Shots again fired at site of Parkland school massacre in reenactment after lawmakers visit
By TERRY SPENCER and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Gunfire erupted again at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High…
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Trump was told not to talk to witnesses in 2020 election conspiracy case. That could be a challenge
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a routine part of a federal court hearing: The defendant was told not to discuss the case…
Continue ReadingA baby was found in the rubble of a US raid in Afghanistan. But who exactly was killed and why?
By RIAZAT BUTT, MARTHA MENDOZA, CLAIRE GALOFARO and JULIET LINDERMAN Associated Press The Afghan villager was afraid the American soldiers might…
Continue ReadingAfter helping prevent extinctions for 50 years, the Endangered Species Act itself may be in peril
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer SHARON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Biologist Ashley Wilson carefully disentangled a bat from netting above a…
Continue ReadingPlay it again, Joe. Biden bets that repeating himself is smart politics
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has his zingers (“This is not your father’s Republican Party”). He’s…
Continue ReadingHaitians express skepticism over Kenya’s offer to UN to send police to confront gangs
By EVENS SANON and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (AP) — Haitians are expressing skepticism over an offer by Kenya to lead…
Continue ReadingFewer Americans got jobs in July than expected. But a steady market suggests US may avoid recession
By PAUL WISEMAN and RODRIQUE NGOWI AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The job market has cooled over the summer. But it’s still strong enough…
Continue ReadingDiana Taurasi becomes first WNBA player to reach 10,000 points, scoring season-high 42 for Mercury
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Diana Taurasi received a pass and in an instant, the shot was off her fingertips. It was a…
Continue ReadingFired New Mexico State basketball coach says he was made the scapegoat for toxic culture
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Former New Mexico State University basketball coach Greg Heiar says he was made the scapegoat for hazing and other problems…
Continue ReadingThe son of Colombia’s president says his father’s election campaign received money of dubious origin
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro has acknowledged that his father’s 2022 election campaign received money of…
Continue ReadingPanama Canal foresees its income falling after shipping limited due to a drought
The managers of the Panama Canal say they expect income from the waterway to drop, after authorities were forced to limit the number of ships passing…
Continue ReadingSuspect in Idaho student stabbings says he was out for a solo drive around the time of the slayings
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Attorneys for the man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death last…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand to boost its defense capabilities as it faces increasing tensions in the Pacific
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand plans to boost its defense capabilities as tensions rise in the Pacific,…
Continue ReadingAppeals court allows Biden asylum restrictions to temporarily stay in place as case plays out
REBECCA SANTANA WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court Thursday allowed a rule restricting asylum at the southern border to temporarily stay in place.…
Continue ReadingFormer City College professor charged with raping multiple victims from El Salvador, prosecutors say
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former City College chemistry adjunct professor has been charged with plotting to rape and…
Continue ReadingJustice Kagan supports ethics code but says Supreme Court divided on how to proceed
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan says she supports an ethics code…
Continue ReadingProsecutor wants to defend conviction of former Missouri detective who killed Black man
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri prosecutor wants to step in after Republican Attorney General Andrew…
Continue ReadingPolice shoot and kill a man in Boise, Idaho who they say called for help, then charged at officers
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Police officers shot and killed a man in downtown Boise, Idaho. The Boise Police Department says officers responded at about…
Continue ReadingA Learjet pilot thought he was cleared to take off. He wasn’t. Luckily, JetBlue pilots saw him
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Federal investigators say the pilot of a charter jet took off without permission, causing an approaching JetBlue…
Continue ReadingRare otter attack injures three women floating on inner tubes on popular Montana river
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A rare attack by a river otter in southern Montana injured three women floating on inner…
Continue ReadingMan survives being stabbed through the head with a flagpole, police say
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Police in Oklahoma say a man is expected to survive being stabbed through the head with a flagpole at a fast-food restaurant in…
Continue ReadingMexican marines find 110 pounds of dynamite in drug cartel lab
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican marines found 110 pounds of dynamite hidden in a methamphetamine laboratory run by a drug cartel. The Navy Department…
Continue ReadingPediatricians’ group reaffirms support for gender-affirming care amid growing state restrictions
By The Associated Press The American Academy of Pediatrics has reaffirmed its support for gender-affirming medical for children as the treatments…
Continue ReadingFamily mistakenly held at gunpoint by Texas police say the stop traumatized the kids in the car
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A Black woman from Arkansas who was held at gunpoint along with three family members when Texas police wrongly suspected…
Continue ReadingTexas separates migrant families, detaining fathers on trespassing charges in latest border move
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas officials say state police officers separated migrant families along the border with…
Continue ReadingJudge rejects attempt to temporarily block Connecticut’s landmark gun law passed after Sandy Hook
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a request to temporarily block Connecticut’s landmark 2013…
Continue Reading5-year-old girl dies after being struck by starting gate at harness race
EFFINGHAM, Ill. (AP) — A 5-year-old southern Illinois girl has died after a starting gate being hauled by a car prior to a harness race struck her…
Continue ReadingFormer first-round NBA draft pick is sentenced to 10 years in prison in $4M health care fraud
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge sentenced a former first-round NBA draft pick to 10 years in prison Thursday,…
Continue ReadingA federal appeals court just made medication abortions harder to get in Guam
By REBECCA BOONE and ED KOMENDA Associated Press People seeking medication abortions on the U.S. Territory of Guam must first have an in-person…
Continue ReadingWhite House says top Russian official pitched North Korea on increasing sale of munitions to Moscow
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian Defense Minister…
Continue ReadingA crash involving a freight train and a car kills 3 people in Oregon
GERVAIS, Ore. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say three people were killed and another person was injured when a freight train crashed into a car…
Continue ReadingFamily of man who died in bedbug-infested cell in Georgia jail reaches settlement with county
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Fulton County has reached a settlement with the family of a man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in the county…
Continue ReadingTexas A&M reaches $1 million settlement with Black journalism professor
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M University reached a $1 million settlement Thursday with a Black journalism…
Continue ReadingAt least 17 dead after bus tumbles down steep hillside in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — At least 17 people have been killed when a bus left the highway and tumbled down a steep hillside in the Pacific coast state of…
Continue ReadingEx-police union boss gets 2 years in prison for $600,000 theft
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former president of one of the nation’s largest police unions has been sentenced to…
Continue ReadingUS Rep. Manning, of North Carolina, is injured in a car accident and released from hospital
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina congresswoman has been released from a hospital after a car accident. The office of Democratic U.S. Rep.…
Continue ReadingItaly approves extradition of priest charged with murder and torture during Argentina dictatorship
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s justice minister has approved extraditing an Italian priest sought by Argentina on…
Continue ReadingTestimony from Hunter Biden associate provides new insight into their business dealings
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Focusing on the Bidens rather than Donald Trump’s federal court…
Continue ReadingMissouri budgets $50M for railroad crossings in response to fatal 2022 Amtrak derailment
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri plans to spend $50 million on railroad crossing improvements in response…
Continue ReadingA dancer is fatally stabbed after a confrontation in New York, prompting a tribute from Beyoncé
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The fatal stabbing of a gay man after a confrontation between a group of friends who were…
Continue ReadingWhy are actors making movies during the strike? What to know about SAG-AFTRA’s ‘interim agreements’
By LINDSEY BAHR and ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writers The actors and writers strikes have resulted in most Hollywood film and television…
Continue ReadingHome on Long Island Sound in Greenwich, Connecticut sells for almost $139 million
GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — Copper Beech Farm, with 50 acres (20 hectares) of waterfront property in the tony New York suburb of Greenwich, has sold…
Continue ReadingTunisian minister concedes ‘small groups’ of migrants were pushed back into desert no man’s land
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s interior minister has conceded that small groups of sub-Saharan migrants…
Continue ReadingScores injured after protesters against Eritrea’s government attack cultural festival in Sweden
David Keyton STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish media are reporting that an Eritrea-themed cultural festival in a Stockholm suburb took a violent turn when…
Continue ReadingBabies should get recently approved drug for RSV, CDC says
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Infants should get a recently approved drug to protect them against a respiratory virus that sends tens of…
Continue ReadingNew York City train derailment leaves several passengers with minor injuries
NEW YORK (AP) — Officials say several passengers suffered minor injuries when a commuter train derailed in New York City. A Metropolitan…
Continue ReadingLindsey Horan calls former teammate Carly Lloyd’s criticism ‘noise’ at the Women’s World Cup
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — United States co-captain Lindsey Horan brushed aside criticism leveled at the…
Continue ReadingZimbabwe’s opposition party claims that a supporter was stoned to death by ruling party’s activists
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s main opposition party says that one of its supporters was stoned to death by…
Continue ReadingBrazilian president’s former lawyer takes seat as Supreme Court justice
By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The former personal lawyer of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has joined the…
Continue ReadingWhite ex-officers in Mississippi plead guilty to racist assault on 2 Black men during raid
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Six former Mississippi police officers, including some calling…
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