In Indonesia, women ranger teams go on patrol to slow deforestation
By VICTORIA MILKO and DITA ALANGKARA Associated Press DAMARAN BARU, Indonesia (AP) — In a lush jungle at the foothills of a volcano in…
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Modi claims victory in India’s election but drop in support forces him to rely on coalition partners
By KRUTIKA PATHI, SHEIKH SAALIQ and DAVID RISING Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s National Democratic Alliance…
Continue ReadingCongressman’s son steals show on House floor, hamming it up for cameras
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A young boy sitting behind his father on the House floor has become the latest social media…
Continue ReadingMinnesota prosecutor was reluctant to drop murder charge against trooper, but ultimately did
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A progressive Minnesota prosecutor who was elected on a platform of…
Continue ReadingThe bodies of 2 canoeists who went over waterfall in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters have been recovered
ELY, Minn. (AP) — Law enforcement officials have found the bodies of two men who went over a waterfall while fishing in the Boundary Waters Canoe…
Continue ReadingIntelligence chairman says US may be less prepared for election threats than it was four years ago
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The leader of the Senate Intelligence Committee says the U.S. may be less prepared for the…
Continue ReadingJanis Paige, star of Hollywood and Broadway, dies at 101
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Janis Paige, a popular actor in Hollywood and in Broadway musicals and comedies who danced…
Continue ReadingBiden takes a big swing at hostage-for-truce deal, puts onus on Israeli, Hamas officials to step up
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is looking past resistance from key Israeli officials as he presses Israel…
Continue ReadingRFK Jr. sues Nevada’s top election official over ballot access as he scrambles to join debate stage
By GABE STERN Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign filed a lawsuit Friday against Nevada’s top election…
Continue Reading5 dogs with military intelligence unit in violence-plagued Ecuador given medals for service
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The dogs were quick and precise. One located the drugs and neutralized the person carrying them. Another found explosives…
Continue Reading3rd try at approving recreational marijuana in South Dakota makes the ballot
By JACK DURA and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press South Dakota voters will decide again on whether to legalize recreational marijuana. Secretary of…
Continue ReadingEx-US soldier charged in ‘international crime spree’ extradited from Ukraine, officials say
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press A former U.S. soldier has been extradited from Ukraine on years-old charges that he went on an alleged…
Continue ReadingThree boys found a T. rex fossil in North Dakota. Now a Denver museum works to fully reveal it
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Two young brothers and their cousin were wandering through a fossil-rich stretch of the North Dakota…
Continue ReadingPoppi faces lawsuit from consumer who questions its gut health claims
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Popular soda brand Poppi is facing a class-action lawsuit filed by a consumer who says its products don’t…
Continue ReadingA judge will mull whether an Arizona border rancher can face a new murder trial after dismissal
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The judge overseeing the case of an Arizona border rancher who was unsuccessfully tried in the fatal…
Continue ReadingGroup says it intends to sue US agencies for failing to assess Georgia plant’s environmental impact
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A conservation group says it intends to sue two U.S. agencies, saying they failed to properly…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in the New Jersey presidential and state primaries
By MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in New Jersey will choose candidates vying to replace Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, who…
Continue ReadingPacifiCorp will pay $178M to Oregon wildfire victims in latest settlement over deadly 2020 blazes
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Pacific Power, part of PacifiCorp, says it has agreed to a nearly $180 million settlement…
Continue ReadingTrump raises $141 million in May, bolstered by guilty verdict
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee say they raised $141 million in…
Continue ReadingJudge affirms settlement of lawsuit filed by family of man who died after police pulled him from car
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A judge has ordered the enforcement of a lawsuit settlement between Mississippi’s…
Continue ReadingCrime scene analysts testify in trial of woman accused of killing boyfriend with SUV
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press Jurors are hearing about the SUV prosecutors say a Massachusetts woman was driving when she backed into her boyfriend…
Continue ReadingSen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey to seek independent reelection bid amid federal corruption trial
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey has filed to run for reelection as an independent even…
Continue ReadingKentucky governor unveils rental housing projects for region still recovering from 2021 tornadoes
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says a rental housing shortage has gnawed at him since the…
Continue ReadingA court might hear arguments before the election on Fani Willis’ role in Trump’s Georgia case
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — An appeals court could hear arguments in October on the appeal of a lower court ruling allowing…
Continue ReadingSeeking to spotlight Republican resistance, Senate Democrats renew push for IVF rights
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are making a renewed push to show their support for ensuring nationwide…
Continue ReadingPadres’ Tucupita Marcano under investigation by MLB for gambling on baseball, AP source says
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano is under investigation by Major League Baseball for…
Continue ReadingWith its top editor abruptly gone, The Washington Post grapples with a hastily announced restructure
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The struggling Washington Post found itself in some turmoil on Monday following the abrupt…
Continue ReadingIRS sues Ohio doctor whose views on COVID-19 vaccinations drew complaints
CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio doctor who drew national attention when she claimed COVID-19 vaccines made people magnetic is being sued by the federal…
Continue ReadingJudge rejects call to immediately shut down Alex Jones’ Infowars in bankruptcy dispute
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press After a weekend in which conspiracy theorist Alex Jones warned that his media company faced an imminent shutdown by…
Continue ReadingCompany that bred beagles for research pleads guilty to neglect, ordered to pay record $35M fine
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press A company that bred beagles for medical research agreed Monday to pay a record $35 million as part of a criminal…
Continue ReadingFraud trial juror reports getting bag of $120,000 and promise of more if she’ll acquit
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A juror was dismissed Monday after reporting that a woman dropped a bag of $120,000 in cash at her home and offered her more…
Continue ReadingLouisiana lawmakers approve surgical castration option for those guilty of sex crimes against kids
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana judges could order surgical castration for people convicted of sex crimes against…
Continue ReadingNew York City is building more public toilets and launching an online locator so you can find them
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is not only getting more public toilets, but making them easier to locate using your smartphone. Mayor Eric Adams…
Continue ReadingA grant program for Black women business owners is discriminatory, appeals court rules
By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. federal court of appeals panel suspended a venture capital firm’s grant program for…
Continue ReadingRemembering with sadness, the British D-Day veterans recall the war they saw and knew
By DANICA KIRKA and KWIYEON HA Associated Press PORTSMOUTH, England (AP) — The British D-Day veterans who gathered Monday to kick off events…
Continue ReadingPolice arrest pro-Palestinian demonstrators inside San Francisco building housing Israeli Consulate
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police on Monday arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators for…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Michigan regent’s law office vandalized with pro-Palestinian graffiti
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Pro-Palestinian graffiti spray-painted on the exterior of a Michigan law firm is being…
Continue ReadingPowder kegs: 50 years ago, 10-cent beers helped turn a Cleveland baseball game into a bloody riot
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Fifty years ago, cheap beer helped turn a routine major league game into a bloody riot. Ten-cent…
Continue ReadingMusk’s X is allowing users to post consensual adult content, formalizing a prior Twitter policy
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer The social media platform X says it will now formally allow people to show consensual adult content, as long…
Continue ReadingBiden says Hamas is sufficiently depleted. Israel leaders disagree, casting doubts over cease-fire
JULIA FRANKEL and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — At the start of its devastating offensive on the Gaza Strip, Israel set an…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey plans to drop the bald eagle from its endangered species list
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is citing a rebound in bald eagle populations as it proposes removing the…
Continue ReadingHow Trump’s deny-everything strategy could hurt him at sentencing
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had plenty to say since his hush money trial conviction last week. He’s…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans valedictorian lived in a homeless shelter as he rose to the top of his class
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — From a New Orleans homeless shelter to the top of his high school class, Elijah Hogan has already conquered much in life. Hogan…
Continue ReadingPanthers, city seek $800M stadium renovation deal to keep team in Charlotte for 20 years
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers and the City of Charlotte have proposed a partnership deal that would…
Continue ReadingIsrael declares 4 more hostages are dead in Gaza, including 3 older men from Hamas video
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Four more hostages kidnapped on Oct. 7 were declared dead by the Israeli military — including…
Continue ReadingTrump fans’ bus loaded with MAGA merchandise crashes in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — A man and woman who sold pro-Donald Trump merchandise out of a bus covered with pro-Trump flags and posters are homeless after the…
Continue ReadingGreek extreme far-right leader to return to prison after judges rescind his early release
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The head of Greece’s extreme far-right Golden Dawn party will return to prison after a council of judges rescinded his…
Continue ReadingPalestinian officials apply to join South Africa’s case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Palestinian officials have applied at the top U.N. court for permission to join South…
Continue ReadingAtlanta water woes extend into fourth day as city finally cuts off leak gushing into streets
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — For at least some residents, Atlanta’s water problems aren’t over. Resident Milena Franco says…
Continue ReadingMother of airman killed by Florida deputy says his firing, alone, won’t cut it
By SUDHIN THANAWALA and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The mother of an airman who was shot and killed by a Florida sheriff’s…
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