Montana’s attorney general defends actions at hearing on 41 counts of professional misconduct
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s attorney general testified before a state commission during a hearing that could lead to…
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South Dakota removes 273 people from voter rolls due to human error by the state
Associated Press South Dakota’s top elections official has removed 273 people from the state’s voter rolls as general election voting is…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia loses bid for a seat on UN’s premier human rights body
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Saudi Arabia was defeated for a seat in the U.N.’s premier human rights body Wednesday after a campaign by…
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Nazi-looted Monet artwork returned to family generations later
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Nazi-looted Claude Monet pastel has been returned to descendants of the man who owned it when it was seized…
Continue Reading The race to lead Britain’s Conservative Party is down to the final 2 candidates
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s opposition Conservative Party will choose either Robert Jenrick or Kemi Badenoch to be its next leader.…
Continue Reading Social Security’s scheduled cost of living increase ‘won’t make a dent’ for some retirees
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sherri Myers, an 82-year-old resident of Pensacola City, Florida, says the Social Security cost-of-living…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Supreme Court grapples with governor’s 400-year veto, calling it ‘crazy’
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court said Wednesday that Gov. Tony Evers’ creative use of his…
Continue Reading UN tribunal orders ex-official to repay $58.8 million lost in bad deals while getting perks
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. tribunal has ordered a former high-ranking official to repay the United Nations $58.8 million lost in…
Continue Reading Judge tosses a New York law that moved many local elections to even-numbered years
Associated Press A law moving many town and county elections in New York to even-numbered years to align them with state and federal races was struck…
Continue Reading Honda recalls nearly 1.7 million vehicles for steering problem that could lead to crashes
Honda Motor Co. is recalling close to 1.7 million vehicles due to a manufacturing issue that could make it difficult to steer the vehicles and lead…
Continue Reading Mexico takes the US side in potential trade battles with China and seeks to boost local content
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s top economic official is suggesting that his country will actively take the U.S. side in looming trade battles…
Continue Reading Voting systems are targets of conspiracy theories, but get tested for accuracy and security
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Voting machines have been at the center of a web of conspiracy theories that erupted after the 2020 election, with…
Continue Reading Macron says he’s ‘super proud’ of his wife’s cameo in ‘Emily in Paris’
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says he’s “super proud” of the cameo appearance by his wife, Brigitte, in the fourth season of…
Continue Reading Trump will hold a rally at Madison Square Garden in the race’s final stretch
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is returning to New York in the race’s final stretch and will hold a rally at Madison Square…
Continue Reading Former Sen. Tim Johnson, the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota, dies at 77
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Former Sen. Tim Johnson, a centrist who was the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota and who spent…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s X is back in Brazil after its suspension, having complied with all judicial demands
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The social media platform X is returning to Brazil after remaining inaccessible for more than a month…
Continue Reading Trump has long blasted China’s trade practices. His ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles were printed there
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of copies of Donald Trump’s “God Bless the USA” Bible were printed in a country that the former…
Continue Reading Chicago Bears stay focused on city’s lakefront for new stadium, team president says
AP Sports Writer WARE, England (AP) — The Chicago Bears remain focused on the city’s lakefront as the location for a nearly $5 billion stadium…
Continue Reading Sanewashing? The banality of crazy? A decade into the Trump era, media hasn’t figure him out
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a decade into the Trump Era of politics, less than a month from his third Election Day as the Republican…
Continue Reading A Georgia county official dies after giving testimony about a hazardous chemical plant fire
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia county official has collapsed and died at the state Capitol after a hearing about the BioLab fire. Hazardous plumes spread…
Continue Reading Czech Republic and Poland call on EU to do more to tackle irregular migration
Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The prime ministers of Czech Republic and Poland say the European Union has to do more to tackle unauthorized…
Continue Reading Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy, suffers stroke
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The family of Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy, says she’s been hospitalized after suffering a…
Continue Reading The death toll in a gang attack on a Haitian town rises to at least 115
Associated Press PONT-SONDÉ, Haiti (AP) — The death toll in a horrific gang attack last week on a small town in central Haiti has risen to 115.…
Continue Reading Bakery that makes Sara Lee and Entenmann’s pushes back on FDA sesame warning
AP Health Writer A top U.S. commercial bakery is pushing back on a Food and Drug Administration warning to stop using labels that say its products…
Continue Reading France’s Macron views Ukrainian troops being trained in France for combat against Russia
A FRENCH MILITARY BASE, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is inspecting the training of Ukrainian troops at a military camp in eastern…
Continue Reading American Water cyberattack renews focus on protecting critical infrastructure
Associated Press CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A cyberattack continues to affect the nation’s largest regulated water and wastewater utility company,…
Continue Reading Biden and Netanyahu hold their first conversation in weeks. Trump recently called the Israeli leader
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday held their first call in seven…
Continue Reading A rare comet brightens the night skies in October
AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A rare, bright comet will be visible in October, clear skies permitting. The comet will make its closest approach…
Continue Reading Lake blames Gallego for border woes, he vows to protect abortion rights in Arizona Senate debate
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake repeatedly reminded viewers Wednesday of her three-decade career on Arizona…
Continue Reading Trump lashes out at Harris and ‘The View’ co-hosts, as Hurricane Milton makes landfall
Associated Press SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump hurled insults at his rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, and other women…
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