Month: February 2024

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Democratic mayor of San Francisco is pushing a March 5 ballot measure that would require…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heavily Democratic California might appear an unlikely national battleground. But a…

By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities say militants have attacked a police station in a former stronghold of the…

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Josh Shapiro will deliver his second budget proposal to Pennsylvania lawmakers with a…

By ABBY SEWELL and GHAITH ALSAYED Associated Press IDLIB, Syria (AP) — Aya al-Sudani will mark her first birthday on Tuesday. A year ago, the…

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — In the summer of 2020, Gerard Magliocca, like many during the coronavirus pandemic, found…

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — In the summer of 2020, Gerard Magliocca, like many during the coronavirus pandemic, found…

By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan jury went home Monday after a full day of deliberations in a novel trial against a…

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tribal sovereignty is expected to again be a top issue facing Oklahoma lawmakers and…

By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include “Abbott Elementary” debuting its third season on ABC, Charlie…

By STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators have come out with a carefully negotiated $118 billion…

WAITANGI, New Zealand (AP) — In a fiery exchange at the birthplace of modern New Zealand, Indigenous leaders have strongly criticized the…

By ELISE RYAN Associated Press Singer-songwriter Victoria Monét has won best new artist at the 66th annual Grammy Awards. Monét, 34, won the…

By KEN MORITSUGU and KEIRAN SMITH Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese court has given a suspended death sentence to a China-born Australian…

By MALLIKA SEN and BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forget her “Reputation.” Taylor Swift has a whole new album coming out.…

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Dearborn, Michigan, is ramping up its police presence in response to fallout from an opinion piece that described the city,…

By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — An official in the disputed oil-rich African region of Abyei says 37 people were killed…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell said in an interview broadcast Sunday night that the Federal…

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge has rejected a challenge to New York state’s licensing program to sell legal marijuana. Aspiring vendors from…

TYLER, Texas (AP) — The father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was arrested in East Texas on at least his third charge of driving…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer CBS’ Nate Burleson might be the only person at the Super Bowl to get more air time than Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes…

By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Victoria Monét walked the Grammys red carpet Sunday in a bronze Versace goddess…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer The 2026 World Cup final will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, beating out Texas and California for…

By GABRIELA MOLINA QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A diplomatic rift between Ecuador and Russia appeared to intensify over the weekend after the European…