Texas health department appoints anti-abortion OB-GYN to maternal mortality committee
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ health department has appointed an outspoken anti-abortion OB-GYN to a committee that reviews pregnancy-related…
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Florida Sen. Rick Scott, a close Trump ally, joins race to succeed Mitch McConnell as GOP leader
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Sen. Rick Scott says he will run for Senate Republican leader when Mitch…
Continue Reading Charlie Colin, founding member of the band Train, dies at 58 after slipping in shower
BRUSSELS (AP) — Charlie Colin, bassist and founding member of the band Train, best known for their early-aughts hits like “Drops of…
Continue Reading Most in Houston area are getting power back after storm, but some may have to wait until the weekend
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Power was expected to be restored by late Wednesday to nearly all Houston area homes and…
Continue Reading On Chinese doping case, lawmakers demand action, answers from Olympic and law-enforcement leaders
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer A bipartisan group of U.S. senators have sent a letter to the leader of the World Anti-Doping Agency asking for…
Continue Reading NYC vowed to reform its protest policing. A crackdown on a pro-Palestinian march is raising doubts
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing questions about his commitment to…
Continue Reading City strikes deal to sell its half of soon-to-be-former Oakland A’s coliseum
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The city of Oakland is selling its share of the Oakland Coliseum to a local Black development group for at least $105…
Continue Reading Buy now, pay later companies must adhere to credit card standards, consumer agency says
By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says in a new rule that buy now, pay later lenders are…
Continue Reading Missouri prosecutors to seek death penalty in killing of court employee and police officer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a Kansas City-area man charged with murder in the killings of a…
Continue Reading Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says
WASHINGTON (AP) — A second flag of a type carried by rioters during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was displayed outside a house…
Continue Reading First aid from US pier in Gaza has reached starving Palestinians, the UN says
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.N. World Food Program said Wednesday that it has handed out in Gaza in recent days a…
Continue Reading NYC is beginning to evict some people in migrant shelters under stricter rules
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is stepping up its efforts to push migrants out of its overwhelmed shelters as it…
Continue Reading New York Senate passes bill to tighten legal standard Harvey Weinstein used to toss rape conviction
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York state Senate has passed a bill to explicitly allow evidence of prior sexual…
Continue Reading Person fatally shot by Washington state trooper during altercation on I-5 identified as Idaho man
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — The person fatally shot by a Washington state trooper during an altercation on Interstate 5 last week has been identified as…
Continue Reading Lawmakers call for further inquiry into Virginia prison that had hypothermia hospitalizations
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Leading Virginia Democrats say recently uncovered hypothermia hospitalizations among inmates…
Continue Reading Abrupt shutdown of financial middleman Synapse has frozen thousands of Americans’ deposits
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The bank accounts of tens of thousands of U.S. businesses and consumers have been frozen in the…
Continue Reading Feds face trial over prison guards’ abuse of incarcerated women at now-shuttered California facility
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The federal Bureau of Prisons will go to trial next year over claims it allowed an environment where guards at a…
Continue Reading Nashville council rejects proposed sign for Morgan Wallen’s new bar, decrying his behavior
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville councilmembers have rejected a plan to erect a glowing sign at Morgan…
Continue Reading Nikki Haley says she will vote for Donald Trump following their disputes during Republican primary
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Nikki Haley said Wednesday that she will be voting for Donald Trump in the general election, a notable show of…
Continue Reading Can Medicare money protect doctors from abortion crimes? It worked before, desegregating hospitals
By MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Supreme Court’s decision regarding Idaho’s abortion ban may hinge on whether…
Continue Reading Top Apple exec acknowledges shortcomings in effort to bring competition in iPhone app payments
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Longtime Apple executive Phil Schiller has acknowledged a court-ordered makeover of…
Continue Reading Nvidia’s profit soars, underscoring its dominance in chips for artificial intelligence
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nvidia on Wednesday overshot Wall Street estimates as its profit skyrocketed, bolstered…
Continue Reading National Folk Festival to be held in Mississippi’s capital from 2025 through 2027
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s capital city has been tapped to host the National Folk Festival from 2025 through 2027. The Clarion Ledger…
Continue Reading Wisconsin criminal justice groups argue for invalidating constitutional amendments on bail
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin criminal justice advocates are arguing that Republican-backed cash bail…
Continue Reading Suspect arrested in Florida shooting that injured Auburn RB Brian Battie and killed his brother
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — A man has been charged with murder in a shooting in Florida that killed the brother of Auburn running back Brian Battie and…
Continue Reading TNT will begin airing College Football Playoff games through sublicense with ESPN
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer TNT Sports will begin airing College Football Playoff games this upcoming season through a sublicense with ESPN. The…
Continue Reading Savannah police arrest suspect in weekend shootings that injured 11 in downtown square
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Police say they have arrested a suspect in connection with an outbreak of gunfire that left 11…
Continue Reading New Big Ten schools will make at least 1 appearance on Fox’s Friday night college football package
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Each of the Big Ten Conference’s new West Coast schools will make at least one appearance…
Continue Reading Nevada can start tabulating ballots earlier on Election Day for quicker results
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada election officials can start tabulating in-person Election Day votes as…
Continue Reading $100 million for equity: MacArthur Foundation’s new big bet and mandate
By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The MacArthur Foundation will let loose another $100 million to a single…
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