Threat of scaffolding collapse shuts down part of downtown Orlando, Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Barricades closed off a stretch of a major street through downtown Orlando, Florida, as construction scaffolding on a…
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Once a target of pro-Trump anger, the U.S. archivist is prepping her agency for a digital flood
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The new National Archives leader’s nomination was swept up into the partisan furor over…
Continue ReadingFEC moves toward potentially regulating AI deepfakes in campaign ads
By ALI SWENSON The Federal Election Commission has begun a process to potentially regulate AI-generated deepfakes in political ads ahead of the 2024…
Continue ReadingA Georgia teacher wants to overturn her firing for reading a book to students about gender identity
By JEFF AMY Associated Press MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia teacher is trying to reverse her firing after officials said she improperly read a book…
Continue ReadingSuburban Detroit woman says she found a live frog in a spinach container
DETROIT (AP) — A woman in suburban Detroit said she got a scare when she discovered a life frog in a container of spinach she had just bought at a…
Continue ReadingHow to help or donate in response to the deadly wildfire in Maui
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Many people are looking for ways to help the response to the deadly wildfires that swept through the Hawaiian island…
Continue Reading49ers CEO Jed York is being sued over insider trading accusations
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers chief executive Jed York is being sued over accusations of insider trading related to his role on…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court blocks, for now, OxyContin maker bankruptcy deal that would shield Sacklers
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue…
Continue ReadingCivil suit can continue against corrupt former deputy linked to death of Mississippi man
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A civil suit can continue against a former Mississippi deputy who…
Continue ReadingAppeals court rules against longstanding drug user gun ban cited in Hunter Biden case
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that drug users shouldn’t automatically be banned from…
Continue ReadingNew school bus routes a ‘disaster,’ Kentucky superintendent admits. Last kids got home at 10 pm
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s largest school system has cancelled the second and third day of school after a disastrous overhaul of the…
Continue ReadingProsecutors won’t seek death penalty for woman accused of killing, dismembering parents
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A suburban Philadelphia woman accused of fatally shooting her parents and dismembering their bodies with a chainsaw will not…
Continue ReadingMexico’s poverty rate declines from 50% to 43.5% in four years as remittances almost double
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The poverty rate in Mexico has declined from 49.9% to 43.5% of the population, according to the country’s poverty analysis…
Continue ReadingPolice fatally shoot armed man in northeast Arkansas, but his family says he was running away
OSCEOLA, Ark. (AP) — A northeast Arkansas man was fatally shot by police who say he pointed a gun at them. But his family members say the shooting…
Continue ReadingTunisia and Libya take 276 migrants stranded in desert border region, bring them to shelters
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia and Libya have taken back 276 sub-Saharan migrants stranded…
Continue ReadingA look at known Iranian-Americans held by Iran as the US seeks a prisoner release deal
By The Associated Press Iran has transferred five Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest, part of a possible deal over billions of dollars of…
Continue ReadingUS suicides hit an all-time high last year
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according…
Continue ReadingUAE’s al-Jaber urges more financing to help Caribbean and other regions fight climate change
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The head of this year’s U.N. global climate summit is urging more availability of…
Continue ReadingWhite supremacist accused of threatening jury, witnesses in trial of Pittsburgh synagogue gunman
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A self-proclaimed white supremacist has been arrested on charges that he made online threats toward the jury and witnesses…
Continue ReadingStriking screenwriters will resume negotiations with studios on Friday
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The guild that represents striking film and television screenwriters says negotiations with major studios and streaming services…
Continue ReadingProsecutors seek Jan. 2 trial date for Donald Trump in his 2020 election conspiracy case
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith’s team asked a judge on Thursday to set a Jan. 2 trial…
Continue ReadingTargeting DeSantis, Trump team warns state parties that super PACs can’t act as an arm of a campaign
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign is seeking to blunt the efforts of a super PAC supporting rival Ron…
Continue ReadingNOAA doubles the chances for a nasty Atlantic hurricane season due to hot ocean, tardy El Nino
BY SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Federal forecasters are doubling chances of a nasty Atlantic hurricane season this summer and fall.…
Continue ReadingPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas fires nearly all governors in West Bank in major upheaval
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has fired most of the governors in the occupied West Bank. The move follows…
Continue ReadingDetroit police changing facial-recognition policy after pregnant woman says she was wrongly charged
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit police chief says he’s setting new policies on the use of facial-recognition technology. The move comes after a…
Continue ReadingTexas sheriff says 3 hog hunters from Florida died in an underground tank after their dog fell in
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas sheriff said Thursday that three hog hunters from Florida died in an underground…
Continue ReadingUN Security Council to hold first open meeting on North Korea human rights situation since 2017
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council will hold its first open meeting on North Korea’s dire human…
Continue ReadingCLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here’s what you need to see and know today
By The Associated Press Many eyes are on Hawaii as it struggles to deal with wildfires that chewed through a historic town on Maui. At least 36…
Continue ReadingIndigenous people in northeast Nicaragua say armed settlers are pushing them off their land
By GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Indigenous communities of the Mayangna people in northeast Nicaragua are under growing…
Continue ReadingAnother Threshold candle recall? Target recalls 2.2 million products over burn and laceration risks
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s time to check your candle supply again. According to a Thursday notice from federal regulators, Target is recalling 2.2.…
Continue ReadingIran transfers 5 Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest in step toward deal for full release
By JON GAMBRELL and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has moved five Iranian-Americans from prison to house…
Continue ReadingNorthern Ireland’s top police officer apologizes for ‘industrial scale’ data breach
LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s top police officer has apologized for what he described as an “industrial scale” data breach, in which the…
Continue ReadingAt least 6 Turkish soldiers killed in attacks by Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq, Ankara says
By ROBERT BADENDIECK Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s defense ministry says a spate of attacks by Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq…
Continue ReadingRing by ring, majestic banyan tree in heart of fire-scorched Lahaina chronicles 150 years of history
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press For generations, the banyan tree along Lahaina town’s historic Front Street served as…
Continue ReadingAverage long-term US mortgage rate climbs to 6.96% this week, matching highest level this year
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week to just under 7%, the latest setback…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Kelsea Ballerini on her divorce EP, people throwing things at concerts
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Back in February, recording artist Kelsea Ballerini quietly released an EP of strikingly…
Continue ReadingUS probing Virginia fatal crash involving Tesla suspected of running on automated driving system
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have sent a team to investigate a fatal crash in Virginia involving a…
Continue ReadingTwitter-turned-X CEO Linda Yaccarino focuses on winning back big brands on Elon Musk’s platform
NEW YORK (AP) — The new CEO of the company formerly known as Twitter says she’s spent much of the past eight weeks trying to get big brands…
Continue ReadingBiden asks Congress for $40 billion to support Ukraine, replenish US disaster aid and bolster border
By LISA MASCARO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is asking Congress to provide more than $13 billion in…
Continue ReadingJournalist jailed in China for 3 years describes standing in sunlight for just 10 hours each year
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese-Australian journalist who worked for China’s state broadcaster and was convicted on murky espionage charges has spoken…
Continue ReadingSlain Ecuador candidate fearlessly took on drug cartels and corruption
By GABRIELA MOLINA and MEGAN JANETSKY QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The Ecuadorian presidential candidate who was fatally shot at a political rally was…
Continue ReadingLincoln Center to present 60 performances in fall/winter season
NEW YORK (AP) — Lincoln Center will present about 60 performances from September through late February, including the U.S. premiere of Les Arts…
Continue ReadingPhil Mickelson has wagered more than $1 billion, according to book by renowned gambler Billy Walters
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Phil Mickelson has wagered more than $1 billion over the last three decades and wanted to place a $400,000 bet on the…
Continue ReadingRussia is back on the lunar path. A rocket blasts off on its first moon mission in nearly 50 years
By JIM HEINTZ and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft has blasted off on Russia’s first…
Continue ReadingAllusions to mobster movies and book burning at appeals court hearing on Biden social media contacts
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Allusions to book burning and mobster movies arose during a federal court hearing in New…
Continue ReadingMississippi Supreme Court won’t remove Favre from lawsuit over misspent welfare money
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court says it will not remove former NFL quarterback Brett…
Continue ReadingDutch customs officials make record cocaine seizure worth 600 million euros
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Customs authorities in Rotterdam have confiscated more than 8,000 kilograms (17,600…
Continue ReadingAid organization says US nurse and daughter freed after abduction in Haiti are healthy and unharmed
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An aid organization says a U.S. nurse and her young daughter who were kidnapped in…
Continue ReadingKentucky governor’s efforts to help storm-ravaged towns may dilute GOP advantage in rural areas
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — The time Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, has spent helping disaster-stricken…
Continue Reading5 killed when RV blows tire, crashes head-on into tractor-trailer
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A recreational vehicle blew a tire on an interstate highway in Pennsylvania, crossed the median and collided head-on with…
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