Month: August 2024

Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago is debating whether it should remove statues, signs and monuments with colonial ties and how those spaces should be used instead. The nation is the latest to embrace a movement to abolish colonial-era symbols as it reckons with its past

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Four significant breaks in the water pipeline that serves the Grand Canyon means visitors won’t be able to stay overnight in hotels inside Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim through the Labor Day holiday. Here are some things to know about the Transcanyon Waterline. When was the pipeline

Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Wednesday threatened to shut down the local operations of X, formerly Twitter, unless its billionaire owner Elon Musk names a legal representative in Brazil within 24 hours. The order from Justice Alexandre de Moraes is the latest development in an ongoing feud

REDLANDS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in southern California are searching for a missing couple last seen leaving their home on a nudist ranch over the weekend. Police in the city of Redlands say 73-year-old Stephanie Menard and her 79-year-old husband, Daniel, were reported missing Sunday by a worried friend. Their pet dog is also missing.

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A strong storm lashed southern Japan with torrential rain and strong winds Thursday, causing at least three deaths as it started a crawl up the length of the archipelago and raised concerns of flooding, landslides and extensive damage. Tropical storm Shanshan made landfall Thursday morning as a powerful typhoon on

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A three-day hearing on whether to dismiss charges against Republicans accused of plotting to overturn the results of the close 2020 presidential race in Arizona concluded Wednesday with prosecutors insisting their case is not politically motivated after defendants argued their alleged conduct was constitutionally protected free speech. What’s the case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police say a Washington, D.C., officer has died after being shot when a gun he was trying to trying recover from a storm drain accidently fired. The officer, Wayne David, was a member of the Metropolitan Police Department for more than 25 years. Executive Assistant Chief Jeffery Carroll called David a “true

Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox has came under fire for sending a campaign email that included a photo of him and Donald Trump at Arlington National Cemetery during a wreath-laying ceremony. Federal law prohibits campaign or election-related activities within Army National Military Cemeteries and that rule was widely

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The second elephant calf in two weeks has been born at a California zoo. The Fresno Chaffee Zoo says African elephant Amahle gave birth on Monday. Amahle’s mother, Nolwazi, gave birth to another male calf earlier this month at the zoo, about 150 miles southeast of San Francisco. The zoo is

Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — Statistics presented to Georgia lawmakers indicate that the state’s prisons remain seriously understaffed and plagued by violence and deaths. A legislative committee meeting for the second time to get answers and find solutions to the crisis got an overview of the numbers on Wednesday from Department of Corrections

Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California landmark legislation to establish first-in-the-nation safety measures for the largest AI systems has cleared an important vote. The bill advanced Wednesday would require AI companies to test their models and publicly disclose their safety protocols so they can’t be potentially manipulated to wipe out the state’s electric