Huge California wildfire chews through timber in very hot and dry weather
CHICO, Calif. (AP) — California’s largest wildfire so far this year continues to chew through timber in very hot and dry weather. The Park Fire…
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Wall Street ends a wild and scary week almost exactly where it began. More tests loom next week
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a manic week that began with Japanese stocks falling to their worst loss since 1987’s Black Monday,…
Continue Reading Snake hunters will wrangle invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades during Florida’s 10-day challenge
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The annual Florida Python Challenge this year begins the competition between hunters to capture the…
Continue Reading As South Sudan’s oil revenues dwindle, even the security forces haven’t been paid in months
Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The recent rupture of a crucial oil pipeline has sent fresh pain through the economy of South Sudan,…
Continue Reading Timeline of events in Ferguson, Missouri, after a police officer fatally shot Michael Brown
Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — On Aug. 9, 2014, Michael Brown and a friend were walking in the middle of Canfield Drive, a two-lane street…
Continue Reading A win for the Harris-Walz ticket would also mean the country’s first Native American female governor
Associated Press If Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are elected this fall, not only would a woman of…
Continue Reading Veteran human rights advocate freed in swap says Russia is sliding back toward Stalinist times
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A human rights activist since the 1980s, Oleg Orlov thought Russia had turned a corner when the Soviet Union…
Continue Reading Michael Brown’s death 10 years ago sparked change in Ferguson
Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Michael Brown once told his father the “world is going to know my name,” words Michael Brown Sr. still…
Continue Reading Defense pushes for charges to be dismissed in Karen Read case
Associated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the Karen Read case have returned to court focused on jury deliberations…
Continue Reading Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the US election, Microsoft says
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A new report from Microsoft finds that Iran is accelerating online activity that appears intended to influence the…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris makes an immigration pitch in Arizona as she fights to gain ground in the Sun Belt
Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris drew on her prosecutorial background to make her first expansive pitch on…
Continue Reading Prompted by mass shooting, 72-hour wait period and other new gun laws go into effect in Maine
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine gun retailers are now requiring a three-day wait period for purchases under a new law that was among…
Continue Reading Donald Trump headlines Montana rally after plane was diverted but landed safely
Associated Press BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Donald Trump traveled to Montana for a Friday night rally intended to drum up support for ousting the…
Continue Reading COVID-19 falls to No. 10 cause of death in US
U.S. death rates fell last year for all age groups compared with 2022. That’s according to federal health data released Thursday. COVID-19 fell to…
Continue Reading Chi Chi Rodriguez, Hall of Fame golfer known for antics on the greens, dies at 88
AP Golf Writer Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez, a Hall of Fame golfer whose antics on the greens and inspiring life story made him among the sport’s…
Continue Reading Oregon city at heart of Supreme Court homelessness ruling votes to ban camping except in some areas
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The small Oregon city at the heart of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on outdoor sleeping bans has voted…
Continue Reading Maui remembers the 102 lost in the Lahaina wildfire with a paddle out 1 year after devastating blaze
Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Dozens of Maui surfers, canoe paddlers and boat riders made their way into the ocean off Lahaina on…
Continue Reading Columbia University deans resign after exchanging disparaging texts during meeting on antisemitism
NEW YORK (AP) — Three Columbia University deans who exchanged disparaging texts during a campus discussion about Jewish life and antisemitism have…
Continue Reading California governor vows to take away funding from cities and counties for not clearing encampments
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has a message to local governments: clear homeless encampments now or lose…
Continue Reading California lawmaker switches party, criticizes Democratic leadership
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A moderate California Democratic state lawmaker is announcing Thursday that she is switching to the…
Continue Reading US and other frustrated mediators call on Israel, Hamas to resume Gaza talks, saying, ‘no excuses’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of the United States, Egypt and Qatar jointly demanded Israel and Hamas return to stalled talks on the…
Continue Reading DeSantis, longtime opponent of state spending on stadiums, allocates $8 million for Inter Miami
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis is giving $8 million in state money to Miami-Dade County to improve roads and other…
Continue Reading Legal challenge seeks to prevent RFK Jr. from appearing on Pennsylvania’s presidential ballot
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A newly filed legal challenge seeks to have third-party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. kept…
Continue Reading Swiss surprise in Olympic golf as Morgane Metraux takes the lead
AP Golf Writer SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Morgane Metraux had a round to remember in the Paris Olympics. She was 8 under on the front…
Continue Reading Former FIFA interim president and long-time leader of African soccer Issa Hayatou dies at 77
PARIS (AP) — Former FIFA interim president and long-time leader of African soccer Issa Hayatou has died. He was 77. Current FIFA president Gianni…
Continue Reading Biden holds social event with ice cream to thank campaign staff after bowing out of election
Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, has hosted a thank you event for hundreds of staffers who worked…
Continue Reading 15 states sue to block Biden’s effort to help migrants in US illegally get health coverage
Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Fifteen states have sued the Biden administration over a rule that is expected to allow 100,000 immigrants…
Continue Reading Man charged in 1977 strangulations of three Southern California women after DNA investigation
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — A 73-year-old man has been charged in the strangulation deaths of three Southern California women in 1977, and authorities…
Continue Reading MrBeast wants ‘full assessment’ of internal culture amid allegations of impropriety and unsafe sets
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — MrBeast has ordered a full assessment of the internal culture in his YouTube empire as well as an investigation…
Continue Reading Nevada man accused of hate crime acknowledged in police interview that he referenced ‘hanging tree’
Associated Press RENO, Nevada (AP) — A criminal complaint says a Nevada man accused of a hate crime admitted he mentioned a “hanging tree”…
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