Judges set to hear arguments in Donald Trump’s appeal of civil fraud verdict
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As Donald Trump hits the homestretch of his White House run, the former president’s lawyers are heading to a New…
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A far-right party is looking for a historic election win in Austria
Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s far-right Freedom Party could win a national election for the first time when Austria votes on Sunday.…
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Harris makes scandal-plagued Republican the star of her campaign to win North Carolina
AP National Political Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — There’s an unlikely star in Kamala Harris’ fight to make history in North Carolina: Mark…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street ticks to another record as stocks worldwide rally
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose to another record Thursday as financial markets around the world rallied again. The S&P 500…
Continue Reading Alabama puts man convicted of killing 3 to death in the country’s second nitrogen gas execution
Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama used nitrogen gas Thursday to execute a man convicted of killing three people in back-to-back…
Continue Reading Hearing on Trump assassination attempts says Pennsylvania failure was by Secret Service
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of a bipartisan House task force investigating the Trump assassination attempts emphasized during their…
Continue Reading Moving homeless people from streets to shelter isn’t easy, San Francisco outreach workers say
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Outreach workers in San Francisco visit homeless people living in tents to match them with shelter. But…
Continue Reading West Virginia’s new drug czar was once addicted to opioids himself
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s new drug czar has a very personal reason for wanting to end the state’s opioid…
Continue Reading US suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. suicides last year remained at about the highest level in the nation’s history. Preliminary data shows…
Continue Reading Harris blasts proposals for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia during Zelenskyy meeting
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With American support for Ukraine at a partisan crossroads, Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday slammed…
Continue Reading Old newspaper boxes are being used to distribute the overdose reversal drug Narcan
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — For decades, Jeff Card’s family company was known for manufacturing the once ubiquitous tin boxes…
Continue Reading Georgia’s anti-LGBTQ+ measures raise fears of hate crimes in the conservative South Caucasus nation
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Dozens of Georgians stood in tearful silence in a central square near parliament last week to mourn…
Continue Reading Southwest Airlines says it will introduce assigned seats and premium perks in 2026
AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines executives on Thursday unveiled their vision for Southwest 2.0, an airline that for the first…
Continue Reading UN chief criticizes divided Security Council for failure of leadership to end wars, calls for unity
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief sharply criticized the powerful Security Council for a failure of leadership to end…
Continue Reading Appeals court hears arguments in fight between 2 tribes over Alabama casino built on ‘sacred’ land
ATLANTA (AP) — An appeals court on Wednesday heard arguments in a long-running dispute between two federally recognized tribes over one’s…
Continue Reading Nine ruling party candidates vie to replace Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Kishida
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan finds out its next leader on Friday when the ruling party of outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida picks his…
Continue Reading Who will replace Kishida to become Japan’s new prime minister?
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s governing party will pick a new leader Friday who will succeed outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.…
Continue Reading Hong Kong court sentences editor to 21 months in jail in a case seen as a barometer of press freedom
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has sentenced a former editor of a shuttered news publication to 21 months in prison in a…
Continue Reading Utah Supreme Court crushes constitutional amendment deemed ‘counterfactual’ by lower court
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah voters will not decide this November on a proposed constitutional amendment asking voters to cede power…
Continue Reading The IMF approves a $7 billion loan for Pakistan, which will get $1 billion immediately
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials say the executive board of the International Fund has approved a new $7 billion loan for the country. The loan…
Continue Reading Federal lawsuit challenging mask ban in suburban New York county dismissed
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A judge dismissed a federal lawsuit challenging a suburban New York ban on wearing masks in public except for health and…
Continue Reading California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill to help Black families reclaim taken land
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have helped Black…
Continue Reading Russia’s adaptability to US sanctions stymied their effectiveness, economists say
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two researchers write in a new paper that Russia was able to brace for the financial penalties imposed after its…
Continue Reading 25 people killed in days of clashes between Shiites and Sunni Muslims in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities say at least 25 people have been killed in days of clashes between armed Shiites and Sunni Muslims over a…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka’s new president says he’ll restart talks with the IMF to find a way out of economic crisis
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that he will soon resume discussions with the…
Continue Reading 10th death reported in Boar’s Head deli meat listeria outbreak
AP Health Writer A 10th person has died in an ongoing outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to a now-closed Boar’s Head deli meat plant in…
Continue Reading A Nebraska officer who fatally shot an unarmed Black man will be fired, police chief says
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha’s police chief is firing a Nebraska officer who fatally shot an unarmed Black man while serving a no-knock warrant.…
Continue Reading Garland says officers’ torture of 2 Black men was betrayal of community they swore to protect
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland says the prosecution of six former law enforcement officers who tortured…
Continue Reading Ex-officer says he went along with ‘cover-up’ of fatal beating hoping Tyre Nichols would survive
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer has testified under a plea deal that he told his supervisor the arrest of…
Continue Reading Judge orders a stop to referendum in Georgia slave descendants’ zoning battle
Associated Press A Georgia judge has ordered a halt to a special election initiated by residents of the one of the South’s last remaining…
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