US school-entry vaccination rates fall as exemptions keep rising
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an…
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Independent election experts legitimize tally sheets Venezuela’s opposition says prove Maduro lost
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — An independent group of election experts that observed Venezuela’s July presidential election has legitimized…
Continue Reading Valenzuela is stepping away from his broadcast duties with the Dodgers to focus on his health
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fernando Valenzuela is stepping away from his broadcast duties with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the rest of the season so the…
Continue Reading Massachusetts governor puts new gun law into effect immediately
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has taken action to immediately implement a sweeping new gun law in her state. The…
Continue Reading ACLU lawsuit details DWI scheme rocking Albuquerque police
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A civil rights group is suing the city of Albuquerque, its police department and top officials on behalf…
Continue Reading Nibi the beaver’s fate lands in court as rescuers try to stop her release into the wild
Associated Press Whether a 2-year-old beaver named Nibi gets to stay with the rescuers she has known since she was a baby or must be released into…
Continue Reading Anti-abortion leaders undeterred as Trump for the first time says he’d veto a federal abortion ban
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Anti-abortion leaders say they’re undeterred by Donald Trump’s comments that he would veto a federal…
Continue Reading UN calls Israel’s ban on its top leader a political statement in long-running rift
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has called Israel’s ban on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres entering the country a…
Continue Reading Massachusetts couple charged with casting ballots in New Hampshire
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Massachusetts couple have been indicted on suspicion of casting ballots in New Hampshire despite living outside the state.…
Continue Reading 5 Chinese nationals charged with covering up midnight visit to Michigan military site
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — U.S. authorities have charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks. It comes more…
Continue Reading Jets’ Lazard expects NFL to fine him over gun-like celebration
AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets wide receiver Allen Lazard expects to be fined by the NFL for his celebration after…
Continue Reading ChatGPT maker OpenAI raises $6.6 billion in fresh funding as it moves away from its nonprofit roots
AP Technology Writer OpenAI says it has raised $6.6 billion in venture capital investments as part of a broader shift by the ChatGPT maker away from…
Continue Reading Prosecutors lay out new evidence in Trump election case, accuse him of having ‘resorted to crimes’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election even before he lost, knowingly pushed…
Continue Reading Figure skater Nikolaj Sorensen suspended at least 6 years for sexual maltreatment
Canadian figure skater Nikolaj Sorensen has been suspended for at least six years for sexual maltreatment. The Office of the Sport Integrity…
Continue Reading Maryland approves settlement in state police discrimination case
Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials have approved a $2.75 million settlement to resolve a federal investigation into…
Continue Reading Grandparents found hugging each other after fallen tree killed them in their South Carolina home
Associated Press John Savage says he checked on his grandparents in their bedroom as Hurricane Helene roared outside. Just minutes later, he says…
Continue Reading Hurricane Helene victims include young siblings killed by falling tree as they slept
Associated Press Falling trees and raging floods from Hurricane Helene killed more than 150 people when it struck Florida late last week and then…
Continue Reading Investigators in Haiti accuse three members of transitional presidential council of corruption
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An anti-corruption agency in Haiti has accused three members of the country’s transitional…
Continue Reading Coach praises Tim Walz’s son for helping protect other kids after shooting
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When the issue of gun violence came up at the vice presidential debate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had a personal…
Continue Reading Hurricane Helene’s victims include first responders who died helping others
Associated Press Hurricane Helene killed scores of people when it struck Florida late last week and then plowed through the Southeast as one of the…
Continue Reading Dockworkers join other unions in trying to fend off automation, or minimize the impact
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The massive port workers’ strike that has shut down all the major dockyards on the Eastern seaboard of the…
Continue Reading New Mexico residents with felony convictions are wrongly being denied ballot access, lawsuit says
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Some New Mexico residents with felony convictions have been wrongly denied ballot access despite state lawmakers restoring…
Continue Reading Malaysian prime minister arrives in Pakistan on a 3-day visit to discuss bilateral ties
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say Malaysia’s prime minister has arrived in Pakistan’s capital on his first official visit which is aimed at…
Continue Reading Putin allows criminal defendants to escape trial if they enlist in military
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed measures that allow defendants in criminal cases to avoid prosecution if they join the…
Continue Reading Chemical smoke spewing from a Georgia factory is projected to spread toward Atlanta as winds shift
Associated Press MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say heavy smoke is causing low visibility along Interstate 20 east of Atlanta from chemicals…
Continue Reading Cybersecurity head says there’s no chance a foreign adversary can change US election results
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the U.S. government’s cybersecurity agency says security for the nation’s election systems…
Continue Reading Lawyer for keffiyeh-wearing, pro-Palestinian protester questions arrest under local face mask ban
Associated Press HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A lawyer for a pro-Palestinian protester charged with violating a New York county’s face mask ban for…
Continue Reading Army returns remains of 9 Indigenous children who died at boarding school over a century ago
CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — The remains of nine more Native American children who died at a notorious government-run boarding school in Pennsylvania over…
Continue Reading Court says betting on US congressional elections can resume, for now
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Americans are once again free to bet on the outcome of U.S. congressional elections, at least…
Continue Reading Second fan files lawsuit claiming ownership of Shohei Ohtani’s 50-50 baseball
MIAMI (AP) — The claim to Shohei Ohtani’s potentially lucrative 50th home run ball grew more complicated this week, with a second fan filing…
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