Month: February 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers have honored the official charged with maintaining order in the House during two of the chamber’s most tumultuous…

By BEN FINLEY Associated Press Charlotte, a rust-colored stingray the size of a serving platter, has spent much of her life gliding around the…

NEW YORK (AP) — At least six major technology companies are planning to sign an agreement this week that would guide how they try to put a stop to…

CHESTERFIELD, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say three sheriff’s deputies in South Carolina have been arrested after they reported a dead body in what…

By AUDREY McAVOY and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The death toll from the wildfire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina,…

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Leaders of Mississippi University for Women are making a new proposal to to shed the…

By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police have made no arrests but say they believe there were three shooters in a…

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Former NBA player Bryn Forbes has been arrested on a family violence charge. Bexar County arrest records show Forbes was…

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A recent death has brought new attention to the so-called Alaskapox virus. The bug belongs to a…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A proposal to allow anyone who can legally own a gun in South Carolina to carry their…

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Ibrahim Hasouna trudged over the rubble of the destroyed house, pointing out where family moments had taken place —…

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A man who fatally stabbed a police officer in southern New Mexico over the weekend had a long criminal record, authorities…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Two people with knowledge of the agreement say ESPN and the College Football Playoff have agreed to a…

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The independent commission investigating the deadliest shooting in Maine history now has the power to compel witnesses to…

By PHILIP MARCELO and ANNIE MA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Four years after the coronavirus pandemic first sent students and teachers into…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.S. government audit has found that after two devastating hurricanes and a string…

By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia legislation that limits counties from regulating agricultural operations is…

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to be released from Walter Reed…

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Less than a year after Tennessee Republicans attempted to expel her from the state…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Veteran baseball broadcaster Jenny Cavnar is the new primary play-by-play announcer for the Oakland Athletics, hired by NBC…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — When Jessie Schook shares the joyful news that she’s pregnant with her first child,…

By CLAIRE RUSH and JENNIFER KANE Associated Press VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is in the Pacific Northwest…

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press A group of Disneyland performers in California are considering joining a union. While most workers at Disney’s…

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Rep. Alyce Clarke is the first Black woman elected to the Mississippi…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister says a Polish doctor kidnapped in Chad has been freed and is unharmed. Private Polish broadcaster…

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Mayor Brandon Johnson says Chicago isn’t renewing its ShotSpotter contract and will stop…