4 killed when single-engine plane crashes in Oklahoma City
Authorities in Oklahoma City say four people have been killed in the crash of a small plane. Fire Capt. John Chenoweth says the four were killed when…
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Open water swimmers train in Seine River ahead of 10-kilometer Olympic marathon races
AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Olympic open water swimmers trained in the long-polluted Seine River on Wednesday after Paris organizers determined…
Continue Reading Bolivia’s president promises public votes on fuel subsidies and constitutionality of reelection
Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s socialist President Luis Arce says national referenda will be held soon on the removal of…
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Wall Street slips after a morning rally evaporates as some of the market’s AI darlings drop
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks slumped Wednesday after a morning rally evaporated, but the losses on Wall Street weren’t as bad…
Continue Reading Kansas’ former attorney general wins the Republican nomination for an open congressional seat
AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Former Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has won the Republican nomination for an open congressional…
Continue Reading Harris-Walz vs. Trump-Vance: It’s now an expanded battle for both the Sun Belt and Rust Belt
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — With both major party tickets now decided, the 2024 presidential general election campaign is set to play out as a…
Continue Reading In Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, company cancels plans for grain export facility in historic Black town
Associated Press/Report for America WALLACE, La. (AP) — Residents of a historic Black community in Louisiana who’ve spent years fighting…
Continue Reading Judge dismisses most claims in federal lawsuit filed by Black Texas student punished over hairstyle
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed most of the claims in a lawsuit filed by a Black high school student who…
Continue Reading Congo’s president accuses former leader of backing a US-sanctioned rebel coalition
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi is accusing former leader Joseph Kabila of backing a U.S.-sanctioned…
Continue Reading Microsoft hits back at Delta after the airline said last month’s tech outage cost it $500 million
Microsoft is joining cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike in fighting back against criticism from Delta Air Lines. The airline blames the tech companies…
Continue Reading Ukrainian wrestler and member of parliament has a goal for Paris: ‘Show that Ukraine is still alive’
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Ukraine wrestler Zhan Beleniuk will try to bring pride to his warn-torn country when he competes for an Olympic medal…
Continue Reading 4 hotel employees charged with being party to felony murder in connection with Black man’s death
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors charged four Milwaukee hotel employees Tuesday with being a party to felony murder in connection…
Continue Reading Weak spots in metal may have led to fatal Osprey crash off Japan, documents obtained by AP reveal
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A gear crack that led to a fatal crash of a V-22 Osprey last year may have been started by weak spots in a metal…
Continue Reading Olympics give athletes a chance to win gold — and also cash in on their short time in spotlight
AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Noah Lyles wasted no time. After winning the 100 meters at the Paris Olympics, he promptly declared what he wanted…
Continue Reading US rolls into semifinals of Paris Olympic basketball tournament, eases past Brazil 122-87
AP Basketball Writer PARIS (AP) — There was a moment where Brazil might have thought it had a chance. It trailed the U.S. by only eight midway…
Continue Reading Authorities arrest man accused of threatening mass casualty event at Army-Navy football game
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A man accused of threatening a “mass casualty event” at a college football game last year is in federal custody in Arizona…
Continue Reading Federal indictment accuses 15 people of trafficking drugs from Mexico and distributing in Minnesota
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Federal authorities have indicted 15 people on charges of trafficking illegal drugs from Mexico and…
Continue Reading American Cole Hocker pulls Olympic shocker in men’s 1,500, leaving Kerr and Ingebrigtsen behind
AP National Writer SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The race was billed as a bar brawl between the two baddest 1,500-meter runners in the world. Nobody…
Continue Reading NASA delays next crew launch to buy more time at the space station for Boeing’s troubled capsule
AP Aerospace Writer NASA is delaying its next astronaut launch to buy more time at the International Space Station for Boeing’s troubled new…
Continue Reading Georgia property owners battle railroad company in ongoing eminent domain case
Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — A railroad company wants to use eminent domain to condemn property in one of Georgia’s…
Continue Reading Judge rejects bid by Judicial Watch, Daily Caller to reopen fight over access to Biden Senate papers
Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has refused to vacate a ruling denying a conservative media outlet and an activist group…
Continue Reading A judge has branded Google a monopolist, but AI may bring about quicker change in internet search
AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge has branded Google as a ruthless monopolist bent on suffocating it competitors. But how…
Continue Reading Tesla burns after driver in Mexico plugs the car into an illicit hookup wired directly to power line
Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — A driver in the Mexican border city of Tijuana apparently had the bright idea of connecting his Tesla to an…
Continue Reading Global stock volatility hits the presidential election, with Trump decrying a ‘Kamala Crash’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is hoping a dramatic sell-off in the U.S. stock market creates an opening to attack his Democratic…
Continue Reading Billy Ray Cyrus finalizes divorce from singer Firerose 3 months after filing
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose are now divorced. The dissolution of their seven-month marriage was finalized…
Continue Reading ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ stage play will land on Broadway in spring 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The Upside Down is coming to Broadway. Producers of the “Stranger Things” stage play said Tuesday the franchise’s latest…
Continue Reading Marathon swimmer who crossed Lake Michigan in 1998 is trying it again
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — The Shark is back in the water, trying to make a second swim across Lake Michigan. Jim Dreyer entered the lake at Grand…
Continue Reading Federal appeals court upholds Maryland’s ban on assault-style weapons
Associated Press SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld Maryland’s decade-old ban on military-style firearms commonly…
Continue Reading Some Democratic backers of Josh Shapiro see a missed chance for a Jewish vice president
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ choice to pick Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate disappointed fans…
Continue Reading Judge upholds Ohio’s gender-affirming care ban; civil rights group vows immediate appeal
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge in Ohio says a state law that limits gender-affirming health care for youth under 18 can go into effect. The American…
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