Striking writers and studios will meet this week to discuss restarting negotiations
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Union leaders told striking Hollywood writers Tuesday night that they plan to meet with…
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Beijing records heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years, causing severe flooding and 21 deaths
By ANDY WONG and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press ZHUOZHOU, China (AP) — China’s capital recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years…
Continue ReadingAs the summer breezes fade, sweltering Europeans give air conditioning a skeptical embrace
By COLLEEN BARRY and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press MILAN (AP) — During Europe’s heat wave last month, Floriana Peroni’s vintage clothing…
Continue ReadingAustralian Senate committee recommends government ban on TikTok be extended to WeChat
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian Senate committee has recommended a ban on the Chinese-owned video-sharing…
Continue ReadingWeather in Philippine mountains hampers search for missing plane carrying pilot and Indian student
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A small plane carrying a Filipino trainer pilot and an Indian student is missing in the northeastern Philippines and the…
Continue ReadingBurnout, low pay and politics are driving away teachers. Turnover is soaring for educators of color
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Rhonda Hicks could have kept working into her 60s. She loved teaching and loved her students…
Continue ReadingHow the Trump fake electors scheme became a ‘corrupt plan,’ according to the indictment
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The role that fake slates of electors played in Donald Trump’s desperate effort to cling to…
Continue ReadingDeputy marshal and second man killed, woman wounded during drug investigation shooting
VILLE PLATTE, La. (AP) — Authorities say a deputy marshal and another man have died and a woman has been critically wounded in a shooting during a…
Continue ReadingPope Francis will be in Portugal for 5 days. Here’s what he will visit
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis is beginning a five-day trip to Portugal for World Youth Day. The…
Continue ReadingPope Francis blasts scandal of clergy sex abuse in Portugal and meets with survivors
By NICOLE WINFIELD, HELENA ALVES and BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis met with survivors of clergy sexual abuse…
Continue ReadingMedia owner files complaint alleging interference by Costa Rica’s president in custody dispute
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Prosecutors say a banker and media owner has filed a legal complaint against Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves,…
Continue ReadingFTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers say attempt to jail him before trial is wrong
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried said Tuesday that prosecutors are wrong to seek his…
Continue ReadingAstros’ Framber Valdez throws no-hitter vs Guardians on 93 pitches
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Framber Valdez was determined to improve this month after a subpar July where he posted a 7.29…
Continue ReadingPoliticians urge Taylor Swift to postpone LA concerts in solidarity with striking hotel workers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s lieutenant governor and other elected officials on Tuesday urged Taylor Swift to postpone her Los Angeles…
Continue ReadingSUV plows into pedestrians on a busy New York City sidewalk while fleeing from police
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say a man driving a stolen SUV struck a group of pedestrians on a Midtown Manhattan sidewalk near Grand…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the Trump indictment that alleges a campaign of ‘fraud and deceit’
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, BRIAN SLODYSKO and MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal indictment of Donald Trump on Tuesday marks…
Continue ReadingIdaho health care providers can refer patients for abortions out of state, federal judge rules
By GENE JOHNSON and ED KOMENDA Associated Press A federal judge has ruled that it would violate Idaho medical providers’ free speech rights to…
Continue ReadingSao Paulo police kill 14 people in raid as they investigate the slaying of an elite officer
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The death toll from a raid in Sao Paulo state has climbed to 14, as the law enforcement…
Continue ReadingUtah law requiring age verification for porn sites remains in effect after judge tosses lawsuit
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah law requiring adult websites to verify the age of their users will remain in effect after…
Continue ReadingGrand jury indicts man accused of shooting and killing 1 and injuring 4 at Atlanta medical practice
ATLANTA (AP) — A man accused of shooting and killing one woman and injuring four others at an Atlanta medical practice has been indicted on charges…
Continue ReadingIndiana police make arrest after weekend shooting at block party kills 1, injures 17
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Police say they have made an arrest in connection with a weekend shooting that left one person dead and 17 others wounded in a…
Continue ReadingUAW to show list of economic demands to automakers this week, will seek worker pay if plants close
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The new president of the United Auto Workers says the union will present a long list to General…
Continue ReadingThe judge assigned to Trump’s Jan. 6 case is a tough punisher of Capitol rioters
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge assigned to the election fraud case against former President Donald Trump…
Continue ReadingBlackfeet tribe of Montana declares emergency over Medicaid scam that lured members to Arizona
BROWNING, Mont. (AP) — A widespread Medicaid scam that left an unknown number of Native Americans homeless in metro Phoenix is being declared a…
Continue ReadingBidens head to summer blockbuster ‘Oppenheimer’ during beach vacation
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden took a break from their beach…
Continue Reading1 dies, 8 others seriously hurt in tour bus rollover at Grand Canyon West
GRAND CANYON WEST, Ariz. (AP) — One person was killed in a tour bus rollover involving over 50 people Tuesday in northern Arizona near the Grand…
Continue ReadingEx-Washington state newspaper editor pleads not guilty to paying girls for sexually explicit images
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A former Spokesman-Review newspaper editor arrested and accused of paying girls for sexually explicit images has pleaded not…
Continue ReadingTech consultant to stand trial in stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tech consultant Nima Momeni will stand trial for murder in the stabbing death of Cash App…
Continue ReadingThe election-meddling indictment against Trump is sprawling. Here’s a breakdown of the case
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Donald Trump for years has promoted baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him. In truth,…
Continue ReadingVerlander going back to Houston highlights flurry of MLB trades ahead of Tuesday’s deadline
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — In a matter of days, Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer went from teammates on the New York Mets to…
Continue ReadingA scorching winter: Argentina’s capital breaks record for hottest start to August in 117 years
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — It was an unusually scorching winter day in Buenos Aires Tuesday, with…
Continue ReadingVideo footage, teamwork with police helped find man accused of firing at Jewish school in Memphis
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press A Jewish security organization says information from video surveillance cameras, a close relationship with police…
Continue ReadingFlights cancelled for 2 hours at South Carolina airport due to helicopter crash; pilot survives
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A helicopter belonging to a county sheriff’s office crashed near the Charleston International Airport in South Carolina,…
Continue ReadingEnvironmentalists sue to stop Utah potash mine that produces sought-after crop fertilizer
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Environmentalists filed a lawsuit on Monday to prevent the construction of a new potash mine…
Continue ReadingAppeals court casts doubt on Biden administration rule to curb use of handgun stabilizing braces
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court says a Biden administration rule aimed at curbing the use of…
Continue ReadingUS will put forward a UN resolution to authorize a Kenyan-led police mission to fight gangs in Haiti
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States says it will draft a UN Security Council resolution that will…
Continue ReadingAppeals court reinstates lawsuit by Honduran woman who says ICE agent repeatedly raped her
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit brought by a Honduran woman who says…
Continue ReadingTrump has surrendered for a fourth time this year. Here’s where all the cases against him stand
By The Associated Press Donald Trump has surrendered in Georgia in his fourth criminal case of the year. The former president was charged earlier…
Continue ReadingFitch downgrades US credit rating, citing mounting debt and political divisions
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fitch Ratings has downgraded the United States government’s credit rating,…
Continue ReadingMinnesota trooper fatally shot man fleeing questioning for alleged restraining order violation
By SUMMER BALLENTINE and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota State Patrol says troopers tried to take a man into custody…
Continue ReadingTrump indicted for efforts to overturn 2020 election and block transfer of power
By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges Tuesday for working to overturn…
Continue ReadingBNSF train engineers offered paid sick time and better schedules in new deal
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Roughly 7,500 BNSF train engineers may get up to eight days of paid sick time and more…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina hit-and-run that injured 6 migrant workers was accidental, police say
LINCOLNTON, N.C. (AP) — The arrest of a North Carolina man who admitted to hitting a group of migrant workers with his car and fleeing the scene…
Continue ReadingAn accomplice to convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh’s financial misdeeds gets seven years in prison
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America The former CEO of a respected South Carolina bank will spend seven years in federal prison for…
Continue ReadingTexas police officer holds innocent family at gunpoint after making typo while running plates
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — A Texas police department is apologizing after a typo made while checking a license plate resulted in officers pulling over…
Continue ReadingIt’s Kamala Harris vs. Ron DeSantis in the fight over Florida’s new teachings on slavery
By SEUNG MIN KIM, WILL WEISSERT and STEVE PEOPLES The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is now taking a leading role…
Continue Reading‘Euphoria’ stars Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney post heartfelt tributes to late co-star Angus Cloud
Zendaya has posted a tender tribute to Angus Cloud, her “Euphoria” co-star who died this week at age 25. “I’m so grateful I got the chance to…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador sends 8,000 troops and police officers to comb rural province in massive anti-gang raid
SAN SALVADOR (AP) — El Salvador has sent about 8,000 soldiers and police to comb the rural province of Cabanas for street gang members. The…
Continue ReadingLawsuit by former dancers accuses Lizzo of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lizzo has been sued by three former dancers who accuse the Grammy winner of sexual harassment and allege the singer and her…
Continue Reading8 more people charged in kidnapping of migrants that ended in Houston shooting
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press Officials says eight people have been charged with federal crimes in connection with the March kidnapping of a…
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