Polar bear in Canadian zoo drowned after rough play with fellow bear, necropsy finds
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — A necropsy has shown that a polar bear who died after rough play with a fellow bear in a zoo in western Canada drowned…
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Clashes arise over the economic effects of Louisiana’s $3 billion-dollar coastal restoration project
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Proponents of a nearly $3 billion project to restore part of southeast Louisiana’s rapidly vanishing…
Continue Reading Republican leaders urge colleagues to steer clear of racist and sexist attacks on Harris
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders are warning party members against using overtly racist and sexist attacks against Vice…
Continue Reading Measure aimed at repealing Alaska’s ranked voting system still qualifies for ballot, officials say
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Attorneys for the state say an initiative aimed at repealing Alaska’s ranked choice voting system still…
Continue Reading Federal court won’t block New Mexico’s 7-day waiting period on gun purchases amid litigation
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that New Mexico can continue to enforce a new, seven-day waiting period on gun…
Continue Reading How employers are taking steps to safeguard workers from extreme heat
Associated Press McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — At the start of every work day, construction worker Charles Smith puts on the essentials: hard hat. Safety…
Continue Reading State election directors fear the Postal Service can’t handle expected crush of mail-in ballots
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — State election directors from across the country voiced serious concerns to a top U.S. Postal Service official…
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John Mayall, tireless and influential British blues pioneer, dies at 90
LONDON (AP) — John Mayall, the British blues musician whose influential band the Bluesbreakers was a training ground for Eric Clapton, Mick…
Continue Reading North Dakota judge will decide whether to throw out a challenge to the state’s abortion ban
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Attorneys have argued over whether a North Dakota judge should dismiss a lawsuit challenging the…
Continue Reading Rays SS Taylor Walls says gesture wasn’t meant as Trump endorsement and he likely won’t do it again
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Taylor Walls said Tuesday that his Donald Trump-inspired celebration of a hit Sunday was…
Continue Reading A sentence change assures the man who killed ex-Saints star Smith gets credit for home incarceration
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A sentencing change by a Louisiana judge assures that the man who fatally shot former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith will…
Continue Reading Montana Supreme Court allows signatures of inactive voters to count on ballot petitions
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Supreme Court is allowing the signatures of inactive voters to count on petitions seeking to…
Continue Reading Biofuel Bentleys are coming for Britain’s green king
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — What do you do when you travel in a chauffeur-driven Bentley but want to be known as the green king? King Charles…
Continue Reading Padres catcher Kyle Higashioka receives replica medal for grandfather’s World War II service
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — San Diego Padres catcher Kyle Higashioka received a replica of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to his…
Continue Reading Wildfires threaten communities in the West as Oregon fire closes interstate, creates its own weather
Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Firefighters in the West are scrambling as wildfires threaten communities in Oregon, California and…
Continue Reading Agreement halts Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ countersuit trial against woman who says he’s her father
TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) — The trial in a countersuit brought by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones against a woman who says she’s his daughter…
Continue Reading Alabama universities shutter DEI offices, open new programs, to comply with new state law
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The three University of Alabama System campuses have shuttered diversity, equity and inclusion offices_ and shifted staff…
Continue Reading Whale surfaces, capsizes fishing boat off New Hampshire coast
RYE, N.H. (AP) — Two fishermen are safe after a whale crashed onto their boat, capsizing it off the New Hampshire shore. The U.S. Coast Guard says…
Continue Reading Trash dropped by a North Korean balloon falls on South Korea’s presidential compound
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Trash carried by at least one North Korean balloon has fallen on the South Korean presidential compound,…
Continue Reading FTC orders 8 companies to provide information on ‘surveillance pricing’ practices
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission has ordered information from eight companies that the agency says offer products…
Continue Reading Antisemitism runs rampant in Philadelphia schools, Jewish group alleges in civil rights complaint
Associated Press The Anti-Defamation League says the Philadelphia school district has failed to protect Jewish students from “a virulent wave of…
Continue Reading Sparks fly, Nevada judge sets deadline in bail bid for man charged in Tupac Shakur killing
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sparks flew as a Nevada judge rebuked a defense attorney and a former Los Angeles-area gang leader lashed out…
Continue Reading Proposal to create a new political mapmaking system in Ohio qualifies for November ballot
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A proposal to change Ohio’s troubled political mapmaking system has qualified for the November ballot.…
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty to bribing a Minnesota juror with a bag of cash in COVID-19-related fraud case
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One of five people charged with attempting to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in…
Continue Reading How a perfect storm sent church insurance rates skyrocketing
Religion News Service (RNS) — The Rev. John Parks was taking his first sabbatical in 40 years of ministry when he got a call from his church’s…
Continue Reading Officers left post to go look for Trump rally gunman before shooting, state police boss says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two local law enforcement officers stationed in the complex of buildings where a gunman opened fire at former…
Continue Reading Knights of Columbus covers shrine’s mosaics by ex-Jesuit artist accused of abusing women
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Knights of Columbus, the world’s largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the…
Continue Reading Florida’s only public historically Black university names interim president
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s only public historically Black university has chosen an interim leader,…
Continue Reading Last Sunday was Earth’s hottest day in all recorded history, European climate agency says
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The European climate service Copernicus says Earth sizzled to the hottest day ever measured last Sunday.…
Continue Reading Surprise blast of rock, water and steam in Yellowstone sends dozens running for safety
Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A surprise eruption in Yellowstone National Park shot steam, water and dark-colored rock and dirt high into…
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