Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?
Associated Press KAVUMU, Congo (AP) — Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where…
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Supreme Court justices have a job for life. But some left the court to make their lasting mark
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the allures of being a Supreme Court justice is that the job has lifetime tenure. Americans have become…
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Refugees in New Hampshire turn to farming for an income and a taste of home
Associated Press DUNBARTON, N.H. (AP) — It’s harvest time in central New Hampshire, and one farm there appears to have been transplanted from…
Continue Reading Titan submersible’s scientific director says the sub malfunctioned just prior to the Titanic dive
Associated Press The scientific director for the company that owned the Titan submersible that imploded last year while on its way to the Titanic…
Continue Reading Vermont caps emergency motel housing for homeless, forcing many to leave this month
Associated Press BERLIN, Vt. (AP) — This fall, hundreds of the most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness in Vermont must leave state-funded…
Continue Reading Wagon rolls over at Wisconsin apple orchard injuring about 25 children and adults
LAFAYETTE, Wis. (AP) — About 25 children and adults have been injured after a wagon carrying them overturned at a western Wisconsin apple orchard.…
Continue Reading Wall Street soars to records as Dow leaps 500 in a rate-cut rally that swept the world
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street romped to records Thursday as a delayed jubilation swept markets worldwide following the Federal…
Continue Reading Venezuela’s opposition ex-candidate says he was forced to sign letter that effectively admits defeat
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s former opposition candidate, Edmundo González, on Wednesday said he was coerced into signing a letter…
Continue Reading A 10-year-old Japanese boy stabbed near his school in China has died
Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Officials in Tokyo say a 10-year-old Japanese student attending a Japanese school in southern China who was…
Continue Reading UN chief urges divided nations to approve blueprint to address global challenges from climate to AI
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief urged the world’s divided nations on Wednesday to compromise and approve a…
Continue Reading Former northern Virginia jail deputy gets 6 1/2 years for drug operation, sex trafficking
Associated Press A former sheriff’s deputy at a northern Virginia jail has been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for smuggling drugs into the…
Continue Reading North Korea’s Kim is bolstering nuclear and conventional weapons after testing 2 types of missiles
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has supervised successful tests of two types of missiles as he…
Continue Reading Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs returns key to New York City in response to video of him attacking singer Cassie
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has returned his key to New York City after a request from Mayor Eric Adams in response to the release of a…
Continue Reading Howard University cuts ties with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs after video of attack on Cassie
Howard University is cutting ties to Sean “Diddy” Combs, rescinding an honorary degree that was awarded to him and disbanding a scholarship…
Continue Reading Video appears to show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs beating singer Cassie in hotel hallway in 2016
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Security video appears to show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs beating singer Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel…
Continue Reading California laws cracking down on election deepfakes by AI face legal challenges
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California now has some of the strictest laws on election deepfakes. The state could be among the first…
Continue Reading Musk’s X skirts Brazil ban and returns to some users with change to server access
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Some Brazilian users have regained access to X despite a nationwide ban put in place by the country’s…
Continue Reading Days after posting mugshot of a boy accused of school threat, sheriff puts video of 2 teens online
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Around the country, communities are being battered by a wave of school shooting…
Continue Reading Testimony begins in trial for ex-sergeant charged in killing of Virginia shoplifting suspect
Associated Press/Report for America FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Opening statements and testimony have begun in the trial of a former northern Virginia…
Continue Reading Officials identify 2 men killed in Idaho gas station explosion
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities have identified two people killed when a gas station exploded and started a fire in a remote Idaho…
Continue Reading Family of man found dead with a rope around neck demands answers; sheriff says no foul play detected
HENDERSON, N.C. (AP) — The family of a Black man found dead in North Carolina with a rope around his neck is demanding answers from authorities,…
Continue Reading Hackers demand $6 million for files stolen from Seattle airport operator in cyberattack
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers are demanding $6 million in bitcoin from the operator of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for documents they…
Continue Reading Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff seeks more control over postmaster general after mail meltdown
Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — As the U.S. Postal Service faces delivery slowdowns, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, a Democrat from…
Continue Reading Iranian hackers tried but failed to interest Biden’s campaign in stolen Trump info, FBI says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iranian hackers sought to interest President Joe Biden’s campaign in information stolen from rival Donald…
Continue Reading Tulane’s public health school secures major gift to expand
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A longtime donor who has given more than $160 million to Tulane University is the new namesake of the university’s expanding…
Continue Reading A former officer texted a photo of the bloodied Tyre Nichols to his ex-girlfriend
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols sent his ex-girlfriend a photo…
Continue Reading Judge dismisses an assault lawsuit against Knicks owner James Dolan and Harvey Weinstein
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. district judge has dismissed a federal lawsuit against New York Knicks owner James Dolan alleging…
Continue Reading Inside the Brooklyn federal jail where Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is locked up: violence, squalor and death
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As they unsuccessfully fought to keep Sean “Diddy” Combs out of jail after his sex trafficking arrest, the…
Continue Reading Families of Americans detained in China share their pain and urge US to get them home
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The families of four Americans detained in China say their loved ones are suffering both physically and…
Continue Reading Search for suspect in Kentucky highway shooting ends with discovery of body believed to be his
Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A body found in rural southeastern Kentucky is believed to be the man suspected of shooting and wounding…
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