Month: April 2024

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The flame that will burn at the Olympics is spending the night at the ancient Acropolis in Athens, a week before its handover…

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Air National Guard has delayed personnel changes in Alaska that could have…

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol is asserting its authority to seize cannabis shipments — including…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is allowing the sale of gasoline containing a higher blend…

By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Salvage crews at the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore are turning their…

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A convicted rapist has been charged with murder and attempted sexual assault in the killing of a visiting nurse at a…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A fired Philadelphia police officer has pleaded guilty to murder in the shooting of a fleeing 12-year-old boy. Prosecutors have…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Bangkok-based plastics firm has agreed to pay $20 million to settle with the U.S. over 467…

By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas appeals court has ruled that Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton can face…

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A video of people pulling bear cubs from a tree in North Carolina has prompted an investigation, but a state official says…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mandisa, a contemporary Christian singer who appeared on “American Idol” and won a Grammy for her 2013 album…

By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A small blue dog with an Australian accent has captured the hearts of people across the world.…

By STEPHANY MATAT Associated Press An attorney wants a federal court to overturn a Florida law that she says discriminates against Chinese citizens…

BEAL CITY, Mich. (AP) — A Catholic priest has resigned as pastor of a church in a small central Michigan community, the result of weeks of…

BY SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who will run this year’s United Nations climate talks in November views the…

GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. (AP) — Firefighters doused a late-night fire at Oregon’s historic Timberline Lodge before it caused significant damage. The…

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state lawmakers are on the verge of passing a $237 billion budget that includes…

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Civil rights advocates say Mississippi needs to simplify the process of restoring…

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A jury in southern Arizona is still deliberating in the trial of a rancher charged with fatally…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican candidate in Wisconsin’s closely watched U.S. Senate race emphasized this…

By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California superior court judge has tentatively denied a…

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is pressing the allies to give more Patriot missile…

LONDON (AP) — Prosecutors say 15 former British soldiers won’t face charges for perjury at an inquiry into Bloody Sunday, one of the deadliest…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly two years after the shocking knife attack that nearly killed him, Salman Rushdie appears…