As Taiwan’s government races to counter China, most people aren’t worried about war
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — As People’s Liberation Army fighter jets from China sped toward Taiwan on Friday, life on…
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Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial is in the hands of Republicans who have been by his side
By PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Billionaires, burner phones, alleged bribes: The impeachment trial of…
Continue Reading Biden tells Idalia’s Florida victims ‘your nation has your back.’ DeSantis rejects meeting with him
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press LIVE OAK, Fla. (AP) — President Joe Biden saw from the sky Hurricane Idalia’s impact across a swath of Florida…
Continue Reading Pope starts Mongolia visit by praising the country’s religious freedom dating back to Genghis Khan
By NICOLE WINFIELD and SARUUL ENKHBOLD Associated Press ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday praised Mongolia’s tradition of…
Continue Reading Kobe Bryant’s daughter Natalia tosses first pitch on Lakers Night at Dodger Stadium
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Natalia Bryant threw out the first pitch on Friday night before the Los Angeles Dodgers hosted…
Continue Reading Typhoon Saola makes landfall in southern China but appears to cause only light damage
BEIJING (AP) — Typhoon Saola made landfall in southern China before dawn Saturday after nearly 900,000 people were moved to safety and most of Hong…
Continue Reading North Korea fires cruise missiles into the sea after US-South Korean military drills end
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea has test-fired several cruise missiles. South…
Continue Reading SMU celebrates entrance into ACC. It’s quite the contrast from the death penalty days
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — SMU athletic director Rick Hart shot a small batch of red and blue confetti from a fake champagne…
Continue Reading Driver in fatal shooting of Washington deputy gets 27 years
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A man who drove the getaway car in a stolen firearms trafficking scheme that led to the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s…
Continue Reading Court revives doctors’ lawsuit saying FDA overstepped its authority with anti-ivermectin campaign
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans has revived a lawsuit by three doctors who say the Food…
Continue Reading States and families wrestle over compassion in transgender youth care bans in Tennessee, Kentucky
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Questions over which side was being more compassionate emerged as a key fault line in a…
Continue Reading DeSantis won’t meet with Biden during president’s trip to survey Idalia damage
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office says he has no plans to meet with President Joe…
Continue Reading Man who escaped Oregon mental health hospital while shackled found stuck in muddy pond
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man charged with attempted murder who escaped from a psychiatric hospital in Oregon while fully shackled was arrested…
Continue Reading 5 former employees at Georgia juvenile detention facility indicted in 16-year-old girl’s 2022 death
DALTON, Ga. (AP) — Five former employees at a Georgia juvenile detention center have been indicted following the August 2022 death of a…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican presidential candidate; Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. __ NBC’s “Meet the…
Continue Reading Company gets $2.6 million to relinquish oil lease on Montana land that’s sacred to Native Americans
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Louisiana company will receive $2.6 million to relinquish the last remaining oil and gas…
Continue Reading Officials can’t interfere with local Tennessee Pride festival under anti-drag law, judge rules
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled law enforcement officials can’t use a Tennessee law that…
Continue Reading Hartford USL team says league refuses to reschedule game despite COVID-19 outbreak
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Hartford’s USL team says the league refuses to reschedule its game Saturday despite an outbreak of COVID-19 that has…
Continue Reading 840,000 Afghans who’ve applied for key US resettlement program still in Afghanistan, report says
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 840,000 Afghans and their families who applied for a resettlement program aimed at…
Continue Reading Former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed, whose son died in car crash with Princess Diana, dies at 94
By DANICA KIRKA, CARA RUBINSKY and JILL LAWLESS LONDON (AP) — Mohamed Al Fayed, the flamboyant Egypt-born businessman whose son was killed in a car…
Continue Reading Vandalism damages monument to frontiersman ‘Kit’ Carson, who led campaigns against Native Americans
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Police in New Mexico’s capital city on Friday were investigating the partial destruction…
Continue Reading Russia deploys ICBM that Putin says will make enemies ‘think twice’
MOSCOW (AP) — The head of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency said Friday that the country has deployed an advanced intercontinental ballistic…
Continue Reading Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty in Georgia election case, won’t attend arraignment hearing
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Rudy Giuliani on Friday pleaded not guilty to Georgia charges that accuse him of trying, along…
Continue Reading Mexican president’s state of the union address suggests crime is not a problem
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president delivered his second-to-last state of the union address and perhaps what was most striking about his 1…
Continue Reading UN chief is globetrotting to four major meetings before the gathering of world leaders in September
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief is going globetrotting to four major meetings before the…
Continue Reading NC State safety Ashford headed back to Raleigh a day after frightening injury
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — North Carolina State safety Rakeim Ashford has been cleared to return to Raleigh, a day after being taken off the field on a…
Continue Reading An Alaska city reinstates its police chief after felony assault charge is dropped
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska police chief is back to work after a felony assault charge was dropped and he was cleared in an internal…
Continue Reading She said she killed her lover in self-defense. Court says jury properly saw her as the aggressor
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s highest court has upheld the murder conviction of a woman who…
Continue Reading Police search for suspect who shot and wounded person at Indiana shopping mall
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Police say a person was shot and wounded Friday inside a shopping mall in northeastern Indiana following an altercation and…
Continue Reading Medicines360’s long and winding, $82 million road to create and distribute $50 birth control
By SONO MOTOYAMA of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Drugs and medical devices rarely come from the nonprofit world. There are…
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