What to know about Elijah McClain’s death and the criminal trial of two officers
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The trial of two Denver-area police officers charged in Elijah McClain’s death…
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New cars are supposed to be getting safer. So why are fatalities on the rise?
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Government test data shows new passenger vehicles in the U.S. are extremely safe, but…
Continue Reading Eddie Irizarry’s relatives distraught after charges dropped against officer who fatally shot him
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Relatives of a man shot and killed by a Philadelphia police officer during a traffic stop…
Continue Reading Colombian club president shot dead after match
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian second division club Tigres FC has announced its president was fatally shot after his team’s loss on Saturday…
Continue Reading South Korean opposition leader attends court hearing on arrest warrant for alleged corruption
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has appeared in front of a judge who will…
Continue Reading The Hollywood writers strike is over after guild leaders approve contract with studios
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s writers strike was declared over after nearly five months Tuesday…
Continue Reading Cassidy Hutchinson’s new book says Mark Meadows’ suits smelled ‘like a bonfire’ from burning papers
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former aide in Donald Trump’s White House says chief of staff Mark Meadows burned…
Continue Reading Americans have poor math skills. It’s a threat to US standing in the global economy, employers say
By JON MARCUS of The Hechinger Report BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. military, employers and economic development specialists have been raising alarms…
Continue Reading Leaf-peeping social media users are clogging a Vermont back road. The town is closing it
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press POMFRET, Vt. (AP) — Social media users take note: You won’t be able to snap that fall foliage selfie at a…
Continue Reading South Korea parades troops and powerful weapons in its biggest Armed Forces Day ceremony in years
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea paraded thousands of troops and an array of weapons capable of striking…
Continue Reading California, a liberal bastion, may give Donald Trump an unlikely boost in 2024
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Few corners of the U.S. may be less hospitable to Donald Trump than California, where he…
Continue Reading As Gen. Milley steps down as chairman, his work on Ukraine is just one part of a complicated legacy
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press OSLO, Norway (AP) — As chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Gen. Mark Milley has spent the better part…
Continue Reading Congress says it wants to avoid a shutdown. But the House and Senate are moving even further apart.
By LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congress is starkly divided over very different paths to preventing a…
Continue Reading Biden urges striking auto workers to ‘stick with it’ in picket line visit unparalleled in history
By SEUNG MIN KIM, TOM KRISHER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden grabbed a bullhorn on the…
Continue Reading California governor signs law barring schoolbook bans based on racial, gender teachings
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill to ban school boards from rejecting…
Continue Reading Coast Guard searching for woman swept into ocean from popular Washington coast beach
RIALTO BEACH, Wash. (AP) — The Coast Guard says teams are searching for a 26-year-old woman who was swept into the ocean from a popular beach on…
Continue Reading 7 candidates have qualified for the second Republican presidential debate. Here’s who missed the cut
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press The field for the second Republican presidential debate will be smaller than the first. The Republican National…
Continue Reading Struggling Chargers cornerback J.C. Jackson has arrest warrant issued in Massachusetts
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer An arrest warrant has been issued for Los Angeles Chargers cornerback J.C. Jackson after he failed to appear for a…
Continue Reading Court appointee proposes Alabama congressional districts to provide representation to Black voters
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A court-appointed special master on Monday submitted three proposals for new congressional…
Continue Reading Brazilian President Lula to undergo hip surgery, will work from home for 3 weeks
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will undergo hip surgery on Friday and will work from the presidential residence…
Continue Reading Oregon’s top court asked to decide if GOP senators who boycotted Legislature can be reelected
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Court of Appeals has formally asked the state’s highest court to decide whether…
Continue Reading Dolphin that shared a tank with Lolita the orca at Miami Seaquarium moves to SeaWorld San Antonio
MIAMI (AP) — A Pacific white-sided dolphin who shared a tank with Lolita the orca at the Miami Seaquarium until Lolita died last month has been…
Continue Reading King Charles III and Queen Camilla to welcome South Korea’s president for a state visit in November
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III and Queen Camilla will welcome the president of South Korea for a state visit to the U.K. in November, the second…
Continue Reading What is saltwater intrusion and how is it affecting Louisiana’s drinking water?
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — For months, residents in the southeast corner of Louisiana have relied on bottled water for…
Continue Reading 2 Puerto Rican men plead guilty to federal hate crime involving slain transgender woman
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Two men in Puerto Rico have pleaded guilty of conspiring to commit a hate crime involving a transgender woman killed…
Continue Reading Turks and Caicos Islands judge delivers mixed verdict in high-profile government corruption case
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A nearly decade-long corruption case involving top government officials and attorneys…
Continue Reading Whistleblowers who reported Texas AG Ken Paxton to FBI want court to continue lawsuit
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A group of whistleblowers who reported Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to the FBI said Monday they are not giving up their…
Continue Reading At least 360 Georgia prison guards have been arrested for contraband since 2018, newspaper finds
ATLANTA (AP) — At least 360 employees of Georgia’s state prison system have been arrested on accusations of smuggling contraband into prisons…
Continue Reading Alabama inmate opposes being ‘test subject’ for new nitrogen execution method
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Attorneys for an inmate are asking the Alabama Supreme Court to reject the state’s request to set an execution date…
Continue Reading Connecticut health commissioner fired during COVID settles with state, dismissal now a resignation
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Connecticut’s Department of Public Health has reached a settlement agreement with the agency’s former…
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