50 years after Philadelphia halted prison medical testing, families seek reparations
Legal Affairs Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Fifty years ago, Philadelphia prison officials ended a medical testing program that had allowed a…
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Georgia officer fatally shoots a man police say raised a gun during his arrest
CHAMBLEE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia officer shot and killed a man who authorities say raised a handgun during his arrest near Atlanta. The Lawrenceville…
Continue Reading Harris to give her campaign’s closing argument at the Ellipse, where Trump helped spark Capitol riot
Associated Press ASTON, Pa. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to lay out her campaign’s closing argument by returning to the site near…
Continue Reading Walmart agrees to pay $7.5 million to settle California lawsuit over disposal of hazardous waste
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Walmart has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by California officials that alleged the…
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Federal appeals panel says suspended lawyer Michael Avenatti should be resentenced
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A federal appeals panel has vacated a 14-year sentence for suspended lawyer Michael Avenatti. Avenatti rose to fame…
Continue Reading Bad state data may misdirect nearly $1 billion in federal funds to replace lead pipes
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is at risk of misallocating nearly $1 billion in lead pipe replacement…
Continue Reading Apple and Goldman Sachs must pay $89 million for mishandling Apple Card transactions, CFPB orders
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A federal regulator has ordered Apple and Goldman Sachs to pay a combined $89 million for deceiving consumers…
Continue Reading Israeli weapon seen in rare AP photos of Beirut airstrike appears to be a powerful smart bomb
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — In all but the blink of an eye, an Associated Press photographer’s camera captured the moments that a…
Continue Reading No amends for Joost Klein: Dutch go back to Eurovision Song Contest but singer declines to rejoin
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands will join the next Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland. But it will be without…
Continue Reading Connecticut firefighter died after vehicle rolled over, report finds
BERLIN, Conn. (AP) — A firefighter helping to battle a brush fire in Connecticut was killed after a utility vehicle operating on a steep, rocky…
Continue Reading Grand Teton grizzly bear No. 399 that delighted visitors for decades is killed by vehicle in Wyoming
Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A famous grizzly bear beloved for decades by countless tourists, biologists and professional wildlife…
Continue Reading What to know about E. coli and the McDonald’s outbreak
AP Health Writer A food poisoning outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders was caused by a common type of E. coli bacteria that can cause…
Continue Reading Tua Tagovailoa practices for the first time since suffering a concussion in Week 2
AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa practiced Wednesday for the first time since suffering a concussion in Week 2, and the…
Continue Reading New York City doesn’t require hotels to be licensed. That’s likely changing soon
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City doesn’t require a license to run a hotel, but that’s likely changing soon. City…
Continue Reading Some Liberal lawmakers ask Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau not to run for a fourth term
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Some lawmakers in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s own Liberal Party have asked the leader not to run for a fourth…
Continue Reading Nigeria’s president reshuffles his cabinet during the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s president has fired five ministers and appointed seven new ones in a major cabinet…
Continue Reading Flyaway metal from Missouri Democratic Senate candidate’s rifle grazes reporter at campaign event
Associated Press A Missouri reporter was injured slightly by a metal fragment from Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Lucas Kunce as he practiced…
Continue Reading Election officials are fighting a tsunami of voting conspiracy theories
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Voting machines reversing votes. More voters registered than people eligible. Large numbers of noncitizens voting.…
Continue Reading Gunman kills 3 people in southern Brazil during hours-long shootout
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Authorities in southern Brazil say a 45-year-old man barricaded himself in a house and killed his father,…
Continue Reading Karen Read supporter denies intimidating witnesses with rubber ducks and fake $100 bills
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A polarizing murder case against Karen Read in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend is back in court,…
Continue Reading Lana Del Rey did marry alligator swamp tour guide Jeremy Dufrene in Louisiana, document shows
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It is official. Lana Del Rey and alligator swamp tour guide Jeremy Dufrene did marry in Louisiana last month. After…
Continue Reading Iowa finds several dozen instances of noncitizens voting in a past election
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s top election official says several dozen people who identified themselves as noncitizens…
Continue Reading A look at food-related illnesses at restaurants over the years
AP Business Writer Outbreaks of foodborne illnesses are pretty rare for well known restaurant chains, but they do happen. This week, an outbreak of…
Continue Reading EU stays on the sidelines over migrant deal between Italy and Albania
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A top European Union official has refused to be drawn on an opinion of an agreement between Italy and…
Continue Reading Pro-Palestinian protester charged with assault after occupying building at University of Minnesota
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Local prosecutors have charged one pro-Palestinian protester with assault while not filing charges against 10…
Continue Reading Suspected drunken driver arrested after passing Harris’ motorcade the wrong way in Wisconsin
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A sheriff’s official says a suspected drunken driver heading the wrong way passed within feet of Vice…
Continue Reading Explosion in a packed Kabul market injures 11 people, including children, humanitarian group says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A nongovernmental group says an explosion in a packed Kabul market has injured 11 people, including some children. The source of…
Continue Reading Kentucky school choice ballot measure pits competing messages from Gov. Andy Beshear, Sen. Rand Paul
Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — As Kentucky voters ponder whether to allow some of their tax dollars to support students attending private…
Continue Reading Lawsuits claim dozens of children were sexually abused inside Pennsylvania juvenile facilities
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A set of newly filed lawsuits by people who claim they were sexually abused inside Pennsylvania juvenile…
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty to neighbor’s murder and had funeral pamphlet with victim’s name in his home
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a former police officer for more than a decade in South Carolina has pleaded guilty to…
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