Janet Yang to serve second term as president of Oscars organization
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Janet Yang has been re-elected to serve as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the…
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By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The son of Colombia’s president has been charged with money laundering and illicit…
Continue ReadingPakistan urges the Afghan Taliban to prevent militants from crossing the border and staging attacks
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister is asking neighboring Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to do more to…
Continue ReadingMaine’s biggest newspaper group is now a nonprofit under the National Trust for Local News
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The largest newspaper group in Maine is becoming a nonprofit with the completion of the sale…
Continue ReadingNorthwestern hires former Attorney General Loretta Lynch to investigate athletic department
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer Northwestern has hired former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to lead an investigation into the culture of…
Continue ReadingHalted Ukraine grain deal, funding shortages rattle UN food aid programs
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A halted landmark grain deal that allowed Ukrainian grain to flow to countries in Africa, the…
Continue ReadingIra Sachs wanted to make ‘a film of intimacy.’ It got him an NC-17 rating
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ira Sachs never set out to make an NC-17-rated film. After the pandemic, the New York-based indie…
Continue ReadingToddler dies after grandmother leaves her in hot car for 8 hours
SMITHTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a 14-month-old girl died after her grandmother left her unattended in a hot car in New York for eight hours.…
Continue ReadingTransgender rights targeted in executive order signed by Oklahoma governor
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed an executive order targeting transgender rights in Oklahoma. Stitt…
Continue ReadingGOP nominee for Kentucky governor separates himself from ex-governor who feuded with educators
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Republican gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron is looking to separate himself…
Continue ReadingJudge rejects military contractor’s effort to toss out Abu Ghraib torture lawsuit
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has again rejected a military contractor’s effort to toss out a…
Continue ReadingStudents’ lives thrown into disarray after West Virginia college announces plans to close
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The lives of hundreds of students at a small university in West Virginia have been turned…
Continue ReadingTrump allies in Michigan charged with felonies involving voting machines, illegal ‘testing’
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two political allies of former President Donald Trump have been criminally charged in…
Continue ReadingPoland says two Belarusian helicopters violated its airspace, adding to tensions
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government says that two Belarusian helicopters entered the Polish airspace.…
Continue ReadingRetired bishop in New York state gets married after bid to leave priesthood denied
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An 84-year-old retired bishop of Albany says he recently married a woman in a civil ceremony.…
Continue ReadingMan sentenced to life in prison in killing of Mississippi sheriff’s lieutenant
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the killing of a Mississippi law enforcement…
Continue ReadingAstros reacquire Justin Verlander from Mets, a deal owner Jim Crane tells AP was an easy decision
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Astros owner Jim Crane texted Justin Verlander with a simple message moments after they…
Continue ReadingPac-12 leaders hear details of media deal, but no vote to accept terms as league future stays murky
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer With speculation swirling about the future of the Pac-12, Commissioner George Kliavkoff presented…
Continue ReadingReward increased for arrests of ‘anarchists’ who torched Atlanta police motorcycles
By R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s police chief is urging the public to come forward with information about those who set…
Continue ReadingOhio police chief says K-9 handler was deceptive during probe of dog attack on surrendering trucker
By PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio police agency shared records Tuesday that showed an officer who released his…
Continue ReadingThe Pentagon is pulling 1,100 troops from the US-Mexico border mission
By TARA COPP and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 troops from the U.S.-Mexico border that it had…
Continue ReadingIndiana abortion clinics stop providing abortions ahead of near-total abortion ban taking effect
By RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s six abortion clinics have stopped providing abortions ahead of the state’s…
Continue ReadingRecreational marijuana is now legal in Minnesota, but the state is still working out retail sales
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s legalization of recreational marijuana went into effect…
Continue ReadingNews anchor carried the secret of her mother’s murder as Vermont police investigated
WINDHAM, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police say the death of a Connecticut television news anchor’s mother last winter is being investigated as a…
Continue ReadingDeSantis-controlled Disney World district abolishes diversity, equity initiatives
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Diversity, equity and inclusion programs were abolished Tuesday from Walt Disney…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia to grant Yemen $1.2 billion in economic aid
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Saudi Arabia said it would grant $1.2 billion of financial aid to Yemen’s internationally recognized government in a bid to…
Continue ReadingIsrael holds over 1,200 detainees without charge. That’s the most in 3 decades, a rights group says
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A rights group says that Israel is holding 1,201 detainees without charge or trial, nearly all…
Continue ReadingWisconsin officials add recommendations to new management plan to keep wolf population around 1,000
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials released a revised draft wolf management plan Tuesday that…
Continue ReadingVintage computer that helped launch the Apple empire is being sold at auction
BOSTON (AP) — A vintage Apple computer signed by company co-founder Steve Wozniak is being sold at auction. The Apple-1 set in motion the company…
Continue ReadingNorfolk Southern changes policy on overheated bearings, months after Ohio derailment
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A minor coal train derailment in Virginia in early July prompted Norfolk Southern to rethink the…
Continue ReadingSheila Oliver, New Jersey’s lieutenant governor and a prominent Black leader, dies at 71
By MIKE CATALNI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who rose to become one of New Jersey’s most prominent Black leaders…
Continue ReadingOrganizers of heavy metal festival in Germany ask visitors to leave cars at home due to bad weather
The organizers of the famous heavy metal music festival of Wacken in northern Germany have issued a travel ban for visitors with vehicles due to the…
Continue ReadingWhat would West African bloc’s threat to use force to restore democracy in Niger look like?
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS has threatened the use of force if the ousted…
Continue ReadingAlaska child fatally shoots another child with a rifle moments after they were playing with toy guns
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Moments after two children were playing with toy guns, one of the children picked up a real rifle in a western Alaska home…
Continue Reading3 US Marines died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a car. Vehicle experts explain how that can happen
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The deaths of three U.S. Marines who suffered carbon monoxide…
Continue ReadingSuper Bowl winner Bruce Collie’s daughter is among 4 killed in Wisconsin aircraft crashes
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Organizers of a Wisconsin aircraft convention say the daughter of…
Continue ReadingSuspected militant attack in Yemen kills 5 troops loyal to secessionist group, spokesperson says
By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A military spokesman says that a suspected militant attack in southern Yemen has killed at…
Continue ReadingIowa agency rules finds deaths of 3 men in Iowa building collapse were accidental
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s health agency has determined that the deaths of three men crushed in the collapse of a downtown Davenport building…
Continue ReadingAs climate change leads to more and wetter storms, cholera cases are on the rise
By BLANCA BEGERT, Grist In early 2022, nearly 200,000 Malawians were displaced after two tropical storms struck the southeastern part of Africa…
Continue ReadingTiger Woods joins PGA Tour board and gives commissioner his support as Saudi deal talks continue
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods has joined the PGA Tour policy board for the first time in his 27 years on tour, giving Commissioner Jay…
Continue ReadingBond is denied for South Carolina woman accused of killing newlywed bride in drunken crash
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America A judge has denied bond for a woman accused of killing a newlywed bride when she drunkenly…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver still hospitalized, Scutari is acting governor
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver remained unable to carry out her duties as acting governor on Tuesday after she was…
Continue ReadingDemocratic lawmakers slam the lack of attorney access for asylum-seekers in Border Patrol custody
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of Democratic members of Congress asked the Biden administration Tuesday to end expedited screening of asylum-seekers in…
Continue ReadingThe US lacks that 2019 magic at this Women’s World Cup
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The United States is clearly not the dominant team that won the 2019 Women’s World Cup. The Americans have…
Continue ReadingJob openings fall to lowest level in 2 years as demand for workers cools
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted fewer jobs in June, a sign that the red-hot demand for workers…
Continue ReadingCrews balance firefighting and protecting a fragile ecosystem in containing California-Nevada blaze
By TY O’NEIL, STEFANIE DAZIO and RIO YAMAT MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling a massive blaze in California’s…
Continue ReadingFrench reporters end an unsuccessful strike against a new editor known as a far-right supporter
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Journalists at France’s emblematic Sunday newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche have decided to put…
Continue ReadingHenrietta Lacks’ family reaches a deal with a biotech company that used her cells without consent
By LEA SKENE and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — More than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta…
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. Tiffany won’t run for US Senate in Wisconsin, leaving open field
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a Republican from Wisconsin, says he won’t run for U.S. Senate in…
Continue ReadingSweden plans to step up border controls as security situation worsens during Quran burning crisis
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden plans to step up border controls and identity checks at crossing points as its security situation deteriorates during a…
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