Oakland A’s fans are sending MLB owners ‘Stay In Oakland’ boxes as Las Vegas vote nears
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Boston Red Sox owner John Henry will soon receive a special “Stay In Oakland” box…
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From Hollywood to auto work, organized labor is flexing its muscles. Where do unions stand today?
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — From Hollywood to auto production lines, U.S. labor unions are once again in the…
Continue Reading Tensions between Dominican Republic and Haiti flare after a brief armed standoff at the border
By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic is accusing Haiti of multiple…
Continue Reading Portugal’s president dissolves parliament and calls an early election after prime minister quit
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has announced he’s dissolving the nation’s parliament and calling an…
Continue Reading Colorado legislature will convene to address skyrocketing property costs
By JESSE BEDAYN The Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis hoisted a red baseball bat and smashed emergency…
Continue Reading Investigatory panel is established as lawyers serve notice on 20 agencies
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Some victims and family members of those killed in a mass shooting in Maine are signaling their intent to sue with…
Continue Reading Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin won’t seek reelection, giving GOP a key pickup opportunity
By JOHN RABY and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia says he won’t seek…
Continue Reading Virginia Democrats lost in several key swing districts. So how did they win the General Assembly?
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The election results this week in Virginia suggest that Republicans must essentially run the…
Continue Reading Jezebel, an incisive feminist voice since the height of the blogosphere era, is shutting down
By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jezebel, the sharp-edged feminist website founded at the height of blogosphere era, is…
Continue Reading Emhoff visits New York’s Cornell University as he seeks to reassure Jewish community after threats
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, has met with students and…
Continue Reading Bo Hines, who lost a close 2022 election in North Carolina, announces another Congress run
MOCKSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina congressional candidate who narrowly lost in the state’s only U.S. House swing district in 2022 is…
Continue Reading Commission weighs whether to discipline Illinois judge who reversed rape conviction
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — A western Illinois judge could face removal from office after a judicial…
Continue Reading Massachusetts is running out of shelter beds for families, including migrants from other states
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Democratic Gov. Maura Healey says shelters are being pushed past their capacity,…
Continue Reading Powell reinforces Fed’s cautious approach toward further interest rate hikes
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested that the Fed is in no hurry to further…
Continue Reading Shohei Ohtani is donating 60,000 baseball gloves to Japanese schoolchildren
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Two-way star and coveted free agent Shohei Ohtani is donating about 60,000 baseball gloves to Japanese elementary schools.…
Continue Reading Independent inquiry launched into shipwreck off Greece that left hundreds of migrants feared dead
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s state ombudsman says it is launching an independent investigation into the coast guard’s handling of a maritime…
Continue Reading Man charged after he fired 2 shots trying to prevent purse snatching on NYC subway
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a vigilante who fired two shots inside a New York City subway station after…
Continue Reading Maine court hears arguments on removing time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s highest court is preparing to weigh in on the removal of time limits on child…
Continue Reading Democrats postpone a subpoena vote in the Supreme Court ethics probe after a blowup with Republicans
By MARK SHERMAN and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee abruptly adjourned a meeting…
Continue Reading Biden’s team says progress on big public works projects may hinge on the outcome of the 2024 vote
By JOSH BOAK and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it’s started 40,000 construction projects…
Continue Reading As Hollywood scrambles to get back to work, stars and politicians alike react to strike ending
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Hollywood jumped into planning mode Thursday at the news of a tentative agreement between striking actors and the…
Continue Reading Cleaning agent found in the bottled drink that sickened a man and triggered alarm in Croatia
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian police say that traces of a cleaning agent have been found in the fizzy drink served to a man in Croatia whose…
Continue Reading NY is developing education program on harms of medically unnecessary surgery on intersex children
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is requiring state health officials to develop an outreach program to educate the public on the…
Continue Reading Jury rejects insanity defense for man convicted of wedding shooting
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A jury has rejected an insanity defense for a man convicted of shooting and wounding a…
Continue Reading U.S. childhood vaccination exemptions reach their highest level ever
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The proportion of U.S. kindergartners exempted from school attendance vaccination requirements has…
Continue Reading Two Florida deputies seriously injured after they were intentionally struck by a car, sheriff says
BRANDON, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man intentionally drove into two sheriff’s deputies, badly injuring them before a third deputy…
Continue Reading Menopause discussions are coming into the open, with a boost from celebs
By COLLEEN NEWVINE Associated Press TV, movies, books and music frequently showcase the tumult of tweens coming of age. Until recently, the same…
Continue Reading Pastor’s suicide brings grief, warnings of the dangers of outing amid erosion of LGBTQ+ rights
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press SMITHS STATION, Ala. (AP) — After the 2019 suicide of a local teenager, small-town mayor and pastor F.L.…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico declares flu epidemic as cases spike. 42 dead and more than 900 hospitalized since July
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Health officials in Puerto Rico have declared a flu epidemic. Health Secretary Carlos Mellado said Thursday that at…
Continue Reading Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he’s back home after having a minor stroke in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he suffered a minor stroke while attending a business conference in Mexico City. Wozniak…
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