Louisiana Supreme Court reopens window for lawsuits by adult victims of childhood sex abuse
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s highest court is giving childhood victims of sexual abuse a renewed…
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President Joe Biden faces first lawsuit over new asylum crackdown at the border
By SEUNG MIN KIM and REBECCA SANTANA The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups sued the Biden administration…
Continue ReadingGOP women who helped defeat a near-total abortion ban are losing reelection in South Carolina
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A near-total abortion ban was defeated in South Carolina with the help of the only three…
Continue ReadingNorth Dakota voters just approved an age limit for congressional candidates. What’s next?
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota voters have just approved a ballot initiative that bars anyone who would be 81…
Continue ReadingNicola Coughlan, Luke Newton and ‘Bridgerton’ cast offer real-life dating advice
By MARTINA REBECCA INCHINGOLO and KAITLYN HUAMANI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — At the London premiere of the second part of season 3, the stars…
Continue ReadingJersey Shore cops, pols want to hold parents responsible for kids’ rowdy actions after melees
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A group of New Jersey police chiefs and Republican lawmakers says parents should be held…
Continue ReadingHe rambled to reporters after a downtown Atlanta shooting. Then, police say, he hijacked a bus
By JEFF AMY and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — As police responded to reports of multiple people shot at a downtown Atlanta food…
Continue ReadingLegal advocates seek public access to court records about abuse at California women’s prison
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two advocacy groups on Wednesday asked a judge to unseal court records and preserve public access to hearings in the class…
Continue ReadingImpaired driver who fatally struck 2 Nevada state troopers gets maximum prison sentence
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who was driving while impaired when he fatally struck two state troopers last year on Nevada’s busiest freeway has…
Continue Reading3 deputies shot while responding to northern Illinois home, suspect also wounded, official says
By TERESA CRAWFORD Associated Press DIXON, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say three sheriff’s deputies have been shot while responding to a northern…
Continue ReadingIn initial win for Argentine President Milei, senators approve his key bills after violent protests
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s Senate narrowly approved key state overhaul and tax bills proposed by…
Continue ReadingYemen’s Houthi rebels launch boat-borne bomb attack against Greek-owned ship in Red Sea
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABOARD THE USS LABOON IN THE RED SEA (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a boat-borne bomb attack against…
Continue ReadingFederal judge who presided over R. Kelly trial dead at 87 after battling lung cancer
U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber, who presided over singer R. Kelly’s trial on child sex abuse charges, has died. He was 87. The eastern…
Continue ReadingHighly potent opioids are showing up in drug users in Africa for the first time, report says
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A new report has for the first time found traces of highly potent opioids known as…
Continue ReadingDenmark recalls spicy South Korean noodles over health concerns
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Food authorities in Denmark have recalled three types of spicy instant noodle products imported from South Korea over…
Continue ReadingU.S. cricket team recovers from poor start but loses to India at Twenty20 World Cup
By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer It started bad, got a little worse before it got a little better, and then finished as widely expected for the…
Continue ReadingYoung bear spotted relaxing on a hammock in a Vermont yard
WAITSFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Noah and Kristen Dweck have seen a number of black bears around their home in Vermont but this was a first: a bear relaxing…
Continue ReadingModest needs? Charity founder accused of embezzling $2.5 million to fund lavish lifestyle
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The charity was called Modest Needs but federal prosecutors who filed charges against its…
Continue ReadingDogs search for missing Kentucky baby whose parents and grandfather face drug, abandonment charges
REYNOLDS STATION, Ky. (AP) — Police say cadaver dogs have been used to search for a missing western Kentucky baby whose parents and grandfather…
Continue ReadingIncumbent fends off far-right challenge in local Nevada race with potential elections implications
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press A Republican incumbent on a commission that oversees elections in a major swing county in Nevada has fended off a…
Continue ReadingSony Pictures acquires Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the dine-in movie theater chain
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Sony Pictures Entertainment is getting into the exhibition business. The studio behind recent films like “Bad Boys:…
Continue ReadingPast COVID infections may help protect against certain colds. Could it lead to better vaccines?
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer If you’ve been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold. A new…
Continue ReadingOklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit of last Tulsa Race Massacre survivors seeking reparations
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by survivors of the 1921 Tulsa…
Continue ReadingFlorida’s 2024 hurricane season arrives with a rainy deluge
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press Dangerous flooding from a tropical disturbance inundated much of southern Florida on Wednesday, blocking roads,…
Continue ReadingOklahoma Supreme Court rejects state education board’s authority over public school libraries
By KEN MILLER Associated Press EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma State Supreme Court has rejected the state Board of Education’s attempt to…
Continue ReadingApparent Gaza activists hurl paint at homes of Brooklyn Museum leaders, including Jewish director
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — People purporting to be pro-Palestinian activists have hurled red paint at the homes of top…
Continue ReadingMacron suspends voting reform in New Caledonia that had sparked violence
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has suspended plans for the controversial voting reforms in New Caledonia following a spate of unrest…
Continue ReadingAt the Tony Awards, a veteran host with plenty of stars and songs on tap
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Tony Awards are Sunday with a familiar host and a new venue, Lincoln Center’s David…
Continue ReadingFederal court dismisses appeal of lawsuit contesting transgender woman in Wyoming sorority
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal court has dismissed the appeal of a lawsuit challenging a transgender woman’s acceptance…
Continue ReadingMatty Healy’s mom says The 1975 singer and model Gabbriette Bechtel are engaged
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer The 1975’s Matty Healy and model Gabbriette Bechtel are engaged, according to Healy’s mother, the…
Continue ReadingHigh school president writes notes thanking fellow seniors — 180 of them
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press A high school class president in Massachusetts who gave a commencement speech wanted to recognize all of his…
Continue ReadingClasses at a West Virginia school will relocate over toxic groundwater fears
By JOHN RABY Associated Press Classes at a small northern West Virginia school will be relocated starting this fall, two years after the town’s…
Continue ReadingA 98-year-old man’s liver was donated. He is believed to be the oldest American organ donor ever
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Orville Allen lived a lifetime of service, and when he died at age 98 he had one last thing to…
Continue ReadingPakistan’s new government presents its first budget as it seeks a new long-term IMF bailout
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s new coalition government presented its first budget in parliament. It is promising an…
Continue ReadingWreck of the last ship of famed Anglo-Irish explorer Shackleton found off the coast of Canada
ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland (AP) — The wreck of the last ship belonging to Sir Ernest Shackleton, a famous Irish-born British explorer of…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Supreme Court keeps ban on mobile absentee voting sites in place for now
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has kept a lower court’s ruling banning the use of mobile voting…
Continue ReadingFrom smart glasses to a rainbow rodeo, some Father’s Day gift ideas for all kinds of dads
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Whether you go big, small or DIY, there are lots of way to please dad on Father’s Day. If…
Continue ReadingWhat are the main sticking points in the cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas?
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press The latest proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza has the support of the United States and most of the international…
Continue ReadingSouthern Mississippi defensive back Marcus “MJ” Daniels Jr. shot to death in Hattiesburg
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Marcus “MJ” Daniels Jr., a defensive back at Southern Mississippi, has been shot to death at an apartment complex in…
Continue ReadingThe White House isn’t ruling out a potential commutation for Hunter Biden after his conviction
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — The White House isn’t ruling out a potential commutation for Hunter Biden, the…
Continue ReadingMore than 80 passengers killed in the latest boat accident in Congo
BY CHRISTINA MALKIA Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s president says a boat carrying more than 270 passengers has capsized on a…
Continue ReadingFrançoise Hardy, French singing legend and pop icon, dies at 80
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Françoise Hardy, a French singing legend and pop icon since the 1960s, has died. She was 80. Her…
Continue ReadingAP-NORC poll: About half of US adults approve of Trump’s conviction, but views of him remain stable
By STEVE PEOPLES and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — About half of U.S. adults approve of Donald Trump’s recent felony…
Continue Reading‘Hotel Cocaine’ on MGM+ gives viewers disco, drama and plenty of blow in Miami in the late ’70s
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The lapels are wide, “Disco Inferno” is blasting and lines and lines of nose candy are…
Continue ReadingGermany’s government proposes a new law to fast-track young men to join its depleted armed forces
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense minister is proposing legislation that would help refill the depleted…
Continue ReadingHezbollah vows to intensify attacks against Israel after senior military commander is killed
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah has vowed to intensify its attacks along the Lebanon-Israel border to avenge the killing…
Continue ReadingUS widens sanctions on Russia to discourage countries such as China from doing business with Moscow
By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press The United States widened its sanctions against Russia Wednesday as G7 leaders prepared to gather in Italy for a…
Continue ReadingJudge faces inquiry after Illinois attorney was kicked out of court and handcuffed to chair
CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County’s top judge has asked state regulators to review allegations that an attorney was handcuffed to a chair after a…
Continue ReadingElon Musk drops lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI without explanation
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk has dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI just ahead of a scheduled Wednesday hearing on the case. Musk in February…
Continue ReadingArmenian leader announces plan to leave Russia-dominated security alliance as ties with Moscow sour
By AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The leader of Armenia has declared his intention to pull out of a Russia-dominated…
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