Month: April 2024

LEA SKENE BALTIMORE (AP) — Crews working to clear debris from the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse expect to refloat and remove the grounded Dali container ship within roughly the next two weeks. The ship has been stationary amid the wreckage since the March 26 collapse. The accident blocked most maritime traffic

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Another six Republican states are piling on to challenge the Biden administration’s newly expanded campus sexual assault rules, saying they overstep the president’s authority and undermine the Title IX anti-discrimination law. A federal lawsuit led by Tennessee and West Virginia on Tuesday asks a judge to

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There are two things to keep in mind while being burned alive for a movie scene. The first, says stunt performer Ben Jenkin, is not to breathe in a flame. That would be bad. Jenkin was reminded of that over and over before doing his

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is on the verge of repealing what’s left of a 16-year-old law that puts climate change as a priority when making energy policy decisions. Instead, a bill waiting for Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature would make energy affordability and availability the main focus. The bill

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are investigating the federal funding for universities where students have protested the Israel-Hamas war. They are broadening a campaign that has placed heavy scrutiny on how presidents at the nation’s most prestigious colleges have dealt with reports of antisemitism on campus. Several House committees will

By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia has a new law that limits the ability of some Chinese citizens to buy land in the state. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed SB420 into law on Tuesday. The measure bans any “agent” of China from buying farmland in Georgia or any commercial land near military

By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press A 6-year-old house cat from Utah likes hiding and playing with cardboard. The combination of the two made for a stressful trip in an Amazon package that led to a California rescue and a tearful reunion. Carrie Clark says her cat went missing on April 10 without a trace.

By PETER SMITH Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates began making historic changes in their policies on sexuality on Tuesday — voting without debate to reverse a series of anti-LGBTQ policies. The delegates voted to delete mandatory penalties for conducting same-sex marriages and to remove their denomination’s bans on considering LGBTQ candidates

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Mike Tyson’s fight against Jake Paul in Texas this summer has been sanctioned as a competitive boxing match rather than an exhibition, and the rounds will be shorter and the gloves will be heavier. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation this week approved terms for the July 20 fight at

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and CLAUDIA LAUER The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — A fugitive task force attempting to serve a warrant Monday in Charlotte, North Carolina, ended in the deadliest day for U.S. law enforcement in a single incident since 2016. Four officers were killed and another four officers were wounded after the suspect

MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro says that hundreds of thousands of pieces of ammunition have gone missing from two military bases in the South American country. In a brief statement, Petro says that an inspection carried out this month by the army found that hundreds of thousands of

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s never fun to be scammed, but if you’re a small business owner then falling for a scam can have long-lasting effects on a business, damaging client relationships and profit. Plenty of types of scams exist, but a few affect small businesses the most. Small

By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump says he’d use the National Guard as part of efforts to deport millions of migrants across the country if he’s reelected. Trump was speaking in an interview with Time magazine, which was published Tuesday. Trump didn’t say how he’d carry out the deportation operations and

TORONTO, Ontario (AP) — Police in Canada say that two grandparents and their infant grandchild were killed on highway east of Toronto when a van being chased by police crashed while going the wrong way, causing a six-vehicle collision. Police say the chase late Monday was triggered by an alleged liquor store robbery, and that

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A Portuguese-flagged container ship has come under attack by a drone in the far reaches of the Arabian Sea. That corresponds with a claim early Tuesday by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that they assaulted the ship there. The attack on the MSC Orion, occurring some 600 kilometers or

By KAVISH HARJAI and PABLO MONSIVAIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of families will face bigger internet bills starting in May because a federal broadband subsidy program is set to expire. The Affordable Connectivity Program provided families $30 a month toward their internet bills. The White House has pushed for an extension but it

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s League, a junior party in the government, is putting forward a provocative candidate for European Party elections. League Leader Matteo Salvini is trying to breathe new life into the party after it has fared poorly in recent polling. On Tuesday, Salvini appeared in their first joint

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Former Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes has been cleared of ethics charges. The charges stemmed from allegations that the one-time Democratic rising star abused her access to voter registration data to benefit herself and fellow Democrats. Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd ruled Monday that

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two men charged with cutting down the beloved 150-year-old Sycamore Gap tree have made their first appearances in a northern England courtroom. A prosecutor says the men caused criminal damage exceeding $785,000. The tree was cut down last September, damaging Hadrian’s wall that was built to protect

NEW YORK (AP) — A group of eight U.S. newspapers is suing ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that the technology companies have been “purloining millions” of copyrighted news articles without permission or payment to train their artificial intelligence chatbots. The New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post and other papers filed the lawsuit Tuesday