In big year for labor, California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers both wins and surprises
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom again seized the national spotlight…
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Biden’s pick to be ambassador to Israel tells senators he’ll ensure the US ally ‘has what it needs’
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s nominee to be ambassador to Israel has told senators he will…
Continue Reading Republicans and Democrats agree that the Afghanistan war wasn’t worth it, an AP-NORC poll shows
By LINLEY SANDERS and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time when Americans are deeply divided along party lines, a new poll…
Continue Reading Suspect admits he killed Natalee Holloway in Aruba in 2005, pleads guilty to extorting her mother
By KIM CHANDLER and SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The chief suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway has…
Continue Reading GOP’s Jim Jordan fails again on vote for House speaker as frustrated Republicans search for options
By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed again Wednesday on a…
Continue Reading China’s Xi promises open markets and billions in new investments for ‘Belt and Road’ projects
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is promising foreign companies more access to China’s huge…
Continue Reading President Biden wraps up his visit to wartime Israel with a warning against being ‘consumed’ by rage
By AAMER MADHANI and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Joe Biden swept into wartime Israel for a 7 1/2-hour visit…
Continue Reading Colorado men accused of taking photo after rock-throwing death will stand trial for murder
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — Three young men charged in the death of a 20-year-old driver who was hit in the head by a…
Continue Reading Report: Young driver fatality rates have fallen sharply in the US, helped by education, technology
NEW YORK (AP) — Crash and fatality rates among drivers under 21 have fallen dramatically in the U.S. during the past 20 years, a new report says,…
Continue Reading Fijian prime minister ‘more comfortable dealing with traditional friends’ like Australia than China
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Fiji’s prime minister says his government is “more comfortable dealing with traditional friends” such as…
Continue Reading Illinois boy killed in alleged hate crime remembered as kind, playful as suspect appears in court
By CLAIRE SAVAGE, MELISSA PEREZ WINDER and SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) — A 6-year-old Palestinian American boy who…
Continue Reading China’s economy grows 4.9% in Q3, beating expectations but slowing from previous quarter
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China’s economy slowed in the summer as global demand for its exports faltered and the ailing…
Continue Reading Well-known leader of a civilian ‘self-defense’ group has been slain in southern Mexico
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A well-known leader of a civilian “self-defense” group has been shot to death in southern…
Continue Reading Malaysia says landslide that killed 31 people last year was caused by heavy rain, not human activity
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian government investigation has concluded that a landslide that killed 31 people at an unlicensed campground…
Continue Reading What we know about the deadly blast at a Gaza City hospital
WASHINGTON (AP) — This is what we know about Tuesday’s deadly blast at a hospital in Gaza City. — In the dark of early evening in Gaza,…
Continue Reading Venezuela’s government and US-backed faction of the opposition agree to work on electoral conditions
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government and a faction of the opposition have formally settled on…
Continue Reading Ex-Oregon prison nurse convicted of sexually assaulting women in custody gets 30 years
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former nurse convicted of sexually abusing women in custody at an Oregon prison has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.…
Continue Reading Kansas agency investigated girl’s family 5 times before she was killed, a report shows
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas child welfare officials say they investigated the family of a…
Continue Reading How international law applies to war, and why Hamas and Israel are both alleged to have broken it
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The United Nations says it is collecting evidence of war crimes by both sides in the Israel-Hamas…
Continue Reading A new memoir serves up life lessons from a childhood in a Chinese restaurant
By TERRY TANG Associated Press Curtis Chin has been championing other Asian Americans for over 30 years. He co-founded the Asian American Writers’…
Continue Reading Brawl in Houston courtroom as murdered girl’s family tries to attack her killer after guilty plea
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Family members of a murdered 16-year-old girl tried to attack her ex-boyfriend during a court…
Continue Reading Jada Pinkett Smith says revealing separation from Will Smith is a ‘weight off my shoulders’
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jada Pinkett Smith is feeling free these days. She’s no longer hiding that she’s…
Continue Reading Guatemala Cabinet minister steps down after criticism for not acting forcefully against protesters
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The sudden resignation of a Guatemalan Cabinet minister appears to signal a division…
Continue Reading More US ships head toward Israel and 2,000 troops are on heightened alert. A look at US assistance
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Within hours of the horrific Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, the U.S. began moving…
Continue Reading Defending champion LSU is No. 1 in women’s preseason AP Top 25 for first time. UConn, Iowa next
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer LSU is ranked No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll for the first time in school…
Continue Reading Remains of at least 189 people removed from Colorado funeral home, up from 115, officials say
By JESSE BEDAYN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The remains of at least 189 people have been removed from a Colorado funeral home,…
Continue Reading Kari Lake’s lawsuit over metro Phoenix’s electronic tabulation systems has been tossed out
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal appeals court tossed out a lawsuit brought by former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake that was previously…
Continue Reading Federal jury convicts 2 employees in fatal Wisconsin corn mill explosion
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal jury has convicted two senior employees at a Wisconsin corn…
Continue Reading Miami Seaquarium’s Lolita the orca died from old age and multiple chronic illnesses, necropsy finds
MIAMI (AP) — A report released by the Miami Seaquarium says Lolita, an orca whale held captive for more than a half-century, died from old age and…
Continue Reading District attorney praises officer who shot man who killed two Black bystanders moments earlier
BOSTON (AP) — A police officer who shot a man who gunned down two Black people moments earlier in the Boston suburb of Winthrop in 2021 used…
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