California fire agency employee charged with arson spent months as inmate firefighter
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Public records show a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection employee charged with starting five brush fires…
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Companies back away from Oregon floating offshore wind project as opposition grows
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The number of companies planning to bid on a chance to develop a floating offshore wind project off the Oregon coast has been…
Continue Reading OpenAI looks to shift away from nonprofit roots and convert itself to for-profit company
AP Business Writers OpenAI’s history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end…
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Who is Eric Adams? The New York City mayor faces charges alleging he took bribes
Associated Press New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on federal charged that he allegedly took bribes and illegal campaign contributions…
Continue Reading Justice probe finds pervasive abuse and discrimination by police in small Mississippi city
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department investigation has found that police in a majority-Black Mississippi city discriminate…
Continue Reading UFC reaches $375 million settlement on one class-action lawsuit, another one remains pending
AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The UFC reached another settlement with one of the two class-action litigants. It agreed to pay the former…
Continue Reading Glock pistols are popular among criminals because they’re easily modified, report says
Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A new report from the anti-violence group Everytown for Gun Safety says Glock pistols are a popular choice for…
Continue Reading Wisconsin district attorney pursuing investigation into mayor’s removal of absentee ballot drop box
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin district attorney said Thursday that her office is pursuing an investigation into the removal of…
Continue Reading Republican Wisconsin congressman falsely suggests city clerk was lying about absentee ballots
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The mailing of about 2,200 duplicate absentee ballots in Wisconsin’s heavily Democratic capital city of…
Continue Reading Pakistani police are responsible for killing a doctor held in a blasphemy claim, the government says
Associated Press MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s government says its investigation shows that police had orchestrated the killing of a doctor…
Continue Reading Rudy Giuliani disbarred in DC after pushing Trump’s false 2020 election claims
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been disbarred in Washington, months after he lost his law license…
Continue Reading Leader of Palestinian Authority denounces Israeli Gaza offensive at UN, insists: ‘We will not leave’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the Palestinian Authority has denounced Israel in front of world leaders. He appealed to other nations…
Continue Reading At least 11 killed in Israeli strike that hit a school in northern Gaza
Associated Pres DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit a school sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza…
Continue Reading US health authorities need to play a larger role in cannabis policy, a new report says
AP Medical Writer With more Americans using ever-stronger marijuana, a federal advisory panel is calling for a public health approach that’s a big…
Continue Reading The US is mailing Americans COVID tests again. Here’s how to get them
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can once again order COVID-19 tests, without being charged, straight to their homes. The U.S.…
Continue Reading A top government scientist engaged in research misconduct, NIH finds
A National Institutes of Health investigation has found research misconduct by a top neuroscientist. In a statement Thursday, NIH said the findings…
Continue Reading Americans are more likely to see Harris’ gender as a hurdle than they were for Clinton: AP-NORC poll
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more likely to believe that being a woman will hurt Kamala Harris ‘ chances in the November…
Continue Reading Tone deaf and color blind? Catholic Church struggles to keep accused abusers out of religious art
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — An unholy argument over a hymn has struck a discordant note in the preparations for the main event of Pope…
Continue Reading Sudan military offensive sparks new fighting in Khartoum as cholera outbreak worsens
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Officials say new fighting has hit Sudan’s capital as the death toll jumps up from the country’s cholera…
Continue Reading Naomi Campbell barred from being charity trustee in England and Wales
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British supermodel Naomi Campbell has been barred from being a charity trustee in England and Wales for five years…
Continue Reading 5 high school students from around the country have been named National Student Poets
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Five high school students, residing far from each other while sharing visions of community and self-expression,…
Continue Reading Finding Mr. Right and converting to Judaism led Erin Foster to write a fresh, original rom-com
Associated Press Erin Foster was inspired by her own experience of meeting her husband and converting to Judaism to create the new series “Nobody…
Continue Reading Poll: Latin Americans view Pope Francis favorably. But the biggest drop is in his native Argentina.
Pope Francis is still widely popular in several Latin American countries. But the portion of people who still see him favorably in his native…
Continue Reading The Cure announces a new album and releases its first new song in 16 years, ‘Alone’
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Goths, rejoice: At long last, The Cure has released new music. “Alone,” its first new song in 16 years,…
Continue Reading Evacuation order lifted for Ohio town where dangerous chemical leak occurred
WHITEWATER TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — Residents in an Ohio community where a dangerous chemical leak occurred are being allowed to return to their…
Continue Reading Climate change destroyed an Alaska village. Its residents are starting over in a new town
Associated Press MERTARVIK, Alaska (AP) — Erosion and melting permafrost have just about destroyed the Alaska village of Newtok. About 70 feet of…
Continue Reading Derrick Rose, a No. 1 overall pick in 2008 and the 2011 NBA MVP, announces retirement
AP Basketball Writer Derrick Rose’s last act as an NBA player came in the form of a letter to the game of basketball, addressing the highs and…
Continue Reading Ports seek order to force dockworkers to bargaining table as strike looms at East and Gulf ports
AP Business Writer DETROIT (AP) — With a strike deadline looming, the group representing East and Gulf Coast ports is asking a federal agency to…
Continue Reading Halloween superfans see the culture catching up to them. (A 12-foot skeleton helped)
Associated Press Five years ago this Halloween, Home Depot introduced a 12-foot-tall skeleton. It was during the pandemic, and people who were stuck…
Continue Reading Congo accuses Rwanda before an East Africa court of helping rebels fight Congolese forces
Associated Press ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP) — A regional court in East Africa is hearing a case filed by Congo against neighboring Rwanda, accusing it…
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