US wants more clarity from Ukraine on possible use of long-range weapons
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Biden administration still isn’t convinced that it should give Ukraine the…
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South Carolina death row inmate asks governor for clemency
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed Friday is asking Gov. Henry McMaster to spare his life. No…
Continue Reading Q&A: Damien Chazelle, Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons on ‘Whiplash’ returning to theaters after 10 years
AP Film Writer Ten years after “Whiplash” took the film world by storm, Damien Chazelle’s breakthrough film is returning to theaters nationwide…
Continue Reading Global vaccine alliance GAVI to buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The global vaccine alliance Gavi says it will buy 500,000 doses of vaccine against mpox to fight outbreaks…
Continue Reading A Hungarian company is linked to the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — In a duplex in a quiet neighborhood of the Hungarian capital is the headquarters of a company that is…
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Police say a pair took an NYC subway train on a joyride and crashed it. They have arrested 1 teen
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say they have arrested one of the young people who took an empty New York City subway train on a brief joyride before they…
Continue Reading Unidentified gunmen kill high-ranking migration official in one of Haiti’s biggest cities
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A high-ranking official with Haiti’s National Office of Migration has been killed in the north coastal city of…
Continue Reading Boeing CEO says the company will furlough employees soon to preserve cash during labor strike
AP Airlines Writer Boeing’s CEO says the company will begin furloughing a large number of employees to save cash during a strike by union…
Continue Reading Teachers in Belarus are targeted for links with ‘extremist’ group, says rights group
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A respected human rights organization in Belarus says dozens of teachers have been detained or interrogated by authorities…
Continue Reading MrBeast and Amazon sued by competitors from his $5M reality show over alleged ‘unsafe’ conditions
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — MrBeast is accused of creating “unsafe” employment conditions and misrepresenting contestants’ odds at…
Continue Reading For Tarana Burke, the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs legal case is one more sign of #MeToo’s lasting impact
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — #MeToo activist Tarana Burke says that while the details of the Sean “Diddy” Combs allegations are horrific,…
Continue Reading False reports of explosives found in a car near a Trump rally spread online
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nassau County officials say social media reports that explosives were found in a car near former President Donald…
Continue Reading Nigeria warns of possible flooding as Cameroon releases water from dam
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has warned of possible flooding in 11 states following the release of water from a dam in…
Continue Reading Ship owner cut corners on repairs before deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, US says in $100M lawsuit
Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse recklessly cut corners…
Continue Reading Wojnarowski is leaving ESPN for alma mater to become GM of St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team
AP Sports Writer ESPN NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from broadcasting to return to his alma mater, St. Bonaventure, to take over the…
Continue Reading Mayor of Atlantic City and his wife are indicted for allegedly beating their daughter
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, La’Quetta, the city’s superintendent of schools,…
Continue Reading A vandal badly damaged a statue outside a St. Louis cathedral, police say
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man used construction equipment to drop a heavy boom lift onto a sculpture that has stood for 25 years outside…
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders preparing resolutions to block $20B in US arms sales to Israel
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is preparing a series of Senate resolutions that would stop more than $20…
Continue Reading Scientists detect longest pair of jets streaming from a supermassive black hole
AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have discovered the longest pair of jets streaming from a black hole in a distant galaxy. The jets…
Continue Reading Suspension of security clearance for Iran envoy did not follow protocol, watchdog says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department’s internal watchdog says that officials did not follow proper protocol when handling the…
Continue Reading Lessons from Red Sea and Ukraine’s Black Sea fight help prep Navy for possible conflict with China
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy is taking lessons from its combat in the Red Sea over the past year and what Ukraine has done to hold…
Continue Reading Thailand will indict ex-security personnel over the deaths of 78 Muslim protesters in 2004
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Prosecutors in Thailand say eight former security personnel accused of responsibility for the deaths of 78 Muslim…
Continue Reading Edwin Moses documentary ’13 Steps’ shows how clearing the hurdles was the easy part for a track icon
AP National Writer Not long after Edwin Moses figured out how to attack the solution to track’s ultimate math problem, he transformed himself into…
Continue Reading Supermodels from the 1990s and 2000s pay sizzling homage to Roberto Cavalli in vintage dresses
AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Milan designers dipped into neutrals and muted tones for next summer on the second day of Milan Fashion Week. The…
Continue Reading Balloons, trampoline and Apples to Apples are finalists for the Toy Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The National Toy Hall of Fame is floating the idea of inducting balloons. They are among the 12 finalists being considered…
Continue Reading White House hosts first meeting with Trump, Harris transition teams
AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Representatives for former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris’ transition…
Continue Reading Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis on their ‘Warriors’ musical concept album with Lauryn Hill
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lin-Manuel Miranda argues most New Yorkers have an answer to the following question: When did you first see “The…
Continue Reading Donna Kelce is making her film debut in 2 Hallmark movies — football-themed, of course
Donna Kelce is the latest family member to make her mark on the world of entertainment, cameoing in two upcoming Hallmark Christmas movies that,…
Continue Reading Blinken says surprise escalations threaten to derail talks for a cease-fire in Gaza
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed frustration Wednesday at surprise escalations that threaten to…
Continue Reading Americans can now renew passports online and bypass cumbersome paper applications
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can now renew their passports online, bypassing a cumbersome mail-in paper application process that often caused…
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