Big banks will need to hold more capital to guard against risk under new Fed proposal
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s biggest and most complex banks will need to hold additional capital on their balance…
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Investigators say poor track conditions caused a 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana that killed three
By AMY BETH HANSON and SAM METZ Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Poor track conditions that should have been flagged by a freight railroad…
Continue ReadingFormer Mississippi governor sues news site over welfare fraud comments
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is suing a local news…
Continue ReadingUpstate New York Catholic diocese announces $100 million settlement for sexual abuse victims
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse has announced a $100 million settlement with people who say they are sexual abuse…
Continue ReadingCivil rights groups condemn ‘Soul Fest’ concerts at Georgia park with giant Confederate carving
ATLANTA (AP) — Civil rights groups are criticizing a concert series with Black performers dubbed “Soul Fest” that is being held at a Georgia…
Continue ReadingMilwaukee County approves sales tax increase as part of plan to avoid bankruptcy
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Milwaukee County board has voted to nearly double the county’s sales tax, two weeks…
Continue ReadingDeep dive into Meta’s algorithms shows that America’s political polarization has no easy fix
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A team of some of the world’s leading social media researchers has published four studies…
Continue ReadingWhat’s next for Hunter Biden in court and Congress after his plea deal derails
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The unraveling of Hunter Biden’s plea agreement has thrust his…
Continue ReadingSqueegee worker guilty of manslaughter in case exemplifying Baltimore’s racial and class divides
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Following a weeklong criminal trial rife with racial and political overtones, a Baltimore teenager…
Continue ReadingAlaska asks US Supreme Court to strike down the rejection of a proposed copper, gold mine
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska wants the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a federal agency’s rejection of a proposed copper and…
Continue ReadingJudge gives deadline extension to organizers trying to stop ‘Cop City’ with signature campaign
By R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has significantly extended the deadline for Atlanta organizers who have been trying to…
Continue ReadingFormer British rapper Abdel Bary, accused of heading a terror cell, is found dead in Spanish prison
By DAVID BRUNAT Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s Interior Ministry has confirmed that former British rap artist and alleged…
Continue ReadingFlorida man serving life terms charged in 1993 killing of 12-year-old girl
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — For three decades, nobody knew for certain what happened to 12-year-old Jennifer Odom…
Continue ReadingA meat allergy caused by tick spit is getting more common, CDC says
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — At least 100,000 people in the U.S. have become allergic to red meat since 2010 because of a weird…
Continue Reading6 killed in Damascus suburb bombing near Shiite Muslim shrine ahead of the holy day of Ashoura
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media, citing the interior ministry, say six people have been killed and dozens…
Continue ReadingUS prosecutors accuse ex-Tennessee lawmaker of delaying sentencing
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal prosecutors are accusing a former Tennessee state senator of intentionally…
Continue ReadingLarry Nassar survivors sue Michigan State over alleged ‘secret decisions’ on releasing documents
By COREY WILLIAMS and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Women who were sexually assaulted by former Michigan State…
Continue ReadingNorfolk Southern says cost of fiery Ohio derailment doubles to $803 million as cleanup continues
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The costs associated with Norfolk Southern’s fiery February derailment in Ohio have more…
Continue ReadingBronny James discharged from hospital as LeBron sends thanks and says family is ‘safe and healthy’
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James has been discharged from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and is resting at home, three…
Continue ReadingJustice Department investigating Memphis policing methods, months after Tyre Nichols’ death
By ADRIAN SAINZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating how Memphis Police…
Continue ReadingThai Parliament says it will try to pick a prime minister next week after 2 unsuccessful attempts
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Parliament says it will try to pick a new prime minister next week following…
Continue ReadingClarification: Climate Change-Infectious Diseases-Fungus story
SEATTLE (AP) — In a story published July 27, 2023, The Associated Press reported that the mortality rate for patients who contracted Candida auris…
Continue ReadingFor clergy abuse survivors, Sinead O’Connor’s protest that offended so many was brave and prophetic
By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press In 1992, Sinéad O’Connor destroyed a photo of Pope John Paul II on U.S. national television. The pushback was…
Continue ReadingTrump says his lawyers have met with prosecutors ahead of possible 2020 election indictment
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump met Thursday with members of special counsel Jack Smith’s team…
Continue ReadingEnormous Lebanon bologna sandwich unveiled at Pennsylvania community fair
LEBANON, Pa. (AP) — An enormous Lebanon bologna sandwich billed as one of the world’s largest has been unveiled at a central Pennsylvania…
Continue ReadingDeSantis is defending new slavery teachings. Civil rights leaders see a pattern of ‘policy violence’
By STEVE PEOPLES, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and KAT STAFFORD Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Civil rights activists cheered when Ron DeSantis…
Continue ReadingNearly two months into his term, Nigeria’s leader finally proposes cabinet to legislators
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has finally proposed a cabinet nearly two months into…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court allows construction to resume on the Mountain Valley Pipeline
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing construction to resume on a contested natural-gas pipeline that is being built through Virginia and…
Continue ReadingDNA tests confirm the body found on a Swiss glacier is of a German mountaineer missing since 1986
GENEVA (AP) — Police in southwestern Switzerland say that DNA tests have confirmed that the body recently found on a glacier southeast of the famed…
Continue ReadingIowa state senator was participating in annual bike ride when he was arrested, lawyer says
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa state senator was participating, not interfering, in a statewide bike ride when he was arrested and charged with a…
Continue ReadingFormed to combat Olympic sex abuse, SafeSport center is struggling 6 years after opening
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — Six years into its mission to remedy the sex-abuse crisis in Olympic sports, the U.S. Center for…
Continue ReadingFormed to combat Olympic sex abuse, SafeSport center is struggling 6 years after opening
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — Six years into its mission to remedy the sex-abuse crisis in Olympic sports, the U.S. Center for…
Continue ReadingHow many transgender and intersex people live in the US? Anti-LGBTQ+ laws will impact millions
By REBECCA BOONE and JEFF MCMILLAN Associated Press New laws targeting LGBTQ+ people are proliferating in GOP-led states, but often absent from…
Continue ReadingUK court says the government’s routine housing of unaccompanied child migrants in hotels is unlawful
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s High Court has ruled that the government acted unlawfully when it routinely housed newly…
Continue ReadingSweden, Finland and Switzerland are considering security links with US National Guard, general says
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Switzerland, Finland and Sweden are considering joining the U.S. National Guard’s security…
Continue ReadingPoland’s ruling party leader vows to protect the EU border with Russia’s ally Belarus
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski says that the security of the European Union’s border with…
Continue ReadingHayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ to open Toronto Film Festival
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “The Boy and the Heron,” the first film in a decade by Japanese anime master Hayao Miyazaki, will…
Continue ReadingBiden thanks far-right Italian Premier Meloni for her strong support of Ukraine
By AAMER MADHANI, SEUNG MIN KIM and FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is praising Italian Premier Giorgia…
Continue ReadingIndia protests China’s issuing of separate visas to Indians from disputed northeastern state
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has protested China’s practice to continue to issue separate visas that are stapled onto…
Continue ReadingFar-right activist Ammon Bundy loses Idaho hospital defamation case, must pay millions
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press A far-right activist who led the takeover of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon now must pay millions of dollars…
Continue ReadingLeading Hong Kong pollster to stop releasing poll results on some sensitive topics
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — One of Hong Kong’s most reputable sources of public opinion data will stop releasing its poll…
Continue ReadingNorwegian woman and her Nepali Sherpa guide set new record by scaling 14 highest peaks in 92 days
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani mountaineering official says a Norwegian woman and her Nepali Sherpa guide have set a…
Continue ReadingBiden announces an advanced cancer research initiative as part of his ‘moonshot’ effort
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday announced the first…
Continue ReadingRuins of ancient Nero’s Theater discovered under garden of future Four Seasons near Vatican
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Rome’s next luxury hotel has some very good bones: Archaeologists said Wednesday that the ruins…
Continue ReadingUS economy unexpectedly accelerated to a 2.4% growth rate in April-June quarter despite Fed hikes
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy surprisingly accelerated to a 2.4% annual growth rate from April through…
Continue ReadingWeekly US applications for jobless benefits slide to lowest level in 5 months
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits slid last week to its lowest level in five months, further…
Continue ReadingFrance is investigating suspected smuggling to China and Russia of advanced chip technology
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press LE PECQ, France (AP) — French magistrates are investigating a leading chip supplier whose advanced technology…
Continue ReadingIn Japan, which bans dual custody, a table tennis star refuses to hand back her son to her ex
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s once beloved table tennis star Ai Fukuhara is at the center of a child custody feud…
Continue ReadingDeSantis will headline a barbecue billed as South Carolina Republicans’ largest annual gathering
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to headline next month a barbecue billed as South…
Continue ReadingStaying at PSG or going somewhere else? Kylian Mbappé’s transfer saga rumbles on
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé finds himself training alone at home while his Paris Saint-Germain teammates are…
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