Democrats urge Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn Republican-drawn legislative maps
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats are urging the Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn Republican-drawn legislative…
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Incumbent Salt Lake City mayor leads in bid for second term
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Incumbent Erin Mendenhall is leading in her reelection bid to continue as mayor of Utah’s capital in a ranked-choice…
Continue Reading 60 years after JFK’s death, today’s Kennedys choose other paths to public service
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination finds his family, and…
Continue Reading New Hampshire man had no car and no furniture, but died with a big secret, leaving his town millions
By KATHY McCORMACK and ROBERT F. BUKATY Associated Press HINSDALE, N.H. (AP) — Geoffrey Holt was unassuming as the caretaker of a mobile home park…
Continue Reading Ukrainians who fled their country for Israel find themselves yet again living with war
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press ASHKELON, Israel (AP) — Tatyana Prima thought she’d left the bombs behind when she fled Ukraine more than a…
Continue Reading 10 years later, a war-weary Ukraine reflects on events that began its collision course with Russia
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — It happens every November, when the cold descends on Kyiv. The change in weather always…
Continue Reading Rosalynn Carter’s advocacy for mental health was rooted in compassion and perseverance
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The sun was shining in June 1979 as Rosalynn Carter made her way through an enthusiastic crowd…
Continue Reading Judge imposes stricter bond conditions on Trump co-defendant in Georgia election subversion case
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia judge overseeing the election subversion case against former President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Vivek Ramaswamy struggles to gain traction with Iowa Republicans as critics question his path ahead
By MARGERY A. BECK and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Vivek Ramaswamy has failed to rise in the 2024 Republican…
Continue Reading With patriotic reggaeton and videos, Venezuela’s government fans territorial dispute with Guyana
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan textbooks contain maps of the region in which students learn to quickly…
Continue Reading Shooting that wounded 4 in Ohio is the second to occur at a Walmart in 24 hours
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press A gunman opened fire Monday evening inside a Walmart in Ohio and wounded four people before…
Continue Reading Climate change hits women’s health harder. Activists want leaders to address it at COP28
By UZMI ATHAR, Press Trust of India NEW DELHI (AP) — Manju Devi suffered in pain for two months last year as she worked on a farm near Delhi,…
Continue Reading Navy plane overshoots runway and ends up in ocean, but all 9 aboard escape unharmed
By AUDREY McAVOY and BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A Navy plane flying in rainy weather overshot a runway Monday at a military…
Continue Reading CEO of Fortnite game maker casts Google as a ‘crooked’ bully in testimony during Android app trial
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has portrayed Google as a ruthless bully that resorts to…
Continue Reading Musk’s X sues liberal advocacy group Media Matters over its report on ads next to hate groups’ posts
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Elon Musk’s social media company X filed a lawsuit against liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America…
Continue Reading Gold mine collapse in Suriname leaves at least 10 dead, authorities say
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Authorities say at least 10 people have died after an illegal gold mine collapsed in the South American country of…
Continue Reading Trump, on Biden’s 81st birthday, releases doctor’s note that says he’s in ‘excellent’ health
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — GOP front-runner Donald Trump marked President Joe Biden ‘s 81st birthday on Monday by…
Continue Reading Court upholds pretrial jailing of man charged in shooting over Spanish conquistador statue
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An appeals court Monday upheld a judge’s decision to deny bail to a New Mexico man…
Continue Reading Black voters file federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina Senate map
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A lawsuit filed in North Carolina alleges newly adopted district…
Continue Reading North Korea says it put a military spy satellite into orbit on third try
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has put a military spy satellite into orbit on…
Continue Reading 911 call center says it misidentified crossing before derailment of Chicago-bound Amtrak train
NEW BUFFALO, Mich. (AP) — A 911 call center is taking some responsibility for an Amtrak train derailment last week in Michigan. Berrien County says…
Continue Reading Texas attorney accused of smuggling drug-laced papers to inmates in county jail
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas attorney has been accused of using work-related visits to a county jail to smuggle in…
Continue Reading Mississippi man killed by police SUV receives funeral months after first burial in paupers’ cemetery
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man who was struck and killed by a police SUV in March has now…
Continue Reading Police in Haiti detain a new suspect in the 2021 slaying of President Jovenel Moïse
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Authorities in Haiti have arrested a new suspect in the July 2021 slaying of President…
Continue Reading Arizona county again rejects a bid to hand-count all 2024 ballots
KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — For the second time in nearly four months, officials in a northwestern Arizona county narrowly rejected a proposal to hand…
Continue Reading Deep sea explorer Don Walsh, part of 2-man crew to first reach deepest point of ocean, dies at 92
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press Retired Navy Capt. Don Walsh, an explorer who in 1960 was part of a two-man crew that made the first voyage to the…
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Taylor Swift’s Rio tour marred by deaths, muggings and a dangerous heat wave
By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The deaths of two people, muggings and a dangerous heat wave left legions of Taylor…
Continue Reading Signature-gathering starts anew for mapmaking proposal in Ohio that was stalled by a typo
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Backers of a proposal to change Ohio’s troubled political mapmaking system can finally…
Continue Reading California Highway Patrol officer fatally shoots man walking on freeway, prompting investigation
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — State authorities were investigating Monday after a California Highway Patrol officer shot…
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Woman falls off border wall into Lower Valley canal
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A woman fell from the border wall and into a canal Monday morning. El Paso Fire Department crews helped the severely injured…
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