Supreme Court seems likely to uphold Tennessee’s ban on medical treatments for transgender minors
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hearing a high-profile culture-war clash, the Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to uphold…
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A sinkhole may have swallowed a Pennsylvania woman. What are sinkholes and how do they form?
Authorities fear a woman in western Pennsylvania who disappeared while looking for her cat may have been swallowed by a sinkhole caused by mine…
Continue Reading Philippines says China’s coast guard fired water cannons and sideswiped its patrol vessel
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say Chinese coast guard vessels backed by navy ships have fired powerful water…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Tech stocks and AI pull Wall Street to more records
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes rose to more records Wednesday after tech companies talked up how much of a boost they’re…
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FBI tells telecom firms to boost security following wide-ranging Chinese hacking campaign
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials are urging telecommunication companies to boost network security following a Chinese hacking…
Continue Reading Miami’s playoff hopes nosedive as Alabama rises in the latest College Football Playoff rankings
AP National Writer Miami’s playoff hopes took an all-but-final nosedive while Alabama’s got a boost Tuesday night in the last rankings…
Continue Reading South Korea’s opposition parties move to impeach president over sudden declaration of martial law
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s opposition parties moved Wednesday to impeach the president over the shocking and…
Continue Reading To save a dying swamp, Louisiana aims to restore the Mississippi River’s natural flow
Associated Press/Report for America GARYVILLE, La. (AP) — State and federal authorities in Louisiana celebrated breaking ground on an ambitious…
Continue Reading Trump’s defense pick Pete Hegseth faces deepening scrutiny in Senate
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, spent a second day on Capitol…
Continue Reading Murder trial of tech consultant in stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee to go to jurors
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Closing arguments in the murder trial of a tech consultant charged in the stabbing death of Cash App founder…
Continue Reading New Jersey council says ban on ‘props’ can include ‘performative’ use of US flag, constitution
EDISON, New Jersey (AP) — A New Jersey township council’s decision to bar people from using “props” — which officials say can include the…
Continue Reading California teacher dies after she was bitten by a bat inside a classroom
DOS PALOS, Calif. (AP) — A central California teacher died last month after she was bitten by a bat inside her classroom that presumably had…
Continue Reading Trump and Republican senators plan agenda for first 30 days
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has dialed in to what was described as a “love fest” with Senate Republicans.…
Continue Reading US border arrests drop 17% in November, dousing predictions of post-election surge
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A U.S. official says authorities made about 46,700 arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico in…
Continue Reading Eminem’s mother Debbie Nelson, whose rocky relationship fueled the rapper’s lyrics, dies at age 69
Associated Press Debbie Nelson, the single mother of rapper Eminem whose rocky relationship with her son was known widely through his hit song…
Continue Reading Freedom is permanent for Missourian described as the longest-held wrongly incarcerated woman in US
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Years of legal wrangling have come to an end for a woman who spent 43 years behind bars for a killing that…
Continue Reading Tight race for the North Carolina Supreme Court is heading to another recount
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A very close election for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat heads next to a hand recount. That comes after…
Continue Reading Trump’s pick to run the DEA withdraws his name from consideration. Trump says he pulled the plug
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s pick to run the Drug Enforcement Administration says he’s withdrawing his name from…
Continue Reading Nearly 30% of US drugstores closed in one decade, study shows
AP Health Writer New research shows that nearly three out of 10 U.S. drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed by 2021. A study…
Continue Reading UN human rights watchdog opens investigation into Venezuela presidential election
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The top United Nations human rights watchdog has ordered Venezuela to avoid destroying tally sheets as it opens an…
Continue Reading Founder of failed crypto lending platform Celsius Network pleads guilty to fraud charges
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The founder and former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network has pleaded guilty to…
Continue Reading Is Enron back? If it’s a joke, some former employees aren’t laughing
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — An elaborate parody appears to be behind an effort to resurrect Enron, the Houston-based energy company that…
Continue Reading NGOs demand investigation into the prison death of a Cuban protester
Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Non-governmental organizations monitoring Cuban prisons are demanding an investigation into the death of a man…
Continue Reading Judge weighs whether to order Fani Willis to comply with lawmakers’ subpoenas over Trump case
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge is weighing whether a Georgia state Senate committee has the right to subpoena testimony and documents from…
Continue Reading Justice Department announces sweeping reforms to curb suicides in federal prisons and jails
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is ramping up efforts to address a crisis of suicides and systemic failures in federal…
Continue Reading President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal…
Continue Reading Dismantling of two New Jersey human trafficking rings leads to charges against seven, AG says
Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s top law enforcement official says authorities took down two human trafficking rings,…
Continue Reading Former Gov. M. Jodi Rell remembered as a kind leader who ‘healed’ Connecticut
Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut residents, past and present dignitaries, and state Capitol insiders are paying tribute to…
Continue Reading Searchers recover body of Wisconsin woman missing since 2020
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Searchers have recovered the body of a Wisconsin woman who vanished more than four years ago. The state Department of Justice…
Continue Reading Former Abercrombie CEO’s partner pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges, is freed on bond
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — The partner of former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries who was indicted on sex trafficking charges along with…
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