Democratic US Rep. Josh Gottheimer announces run for New Jersey governor
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey has launched a long-expected campaign for governor. He pledged Friday to…
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Spanish regional leader admits mistakes made in flood response, but refuses to step down
Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The Spanish regional leader under fire for his handling of the catastrophic Valencia floods last month has defied…
Continue Reading Newborn boy found dead in LA after police say he was dropped from the 4th floor of a building
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A newborn boy was found dead in a Los Angeles alleyway after police say he was dropped from the fourth-floor window of a…
Continue Reading Company announces nearly $712 million project in Kentucky to make batteries used to store energy
Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A battery manufacturer has selected Kentucky for a nearly $712 million project to produce industrial-sized…
Continue Reading Military horse drenched in blood as it ran through London returns to duty
LONDON (AP) — A white military horse that galloped through central London drenched in blood this spring after bolting with other horses from…
Continue Reading Ben & Jerry’s lawsuit accuses parent company of censorship over Gaza
Associated Press Ben & Jerry’s has sued its parent company Unilever accusing it of silencing the ice cream maker from making statements in…
Continue Reading Texas inmate Melissa Lucio is ‘actually innocent’ of killing daughter, judge says
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Efforts to free Melissa Lucio, a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally…
Continue Reading Outside report calls on UCLA to develop clear plans and policies for major protests
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A law enforcement consulting group says the University of California, Los Angeles should develop clear plans and policies,…
Continue Reading Pope asks Church of Rome to help address housing crisis ahead of Holy Year in 2025
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday called on the diocese of Rome to respond to a growing housing crisis in the Eternal City,…
Continue Reading South African government seeks experts’ help to bring illegal miners to the surface
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The South African government says it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with a…
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Rudy Giuliani has turned over his luxury watches and Mercedes in defamation case, lawyer says
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani has relinquished dozens of watches and a Mercedes once owned by movie star Lauren Bacall to two…
Continue Reading Winston Churchill portrait returns to Ottawa after international art caper
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A stolen portrait of Winston Churchill that was swapped with a forgery during the pandemic has returned to its rightful…
Continue Reading Myanmar airstrikes indiscriminately target civilians a rights group says in a new report
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military has consistently targeted civilians and their communities as a form of collective punishment in the country’s…
Continue Reading Heftier GOP majorities in Arizona Legislature could imperil Democratic governor’s agenda
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs had hoped fellow Democrats would make enough gains during this month’s election to…
Continue Reading Austria says Russia’s Gazprom will cut off natural gas supply this weekend
Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s chancellor says Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazrom will cut off supplies early…
Continue Reading Regulators approve North Dakota section of planned 5-state Midwest carbon dioxide pipeline
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Utility regulators in North Dakota have approved part of a carbon dioxide pipeline that would span five…
Continue Reading Palm Springs officials approve $5.9M to pay Black and Latino families displaced from neighborhood
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California city will pay $5.9 million to compensate Black and Latino families who were displaced from a…
Continue Reading Guatemalan court overturns order that freed journalist José Rubén Zamora, orders his return to jail
Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan appeals court has overturned the order freeing journalist José Rubén Zamora and ordered his…
Continue Reading Missouri officers accused of pulling over women, searching phones for nude pictures
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two Missouri police officers were indicted separately this week and accused of similar crimes — pulling over…
Continue Reading The daughters of Malcolm X sue the CIA, FBI and NYPD over the civil rights leader’s assassination
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three daughters of Malcolm X have accused the CIA, FBI, the New York Police Department and others in a $100…
Continue Reading Payal Kapadia, director of ‘All We Imagine as Light,’ sees another way
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine as Light” is about as rich a movie experience as you’ll find this…
Continue Reading What to stream: ‘The Piano Lesson,’ ‘Wicked’ album, ‘Spellbound’ and ‘Cruel Intentions’ TV series
The animated movie “Spellbound” with a heroine voiced by Rachel Zegler and Denzel Washington’s son Malcolm directing August Wilson’s “The…
Continue Reading Former GOP Virginia lawmaker Matt Fariss pleads guilty to felony gun and drug charges
Associated Press/Report for America RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia lawmaker has pleaded guilty to felony gun and drug charges and been…
Continue Reading Rauw Alejandro on Puerto Rico, salsa and working with Pharrell on his new album
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Last year, Puerto Rican superstar Rauw Alejandro was in outer space with “Playa Saturno.” A year later and he’s…
Continue Reading Man and four teenagers convicted of murdering two boys in mistaken identity case
LONDON (AP) — Four teenagers and a man in his 40s were convicted on Friday by a court in England of the murders of two boys in a case of mistaken…
Continue Reading Jake Paul, 27, beats 58-year-old Mike Tyson as the hits don’t match the hype
AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The boos from a crowd wanting more action were growing again when Jake Paul dropped his gloves before the…
Continue Reading Trump’s pick to lead Defense Department was accused of sexual assault in 2017
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host who is Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, was accused of…
Continue Reading Dutch coalition survives crisis over top official resignation decrying offensive comments
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government dominated by hard-right leader Geert Wilders looked survive a government crisis…
Continue Reading Three more college students charged with hate crimes after assault in Maryland
SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Three more students at Salisbury University on Maryland’s Eastern Shore have been charged with hate crimes after police say…
Continue Reading Police clash with students in Turin as anti-government rallies draw support across Italy
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Students clashed with police during a demonstration in Turin on Friday, as thousands of people took to the streets…
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