Hubble equipment failure means fewer observations, NASA officials say
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Hubble Space Telescope has suffered another breakdown that will limit its…
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Family of Minnesota man killed by police criticize local officials and seek federal intervention
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The family of Rick Cobb II say they were mistreated by government officials and failed by a…
Continue ReadingIowa will pay $3.5 million to family of student who drowned in rowing accident
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa is agreeing to pay $3.5 million in a settlement with the family of an Iowa State University student who drowned after…
Continue ReadingMan who escaped Oregon hospital while shackled and had to be rescued from muddy pond sentenced
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who escaped from Oregon’s state psychiatric hospital while fully shackled and was later found floundering in a…
Continue ReadingStolen classic car restored by Make-A-Wish Foundation is recovered in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Authorities in Michigan say they have recovered a stolen classic car that was restored years ago by the Make-A-Wish…
Continue ReadingSlovenia becomes latest European country to recognize a Palestinian state after a parliamentary vote
By ALI ZERDIN Associated Press LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia has recognized a Palestinian state after the country’s parliament voted in…
Continue ReadingAs Gaza hostage crisis drags on for Israel, here’s what we know
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Fears are rising that time is running out for hostages in Gaza that are still alive. Israel…
Continue ReadingTikTok says cyberattack targeted CNN and other ‘high-profile accounts’
NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok says it has taken steps to stop a cyberattack targeting high-profile accounts, including one belonging to CNN. TikTok…
Continue ReadingAlec and Hilaria Baldwin announce TLC family reality series
By KAITLYN HUAMANI Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria are the next family set to star in their own reality…
Continue ReadingProsecutor asks Texas court to reverse governor’s pardon of man who fatally shot demonstrator
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A prosecutor says he is asking the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reverse the governor’s…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Tom Tykwer, Franka Potente on the frenzy of ‘Run Lola Run’ and its theatrical re-release
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer It’s been 25 years since “Run Lola Run” was released in the United States. The small German experiemntal film…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia newspaper, the Moundsville Daily Echo, halts operations after 133 years
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — A small independent daily newspaper in northern West Virginia has ceased operations after 133 years. Moundsville Daily…
Continue ReadingMaine company plans to launch small satellites starting in 2025
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Representatives for a Maine company that plans to send small satellites into space from…
Continue ReadingTexas A&M president says traditional bonfire will not return as part of renewed Texas rivalry
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M’s president says the traditional bonfire, which ended 25 years ago after 12 people were killed and 27…
Continue ReadingMexico’s incoming administration pledges to reduce budget deficit as markets recover from shock
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s treasury secretary has pledged to bring down the budget deficit in coming years, after the country suffered a…
Continue ReadingMan sentenced to life without parole in ambush shooting of Baltimore police officer
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore man has been sentenced to life without parole in the 2021 ambush shooting of a city police officer who was killed…
Continue ReadingSummer hours can be a way for small business owners to boost employee morale and help combat burnout
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer As the temperature heats up and summer approaches, small business owners may be considering offering summer hours,…
Continue ReadingFather of Alaska woman killed in murder-for-hire plot dies during memorial ride marking her death
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The father of an Alaska woman killed in a murder-for-hire scheme in 2019 died during a weekend memorial motorcycle ride…
Continue ReadingAny French military in Ukraine would be a ‘legitimate target’ for Russian forces, Lavrov says
By LOUIS PATRICK OKAMBA Associated Press OYO, Republic of Congo (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister says any French military instructors in…
Continue ReadingRepublicans who see Trump conviction as politically motivated vow to ‘indict the left’
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Republicans who view Donald Trump’s felony conviction by a Manhattan jury as politically…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Gizmodo-Sale story
NEW YORK (AP) — In a story published June 4, 2024, about G/O Media’s sale of the technology news site Gizmodo, The Associated Press…
Continue ReadingSecurity clearance is restored for ex-FBI employee who testified on politicization claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former FBI employee who accused the bureau of politicizing its work has seen his security clearance restored. Marcus Allen was…
Continue ReadingChicago police tweak mass arrests policy ahead of Democratic National Convention
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling is touting the nation’s second-largest police…
Continue ReadingCyprus president says a buffer zone splitting the island won’t become another migrant route
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of Cyprus says he won’t “open another route” for irregular…
Continue ReadingUS health officials advise using antibiotic as a ‘morning-after pill’ against STDs
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials now recommend that some people consider taking an antibiotic as a…
Continue ReadingIndia’s popular but polarizing leader Narendra Modi is extending his decade in power. Who is he?
By ASHOK SHARMA, SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who claimed victory for…
Continue ReadingFeds seek woman who left bag of $120,000 as bribe with promise of more at home of food fraud juror
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities in Minnesota have confiscated cellphones and taken all seven defendants…
Continue ReadingScottie Scheffler says he’s still trying to move past his arrest even after charges were dropped
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Scottie Scheffler says he’s trying to move past his arrest during the PGA Championship.…
Continue ReadingMaryland’s Hogan will skip GOP convention again as party leaders hedge on funding his campaign
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican running to flip a Senate seat that could…
Continue ReadingHot air balloon struck Indiana power lines, burning 3 people in basket
LOWELL, Ind. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says a hot air balloon struck power lines before crashing to the ground over the weekend in…
Continue ReadingUK military horses injured after bolting across London in April ‘recovering with remarkable speed’
LONDON (AP) — The British Army says that the five military horses that bolted and injured themselves as they ran loose through central London in…
Continue ReadingBiden rolls out asylum restrictions, months in the making, to help ‘gain control’ of the border
By SEUNG MIN KIM, COLLEEN LONG, ELLIOT SPAGAT and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans…
Continue ReadingInterpol and FBI break up a cyber scheme in Moldova to get asylum for wanted criminals
By THOMAS ADAMSON and STEPHEN MCGRATH Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A sting by Interpol and the FBI has broken up attempts in Moldova to sabotage…
Continue ReadingPro-Kurdish lawmakers stage protest in Turkey’s parliament to denounce the ouster of a new mayor
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — More than a dozen legislators from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party have staged a demonstration in parliament to denounce the…
Continue ReadingThe Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that voting is not a fundamental right. What’s next for voters?
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press A split Kansas Supreme Court ruling last week found that voting is not a fundamental right listed in the state…
Continue ReadingMore than 90% of cultural heritage was rescued from Danish stock exchange fire, government says
By JAMES BROOKS Associated Press VINGE, Denmark (AP) — As fire tore through Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange in mid-April, many residents of the…
Continue ReadingMaria Friedman, a longtime friend of Stephen Sondheim, teaches ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ to sing
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On opening night of the Broadway revival of “Merrily We Roll Along,” one person in the…
Continue ReadingPanel rejects psychedelic drug MDMA as a PTSD treatment in possible setback for advocates
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A first-of-a-kind proposal to begin using the mind-altering drug MDMA as a treatment for PTSD…
Continue ReadingSunak and Starmer clash over tax and health in a debate as disruptor Farage roils the UK election
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The two main contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister have sparred over tax, the cost of…
Continue ReadingThe UN says global public debt hit a record $97 trillion in 2023. Developing countries are hard hit
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. is reporting that global public debt rose to a record $97 trillion last year, with developing countries owing roughly…
Continue ReadingNebraska funeral home discovers hospice patient was still alive hours after being declared dead
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska funeral home discovered that a 74-year-old hospice patient who was declared dead by her…
Continue ReadingService dogs helped ease PTSD symptoms in US military veterans, researchers say
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Specially trained service dogs helped ease PTSD symptoms in U.S. military veterans in a small study that the…
Continue ReadingPhilippines says China coast guard seized food dropped by plane for Filipino forces in disputed sea
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military chief says the Chinese coast guard seized one of four food packs…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the latest trial involving Amanda Knox
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Seventeen years after she was accused of killing her British roommate, Amanda Knox…
Continue ReadingWisconsin attorney general files felony charges against attorneys, aide who worked for Trump in 2020
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Felony forgery charges were filed in Wisconsin on Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide…
Continue ReadingMLB bans Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball, four others get one-year suspensions
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for life for betting on the…
Continue ReadingIn cities across the US, Black and Latino neighborhoods have less access to pharmacies
By KENYA HUNTER AP Health Writer MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Parts of the north side of Montgomery are defined by what it has lost: restaurants,…
Continue ReadingRural pharmacies fill a health care gap in the US. Owners say it’s getting harder to stay open
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer Basin Pharmacy fills more than prescriptions in rural northern Wyoming. It’s also the key health care access point…
Continue ReadingConservative University of Wisconsin regent resigns after initially refusing to step down
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative University of Wisconsin regent who originally refused to step down even though…
Continue ReadingGarland slams attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers: ‘I will not be intimidated’
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland rebuked Republicans for what he…
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