Russians mock US election allegations as Putin teasingly says he supports Harris
Associated Press Russian commentators are mocking allegations that Moscow is meddling again in the U.S. presidential election, while President…
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Tiny glass beads suggest the moon had active volcanoes when dinosaurs roamed Earth
AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Volcanoes were still erupting on the moon when dinosaurs roamed Earth, new research suggests. The evidence: three…
Continue Reading Trump says he’d create a government efficiency commission led by Elon Musk
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says he would create a government efficiency commission to audit the entire federal…
Continue Reading Rare but deadly mosquito disease has New England hotspots warning against going out at night
Associated Press A rare but deadly mosquito-spread disease is posing a serious threat in parts of New England, health officials warn, prompting the…
Continue Reading Atlantic City’s top casino underpaid its online gambling taxes by $1.1M, regulators say
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey gambling regulators say Atlantic City’s top-performing casino, the Borgata, underpaid some…
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The Navy secretary broke the law by voicing his views on Trump and Biden, a watchdog says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Office of Special Counsel says Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro broke the law by publicly endorsing the…
Continue Reading Former cadets accuse the Coast Guard Academy of failing to stop sexual violence
Associated Press Thirteen former cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy are accusing overseers of the Connecticut school of failing to prevent sexual…
Continue Reading NCAA champions UConn and South Carolina headed to White House to celebrate national titles
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — UConn and South Carolina are headed to the White House to celebrate their latest NCAA basketball titles. The schools…
Continue Reading Michigan newlyweds are charged after groomsman is struck and killed by SUV
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Police say a groom struck a groomsman with a vehicle and killed him after a wedding in Flint, Michigan. Investigators say Terry…
Continue Reading Markey and Warren condemn Steward’s CEO for refusing to comply with a Senate subpoena
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Several political leaders, including Massachusetts U.S. Sens. Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren, attacked the…
Continue Reading A Legionnaire’s disease outbreak has killed 3 at an assisted living facility
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Officials say three people who tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease have died after an outbreak at an assisted living…
Continue Reading North Carolina judge rejects RFK Jr.’s request to remove his name from state ballots
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge has refused to take Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name off the state’s presidential…
Continue Reading Teen vaping hits 10-year low in US
AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer adolescents are vaping this year than at any point in the last decade, government officials reported…
Continue Reading Venezuela’s Machado calls on the international community to step up the pressure on Maduro
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado is vowing to keep the pressure on President Nicolás Maduro to leave…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift shows up at Arrowhead Stadium to watch Travis Kelce, Chiefs face Ravens in NFL opener
AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pop superstar Taylor Swift returned to Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday night to watch her boyfriend, Travis…
Continue Reading Massachusetts driver who repeatedly hit an Asian American man gets 18 months in prison
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A white Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for threatening to kill a group of Asian…
Continue Reading Fashion is slowly embracing the needs of disabled people. It’s happening for some Paralympians, too
AP National Writer Three years ago, when Team Canada appeared at the opening ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the athletes were…
Continue Reading Former 2016 Trump campaign adviser is charged over his work for sanctioned Russian TV
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has charged a Russian-born U.S. citizen and former adviser to Donald Trump’s 2016…
Continue Reading Magic Johnson buys a stake in the NWSL’s Washington Spirit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Magic Johnson has bought an ownership stake in the National Women’s Soccer League’s Washington Spirit. The team…
Continue Reading Judge questions restrictions on booster payments to athletes in $2.78B NCAA settlement
AP College Football Writer A federal judge in California probed the terms of a proposed $2.78 billion settlement of antitrust lawsuits against the…
Continue Reading With Musk’s X banned in Brazil, its users carve out new digital homes
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As billionaire Elon Musk’s clash with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice came to a head last week,…
Continue Reading An Amish woman dies 18 years after being severely injured in a deadly schoolhouse shooting
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A woman who was severely injured when a gunman killed five girls and wounded her and four other girls…
Continue Reading Maine law thwarts impact of school choice decision, lawsuit says
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Christian school at the center of a Supreme Court decision that requires Maine to include religious…
Continue Reading A 13-foot (and growing) python was seized from a New York home and sent to a zoo
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. (AP) — A 13-foot (4-meter) Burmese python was confiscated from an upstate New York man who was keeping the still-growing snake…
Continue Reading Blinken arrives in Haiti to show US support for fighting gang violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Haiti to reaffirm the government’s commitment to a…
Continue Reading The Dutch government is ‘future-proofing’ its military in an increasingly volatile world
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands’ defense ministry has announced a major plan to “future-proof” the…
Continue Reading Alex Morgan retires from professional soccer and is expecting her second child
AP Soccer Writer Over the course of a career that included two women’s World Cup titles and an Olympic gold medal, Alex Morgan elevated the…
Continue Reading Trump suggests tariffs can help solve rising child care costs in a major economic speech
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump suggested to business leaders Thursday that his plans to increase tariffs on foreign…
Continue Reading What we know so far about the victims of the Apalachee school shooting in Georgia
Associated Press WINDER, Ga. (AP) — Authorities in Georgia say a 14-year-old high school student has been charged as an adult with using an…
Continue Reading Cambodia’s leader defends arrests of protesters, claiming they were trying to overthrow government
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s leader has condemned international human rights groups for criticizing his government’s…
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