Year: 2023

By JOSH BOAK and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it’s started 40,000 construction projects…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Hollywood jumped into planning mode Thursday at the news of a tentative agreement between striking actors and the…

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian police say that traces of a cleaning agent have been found in the fizzy drink served to a man in Croatia whose…

Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is requiring state health officials to develop an outreach program to educate the public on the…

By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A jury has rejected an insanity defense for a man convicted of shooting and wounding a…

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The proportion of U.S. kindergartners exempted from school attendance vaccination requirements has…

BRANDON, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man intentionally drove into two sheriff’s deputies, badly injuring them before a third deputy…

By COLLEEN NEWVINE Associated Press TV, movies, books and music frequently showcase the tumult of tweens coming of age. Until recently, the same…

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press SMITHS STATION, Ala. (AP) — After the 2019 suicide of a local teenager, small-town mayor and pastor F.L.…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Health officials in Puerto Rico have declared a flu epidemic. Health Secretary Carlos Mellado said Thursday that at…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he suffered a minor stroke while attending a business conference in Mexico City. Wozniak…

By EGILL BJARNASON Associated Press HUSAVIK, Iceland (AP) — The Blue Lagoon geothermal spa — one of Iceland’s biggest tourist attractions —…

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says it “feels good to get in the game” after endorsing…

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The contentious debate over a new FBI headquarters is intensifying. Bureau Director…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers have been thwarted in their longshot bid to put an…

By EMMANUEL IGUNZA and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya says it won’t deploy its police officers to Haiti until all…

MONTREAL (AP) — Montreal police say two Jewish schools in the city were hit overnight by gunshots. Staff members discovered bullet holes on the…

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has ruled tha tprosecutors will be allowed to use rap lyrics as evidence when rapper Young…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A Black riverboat co-captain at the center of an Alabama riverfront brawl that drew national attention has been accused of…

LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge has sentenced the wife of an Irish businessman and her father to additional prison time after their…

By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee college student who was hit by a stray bullet while walking near campus has…

By ASTRID SUÁREZ and MARKO ÁLVAREZ Associated Press BARRANCAS, Colombia (AP) — The father of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz was released Thursday…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Tens of thousands of health care workers have ratified a new four-year contract with industry giant Kaiser Permanente…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer Britney Spears’ “The Woman in Me” remained the country’s top-selling book in its second week of…

Associated Press Amazon is taking another shot at becoming a regular health care source for customers with the launch of a service centered on…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis police lieutenant who was placed on paid leave for more than a year for forwarding a racist email has been…