More women had their tubes tied after Roe v. Wade was overturned
AP Science Writer A new study shows that more women chose to have their tubes tied after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. The study also shows the…
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US Postal Service squeeze on shipping consolidators could raise consumer costs
Associated Press The U.S. Postal Service is ending discounts that shipping consolidators such as UPS and DHL use to get packages to the nation’s…
Continue Reading Albania’s former prime minister Sali Berisha is formally charged with corruption
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Former Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha says he has been formally charged with corruption in connection…
Continue Reading New CIA workplace assault case emerges as spy agency shields extent of sexual misconduct in ranks
Associated Press LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — At an impromptu party in the office to celebrate his 50th birthday, a veteran CIA officer got drunk, reached…
Continue Reading A Texas man is sentenced for kicking a cat that prosecutors say was later set on fire
Beaumont, Texas (AP) — A Texas man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to kicking a cat that court records…
Continue Reading Will the Emmys be the ‘Shogun’ show? What to expect from Sunday’s show
AP Entertainment Writer All signs point to this Sunday’s Emmy Awards becoming the “Shogun” show. The FX series about power struggles in…
Continue Reading A man with brain damage has a murder conviction reversed after a 34-year fight
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An English appeals court has quashed the conviction of a man who has brain damage and sentenced to life in prison…
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Canned food item got too hot and exploded, injuring 6 at Kansas State Fair
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — Investigators say an explosion that injured six people at the Kansas State Fair was caused by a canned food item that got…
Continue Reading Spacewalking is the new domain of the rich as billionaire attempts first private spacewalk
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — First came space tourism. Now comes an even bigger thrill for the monied masses: spacewalking. The…
Continue Reading NFL averaged 21 million viewers per game for opening week, its highest on record
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NFL averaged 21.0 million viewers per game during the league’s opening week, making it the…
Continue Reading Harris’ suggestion that Poland could be next if Ukraine loses the war resonates with Poles
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ warning that failing to support Ukraine could leave Poland and…
Continue Reading Kosovo prosecutors charge 45 people over a deadly incursion by Serb gunmen
Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo prosecutors have filed charges against 45 people over a gunfight following an incursion by heavily…
Continue Reading Workers at UK’s biggest steel plant get better severance deal ahead of green transition
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government has unveiled details of a new support package for workers who face losing their jobs at the…
Continue Reading Edmunds: 5 game-changing vehicles you’ll want to know about
Edmunds If you’re thinking about buying a new car but don’t need one right away, now is a great time to show a little patience. Waiting just a…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill a polio worker and a policeman during a vaccination campaign in Pakistan
KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on police escorting a team of polio workers during a door-to-door…
Continue Reading US consumer watchdog finds that school lunch fees are taking a toll on parents
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. consumer watchdog has found that low-income families typically pay as much as 60 cents per dollar in fees…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s transgender community gets a ride-sharing service for safety
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s transgender community now has its first ride-sharing service. It’s the latest effort to…
Continue Reading The first general election ballots are going in the mail as the presidential contest nears
Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The first general election ballots for the presidential race are going out as Alabama officials begin…
Continue Reading France foiled 3 attack plots targeting the Paris Olympics, prosecutor says
PARIS (AP) — France’s counterterrorism prosecutor says authorities foiled three plots to attack the Olympic Games in Paris and other cities…
Continue Reading Jewelry seized from Polish inmates of Nazi German concentration camps is returned to families
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Relatives of 12 Polish inmates of Nazi Germany’s concentration camps have received precious belongings…
Continue Reading US and UK pledge almost $1.5 billion to help Ukraine during diplomats’ visit to Kyiv
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United States and Britain pledged nearly $1.5 billion in additional aid to Ukraine on Wednesday during a…
Continue Reading A partial bridge collapse in eastern Germany disrupts traffic. No one was injured
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Officials are investigating why part of a bridge in eastern Germany has collapsed. No one has been injured but the…
Continue Reading Key witness in trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried seeks no prison time at upcoming sentencing
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s collapsed cryptocurrency empire,…
Continue Reading US inflation reaches a 3-year low as Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The post-pandemic spike in U.S. inflation eased further last month as year-over-year price increases reached…
Continue Reading Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are divorced and single
AP Entertainment Writer A Florida judge has declared Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner divorced and single, signing off on a confidential agreement reached…
Continue Reading Wildfires in Southern California torch dozens of homes and force thousands to evacuate
Associated Press WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Three major wildfires in Southern California’s mountains east of Los Angeles torched dozens of…
Continue Reading Workers call off protest that grounded flights at Kenya’s main airport
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s airport workers’ union has called off a strike that grounded flights in the country’s main…
Continue Reading No neigh-sayers: Live horses join first-day veterinary students for anatomy lecture in Hungary
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — First-year veterinary students in Hungary are being joined by two full-grown horses in their lecture hall…
Continue Reading Hong Kong hits out at US Congress for passing a bill that could close its representative offices
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s government says the U.S. House of Representatives twisted facts in an attack on the city as it…
Continue Reading Bold looks among boulders at Michael Kors’ New York Fashion Week show
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Kors created a unique runway in a cavernous raw space in a midtown for his spring/summer 2025 collection…
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