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Associated Press Whatever possessed Vice President Kamala Harris to pick Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, it probably wasn’t a desire…
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‘Lab-grown’ meat maker files lawsuit against Florida ban
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A manufacturer of “lab-grown” meat has filed a lawsuit challenging a recently…
Continue Reading Google rolls out Pixel 9 phones earlier than usual as AI race with Apple heats up
AP Technology Writer MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google on Tuesday unveiled its next generation of Pixel phones, providing the maker of Android…
Continue Reading San Francisco prosecutors charge 26 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who blocked Golden Gate Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco prosecutors have charged 26 protesters who blocked the Golden Gate Bridge for hours in April to demand a…
Continue Reading Banksy London Zoo mural offers clue to why wild animals have been appearing all over city
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Workers arriving at the London Zoo early Tuesday were surprised to discover an unexpected exhibit that suggested the…
Continue Reading Indiana attorney general drops suit over privacy of Ohio girl who traveled for abortion
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s attorney general has dropped a lawsuit accusing the state’s largest hospital system of violating patient privacy…
Continue Reading Steward Health Care reaches deal to sell its nationwide physicians network
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Steward Health Care said it has reached an agreement to sell its nationwide physicians network to a private equity…
Continue Reading Before lobster, Maine had a thriving sardine industry. A sunken ship reminds us of its storied past
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An 83-foot (25-meter) motor boat that was one of the first refrigerated sardine carriers during the heyday…
Continue Reading Dentist charged with invasion of privacy after camera found in employee bathroom, police say
WEIRTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia dentist is facing invasion of privacy charges after police say a concealed camera was allegedly found in his…
Continue Reading Plan approved by North Carolina panel to meet prisoner reentry goals
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A panel has laid out specifics designed to bring numerous North Carolina state government agencies together to improve…
Continue Reading Death of Ohio man who died while in police custody ruled a homicide by coroner’s office
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The death of an Ohio man who died in police custody earlier this year has been ruled a homicide. The Stark County Coroner’s…
Continue Reading UN expert panel sent to Venezuela blasts lack of transparency in presidential elections
MIAMI (AP) — A panel of experts from the United Nations said Venezuela’s recent presidential elections lacked “basic transparency and…
Continue Reading Trial begins in case of white woman who fatally shot Black neighbor during dispute
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida jury will determine whether a 60-year-old white woman was justified when she fired through the door of her central…
Continue Reading An ex-commander of Lord’s Resistance Army rebels is convicted in Uganda of atrocities in rare trial
Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group has been convicted of dozens of crimes…
Continue Reading Turkey says Ethiopia and Somalia have made ‘notable progress’ in talks to settle dispute
Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister says Ethiopia and Somalia have made “notable progress” in efforts to…
Continue Reading Black bear mauls 3-year-old girl in tent at Montana campground
RED LODGE, Mont. (AP) — A black bear mauled and injured a 3-year-old girl in a tent at a private campground just north of Yellowstone National…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s story on Alabama’s ecologically important Mobile-Tensaw Delta and its watershed
Associated Press Alabama’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta is a more-than 400-square-mile (1,036-square-kilometer) expanse of cypress swamps, oxbow lakes,…
Continue Reading Ferguson police release body camera footage showing protester knocking officer to sidewalk
Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Ferguson police have released officer-worn body camera footage showing a protester knocking a Black police…
Continue Reading An ex-Kansas police chief who led a raid on a newspaper is charged with obstruction of justice
Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former central Kansas police chief who led a raid last year on a weekly newspaper has been charged with…
Continue Reading Self-loathing blends with love at Bayreuth ‘Tristan und Isolde’ by director Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson
Associated Press BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — Icelandic director Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson’s production of “Tristan und Isolde” at the Bayreuth…
Continue Reading Officer faces murder charge in shooting of pregnant Black woman who was accused of shoplifting
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio police officer was indicted Tuesday on murder and other charges in the shooting of Ta’Kiya Young,…
Continue Reading Ford, Mazda warn owners to stop driving older vehicles with dangerous Takata air bag inflators
DETROIT (AP) — Ford and Mazda are warning the owners of more than 475,000 older vehicles in the U.S. not to drive them because they have dangerous…
Continue Reading A year later, sprawling Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump has stalled
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia grand jury in August 2023 accused Donald Trump and others of illegally trying to overturn the 2020…
Continue Reading Initiative to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri constitution qualifies for November ballot
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters will decide in November whether to guarantee a right to abortion with a constitutional…
Continue Reading Alyssa Milano to make her Broadway debut in the razzle-dazzle musical ‘Chicago’ this fall
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Alyssa Milano hopes to charm audiences when she makes her Broadway debut this fall in the musical…
Continue Reading 3 dead in grenade attacks on a store selling national flags ahead of Pakistan’s Independence Day
Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say suspected militants have hurled hand grenades at a house and store selling Pakistani…
Continue Reading Filipino gymnast who won 2 Olympic golds in Paris gets hero’s welcome and free buffets for life
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo has flown home to a hero’s welcome after winning two gold medals at the…
Continue Reading US wholesale inflation cooled in July in sign that price pressures are continuing to ease
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale price increases in the United States eased in July, suggesting that inflation pressures are further…
Continue Reading Man charged with attempted murder in stabbing of 11-year-old girl in a London tourism hot spot
LONDON (AP) — A man accused of stabbing an 11-year-old girl in London’s bustling theater district has been charged with attempted murder.…
Continue Reading A burglary is reported at a Trump campaign office in Virginia
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — A burglary was reported over the weekend at a Virginia campaign office for former President Donald Trump, and authorities are…
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