Cybersecurity issue prompts computer shutdowns at MGM Resorts properties across US
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino and hotel giant MGM Resorts International says a cybersecurity issue led to the shutdown of computer systems at its…
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Dominican president suspends visas for Haitians and threatens to close border with its neighbor
By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The president of the Dominican Republic says he has…
Continue Reading ‘Stop Cop City’ petition campaign in limbo as Atlanta officials refuse to process signatures
By R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Officials from the City of Atlanta have refused to verify tens of thousands of signatures submitted by…
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Indiana ends quarterback competition by naming Tayven Jackson the starter
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Indiana’s quarterback competition ended Monday with coach Tom Allen naming Tayven Jackson the Hoosiers’…
Continue Reading Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba tests positive for testosterone. He risks 4-year ban
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has tested positive for testosterone. Italy’s anti-doping agency…
Continue Reading British foreign secretary visits Israel to highlight close ties at precarious time for the country
JERUSALEM (AP) — The British foreign secretary has arrived in Israel on a three-day visit to a country in turmoil, facing its biggest protest…
Continue Reading US approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the…
Continue Reading Outrage intensifies over New Mexico governor’s temporary gun ban as sheriff vows not to enforce it
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal lawsuits, cries for impeachment and outside protests. Democratic New…
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Outrage intensifies over New Mexico governor’s temporary gun ban as sheriff vows not to enforce it
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal lawsuits, cries for impeachment and outside protests. Democratic New…
Continue Reading US sets record for billion-dollar weather disasters in a year — and there’s still 4 months to go
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The deadly firestorm in Hawaii and Hurricane Idalia’s watery storm surge helped push the United States to an…
Continue Reading Armenia launches joint military drills with United States that anger Moscow
By AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia has launched a joint military exercise with the United States, a move that has…
Continue Reading Sarah Burton, who designed Kate’s royal wedding dress, to step down from Alexander McQueen
LONDON (AP) — The fashion designer who created the wedding dress of Kate, the Princess of Wales, is stepping down as creative director at Alexander…
Continue Reading As US East Coast ramps up offshore wind power projects, much remains unknown
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. (AP) — As the U.S. races to build offshore wind power projects that will transform…
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City of Juarez plans to employ migrants staying at local shelters
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — With more migrants arriving at the border and filling local city shelters, Juarez authorities are looking for a plan to…
Continue Reading Over 100 VIPs attend UN screening of documentary on Russia’s siege of Ukrainian city of Mariupol
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than a hundred ambassadors, journalists and representatives of a broad spectrum of…
Continue Reading Trial begins over Texas voter laws that sparked 38-day walkout by Democrats in 2021
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A trial began Monday over a sweeping Texas voting law that sparked a 38-day walkout by Democrats in 2021, part of Republican…
Continue Reading Trial begins over Texas voter laws that sparked 38-day walkout by Democrats in 2021
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A trial began Monday over a sweeping Texas voting law that sparked a 38-day walkout by Democrats in 2021, part of Republican…
Continue Reading Balzan Prizes recognize achievements in study of human evolution, black holes with $840,000 awards
MILAN (AP) — An American literary historian, a French paleoanthropologist, a Danish evolutionary geneticist and a German-Dutch radio astronomer…
Continue Reading Marine Capitol rioter gets 1 hour of community service for each of 279 Marine Civil War casualties
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One of three active-duty Marines who stormed the U.S. Capitol together has been sentenced…
Continue Reading Ex-Bengals player Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones arrested at Cincinnati airport
HEBRON, Ky. (AP) — Former Cincinnati Bengals defensive back Adam “Pacman” Jones was arrested early Monday after police responded to a report of…
Continue Reading Oklahoma assistant Lebby sorry for distraction disgraced father-in-law Art Briles caused at game
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby has apologized after his father-in-law, disgraced…
Continue Reading Lighthouse where walkway collapse injured visitors to remain closed for indefinite amount of time
ARROWSIC, Maine (AP) — A nonprofit group says a lighthouse that was the site of a walkway collapse that injured 11 people will remain closed for an…
Continue Reading Western Balkan heads of state press for swift approval of their European Union membership bids
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The heads of state of six Western Balkan countries that are seeking to join the European Union have urged the bloc…
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Bowie High School marching band member dies after collapsing at football game
Update: Esparza’s family will hold his service on Thursday, September 14 at 7 p.m. at San Ignacio de Loyola Catholic Church. That is located at 408…
Continue Reading Missouri jury awards $745 million in death of woman struck by driver who used inhalants
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri jury has awarded $745 million to the parents of a young woman killed on a sidewalk outside an urgent care center by…
Continue Reading A new campaign ad from Poland’s ruling party features Germany’s chancellor in an unfavorable light
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s conservative ruling party has unveiled a new campaign ad that portrays…
Continue Reading Disney, Charter settle cable dispute hours before ‘Monday Night Football’ season opener
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Disney and Charter Communications announced a deal to settle a dispute that had cut some 15 million…
Continue Reading Met Opera, Lincoln Center Theater commission work about detained Ukrainian children
NEW YORK (AP) — A Ukrainian composer has been commissioned to write an opera about mothers from that country going into Russia to rescue their…
Continue Reading Court convicts Portuguese hacker in Football Leaks trial and gives him a 4-year suspended sentence
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A Portuguese hacker whose bombshell revelations on the “Football Leaks” website rocked European soccer has been…
Continue Reading Bosnia court confirms charges against Bosnian Serb leader Dodik for defying top international envoy
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A court in Bosnia says it has confirmed an indictment against Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik on…
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