NASA cancels its moon rover mission, citing cost overruns and launch delays
WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA is canceling a water-seeking moon rover because of cost overruns and launch delays. The space agency announced the news…
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Former Mozambique finance minister on trial in US over ‘tuna bond’ scandal that spurred debt crisis
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The “tuna bond” scandal that shook Mozambique’s economy is washing into a U.S. court. Former Mozambican…
Continue Reading Archeologists find musket balls fired during 1 of the first battles in the Revolutionary War
Associated Press CONCORD, Mass. (AP) — Archeologists with the National Park Service say they have found musket balls that date back nearly 250…
Continue Reading What would make Joe Biden drop out of the presidential race? Here are the four reasons he’s cited
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has made it clear basically any which way you ask him: he’s definitely, assuredly,…
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EPA watchdog investigating delays in how the agency used sensor plane after fiery Ohio derailment
Associated Press The EPA’s internal watchdog will investigate why the agency didn’t get its specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors…
Continue Reading Massachusetts lawmakers reach compromise deal on gun bill
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts House and Senate negotiators have released a compromise version of a sweeping gun bill that supporters…
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Selena Gomez gets her due, Netflix and FX top HBO and 2 Queen Elizabeths get nominated for Emmys
Associated Press With less overall entries due to the shortened TV season, this year’s Emmy nominations probably won’t spark any protest…
Continue Reading Mother of 3-year-old found dead at recycling center feared ex-husband would harm daughter
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The mother of a 3-year-old girl whose body was found in a San Francisco Bay Area recycling center over the…
Continue Reading Tyler James Williams, Nikki Glaser, Eric André and more react to their Emmy nominations
Kali Reis was so taken aback by her historical Emmy nomination that she was almost at a loss for words. The “True Detective: Night Country” actor…
Continue Reading Biden and Trump accuse each other of weakening America’s foreign policy. Here are the facts
AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In a relative rarity for presidential elections, both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading John Deere ends support of ‘social or cultural awareness’ events, distances from inclusion efforts
AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Farm equipment maker John Deere says it will no longer sponsor “social or cultural awareness” events,…
Continue Reading New York City Council member arrested, accused of biting police officer
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City Council member has been charged with biting a police officer during a chaotic protest. Brooklyn Democrat Susan…
Continue Reading Syrian official who oversaw prison where alleged abuse took place arrested by US officials
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where human rights officials say torture and abuse…
Continue Reading US judge suspends Alaska Cook Inlet lease, pending additional environmental review
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal judge has suspended the lease stemming from a 2022 oil and gas sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet basin…
Continue Reading Toronto cleans up after storm as Trudeau says better infrastructure needed for future
TORONTO (AP) — Cleanup crews are working to get Canada’s largest city back to normal after a torrential downpour. Flooding in and around Toronto…
Continue Reading Democrats consider expelling Menendez from the Senate after conviction in bribery trial
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez has shown no sign he will voluntarily resign from the Senate following his conviction on…
Continue Reading A Georgia death row inmate says a prosecutor hid a plea deal with a key witness, tainting his trial
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Attorneys for an inmate who’s spent 25 years on Georgia’s death row are accusing a prosecutor of…
Continue Reading A fire kills 16 people at a shopping mall in southwestern China
BEIJING (AP) — State media in China say that a fire at a shopping mall has killed 16 people in the southwestern Chinese city of Zigong. The…
Continue Reading Venezuela arrests security chief for opposition leader days ahead of presidential vote
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Officials in Venezuela have arrested the head of security for the country’s top opposition leader, a little more than a…
Continue Reading Panama says migration through border with Colombia is down since President Mulino took office
Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s border police says that migration through the Darien Gap dividing Colombia and Panama has…
Continue Reading US military pier for carrying aid to Gaza will be dismantled after weather and security problems
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military-built pier to carry humanitarian aid to Gaza will be dismantled and brought home, ending a…
Continue Reading Jon Jones fights charges stemming from alleged hostility during a drug test at his home
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a pair of misdemeanor charges stemming…
Continue Reading Rural Nevada judge who once ran for state treasurer indicted on federal fraud charges
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada justice of the peace who ran unsuccessfully for state treasurer in 2022 has been indicted on federal…
Continue Reading Tennessee won’t purge voter rolls of people who disregard a letter asking them to prove citizenship
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee elections officials say any state registered voters among the thousands recently asked to prove…
Continue Reading In and on the water, French troops secure the River Seine for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s armed forces have been deployed along the River Seine to make it safe, both in and out of the water during…
Continue Reading Wind power operations off Nantucket Island are suspended after turbine blade parts washed ashore
NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — The federal government has ordered an offshore wind developer off Nantucket Island to suspend operations after parts of a…
Continue Reading A meteor streaked over the NYC skyline before disintegrating over New Jersey
NEW YORK (AP) — A meteor streaked over the New York City skyline before disintegrating over nearby New Jersey, according to NASA. William Cooke,…
Continue Reading Police search for the truck driver who was filmed whipping migrants near Italian-French border
ROME (AP) — Italian border police are looking for a truck driver who is shown on a widely circulated video whipping female migrants after he found…
Continue Reading European aid worker arrested in Central African Republic over spying allegations is on hunger strike
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A European aid worker who was arrested two months ago in Central African Republic over spying allegations…
Continue Reading 9 rescued, search still on for other crew members after oil tanker capsizes in Arabian Sea off Oman
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nine crew members were rescued and another died as teams searched for others after an oil…
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