Al-Jazeera says two of its journalists killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Two Al-Jazeera reporters were killed in an Israeli strike in northern Gaza on Wednesday, the satellite…
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US stands by decision that 50 million air bag inflators are dangerous, steps closer to huge recall
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators say they stand by a conclusion that more than 50 million air bag inflators are dangerous…
Continue Reading Woman denied abortion at a Kansas hospital sues, alleging her life was put at risk
Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A woman denied an abortion at a Kansas hospital after suffering a pregnancy complication that her attorneys…
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NYC man accused of damaging license plates on Secret Service vehicles guarding VP’s stepdaughter
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan software developer was arrested and charged Tuesday with damaging the license plates on two SUVs that…
Continue Reading An infant died after being forgotten in the back seat of a hot car, Louisiana authorities say
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana authorities say a 6-month-old baby died after being left in a hot car by a parent who forgot the child was in the…
Continue Reading Drag queen in Olympic opening ceremony has no regrets, calls it ‘a photograph of France in 2024’
AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — As a gay youth growing up in central France, Hugo Bardin never felt he lived in a world that represented who he was…
Continue Reading GOP Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine opposes fall ballot effort to replace troubled political mapmaking system
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says he will work to defeat a fall ballot issue aimed at remaking the…
Continue Reading CarShield to pay $10M to settle deceptive advertising charges
AP Business Writer The Federal Trade Commission says that CarShield will pay $10 million to settle charges that its advertisements and telemarketing…
Continue Reading 1 person killed in Colorado wildfires as blazes torch large areas of the U.S. West
Associated Press LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — A person was killed in one of several wildfires threatening heavily populated areas of the Colorado…
Continue Reading Guinea court sentences former junta leader to 20 years in prison over 2009 stadium massacre
Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — A Guinea court has sentenced former junta leader Moussa “Dadis” Camara to 20 years in prison after…
Continue Reading Colorado clerk who became hero to election conspiracists wanted to preserve data, lawyer says
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters, a hero to election conspiracy theorists who is accused of orchestrating a…
Continue Reading US arrests a former Green Beret over the failed 2020 raid into Venezuela to remove Maduro
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A former U.S. Green Beret who organized a failed cross-border raid in 2020 to remove Venezuelan…
Continue Reading Why does Vermont keep flooding? It’s complicated, but experts warn it could become the norm
Associated Press Vermont is flooding and experts say the state could see catastrophic events for the foreseeable future. Climate change is fueling…
Continue Reading Ukraine receives first F-16 fighter jets to bolster defenses against Russia, a US official tells AP
Associated Press Ukraine has received the first F-16 fighter jets that it has sought for months to fight back against an onslaught of Russian missile…
Continue Reading Michigan Supreme Court restores minimum wage and sick leave laws reversed by Republicans years ago
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has overruled the Legislature and reinstated major changes to the state’s minimum wage…
Continue Reading Severe storms in the Southeast US leave 1 dead and cause widespread power outages
CANTON, Ga. (AP) — A weather system that produced severe thunderstorms in the Southeast left one man dead in Georgia, caused damage in a South…
Continue Reading The careers of Olympians like Simone Biles mirror the rise of adult gymnastics. ‘I’m never leaving.’
AP National Writer Every few years when the Olympics would roll around, the unmistakable pangs Jen Castellano knew were coming but was powerless to…
Continue Reading Dutch beach volleyball player convicted of rape is booed again, louder, in second match of Olympics
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — The Dutch beach volleyball player who served time in prison after he was convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl in…
Continue Reading Federal judge says New Jersey’s ban on AR-15 rifles is unconstitutional
Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s ban on the AR-15 rifle is unconstitutional, but the state’s cap on magazines over 10 rounds…
Continue Reading French citizen accused of unlawfully collecting military information in Russia denied bail
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has ordered a French citizen arrested in Russia to remain in custody ahead of his trial on charges of unlawfully…
Continue Reading South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled the state’s death penalty is legal. All five justices…
Continue Reading German city renamed ‘Swiftkirchen’ for Taylor Swift concerts gets 1,400 bids for the signs
BERLIN (AP) — The German city of Gelsenkirchen, which temporarily renamed itself “Swiftkirchen” before the American superstar played three…
Continue Reading Russia launches its biggest drone barrage against Ukraine in 7 months. No injuries are reported
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s air force says Ukrainian forces shot down all 89 Shahed drones launched by Russia in a nighttime attack on the…
Continue Reading John Mangum to head Lyric Opera of Chicago, had been CEO of Houston Symphony
CHICAGO (AP) — John Mangum has been hired to succeed Anthony Freud as general director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The 49-year-old Mangum had…
Continue Reading Former ballerina in Florida is convicted of manslaughter in her estranged husband’s 2020 shooting
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — A former ballerina has been convicted of manslaughter in the 2020 shooting death of her estranged husband in Florida. A…
Continue Reading Federal protections of transgender students are in effect where courts haven’t blocked them
Associated Press New federal protections for transgender students at U.S. schools and colleges have launched, but not everywhere. Most Republican-led…
Continue Reading Russian couple pleads guilty to spying charges and are released from Slovenian prison on time served
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — A Russian couple arrested on spying charges in December 2022 have pleaded guilty and were sentenced in the Slovenian…
Continue Reading US suspends $95 million in aid to Georgia after passage of foreign agent law that sparked protests
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is suspending $95 million in U.S. assistance to Georgia after its parliament adopted legislation related…
Continue Reading Civil Rights Movement Freedom Riders urge younger activists to get out the vote
Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — During the Civil Rights Movement, young people put their bodies on the line as Freedom Riders,…
Continue Reading Meyerbeer’s ‘Le Prophète’ from 1849 sounds like it’s ripped-from-the-headlines at Bard SummerScape
Associated Press ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — A demagogue and religious fanatics impose a theocracy. What sounds like a…
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