Georgia tops preseason USA Today Coaches Poll; Ohio State picked second
NEW YORK (AP) — Georgia will open the season ranked No. 1 in the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll a year after having its two-year run as national…
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Elon Musk sues OpenAI, renewing claims ChatGPT-maker put profits before ‘the benefit of humanity’
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elon Musk has filed a second lawsuit against OpenAI and two founders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman. Musk…
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Calm returns to Wall Street, and stocks bounce back after their worst drop in nearly 2 years
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A rising tide swept stocks higher, and calm returned to Wall Street after Japan’s market soared earlier…
Continue Reading Democratic primary in Arizona’s 3rd District is too close to call, AP determines
Associated Press/Report for America PHOENIX (AP) — The race for the Democratic nomination in Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District narrowed…
Continue Reading Alabama to move forward with nitrogen gas execution in September after lawsuit settlement
Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s attorney general says another nitrogen gas execution will go forward in September. The state…
Continue Reading Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index soars more than 10% after plunging a day earlier
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 share index has soared as much as 10.7% a day after it plunged a near record 12.4%. The index gave…
Continue Reading Tunisian President Saied files paperwork to run in October’s election
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian President Kais Saied has filed the necessary paperwork to run in the presidential election in October. He is…
Continue Reading Incumbent Maloy still leads after recount in Utah US House race, but lawsuit could turn the tide
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Results of a recount in the Republican primary for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District show incumbent U.S. Rep. Celeste Maloy…
Continue Reading Family of 4 from Texas missing after boat capsizes in Alaska, report says
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended search efforts for four people who were missing after the boat they were on capsized…
Continue Reading Rural Nevada sheriff probes potential hate crime after Black man says he was racially harassed
Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A rural Nevada sheriff is investigating a potential hate crime after a Black man who was collecting signatures…
Continue Reading Texas trooper gets job back in Uvalde after suspension from botched police response to 2022 shooting
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Department of Public Safety has reinstated a state trooper who was suspended after the botched law…
Continue Reading A Virginia man is charged with online threats against Vice President Kamala Harris
Associated Press A Virginia man has been arrested and charged with threatening online to kill Vice President Kamala Harris and harm other public…
Continue Reading Deputy who shot Sonya Massey thought her rebuke ‘in the name of Jesus’ indicated intent to kill him
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The deputy sheriff who fatally shot Sonya Massey in her Illinois home last month says he thought that…
Continue Reading Body believed to be Glacier National Park drowning victim recovered from Avalanche Creek
WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — The body of a man believed to have drowned in Glacier National Park was recovered over the weekend. Rangers believe they…
Continue Reading Families whose loved ones were left decaying in Colorado funeral home owed $950M, payout unlikely
Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The Colorado funeral home owners who allegedly stored 190 decaying bodies and sent grieving…
Continue Reading A trademark lawyer sold the domain name ClintonKaine.com in 2016. He’s sitting on HarrisWalz.com now
Associated Press A trademark lawyer who bought the domain named ClintonKaine.com in 2016 is now sitting on HarrisWalz.com as Vice President Kamala…
Continue Reading Reclusive tribe attacks loggers suspected of encroaching on their land in Peru’s Amazon
Associated Press Peru’s reclusive Mashco Piro ethnic group recently used bows and arrows to attack loggers suspected of encroaching on their…
Continue Reading CrowdStrike and Delta fight over who’s to blame for the airline canceling thousands of flights
Cybersecurity software company CrowdStrike is firing back at Delta Air Lines. The companies are arguing over who’s to blame for Delta canceling…
Continue Reading Brazilian authorities reinforce troops after clashes between Indigenous peoples and landowners
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Ministry of Justice is sending more law enforcement agents to Mato Grosso do Sul state after…
Continue Reading A rocket attack at an Iraqi military base injures US personnel, officials tell AP
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Several U.S. personnel were injured in a suspected rocket attack at a military base in Iraq, U.S. defense…
Continue Reading Mali cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine, accusing it of aiding a rebel attack in the African country
Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s government says it has diplomatic ties with Ukraine accusing Kyiv of aiding a rebel attack that…
Continue Reading ‘David Makes Man’ actor Akili McDowell is charged with murder in man’s shooting in Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — Actor Akili McDowell, who starred in the television series “David Makes Man” and had roles in “Billions” and “The…
Continue Reading Venezuela’s top prosecutor announces criminal probe against opposition leaders González, Machado
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s top prosecutor on Monday announced a criminal investigation against the opposition’s…
Continue Reading Instructor charged with manslaughter in Pennsylvania plane crash that killed student pilot
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A flight instructor involved in a crash that killed a student pilot in eastern Pennsylvania has been charged with involuntary…
Continue Reading Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis to cooperate in Arizona fake electors case, charges to be dropped
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign attorney Jenna Ellis, who worked closely with his personal attorney,…
Continue Reading Trial starts in case that seeks more Black justices on Mississippi’s highest court
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has only one Black justice serving on its highest court despite having the largest percentage of…
Continue Reading Google illegally maintains monopoly over internet search, judge rules
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Monday ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance…
Continue Reading Justice Clarence Thomas took undisclosed 2010 trip with GOP megadonor, Democratic senator finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic chairman of the Senate Finance Committee says Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to…
Continue Reading Oakland A’s to sell stake in Coliseum to local Black development group
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Oakland Athletics has reached a tentative agreement to sell its half of the Coliseum to a private Black…
Continue Reading 911 operator calmly walks expectant mom through a surprise at-home delivery
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When a 911 call came in saying a woman in Nashville was experiencing sudden labor, emergency operator…
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