Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie pledges to make San Francisco safer as mayor
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie says he will make streets safer, help small businesses and squash the open-air…
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Trump’s deportation plan a key focus for Canada’s Cabinet committee on US-Canada relations
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to launch a mass deportation of millions of undocumented people is a top…
Continue Reading Michigan jury awards millions to a woman fired after refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A jury has awarded more than $12 million to a woman who lost her job at a Michigan insurance company after…
Continue Reading The US extends avocado import permissions to Guatemala, but don’t expect cheaper guacamole soon
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government has extended avocado import permissions to Guatemala, but don’t expect that to result in cheaper guacamole…
Continue Reading Trump’s shunning of transition planning may have severe consequences, governance group says
Associated Presss WASHINGTON (AP) — A good-governance group is warning of severe consequences if President-elect Donald Trump continues to steer…
Continue Reading What to know about the House push to expand some Social Security benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected to try next week to pass a Social Security-related bill to ensure benefits for workers who are also…
Continue Reading 1 killed and 3 wounded after gunmen open fire at Brazil’s largest international airport
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police said that unidentified gunmen in a black car killed at least one person and wounded another three Friday…
Continue Reading Rafael weakens into a tropical storm as it swirls over the Gulf of Mexico after lashing Cuba
HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Rafael has weakened into a tropical storm as it swirls through the Gulf of Mexico where it is expected to break apart after…
Continue Reading US agency says Tesla’s public statements imply that its vehicles can drive themselves. They can’t
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency says Tesla is telling drivers in public statements that its…
Continue Reading Women win majority of seats in New Mexico Legislature in showcase of determination and joy
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Women have won 60 seats in the New Mexico Legislature to secure the largest female legislative majority in…
Continue Reading Kentucky officer who fired pepper rounds at a TV crew during 2020 protests reprimanded
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky police officer has been reprimanded for firing non-lethal rounds at a TV camera crew during street protests over…
Continue Reading Chinese national jailed on charges that he tried to enter Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Chinese national is jailed on trespassing charges after police say he tried to enter…
Continue Reading The Pentagon is letting a small number of U.S. defense contractors fix weapons in Ukraine
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Pentagon is easing restrictions to allow a small number of private American defense…
Continue Reading Trump put Elon Musk on phone with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy during congratulatory call, official says
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump put billionaire Elon Musk on the line with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy when…
Continue Reading California air regulators approve changes to climate program that could raise gas prices
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California air regulators have voted to approve changes to a key climate program…
Continue Reading Obama relatives settle racial bias dispute with private school in Milwaukee
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former first lady Michelle Obama’s brother and his wife have settled a lawsuit they filed in 2022 alleging a private…
Continue Reading Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks bail, citing changed circumstances and new evidence
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has filed a new request for bail, saying changed circumstances, along with new evidence,…
Continue Reading NASA astronauts won’t say which one of them got sick after almost 8 months in space
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Three NASA astronauts whose prolonged space station mission ended with a trip to the hospital last…
Continue Reading NYC man is charged with insurance fraud in staged car crash captured by dashcam
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man has been charged with staging a car accident for insurance fraud purposes last month in a case…
Continue Reading Retired research chimps to be moved from New Mexico to a Louisiana sanctuary
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The National Institutes of Health decided to relocate nearly two dozen retired research chimpanzees from…
Continue Reading Joe Echevarria is Miami’s new president. And on the sideline, he’s the Hurricanes’ biggest fan
AP Sports Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — University of Miami president Joe Echevarria has had football season tickets since 1978, the year he…
Continue Reading Judge strikes down New York law intended to protect minority groups’ voting power
Associated Press A judge has struck down a state law that made it easier for New Yorkers to sue over electoral divisions and voting rules that…
Continue Reading The Beatles, ‘BRAT’ summer, country and more: All of the 2025 Grammy nomination snubs and surprises
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It looks like the 2025 Grammy Awards may be a different kind of award show. Beyoncé leads the nods with 11,…
Continue Reading 3 dead, including the suspect, after shooting in Pennsylvania apartment and 40-mile police chase
DUNCANNON, Pa. (AP) — Three people were killed and two others wounded when a suspect opened fire in an apartment, then led police on a high-speed…
Continue Reading Biden administration to restrict drilling, renewables in the US West to help struggling bird
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday proposed tighter restrictions on oil, solar and wind…
Continue Reading Revising the rules of engagement, court says jilted bride must give back $70,000 ring
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Who gets to keep an engagement ring if a romance turns sour and the wedding is called off? That’s what the highest…
Continue Reading What to stream: Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul, ‘Bad Sisters,’ Shawn Mendes and ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman starring in “Deadpool & Wolverine” and the return of Apple TV+’s dark comedy “Bad Sisters”…
Continue Reading A 14-year-old boy last seen in a kidnap video is among the 11 found dead in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — There have been many horrifying videos posted online amid Mexico’s drug cartel violence, but few have been as profoundly…
Continue Reading The hardest job in Washington? A look at those who have served as chief of staff for Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Susie Wiles’ reward for steering Donald Trump’s successful presidential campaign will be the…
Continue Reading 43 monkeys remain on the run from South Carolina lab. CEO thinks they’re having an adventure
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Forty-three monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina have been spotted in…
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