President of Dickinson State University in North Dakota resigns after nursing faculty quit
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — The president of Dickinson State University in North Dakota has announced his resignation. Steve Easton’s move Monday…
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Paul Skenes in spotlight, starting All-Star Game after just 11 major league games
AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Paul Skenes looked like a summer intern reporting for duty in a light gray suit, white shirt and…
Continue Reading Bolivia’s beleaguered president announces natural gas discovery, promising a boon for the country
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s embattled president has announced the discovery of vast natural gas reserves just north of the capital,…
Continue Reading Judge clears way for demolition of Texas church where 26 people were killed in 2017 shooting
FLORESVILLE, Texas (AP) — A judge on Monday cleared the way for the demolition of the small Texas church in Sutherland Springs where a gunman…
Continue Reading Jon Jones due in court to face 2 charges stemming from alleged hostility during drug testing
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones is due in court to face a pair of misdemeanor charges that stem from a drug test at his…
Continue Reading Outside RNC, conservative group defends its Project 2025 guidebook as Democrats ramp up critiques
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The conservative think tank that drew up a nearly 1,000-page guidebook on how the next Republican administration…
Continue Reading The man killed at a Trump rally died shielding his family. Neighbors share stories of 2 others hurt
Associated Press BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Loved ones of the man killed when a sniper opened fire at a rally for former President Donald Trump describe…
Continue Reading 3 hikers die in Utah parks as triple-digit temperatures linger in western US
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Three hikers died over the weekend in suspected heat-related cases at state and national parks in Utah,…
Continue Reading Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower Peter Buxtun has died at age 86
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The whistleblower who exposed the Tuskegee syphilis study that left hundreds of Black men untreated has died at…
Continue Reading ‘Hillbilly Elegy’: JD Vance’s rise to vice presidential candidate began with a bestselling memoir
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — At the heart of JD Vance’s swift journey from venture capitalist to vice presidential candidate is a…
Continue Reading NFL Hall of Famer says he was unjustly handcuffed and ‘humiliated’ on a flight
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis said Monday he was “humiliated” after being handcuffed and removed…
Continue Reading Judge removed from long-running gang and racketeering case against rapper Young Thug and others
ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the long-running racketeering and gang prosecution against rapper Young Thug and others has been removed from…
Continue Reading California is 1st state to ban school rules requiring parents get notified of child’s pronoun change
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California became the first U.S. state to bar school districts from requiring staff…
Continue Reading Georgia county says slave descendants can’t use referendum to challenge rezoning of island community
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia county says Black slave descendants can’t legally force a referendum that could overturn…
Continue Reading Texas governor criticizes Houston energy as utility says power will be mostly restored by Wednesday
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The majority of Houston outages that followed Hurricane Beryl should be fixed within the next two days, the…
Continue Reading Georgia Democrats file challenges to keep Kennedy and others off presidential ballot
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrats are challenging efforts to place Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and three other candidates on the…
Continue Reading Lawmakers are moving quickly to launch investigations into the Trump assassination attempt
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional committees are moving quickly to investigate the attempted assassination of former President…
Continue Reading Biden to call for 5% cap on annual rent increases, as he tries to show plans to tame inflation
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ready to propose a 5% cap on annual rent increases for tenants of major landlords.…
Continue Reading Attacker stabs and wounds French soldier patrolling Paris ahead of the Olympics
PARIS (AP) — Officials in France say a French soldier has been stabbed outside a big train station in Paris, and the attacker has been arrested.…
Continue Reading Colombia’s soccer federation president and son among 27 arrested in chaos at Copa America final
AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Colombia’s soccer federation president and his son were among 27 people arrested during the crowd…
Continue Reading Cape Cod’s fishhook topography makes it a global hotspot for mass strandings by dolphins
Associated Press The recent stranding of more than 100 dolphins on Cape Cod is the largest such event involving dolphins in U.S. history. The…
Continue Reading Signs of trouble at Trump rally were evident in minutes before gunman opened fire
Associated Press BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Signs of trouble were evident in the minutes before shots rang out at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania:…
Continue Reading Macy’s ends takeover talks with Arkhouse and Brigade citing lack of certainty over financing
AP Business Writer Macy’s is cutting off buyout talks with Arkhouse and Brigade, citing the lack of certain financing. In March, Arkhouse…
Continue Reading American convicted in killing of Italian plainclothes officer gets house arrest after appeal
ROME (AP) — One of the two Americans convicted in the 2019 stabbing death of an Italian plainclothes police officer has been granted house arrest.…
Continue Reading Former Chicago hospitals executives charged in $15M embezzlement scheme
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal authorities have charged a former Loretto Hospital executive in a scheme to embezzle $15 million from the health care…
Continue Reading President Joe Biden says it was a ‘mistake’ to say he wanted to put a ‘bull’s-eye’ on Donald Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told NBC News in an interview Monday that it was a “mistake” to say he wanted to put a…
Continue Reading Search suspended for pilot and passenger after tour helicopter crash off Hawaii’s Kauai island
LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) — Authorities have suspended the search for a tour helicopter pilot and one of his passengers. The helicopter was carrying the…
Continue Reading New York county’s latest trans athlete ban draws lawsuits from attorney general, civil rights group
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — The New York attorney general and the New York Civil Liberties Union have sued a county on Long Island over its latest attempt…
Continue Reading Baltimore officials sue to block ‘baby bonus’ initiative that would give new parents $1,000
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s mayor and city council are trying to stop a proposed ballot measure that would give all new parents a $1,000 “baby…
Continue Reading Boston lawyer once named ‘most eligible bachelor’ is sentenced to 5-10 years for raping 21-year-old
BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston lawyer and prosecutor who was once named one of People magazine’s most eligible bachelors has been sentenced to…
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