Kenyan-led multinational…
Continue Reading Medicaid expansion to begin soon in North Carolina as governor decides to let budget bill become law
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Some adults in North Carolina could get Medicaid coverage within weeks because Gov. Roy…
Continue Reading The US East Coast is under a tropical storm warning with landfall forecast in North Carolina
MIAMI (AP) — Communities along the U.S. East Coast prepared for heavy rain, flooding and high winds from an approaching storm, dismissing schools…
Continue Reading Judge blocks government plan to scale back Gulf oil lease sale to protect whale species
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to expand next week’s scheduled sale of…
Continue Reading Statue of late German Cardinal Franz Hengsbach will be removed after allegations of sexual abuse
VIENNA (AP) — Catholic church officials in Germany say a statue of late Cardinal Franz Hengsbach will be removed from outside a cathedral after…
Continue Reading It’s not all grim across regional theater. Some venues offer ways to beat the post-pandemic blues
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Everyone who enters Barter Theatre in southwestern Virginia is met and welcomed by Katy…
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NYPD finds trap door and drugs hidden in floor at Bronx day care where 1-year-old died of suspected fentanyl overdose
CNN By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Authorities discovered a trap floor containing drugs, including fentanyl, inside a Bronx day care center where…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico National Guard helps fight large landfill fire in US Virgin Islands
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s National Guard has been deployed to help fight a large landfill fire in the U.S Virgin Islands that…
Continue Reading New Jersey Sen. Menendez and his wife are indicted on bribery charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife have been indicted on charges of bribery. Federal prosecutors on Friday…
Continue Reading On the sidelines of the U.N.: Hope, cocktails and efforts to be heard
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Across New York City, civil society groups and large philanthropies meet on the sidelines of the…
Continue Reading Netanyahu tells UN that Israel is ‘at the cusp’ of an historic agreement with Saudi Arabia
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is “at the cusp” of a historic breakthrough leading to a peace…
Continue Reading Hot dog! The Wienermobile is back after short-lived name change
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Some names are just the wurst. Just four months after announcing that the hot dog-shaped Wienermobile was changing its name to…
Continue Reading California bishop acquitted in first United Methodist court trial of its kind in nearly a century
By PETER SMITH Associated Press A United Methodist Church court acquitted a California bishop Friday of all charges in the first trial of one of the…
Continue Reading Parents who want Youngkin’s transgender policies enacted sue the Virginia Beach school board
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press Two Virginia Beach parents have filed a lawsuit seeking to force their local school system to adopt Republican…
Continue Reading Bulgaria to purchase US Stryker combat vehicles and related equipment
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s government has approved the purchase of U.S.-made Stryker combat vehicles to modernize the country’s land…
Continue Reading Authorities search for suspect wanted in killing who was mistakenly released from Indianapolis jail
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man wanted for a 2021 killing in Minnesota was mistakenly released from jail in Indianapolis last week and authorities are…
Continue Reading California attorney general sues groups over abortion reversal claims
By Jeremy Harlan, CNN (CNN) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday that his office has filed a lawsuit against two…
Continue Reading Israeli forces kill a Palestinian militant in the latest violence in the occupied West Bank
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian authorities say Israeli forces killed a Palestinian militant in the north of the…
Continue Reading Energy Department announces $325M for batteries that can store clean electricity longer
ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press The Energy Department will announce Friday a $325 million investment in new battery types that can help turn…
Continue Reading Ukraine launches missile attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Crimea, officials say
CNN By Olga Voitovych, Jessie Gretener, Tim Lister and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine launched a missile attack on the headquarters of…
Continue Reading Norway drops spying claims against foreign student, says he’s being held now for a ‘financial crime’
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian authorities have dropped spying allegations against an unidentified 25-year-old foreign student and are now…
Continue Reading Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says her husband has lung cancer
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The husband of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has been diagnosed with lung cancer. In an announcement Thursday, the governor…
Continue Reading Some Lahaina residents can return to scorched town next week but most likely in protective gear due to toxic ash, governor says
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Norma Galeana and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — For the first time since wildfires decimated West Maui’s historic Lahaina…
Continue Reading A Chinese dissident in transit at a Taiwan airport pleads for help in seeking asylum
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Chinese dissident known for posting pictures on social media commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown says he had…
Continue Reading United States and China launch economic and financial working groups with aim of easing tensions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department and China’s Ministry of Finance launched a pair of economic…
Continue Reading Targeted auto strikes may spread to other states and cities as noon deadline set by union nears
Associated Press It should soon become clear whether the strike by auto workers against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis is going to grow. The…
Continue Reading Norway can extradite man wanted by Rwanda for his alleged role in the African nation’s 1994 genocide
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Norwegian court has ruled that a man wanted by Rwanda for his alleged role in the African nation’s 1994 genocide…
Continue Reading Ukraine launches missile attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Crimea, officials say
By Olga Voitovych, Jessie Gretener, Tim Lister and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine launched a missile attack on the headquarters of…
Continue Reading Amazon Prime Video will soon come with ads, or a $2.99 monthly charge to dodge them
SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon Prime Video will include advertising during shows and movies starting early next year, joining other streaming services that…
Continue Reading EU hits Intel with $400 million antitrust fine in long-running computer chip case
LONDON (AP) — European Union antitrust enforcers have slapped Intel with a fresh $400 million fine in a long-running legal fight that the chipmaker…
Continue Reading Russian official says Ukraine launches a missile strike on headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
By SAMYA KULLAB and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian official says Ukraine carried out a missile strike on the…
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How Asake developed a boundary-pushing sound that’s changing Afrobeats as we know it
CNN By Lauren Lee and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — Nigerian singer and songwriter Asake is creating a new Afrobeats sound that is deeply African…
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How Asake developed a boundary-pushing sound that’s changing Afrobeats as we know it
By Lauren Lee and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — Nigerian singer and songwriter Asake is creating a new Afrobeats sound that is deeply African and…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Sept. 22: Ukraine, Bus crash, Medical bills, Migrants, Rupert Murdoch
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — An asteroid sample is expected to land in the Utah desert on Sunday, NASA said, where recovery teams have…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Sept. 22: Ukraine, Bus crash, Medical bills, Migrants, Rupert Murdoch
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — An asteroid sample is expected to land in the Utah desert on Sunday, NASA said, where recovery teams have…
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5 things to know for Sept. 22: Ukraine, Bus crash, Medical bills, Migrants, Rupert Murdoch
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — An asteroid sample is expected to land in the Utah desert on Sunday, NASA said, where recovery teams have been…
Continue Reading Gases from Philippine volcano sicken dozens of children, prompting school closures in nearby towns
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Smog containing gases from a restive Philippine volcano has sickened dozens of students and prompted 25 nearby towns and…
Continue Reading Spat over visas for Indian Asian Games athletes sparks diplomatic row between New Delhi and Beijing
By DAVID RISING Associated Press HANGZHOU, China (AP) — A long-standing border dispute between India and China has left three Indian martial arts…
Continue Reading BTS member Suga begins alternative military service in South Korea
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Another member of K-pop supergroup BTS has begun his mandatory military service in…
Continue Reading India’s Parliament passes law that will reserve a third of legislature seats for women from 2029
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Parliament has approved landmark legislation that reserves one-third of the seats in…
Continue Reading Massachusetts has a huge waitlist for state-funded housing. So why are 2,300 units vacant?
By TODD WALLACK AND CHRISTINE WILLMSEN, WBUR Deb Libby is running out of time to find a place to live. Libby, 56, moved to Worcester, Massachusetts,…
Continue Reading School shootings in the US: Fast facts
By Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — There have been at least 71 school shootings in the United States so far this year, as of November 9.…
Continue Reading US breaking pros want to preserve Black roots, original style of hip-hop dance form at Olympics
By AARON MORRISON AP Race and Ethnicity News Editor U.S. breaking pros who hope to compete in the Paris Olympics next year have a challenge. As…
Continue Reading With the future of AM unclear, a look back at the powerful role radio plays in baseball history
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Many baseball fans, especially older ones, originally fell in love with America’s pastime…
Continue Reading Thousands of teachers protest in Nepal against education bill, shutting schools across the country
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Schools for millions of students in Nepal are closed as tens of thousands of…
Continue Reading A tale of two teams: Taliban send all-male team to Asian Games but Afghan women come from outside
By DAVID RISING Associated Press HANGZHOU, China (AP) — In the first Asian Games since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, two teams of…
Continue Reading Syria and China will announce strategic partnership as Asian Games diplomacy kicks off
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping said that China and Syria will announce a strategic partnership as he kicked off a series of diplomatic…
Continue Reading Azerbaijan sends food, other aid to Nagorno-Karabakh after ending an offensive against Armenians
By AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijan says it’s delivering food and other humanitarian aid to…
Continue Reading A shooting in a pub in Sweden has killed 2 men and wounded 2 more, police say.
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish police say two people have been killed and two wounded in a shooting at a pub northwest of Stockholm. The shooting late…
Continue Reading Cyprus calls on the EU to rethink Syrian safe zones for eventually repatriating Syrian migrants
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus has formally called on the European Union to re-evaluate which areas of…
Continue Reading Sudan’s military leader warns the war in his country could spread beyond its borders
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Sudan’s army chief has warned that the war in the northeast African country could…
Continue Reading A peace forum in Ethiopia is postponed as deadly clashes continue in the country’s Amhara region
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A prominent peace forum in Ethiopia has been postponed as clashes between the federal…
Continue Reading Microsoft’s revamped $69 billion deal for Activision gets closer to UK approval
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — British competition regulators has signaled that Microsoft’s restructured $69 billion deal to buy…
Continue Reading King Charles goes to Bordeaux to visit urban forest and sustainable winery
BORDEAUX, France (AP) — Britain’s King Charles III is heading to Bordeaux on the third day of his state visit to France to focus on climate…
Continue Reading Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir free a key Muslim cleric after years of house arrest
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India has freed a key Muslim cleric after four years of house arrest and allowed him to lead Friday prayers at a mosque in…
Continue Reading Vatican shares investigation into child abuse allegations against an Australian bishop with police
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Catholic Church says the Vatican has shared with police findings of an internal…
Continue Reading India calls Canada a ‘safe haven for terrorists’ after suspending visas for Canadian nationals
By Rhea Mogul and Manveena Suri, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — India has called Canada a “safe haven for terrorists” following its suspension of…
Continue Reading Mali’s junta struggles to fight growing violence in a northern region as UN peacekeepers withdraw
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s military junta is struggling to fight growing violence in the West African nation’s hard-hit northern region.…
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