Lawsuit targets Wisconsin legislative districts resembling Swiss cheese
By DAVID A. LIEB and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — If Wisconsin state Rep. Jimmy Anderson wants to visit residents in some of…
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By AARON MORRISON, AISHA I. JEFFERSON and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — As bystanders trained their smartphone cameras on…
Continue ReadingHawaii churches offer prayers for the dead and the missing after devastating Maui wildfires
By CLAIRE RUSH, AUDREY MCAVOY and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Parishioners mourned the dead and prayed for the…
Continue ReadingArgentine peso plunges after shaggy-haired rightist who admires Trump comes first in primary vote
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The Argentine peso plunged Monday after a shaggy-haired 52-year—old…
Continue ReadingMishmash of how US heat deaths are counted complicates efforts to keep people safe as Earth warms
By ANITA SNOW and KENDRIA LaFLEUR Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Postal worker Eugene Gates Jr. was delivering mail in the suffocating Dallas heat…
Continue ReadingAs free press withers in El Salvador, pro-government social media influencers grow in power
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Douglas Guzmán’s TikTok feed was dotted with workout routines and videos…
Continue ReadingSyrian capital rocked by explosions but no immediate word on source or target of attacks
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media and Damascus residents say the sound of repeated explosions could be heard in the area around the capital before…
Continue ReadingTom Jones, creator of the longest-running musical ‘The Fantasticks,’ dies at 95
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Jones, the lyricist, director and writer of “The Fantasticks,” the longest-running…
Continue ReadingLeader of Ecuadorian crime gang moved to maximum-security prison days after candidate’s killing
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s government has moved the leader of one of the country’s most powerful gangs into a maximum-security…
Continue ReadingTrump’s Iowa state fair spectacle clouds DeSantis as former president is joined by Florida officials
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gone was the helicopter, but Donald Trump is renewing his…
Continue ReadingAmerican player Julian Green racially abused in German Cup soccer game
HALLE, Germany (AP) — American soccer player Julian Green has been the victim of racist abuse in a German Cup game. Green, who is Black, was…
Continue ReadingClasses still off early next week in Kentucky’s largest school district due to bus schedule mess
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville schools will remain closed early next week to allow for more time to fix bus routes whose redesign left some…
Continue ReadingStarting next year, child influencers can sue if earnings aren’t set aside, says new Illinois law
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois is the first state in the U.S. to ensure child social media…
Continue ReadingLt. Gov. Sheila Oliver remembered in a memorial service as fighter for those in need
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, the first Black woman elected to statewide office in New Jersey history, was remembered in a memorial…
Continue ReadingAfghan universities ready to readmit women but not until Taliban leader says it’s ok, official says
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan higher education official says universities are ready to welcome back female…
Continue Reading4 people dead and 1 missing after explosion destroys 3 structures in western Pennsylvania
PLUM, Pa. (AP) — Four people were dead and a fifth was unaccounted for following a house explosion in western Pennsylvania that destroyed three…
Continue ReadingResearchers have identified a new pack of endangered gray wolves in California
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A new pack of gray wolves has shown up in California’s Sierra Nevada, several hundred miles away from…
Continue ReadingAt least 10 killed in southwest Congo as intercommunal violence worsens over land rights and taxes
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Local authorities say a militia armed with guns and machetes killed at least 10 people…
Continue ReadingWith Nagorno-Karabakh under blockade for 8 months, Armenia seeks urgent UN Security Council meeting
By AVET DEMOURIAN YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia is calling on the U.N. Security Council to hold an emergency meeting on the worsening…
Continue ReadingShippers warned to stay away from Iranian waters over seizure threat as US-Iran tensions high
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East on Saturday warned shippers…
Continue ReadingNFL great Tom Brady touches down in Birmingham and meets some of the locals in a pub before match
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — NFL great Tom Brady got to know some of the locals ahead of his first home match as minority owner of English soccer…
Continue ReadingItaly’s justice minister visits prison where 2 inmates died as advocates warn of summertime suicides
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s justice minister has visited a Turin prison where two women died within hours of each…
Continue Reading2 dead and several missing after Tunisian migrant boat sinks
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — An infant and a 20-year-old man were found dead Saturday morning after a migrant boat…
Continue ReadingTaiwan’s vice president leaves on Paraguay trip amid Chinese efforts to isolate the island
By TAIJING WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s vice president has left on a trip to Paraguay to reinforce relations with his…
Continue ReadingPolish minister says reinforcement at the border with Belarus is due to hostile rhetoric and actions
By RAFAL NIEDZIELSKI Associated Press JARYLOWKA, Poland (AP) — Poland’s defense minister says his country has increased the number of troops…
Continue ReadingRecord-breaking summit of K2 dogged by allegations that Western climbers left Pakistani man to die
By ZARAR KHAN and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — An investigation has been launched into the death of a Pakistani porter near…
Continue ReadingRussian warplane on training mission crashes in Kaliningrad, killing its pilots
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian warplane crashed in Russia’s Kaliningrad region on Saturday during a training mission, killing the two pilots on board.…
Continue ReadingHe’s ‘just Ken’ but will the ‘Barbie’ movie change his popularity?
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On and off the big screen, it’s Barbie’s world and Ken is just living in…
Continue ReadingKing of Jordan approves a bill to criminalize online speech. Human rights groups call it draconian
By OMAR AKOUR Associated Press AMMAN (AP) — The Jordanian state news agency reports that the King of Jordan has approved a bill to punish online…
Continue ReadingA first-time senator from Baluchistan named caretaker prime minister to oversee Pakistan’s elections
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The office of Pakistan’s prime minister says that first-time Anwaar-ul-haq Kakar will head the national caretaker government…
Continue ReadingPope condemns ‘unjustifiable’ assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is strongly condemning the “unjustifiable” assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate. History’s…
Continue ReadingThe failed Ohio amendment reflects Republican efforts nationally to restrict direct democracy
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After Ohio voters repealed a law pushed by Republicans that would have limited…
Continue ReadingThe Pentagon plans to shake up DC’s National Guard, criticized for its response to protests, Jan. 6
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is developing plans to restructure the National Guard in Washington, D.C., in a…
Continue Reading6 dead, more than 50 rescued from capsized migrant boat in the English Channel
By BRIAN MELLEY and THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — French authorities say an overloaded boat carrying migrants capsized before dawn…
Continue ReadingUN affirms concern over forced repatriation of North Koreans following criticism from rights groups
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office has expressed grave concern over the forced repatriation of North…
Continue ReadingAn activist tied to Niger’s junta says its leaders won’t hold talks until the region recognizes them
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A local activist in Niger with ties to the military regime says the only way to avoid conflict…
Continue ReadingIS claims responsibility for an attack that killed 33 Syrian soldiers, and vows to keep fighting
BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an ambush in eastern Syria that killed at least 33 government soldiers and…
Continue ReadingSouth Koreans rally in Seoul against Japanese plans to release treated nuclear wastewater into sea
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Anxious about Japan’s impending release of treated nuclear wastewater from the…
Continue ReadingRussia downs 20 drones over Crimea following a spate of attacks on Moscow
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia thwarted an attack by 20 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow-annexed Crimea overnight,…
Continue ReadingGuatemalan presidential candidate Sandra Torres leans on conservative values, opposing gay marriage
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press SAN JUAN SACATEPEQUEZ, Guatemala (AP) — Over the past decade, Guatemalan presidential candidate Sandra Torres…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from Maui wildfire reaches 89, making it the deadliest in the US in more than 100 years
By CLAIRE RUSH, BEATRICE DUPUY and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — A raging wildfire that swept through a…
Continue ReadingRussian Orthodox priests face persecution from state and church for supporting peace in Ukraine
By KOSTYA MANENKOV The Associated Press ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Standing in an old Orthodox church in Antalya with a Bible in one hand and a candle…
Continue ReadingIn deadly Maui wildfires, communication failed. Chaos overtook Lahaina along with the flames
By REBECCA BOONE, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and AUDREY MCAVOY Associated Press WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — In the hours before a wildfire engulfed the…
Continue ReadingA cherished weekend flea market in the Ukrainian capital survives despite war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Pochaina neighborhood in the Ukrainian capital comes alive every weekend as hundreds of people flock to its famous flea…
Continue ReadingSearching for the missing on Maui, some wait in agony to make contact. And then the phone rings
By MARK THIESSEN, ED KOMENDA and AUDREY MCAVOY WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Leshia Wright heard the crackle of the fast-moving inferno closing in on her…
Continue ReadingBarrels of drinking water for migrants walking through Texas have disappeared
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press HEBBRONVILLE, Texas (AP) — As one of the worst heat waves on record set in across much of the southern United…
Continue ReadingDevelopers have Black families fighting to maintain property and history
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America PHILLIPS COMMUNITY, S.C. (AP) — All along the South Carolina coast, developers of new homes…
Continue ReadingDevelopers have Black families fighting to maintain property and history
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America PHILLIPS COMMUNITY, S.C. (AP) — The Rev. Elijah Smalls Jr. once grew okra, butter beans and…
Continue ReadingAllies of Niger president overthrown by military are appealing to the US and others: Save his life
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and TRACY BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After nearly three weeks of appealing to the United States and other allies…
Continue ReadingRising political threats take US into uncharted territory as 2024 election looms
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — This week’s confrontation that ended with FBI agents fatally shooting a 74-year-old Utah man…
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