The war took away their limbs. Now bionic prostheses empower wounded Ukrainian soldiers
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s war on Ukraine has created a massive need for prosthetic limbs. An estimated…
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Chatty robot helps seniors fight loneliness through AI companionship
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Joyce Loaiza lives alone, but when she returns to her apartment at a Florida senior…
Continue Reading Rules aimed at long-contaminated groundwater drive California farmers and residents to court
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press Some California farming communities have been plagued for years by problems with their drinking water due to nitrates…
Continue Reading Need last-minute gifts? Presidential hopefuls offer ornaments, gift wrap — and Trump mug shot merch
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The field of 2024 presidential candidates may have some options for shoppers scrambling for a…
Continue Reading New Mexico parties certify 5 GOP candidates for June presidential primary amid challenge to Trump
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Donald Trump is among a slate of presidential candidates New Mexico’s major political…
Continue Reading Punishing their own but passing few laws, a Congress in chaos leaves much to do in 2024
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — This Congress started with showy bluster, a bitter 15-round, multi-day spectacle…
Continue Reading Dreaming of a white Christmas? Alaska may be your best bet, as U.S. ski resorts see rain, not snow
By NICK PERRY Associated Press GILFORD, N.H. (AP) — For most Americans dreaming of a white Christmas, this year’s prospects aren’t…
Continue Reading A North American military command is tracking Santa’s every move and kids can follow along
By SAGAR MEGHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As children around the world eagerly await Santa’s arrival on Christmas, the military is…
Continue Reading Hong Kong court rejects activist publisher Jimmy Lai’s bid to throw out sedition charge
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has rejected a bid by prominent activist publisher Jimmy Lai to throw out a…
Continue Reading Federal court revives lawsuit against Nirvana over 1991 ‘Nevermind’ naked baby album cover
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday revived a child sexual exploitation lawsuit filed by the man who appeared naked as a…
Continue Reading California lawsuit says Ralphs broke the law by asking job-seekers about their criminal histories
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California has sued the Ralphs supermarket chain, alleging it violated state law by asking job-seekers whether they had criminal…
Continue Reading Australia batter Khawaja reprimanded by ICC over black armband to support Palestinians in Gaza
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia batter Usman Khawaja has been reprimanded by the International Cricket Council for wearing a black armband in support of…
Continue Reading Kansas attorney general urges county to keep ballots longer than is allowed to aid sheriff’s probe
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican attorney general in Kansas has urged the state’s most populous county to…
Continue Reading DeSantis spread false information while pushing trans health care ban and restrictions, a judge says
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge hearing a challenge to a transgender health care ban for minors and…
Continue Reading Pharmacist refused emergency contraception prescription. Court to decide if that was discrimination
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for a woman who was denied emergency contraception in 2019 told…
Continue Reading France to close its embassy in Niger for an ‘indefinite period,’ according to letter to staff
By BABA AHMED Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A letter sent to embassy staff and seen by The Associated Press says that France will close…
Continue Reading Pornhub owner agrees to pay $1.8M and independent monitor to resolve sex trafficking-related charge
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The owner of Pornhub, one of the world’s largest adult content websites, has admitted to…
Continue Reading A voter pushed Nikki Haley to call Donald Trump a ‘grave danger’ to the US. Here’s how she responded
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) — Nikki Haley stopped short Thursday of answering one Iowa voter’s question the way…
Continue Reading A New Hampshire man pleads guilty to threats and vandalism targeting public radio journalists
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Prosecutors say a New Hampshire man pleaded guilty to threatening public radio journalists and vandalizing their homes. Tucker…
Continue Reading Jury clears 3 Washington officers in death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who said he couldn’t breathe
By MARTHA BELLISLE and MADDY GRASSY Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A jury has cleared three Washington state police officers of all criminal…
Continue Reading Longtime Chicago Alderman Ed Burke found guilty of corruption
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury has convicted former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke on 13 counts of corruption alleging he used his power to win private…
Continue Reading Vin Diesel accused of sexual battery by former assistant in lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Fast and Furious” star Vin Diesel has been accused by his former assistant of sexual battery while working for him in 2010.…
Continue Reading Judge suggests change to nitrogen execution to let inmate pray and say final words without gas mask
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge who is weighing whether to allow the nation’s first execution by nitrogen hypoxia to go forward next…
Continue Reading Dispute over criminal jurisdiction flares in Oklahoma between tribal police, jailers
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A dispute erupted this week between police officers from the Muscogee Nation and jailers at…
Continue Reading Biden believes U.S. Steel sale to Japanese company warrants ‘serious scrutiny,’ White House says
By ZEKE MILLER and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden believes “serious scrutiny” is…
Continue Reading New York bill could interfere with Chick-fil-A’s long-standing policy to close Sundays
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require restaurants in…
Continue Reading Cristina Pacheco, foremost chronicler of street life in Mexico for half a century, has died at 82
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Cristina Pacheco, the foremost chronicler of street life in Mexico City for half a century, has died at 82. With her newspaper…
Continue Reading THINGS TO KNOW: Deadline looms for new map in embattled North Dakota redistricting lawsuit
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Time is running out on a Friday deadline for North Dakota’s Legislature to enact new…
Continue Reading Things to know about a federal judge’s ruling temporarily blocking California’s gun law
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has some of the most strict gun laws in the country. But that doesn’t mean…
Continue Reading Connecticut man gets 12 years in prison for failed plan to fight for Islamic State in Syria
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A Connecticut man who pleaded guilty to planning to fight for the Islamic State group in Syria has been sentenced to…
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