Rite Aid seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it deals with lawsuits and losses
By TOM MURPHY and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press Rite Aid has filed for bankruptcy protection and plans to sell part of its business as it…
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Trump has narrow gag order imposed on him by federal judge overseeing 2020 election subversion case
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge overseeing the 2020 election…
Continue Reading Few Republicans have confidence in elections. It’s a long road for one group trying to change that
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press SUAMICO, Wis. (AP) — Keep Our Republic, a grassroots pro-democracy group led by a Republican former state…
Continue Reading European Union offers a new growth plan to Western Balkans that partly opens access to single market
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — European Union leaders have offered a new growth plan to the six Western Balkans countries…
Continue Reading Few Republicans have confidence in elections. It’s a long road for one group trying to change that
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press SUAMICO, Wis. (AP) — Kim Pytleski could barely sleep the night before. She replayed the PowerPoint slides in…
Continue Reading Urban battle from past Gaza war offers glimpse of what an Israeli ground offensive might look like
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A battle that killed dozens of civilians and more than a dozen Israeli soldiers nearly a decade…
Continue Reading Jim Jordan’s rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right. Could it soon make him speaker?
By BRIAN SLODYSKO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Jim Jordan has such a reputation as a political brawler…
Continue Reading Jim Jordan’s rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right. Could it soon make him speaker?
By BRIAN SLODYSKO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Jim Jordan has such a reputation as a political brawler…
Continue Reading Many frustrated Argentines pinning hopes on firebrand populist Javier Milei in presidential race
By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA and NATACHA PISARENKO Associated Press SALTA, Argentina (AP) — Javier Milei is a right-wing populist who admires former U.S.…
Continue Reading What’s streaming now: The Rolling Stones, John le Carré, ‘Living for the Dead’ and Harry Bosch
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include a Rolling Stones album, a revealing documentary about spy novelist John le…
Continue Reading With humanitarian aid blocked at Egyptian border, Gaza draws closer to total collapse
By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMYA KULLAB and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Truckloads of aid idled at Egypt’s border with Gaza as…
Continue Reading Leaders from emerging economies are visiting China for the ‘Belt and Road’ forum
BEIJING (AP) — Leaders of emerging market countries are arriving in Beijing for a meeting organized by the Chinese government that will mark the…
Continue Reading Boyfriend arrested after Northern California sheriff’s deputy found dead at her home
CRESCENT CITY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a Northern California sheriff’s deputy was found dead in her home and added her boyfriend was later…
Continue Reading Mark Goddard, who played Don West on ‘Lost in Space,’ dies at 87
Mark Goddard, an actor best known for playing Major Don West in the 1960s TV show “Lost in Space,” has died. He was 87. He died Tuesday in…
Continue Reading Putin’s visit to Beijing underscores China’s economic and diplomatic support for Russia
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet this week with Chinese leaders in…
Continue Reading Colorado train derails, spilling train cars and coal onto a highway and trapping a semi-truck driver
Associated Press PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — A train derailment and bridge collapse Sunday spewed coal and mangled train cars across a highway near…
Continue Reading Windy conditions cancel farewell mass ascension at Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Windy conditions delayed and then cancelled Sunday’s farewell mass ascension at the 51st annual Albuquerque…
Continue Reading Massive NYC landfill-to-park project hits a milestone; first section opens to the public
NEW YORK (AP) — The yearslong transformation of a massive New York City landfill into a public park has hit a milestone with the opening of the…
Continue Reading UN aid chief says six months of war in Sudan has killed 9,000 people
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations humanitarian chief says Sudan’s war between the military and a powerful…
Continue Reading Greece’s ruling conservatives suffer setbacks in regional, municipal elections
By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s ruling New Democracy party suffered a setback in runoff elections for regional…
Continue Reading Suzanne Somers, of ‘Three’s Company,’ dies at 76
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Suzanne Somers, the effervescent blonde actor known for playing Chrissy Snow on the television show “Three’s…
Continue Reading Suzanne Somers, of ‘Three’s Company,’ dies at 76
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Suzanne Somers, the effervescent blonde actor known for playing Chrissy Snow on the television show “Three’s…
Continue Reading Muslim boy killed and woman wounded in Illinois hate crime motivated by Israel-Hamas war, police say
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois landlord accused of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old Muslim boy and seriously wounding…
Continue Reading Canadian autoworkers ratify new contract with General Motors, leaving only Stellantis without deal
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian autoworkers have voted to ratify a three-year contract agreement with General Motors. Unifor is the union representing…
Continue Reading Stoneman Douglas High shooting site visited one last time by lawmakers and educators
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers and education leaders from several states on Saturday took what is likely the final tour of a building at…
Continue Reading DeSantis says US shouldn’t take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza because they’re ‘all antisemitic’
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis says the United States shouldn’t take in…
Continue Reading AP Top 25: Washington into top 5 for 1st time in 6 years. Air Force ranked for 1st time since 2019
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Washington moved up to No. 5 on Sunday in The Associated Press college football poll, the Huskies’…
Continue Reading A $1.4 million speeding ticket surprised a Georgia man before officials clarified the situation
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man was left reeling after receiving a $1.4 million speeding ticket, but city officials say the figure was just a…
Continue Reading Israeli rabbis work around the clock — even on the Sabbath — to count the dead from Hamas attack
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press SITRIYA, Israel (AP) — Rarely do rabbis spend the Sabbath counting bodies. But on Saturday, a week after Hamas…
Continue Reading Palestinian mother fears for her children as she wonders about the future after evacuating Gaza City
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Najla Shawa and her family are safe for now after fleeing their home in Gaza City, but she’s…
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