Former respiratory therapist in Missouri sentenced in connection with patient deaths
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Missouri respiratory therapist who pleaded guilty in the deaths of two hospital patients has been sentenced to 18…
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3 dead, 6 wounded in shooting at a hookah lounge in south Seattle; no word on suspects
SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say three people are dead and six others wounded after a shooting at a hookah lounge in south Seattle. City police…
Continue ReadingAs college football season arrives, schools pay monitors to stop players and staff from gambling
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — North Carolina junior tight end John Copenhaver gets a group text message from his university…
Continue ReadingOlga Carmona scored in Spain’s 1-0 Women’s World Cup win. Then she learned her father had died
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Olga Carmona, whose goal won the Women’s World Cup for Spain on Sunday, learned after the final of…
Continue ReadingSpaniards back home celebrate La Roja winning Women’s World Cup
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Spaniards have erupted in joy after La Roja won the Women’s World Cup, with some following coach…
Continue ReadingTwo men die during swimming portion of Ironman event in Ireland
LONDON (AP) — Local authorities say two men died during the swimming portion of an Ironman event in Ireland. Cork County Council said it was…
Continue ReadingGlobal aid official appeals for funds to help Sudanese trapped in war between generals
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A global aid official is urging the international community to provide more funds to help Sudanese…
Continue ReadingBlock Island, Rhode Island, welcomed back vacationers Sunday, a day after a fire tore through hotel
NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (AP) — Block Island welcomed back vacationers Sunday, a day after a fire tore through a historic hotel early Saturday, prompting…
Continue ReadingCourt documents suggest reason for police raid of Kansas newspaper
By JIM SALTER Associated Press The police chief who led the raid of a Kansas newspaper alleged in previously unreleased court documents a reporter…
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‘Blue Beetle’ unseats ‘Barbie’ atop box office, ending four-week reign
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The DC superhero film “Blue Beetle” led weekend ticket sales with a modest $25.4 million opening,…
Continue ReadingNavy shipbuilders’ union approves 3-year labor pact at Bath Iron Works
BATH, Maine (AP) — The largest union at Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works, located in Maine, has approved a three-year contract, averting another…
Continue ReadingA store owner was killed over a Pride flag she flew in front of her California business
CEDAR GLEN, Calif. (AP) — A dispute over an LGBTQ+ pride flag at a California clothing store spiraled into deadly violence this weekend when a man…
Continue ReadingRain from Tropical Storm Hilary lashes California and Mexico, swamping roads and trapping cars
By DAMIAN DOVARGANES and JORDI LEBRIJA Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tropical Storm Hilary inundated streets across Mexico’s arid Baja…
Continue Reading7 fans of Brazil’s Corinthians soccer team have been killed in a bus crash, dozens wounded
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Police say a bus carrying fans of the Brazilian soccer team Corinthians has crashed following a match in the city…
Continue ReadingSweltering temperatures bring misery to large portion of central US, setting heat records
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Sweltering temperatures lingered Sunday in a large swath of the central U.S., causing misery from…
Continue ReadingCharlotte police fatally shoot man who stabbed officer in the neck, authorities say
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say an officer responding to a domestic violence call fatally shot a man after the suspect stabbed…
Continue ReadingEngland’s Lionesses heralded as ‘game changers’ back home despite loss to Spain in World Cup final
By MATTIAS KAREN AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — The wait for a World Cup title goes on for England but the Lionesses have still been heralded as…
Continue ReadingStarbucks told to pay $2.7 million in lost wages to manager fired after arrest of 2 Black men
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A judge has ordered Starbucks to pay an additional $2.7 million in lost wages and tax damages to a former regional manager who…
Continue ReadingHoustonians worry new laws will deter voters who don’t recall the hard-won fight for voting rights
BY AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Texas Republicans passed measures this year to eliminate Harris County’s top election job and…
Continue ReadingWhere do the 2024 presidential candidates stand on abortion? Take a look
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — More than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion, the…
Continue ReadingSerbia will increase supplies of Russian natural gas to Hungary if Ukraine pulls out of transit deal
By BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary has struck a deal with Serbia that could bring increased shipments of Russian…
Continue ReadingGunmen kill at least 23 in an attack on a village in central Mali
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Local officials in central Mali say gunmen killed at least 23 people and wounded a dozen others…
Continue ReadingPotential new rivalries in Big 12 with BYU becoming league’s 3rd private Christian school
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer There could be some new rivalries between Christian schools brewing in the evolving Big 12 Conference. There are…
Continue ReadingUnion for Philadelphia Orchestra musicians authorize strike if talks break down
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Musicians authorized a strike against the Philadelphia Orchestra if bargaining breaks down for an agreement to…
Continue ReadingLibya’s central bank announces reunification after nearly a decade of division due to civil war
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s central bank has announced its reunification after being split for nearly a decade due to the country’s long-running civil…
Continue ReadingMore villages evacuated as a large wildfire in northern Greece rages for the second day
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have evacuated five more villages near the northeastern border with Turkey where a large summer…
Continue ReadingFrom turmoil to triumph, Spain earns its first Women’s World Cup title with a 1-0 win over England
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer SYDNEY (AP) — A champion’s medal around her neck, Salma Paralluelo lay on the field for a while and…
Continue ReadingPope Francis calls for peaceful end to the Niger crisis
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has expressed hope for a peaceful solution to the crisis in Niger following the military coup in the West African…
Continue ReadingEgyptian journalist briefly detained following mysterious plane coverage, his employer says
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities briefly detained a journalist working for a fact-checking platform following its coverage of a plane that was…
Continue ReadingWildfire on Spain’s popular tourist island of Tenerife was started deliberately, official says
By ARTURO RODRÍGUEZ and CIARÁN GILES Associated Press SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — The Canary Islands leader says police have…
Continue ReadingThe Netherlands and Denmark will give F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, the Dutch prime minister says
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the moon, ending its bid to reach the lunar south pole
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Roscosmos space agency says the Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon after it spun into an uncontrolled orbit,…
Continue ReadingDenmark and Netherlands pledge to give F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits
By MIKE CORDER and KARL RITTER Associated Press EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands and Denmark announced Sunday they will give F-16…
Continue ReadingTalks between regional bloc and Niger’s junta yield little, an official tells The Associated Press
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Mutinous soldiers in Niger are under pressure from regional sanctions as they refuse to…
Continue ReadingA roadside bomb in northwest Pakistan kills 11 laborers near the border with Afghanistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say at least eleven laborers were killed and two others wounded when a roadside bomb destroyed their…
Continue ReadingBangladesh police clash with opposition activists ahead of elections, leaving hundreds injured
DHAKA,Bangladesh (AP) — Police in northeastern Bangladesh have used batons and tear gas to disperse opposition activists amid a political dispute…
Continue ReadingPakistan arrests opposition leader accused of exposing official secrets, harming national interest
By ZARAR KHAN Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top investigation agency has arrested an opposition leader, who is a close aide of…
Continue ReadingUS, Japan and Australia plan joint navy drills in disputed South China Sea, Philippine officials say
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States, Japan and Australia are planning a joint navy drill in the South China…
Continue ReadingIf you can’t beat them, eat them: Italians cope with invasion of blue crabs this summer
By FRANCESCO SPORTELLI Associated Press ORBETELLO, Italy (AP) — Italians are fighting an invasion of predatory blue crabs with an attitude borne of…
Continue ReadingIndian police stop a conference of activists and academics discussing G20 issues ahead of summit
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police have intervened to stop a meeting of prominent activists, academics and politicians…
Continue ReadingAs thousands flee homes across British Columbia from wildfires, chiefs in one region report progress
By SUSAN HAIGH and JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Firefighters are reporting making progress battling wildfires in…
Continue ReadingA bus hits a van and catches fire in Pakistan, killing 20 people and injuring 11 others
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Police and rescue officials in Pakistan say a bus caught fire after hitting a van parked on the shoulder of an intercity…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s big bloom aids seed collectors as climate change and wildfires threaten desert species
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press JOSHUA TREE, Calif. (AP) — Flowers that haven’t been seen in years bloomed across Southern California this…
Continue ReadingClarification: Rapid Fire Triggers story
In a story published August 20, 2023, The Associated Press reported on a court battle over the legality of devices that cause semiautomatic rifles to…
Continue ReadingMaui water is unsafe even with filters, one of the lessons learned from fires in California
By BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press The language is stark: People in torched areas of Maui should not try to filter their own drinking water…
Continue ReadingVote count in Ecuador points to likely runoff between ally of ex-president and banana tycoon’s son
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorians put aside fears of leaving their homes amid unprecedented violence and…
Continue ReadingGeorgia made it easier for parents to challenge school library books. Almost no one has done so
By JEFF AMY Associated Press CUMMING, Ga. (AP) — When Allison Strickland urged a suburban Atlanta school board in June to remove four books from…
Continue ReadingProgressive Arévalo is ‘virtual winner’ of Guatemala election after corruption angered voters
By SONIA PÉREZ D. and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Outsider Bernardo Arévalo appeared to be the “virtual…
Continue ReadingTribal courts across the country are expanding holistic alternatives to the criminal justice system
By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press Inside a jail cell at Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, Albertyn Pino’s only plan was to finish the six-month sentence…
Continue ReadingA tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil starts offloading near Texas despite Tehran’s threats
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil offloaded…
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