Past presidents, political props and a dance party: Takeaways from Day 2 of the DNC
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention’s second night is highlighting the party’s past presidents, particularly…
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Montana becomes eighth state with ballot measure seeking to protect abortion rights
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Voters will get to decide in November whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in the…
Continue Reading He once poached the wild animals of Zimbabwe. Now he preaches against it
Associated Press CHIREDZI, Zimbabwe (AP) — Tembanechako Mastick and a group of men scanned bushes near their village in southeast Zimbabwe, on the…
Continue Reading Dozens of former FARC fighters abandon ‘reincorporation’ village in Colombia after death threats
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Dozens of former guerrilla fighters and their families have been forced to abandon their village in southern Colombia after…
Continue Reading Western Alaska Yup’ik village floods as river rises from a series of storms
Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Storm-battered residents in the western Alaska village of Napakiak are preparing for the third storm in a…
Continue Reading FTC’s bid to ban noncompete agreements rejected by federal judge in Texas
AP Business Writer A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from the Federal Trade Commission that would have made it easier for employees to…
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Jennifer Lopez files for divorce from Ben Affleck after 2 years of marriage
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a relationship that spanned two decades, two engagements, two weddings and headlines too numerous to…
Continue Reading Tim Walz has described his family’s IVF experience. But they used a different procedure
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president, is facing fresh scrutiny for how he’s…
Continue Reading Canadian freight trains could stop moving Thursday. If they do, many businesses will be hurt
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Businesses across a variety of industries are bracing for freight trains to stop moving Thursday at both major…
Continue Reading What is known about the sinking of a luxury yacht off the coast of Sicily and those aboard
Associated Press PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) — Specialist cave divers working in 12-minute underwater shifts are searching for six missing passengers…
Continue Reading Georgia lawmaker urges panel to consider better firearms safety rules to deter child gun deaths
Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia gun owners, lawmakers and national advocates have been discussing how to encourage…
Continue Reading University of Kentucky to disband diversity office after GOP lawmakers pushed anti-DEI legislation
Associated Press The University of Kentucky will disband its office promoting diversity and inclusion efforts in response to questions from…
Continue Reading 3 people charged after death of federal prison worker who opened fentanyl-laced mail
Associated Press A federal prison inmate and two other people are facing charges of conspiring to mail drugs to a penitentiary in California where a…
Continue Reading Trump campaigns to ‘make America safe again’ as Democratic convention zeroes in on his felony record
Associated Press HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday to “Make America Safe Again” while campaigning in…
Continue Reading Shiloh Jolie, daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, officially drops Pitt surname
Associated Press One of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s six children has officially dropped “Pitt” from her name. A Los Angeles court granted a…
Continue Reading Nevada Supreme Court declines to wade into flap over certification of election results, for now
Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s Supreme Court declined Tuesday to wade into an electoral controversy despite pleas from the…
Continue Reading Disaster declaration approved for Vermont for July flooding from remnants of Beryl
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — President Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for Vermont that makes federal funding available to help people…
Continue Reading Gov. Jim Justice tries to halt foreclosure of his West Virginia hotel as he runs for US Senate
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — U.S. Senate candidate West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is in a mad-dash legal fight to keep a historic…
Continue Reading Putin makes a surprise trip to Chechnya 3 weeks into Ukraine’s cross-border incursion
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has made an unscheduled visit to Chechnya, his first trip to the mainly Muslim republic within the…
Continue Reading 20 passengers killed and hundreds missing in Congo boat accident
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Local officials in western Congo say that a weekend boat accident on the Lukeni river has left at least 20…
Continue Reading Sen. Rick Scott wins Florida GOP primary as he seeks a second term
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rick Scott has won Florida’s Republican primary as he seeks a second term in office.…
Continue Reading Trial date set for man accused of trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh
Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A trial is scheduled to start in June 2025 for a California man charged with trying to assassinate Supreme…
Continue Reading Utah lawsuit seeks state control over vast areas of federal land
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican leaders launched a legal challenge aimed at wresting control from the U.S. government…
Continue Reading Michigan doctor charged with taking photos and videos of naked children and adults
Associated Press A suburban Detroit doctor has been arrested after authorities found scores of nude photos and videos of children and adults taken…
Continue Reading Throwing the book: Democrats enlarge a copy of the ‘Project 2025’ blueprint as an anti-GOP prop
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Democrats have turned Project 2025 into one of their political weapons in campaigning against President Donald…
Continue Reading Rapper NBA Youngboy to plead guilty to Louisiana gun charge
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Rapper NBA YoungBoy has agreed to plead guilty to a federal weapons charge once the case is transferred from Louisiana to…
Continue Reading Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane forge an unlikely friendship in ‘Between the Temples’
AP Film Writer Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane had never worked with one another before. But when filmmaker Nathan Silver got them together on Zoom…
Continue Reading Trump’s post of fake Taylor Swift endorsement is his latest embrace of AI-generated images
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has been active on his social accounts as Democrats gather for their convention in…
Continue Reading A Dutch passenger is rescued and 2 people are missing after a small plane crashes into Lake Malawi
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Malawi’s information minister says a small plane crashed into Lake Malawi with three people onboard. He says a Dutch…
Continue Reading A new setback hits a Boeing jet: US will require inspection of pilot seats on 787s
WASHINGTON (AP) — Boeing is suffering setbacks on one of its planes that’s already in use and on a new model of its popular 777 jetliner.…
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