At 101, she’s still hauling lobsters with no plans to stop
By PATRICK WHITTLE and ROBERT F. BUKATY Associated Press ROCKLAND, Maine (AP) — More than 90 years after starting, Maine’s oldest lobster…
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$1M raised for baby girl born to widow of Marine killed in Kabul bombing
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The widow of a U.S. Marine killed in a bombing in Afghanistan in August has given birth to a baby girl. A Facebook post by…
Continue Reading McAuliffe, Youngkin clash over abortion, COVID in 1st debate
By SARAH RANKIN and STEVE HELBER Associated Press GRUNDY, Va. (AP) — Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin clashed over abortion…
Continue Reading Democrats push for changes to California recall efforts
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom handily survived this week’s recall election that could…
Continue Reading Long weekend becomes 9-week lockdown for AP Vietnam reporter
By HAU DINH Associated Press VUNG TAU, Vietnam (AP) — The AP’s Hau Dinh set off from Hanoi for the seaside resort of Vung Tau in southern…
Continue Reading California GOP licks wounds after another lopsided loss
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s long-suffering Republicans endured another embarrassing loss when…
Continue Reading Japan exports slow as supply chain hiccups hit factories
Japan’s exports rose 26% in August from a year earlier, below analysts’ forecasts, as supply chain disruptions hit manufacturers.…
Continue Reading Senate hopeful flexes power of AG’s office through lawsuits
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A U.S. Senate candidate in Missouri, Republican state Attorney General Eric Schmitt, is…
Continue Reading Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID?
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Experts say there’s no scientific evidence showing that masks cause harm to kids’ health despite…
Continue Reading States learning how many Afghan evacuees coming their way
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has begun notifying governors and state refugee coordinators about how…
Continue Reading Biden $3.5T plan tests voter appeal of expansive gov’t role
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s “build back better” agenda is poised to be the most…
Continue Reading Bucks hire Lisa Byington as TV play-by-play broadcaster
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Lisa Byington is making history as the Milwaukee Bucks’ new play-by-play television broadcaster. The Bucks announced the hiring…
Continue Reading Chauvin pleads not guilty to violating teen’s civil rights
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death has…
Continue Reading Australia: Strategic shifts led it to acquire nuclear subs
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister says it has canceled a contract with France for…
Continue Reading Contest winners, health worker orbiting world in SpaceX 1st
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The four people on SpaceX’s first private flight are fairly ordinary,…
Continue Reading Southwest China earthquake collapses homes, kills at least 3
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say an earthquake destroyed homes, killed at least three people and injured dozens in the southwestern province…
Continue Reading Haiti faces fresh instability as PM comes under scrutiny
By DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government is starting to crumble as Prime Minister Ariel…
Continue Reading Alberta leader apologizes, imposes restrictions and passport
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The leader of the Canadian province of Alberta is apologizing for his handling of the pandemic and…
Continue Reading White House offers Nicki Minaj call to answer vaccine Qs
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is offering to connect Nicki Minaj with one of the Biden administration’s…
Continue Reading Draft of Cuba’s new family code opens door for gay marriage
HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — Cuba has released the draft of a new family code that would allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt as well as give children…
Continue Reading Federal judge declines to block Florida ban on mask mandates
MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge has declined to block a ban imposed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to prevent mandating masks for Florida school…
Continue Reading Alaska records most daily COVID cases amid healthcare strain
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska has reported its highest number of new COVID-19 cases, a day after the state’s…
Continue Reading France says head of Islamic State in Sahara has been killed
By BABA AHMED and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — France’s president says the head of the Islamic State in the Greater…
Continue Reading California county pays $11M to man exonerated in 1998 murder
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A California county has paid $11 million to a man who spent two decades in prison after being wrongly convicted of…
Continue Reading North Korea says it tested rail-launched ballistic missiles
By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said it successfully launched ballistic missiles from a…
Continue Reading Judge tosses Little Rock police chief’s suit against union
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed the Little Rock police chief’s lawsuit against the…
Continue Reading US working on new COVID-19 rules for international visitors
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is considering requiring that international visitors be vaccinated against COVID-19. And it will gather…
Continue Reading Officials: US citizen living in Mexico indicted in drug case
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say a U.S. citizen living in Mexico who claimed ties to the Sinaloa cartel faces…
Continue Reading Democrats see a midterm map in California recall success
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Few Democrats are surprised to see Democratic Gov. Gavin…
Continue Reading Portland scraps Texas boycott, allocates abortion funds
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The City Council in Portland, Oregon, has scrapped a plan to boycott Texas…
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