Opera singer David Daniels and his husband plead guilty to sexual assault
HOUSTON (AP) — Renowned opera singer David Daniels and his husband have pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting another singer in Houston. Daniels,…
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Driver says he considered Treat Williams a friend and charges in crash are not warranted
DORSET, Vt. (AP) — A driver accused of causing a crash that killed Treat Williams knew the actor and considered him a friend but denied wrongdoing…
Continue ReadingMore people go missing and thousands are evacuated as northeast China is hit by more floods
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Rain continued to pelt northeastern China in the wake of Typhoon Doksuri as authorities reported more fatalities and missing…
Continue ReadingPalestinian shooting attack in downtown Tel Aviv kills Israeli security guard
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities say a Palestinian gunman opened fire in central Tel Aviv, killing an Israeli…
Continue ReadingSkipper of boat in crash that killed US tourist off Italy faces manslaughter investigation
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — A prosecutor in southern Italy says the boat crash that killed a U.S. tourist off the Amalfi…
Continue ReadingThe third Philippine ferry accident in over a week leaves 1 person dead and nearly 100 rescued
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Police in the Philippines say one person has died and nearly 100 have had to be rescued after a ferry struck floating…
Continue Reading‘Monster hunters’ wanted in new search for the mythical Loch Ness beast
LONDON (AP) — The Loch Ness Centre in Scotland is calling for “budding monster hunters” and volunteers to join in what it dubs the largest…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea presses on with World Scout Jamboree as heat forces thousands to leave early
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is plowing ahead with the World Scout Jamboree, rejecting a call by the…
Continue ReadingNiger’s junta asks for help from Russian group Wagner as it faces military intervention threat
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An analyst says Niger’s new military junta has asked for help from the Russian mercenary…
Continue ReadingRussia promises retaliation after Ukrainian drones hit a Russian tanker in 2nd sea attack in a day
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow promised retaliation Saturday after Ukrainian drones hit a Russian tanker in the…
Continue Reading3 Indian soldiers are killed in Kashmir gunfight on the 4th anniversary of special status revocation
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Three Indian soldiers have been killed in a gun battle with rebels fighting against New Delhi’s rule in Kashmir.…
Continue ReadingNiger’s junta isn’t backing down, and a regional force prepares to intervene. Here’s what to expect
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Regional mediation efforts to reverse the coup in Niger collapsed as soon as they started.…
Continue ReadingSyria’s main al-Qaida-linked group denies it was behind the killing of an Islamic State leader
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s main insurgent al-Qaida-linked group denied it was behind the killing of the Islamic State group’s leader in the…
Continue ReadingPakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan handed 3-year sentence and moved to high-security prison
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested Saturday after a court handed him a…
Continue ReadingNorwegian climber retires after becoming the fastest to climb world’s highest 14 peaks in 92 days
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Norwegian who has just become the fastest climber to scale all the world’s 14…
Continue ReadingPilgrims brave scorching heat for pope’s vigil in Lisbon after Francis ditches Fatima peace prayer
By NICOLE WINFIELD, BARRY HATTON and PIETRO DE CRISTOFARO Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — An estimated 1.5 million young people filled a…
Continue ReadingA Florida shooting puts 2 officers in the hospital; the suspect is later killed in hotel shootout
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two Florida police officers were shot and critically injured during a traffic stop, and the suspect was fatally shot by SWAT…
Continue ReadingHeat and wildfires put southern Europe’s vital tourism earnings at risk
By MICHAEL VARAKLAS and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press RHODES, Greece (AP) — Tourists at a seaside hotel on the Greek island of Rhodes snatched up…
Continue ReadingCambodia electoral body confirms Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party as the winner after final vote tally
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s electoral body has announced its final result for last month’s election — which has been…
Continue ReadingLandslides kill 3 at base camp of a Hindu temple in northern India and 17 others are still missing
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Torrential rains have triggered a landslide at a base camp of a revered Hindu temple…
Continue ReadingSon of Colombia’s president freed while he is investigated for illicit enrichment, money laundering
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A judge in Colombia has ordered President Gustavo Petro’s son freed from detention while he is investigated on…
Continue ReadingVermont’s flood-wracked capital city ponders a rebuild with one eye on climate change
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A beloved bookstore in Vermont’s small capital city moved across the street to a new…
Continue ReadingArtificial intelligence is gaining state lawmakers’ attention, and they have a lot of questions
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — As state lawmakers rush to get a handle on fast-evolving artificial intelligence technology,…
Continue ReadingCost of federal census recounts push growing towns to do it themselves
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Only a single municipality, the Village of Pingree Grove in Illinois, has signed a contract so far with the U.S.…
Continue ReadingJustice Department faces biggest test in its history with election conspiracy case against Trump
By COLLEEN LONG and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Justice Department was announcing the highest-profile…
Continue ReadingTrump and allies boost calls for Justice Dept. takeover in new attack on democratic institutions
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press In the two-and-a-half years since the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, Congress passed a bipartisan law…
Continue ReadingRussia’s war with Ukraine has generated its own fog, and mis- and disinformation are everywhere
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — On the battlefields of Ukraine, the fog of war plagues soldiers. And far from the fighting,…
Continue ReadingTrump indictment emerges as central GOP concern at Utah special election debate
By SAM METZ Associated Press FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — Republican anger over the U.S. Justice Department’s indictment of former President Donald…
Continue ReadingFighting has plunged Sudan into a humanitarian catastrophe, senior UN officials say
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Senior U.N. officials say the conflict in Sudan has left 24 million people — half the…
Continue ReadingProsecutors ask judge to issue protective order after Trump post appearing to promise revenge
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press The Justice Department has asked a federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former President…
Continue ReadingFAA sets up new process for Hawaii air tour operators to fly at lower altitudes after fatal crashes
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says it’s setting up a new process for air tour…
Continue ReadingA funeral home in El Salvador offers pink coffins with Barbie linings
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A funeral home in El Salvador has taken Barbie mania to an extreme, offering pink coffins with Barbie linings.…
Continue ReadingMexico City arrests neighboring state’s attorney general, who accuses ex-soccer star of corruption
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors from Mexico City took the extreme and unusual step of getting marines to accompany them across state lines and…
Continue ReadingA judge has ruled Texas’ abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge ruled Friday the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women…
Continue ReadingPerson in connection with dancer’s stabbing death at Brooklyn gas station is in custody, police say
NEW YORK (AP) — Police have a person in custody in connection with the death of a gay man who was fatally stabbed after a confrontation between a…
Continue ReadingTrump boasts at Alabama fundraiser that he needs ‘one more indictment to close out this election’
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has delivered a speech full of…
Continue ReadingGolfer Angel Cabrera is released on parole after 2 years following gender violence cases
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentine golfer Ángel Cabrera has been released from jail on parole after he completed two years in custody over gender…
Continue ReadingCharles Ogletree, longtime legal and civil rights scholar at Harvard Law School, dies at 70
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Charles J. Ogletree Jr., a law professor and civil rights scholar with a distinguished career at Harvard Law School and…
Continue ReadingCalifornia investigates school district’s parental notification policy on children’s gender identity
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s attorney general said Friday he was investigating whether a local school district infringed on…
Continue ReadingIndiana man formally charged after weekend block party kills 1, wounds 17
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A Muncie man has been formally charged with two counts of aggravated battery in connection with a weekend shooting that left…
Continue ReadingIdaho bus filled with teen campers crashes on winding highway, injuring 11
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A school bus carrying teenage campers rolled over on a winding Idaho highway Friday afternoon, injuring 11 people, the Idaho…
Continue ReadingThe first pill to treat postpartum depression has been approved by US health officials
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials have approved the first pill specifically intended to treat severe…
Continue ReadingCompensation for New Mexico wildfire victims tops $14 million and is climbing
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal emergency managers say they’re making more progress in compensating…
Continue ReadingRemote volcano in Alaska spews new ash cloud, prompting aviation warnings
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A remote volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands that has been active in recent weeks has spewed an ash cloud up to 30,000…
Continue ReadingConnecticut troopers under federal investigation for allegedly submitting false traffic stop data
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s top state prosecutor says the U.S. Department of Justice has taken over…
Continue ReadingNASA restores contact with Voyager 2 spacecraft after mistake led to weeks of silence
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft was back chatting it up Friday after flight…
Continue ReadingWisconsin judge orders the release of records sought from fake Trump elector
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press A Wisconsin judge has ordered the state elections commission to release all records it has related to one of its…
Continue Reading‘Cuddling’ is just what the doctor ordered for a 200-pound walrus calf rescued this week in Alaska
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A 200-pound walrus calf found alone and miles from the ocean on Alaska’s North Slope is…
Continue ReadingFederal appeals court upholds Connecticut law that eliminated religious vaccination exemption
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press A federal appeals court has upheld a 2021 Connecticut law that eliminated the state’s longstanding religious…
Continue ReadingThousands overwhelm New York’s Union Square for streamer giveaway, tossing chairs and pounding cars
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A crowd of thousands that packed Manhattan’s Union Square for a popular…
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