Jan. 6 suspect who later fired a gun toward Texas officers gets 2 years for firearm charge
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas man who shot toward sheriff’s deputies who were making a welfare call to his house on the day he had agreed to…
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South African company to start making vaginal rings that protect against HIV
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer A South African company will make vaginal rings that protect against HIV, which AIDS experts say should eventually…
Continue Reading Musk uses expletive to tell audience he doesn’t care about advertisers that fled X over hate speech
NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to…
Continue Reading Iconic Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center illuminated in midst of pro-Palestinian protest
NEW YORK (AP) — The iconic Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center was lit by more than 50,000 multicolored lights Wednesday night as crowds massed in…
Continue Reading Senator: White House not seeking conditions on military aid to Israel, despite earlier Biden comment
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — National security adviser Jake Sullivan told lawmakers this week that the White House is not…
Continue Reading Iowa Lottery posted wrong Powerball numbers — but temporary ‘winners’ get to keep the money
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Powerball losers in Iowa were actually winners for about seven hours this week after the state’s lottery mistakenly…
Continue Reading Officer and suspect killed in a shootout after a traffic stop in southwest Colorado
CORTEZ, Colo. (AP) — A police officer and a suspect were killed in a shootout following a traffic stop in southwest Colorado on Wednesday,…
Continue Reading Congress is eying immigration limits as GOP demands border changes in swap for Biden overseas aid
By LISA MASCARO, STEPHEN GROVES and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican demands to stop the flow of migrants at the…
Continue Reading Indiana judge dismisses state’s lawsuit against TikTok that alleged child safety, privacy concerns
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana county judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state accusing…
Continue Reading Young activists who won Montana climate case want to stop power plant on Yellowstone River
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Young environmental activists who won a landmark climate change case are trying to…
Continue Reading FBI: Man wearing Captain America backpack stole items from senators’ desks during Capitol riot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A Virginia man has been arrested on charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol while wearing a Captain America…
Continue Reading Panama’s high court declared a mining contract unconstitutional. Here’s what’s happening next
By KATHIA MARTÍNEZ and JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s Supreme Court unanimously declared that legislation granting a…
Continue Reading Cybersecurity agency warns that water utilities are vulnerable to hackers after Pennsylvania attack
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The top U.S. cyberdefense agency says hackers are targeting industrial control systems widely used by water and…
Continue Reading Wyoming coal mine is shedding jobs ahead of the power plant’s coal-to-gas conversion
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming coal mine that supplies fuel to a power plant that will be converted to burn gas…
Continue Reading Jill Biden brings a holiday ice rink to the White House for children to skate and play hockey
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has brought an ice rink to the White House lawn for children to skate and play…
Continue Reading NASCAR to include streaming in new 7-year media rights deal that welcomes Amazon, TNT and Max
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn, (AP) — NASCAR has added two new partners and streaming elements to a seven-year media rights…
Continue Reading Chemical firms to pay $110 million to Ohio to settle claims over releases of ‘forever chemicals’
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — The DuPont Co. and two spin-off firms will pay $110 million to the state of Ohio to settle a…
Continue Reading Construction companies fined in connection with carpenter’s death at Packers stadium
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Federal inspectors have levied fines against two construction companies in connection with a worker’s death at Lambeau…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania is trying to help voters avoid mistakes that would invalidate their mail ballot
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is trying anew to help voters using mail-in ballots in the battleground state…
Continue Reading Texas man who set fire to an Austin synagogue sentenced to 10 years
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who set fire to an Austin synagogue in an antisemitic attack two years ago was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years…
Continue Reading Mississippi GOP challenges election night court order that kept polls open during ballot shortage
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Republican Party has filed a petition challenging a…
Continue Reading Frances Sternhagen, Tony Award-winning actor who was familiar maternal face on TV, dies at 93
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Sternhagen, the veteran character actor who won two Tony Awards and became a…
Continue Reading New technology installed beneath Detroit street can charge electric vehicles as they drive
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Crews have installed what’s billed as the nation’s first wireless-charging public roadway for…
Continue Reading Man charged with shooting 3 Palestinian college students accused of harassing ex-girlfriend in 2019
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press The man charged with shooting three college students of Palestinian descent in Vermont was accused in 2019 of…
Continue Reading Vice President Harris will attend COP28 climate conference in Dubai
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will join the United States delegation at the upcoming United…
Continue Reading Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online law
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s government says it has reached a deal with Google for the company to contribute $100…
Continue Reading UAW will try to organize workers at all US nonunion factories after winning new contracts in Detroit
DETROIT (AP) — Less than two weeks after ratifying new contracts with Detroit automakers, the United Auto Workers union announced plans Wednesday…
Continue Reading Families of American hostages in Gaza describe their anguish and call on US government for help
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Families of American hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip are describing their anguish and…
Continue Reading Arizona officials who refused to canvass election results indicted by grand jury
By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Officials in a rural Arizona county who delayed canvassing the 2022 general election results have…
Continue Reading Thunder guard Josh Giddey being investigated by police on alleged relationship with underage girl
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer The Newport Beach, California, Police Department said Wednesday that its detectives are conducting an investigation…
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