Measure to expand medical marijuana in Arkansas won’t qualify for the ballot
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An effort to expand Arkansas’ medical marijuana program has failed to qualify for the November…
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Seminole Hard Rock Tampa evacuated twice after suspicious devices found at the casino
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Officials say the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa was evacuated twice in two days after the discovery of two suspicious devices at the…
Continue ReadingStartling video shows Russian fighter jet flying within feet of US F-16 near Alaska
Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Military officials have released new video of a startling interaction between a Russian jet flying near…
Continue Reading‘SNL’ 50th season premiere gets more than 5M viewers, its best opener since 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — The 50th season of “Saturday Night Live” is off to a strong ratings start and is a record-breaker for the streaming service…
Continue ReadingArgentine prosecutors accuse Opus Dei leaders in South America of trafficking and labor exploitation
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A team of prosecutors in Argentina has concluded that there are grounds for launching a criminal…
Continue ReadingNative Americans in Montana ask court for voting sites on reservation
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Native Americans living on a remote Montana reservation filed a lawsuit against state and county officials…
Continue ReadingBuffalo’s longest-serving mayor is leaving City Hall for a betting agency
Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo’s longest-serving mayor says he will leave office early to lead an offtrack betting agency. Byron…
Continue ReadingJustice Department will launch civil rights review into 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Justice Department announced Monday it plans to launch a review of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, an…
Continue ReadingJeep urges 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUV owners to stop charging and park outdoors due to fire risk
DETROIT (AP) — Jeep is recalling more than 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUVs worldwide because they can catch fire with the ignition turned off. In…
Continue ReadingSteward Health Care CEO files a lawsuit against a US Senate panel over contempt resolution
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre has filed a lawsuit against a U.S. Senate committee that pursued contempt…
Continue ReadingOrion Sun unveils her path to self-discovery in a new album
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amid a creative spiral, Orion Sun found comfort among the words of the late Audre Lorde’s essay “Poetry is…
Continue ReadingHelene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South
AP Science Writer Meteorologists calculate that more than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from…
Continue ReadingSean ‘Diddy’ Combs appeals for release while he awaits sex trafficking trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is appealing a federal judge’s decision to keep him in jail while he awaits trial on sex trafficking…
Continue ReadingKris Kristofferson was ‘a walking contradiction,’ a renegade and pilgrim surrounded by friends
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — If Kris Kristofferson’s life were fiction, it would feel a little implausible. He was a Texas-born…
Continue ReadingA sheriff is being retried on an assault charge for kicking a shackled detainee twice in the groin
NORTH HERO, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont sheriff is being retried on a charge of simple assault for kicking a shackled detainee twice in the groin in 2022…
Continue ReadingArkansas sues YouTube over claims that the site is fueling a mental health crisis
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has sued YouTube and its parent company Alphabet, saying the video-sharing platform is…
Continue ReadingDoctors aid group says Congo had 25,000 victims of sexual violence last year
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Doctors Without Borders says that it treated more than 25,000 victims of sexual violence in the Congo last…
Continue ReadingPakistani court denies imprisoned former premier Khan and his wife bail in graft case
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court has denied a bail application by imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife in a…
Continue ReadingMovie armorer’s conviction upheld in fatal ‘Rust’ set shooting by Alec Baldwin
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge has rejected a request to throw out the conviction of a movie armorer in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by…
Continue ReadingCriminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say
Associated Press Federal prosecutors say a network of illegal drug sellers packaged potentially deadly synthetic opioids into pills disguised as…
Continue ReadingUS opts out of running for reelection on UN Human Rights Council
AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has decided not to seek a second consecutive term on the much-maligned U.N. Human…
Continue ReadingBraves salvage playoff berth with 3-0 win over the Mets, who win thrilling opener 8-7 to clinch
AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — A final day that wasn’t on the schedule and won’t soon be forgotten. An improbable comeback by the New…
Continue ReadingACLU lawsuit challenges New Hampshire’s voter proof-of-citizenship law
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Monday challenges a New Hampshire law that would require proof of U.S. citizenship when…
Continue ReadingMany Verizon customers across the US hit by service outage
NEW YORK (AP) — Some Verizon customers have been hit by a service outage. The issue Monday appeared to knock out cellphone service for tens of…
Continue ReadingAlbania’s opposition violently interrupt parliament session after lawmaker is sentenced to prison
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition lawmakers have violently disrupted a Parliament session to protest the imprisonment of…
Continue ReadingLas Vegas memorial to mass shooting victims should be complete by 10th anniversary
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Officials in Las Vegas vowed Monday to complete a permanent memorial to victims and survivors of the deadliest…
Continue ReadingJudge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge on Monday struck down the state’s abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia lawmakers delay taking up income tax cut and approve brain research funds
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia lawmakers have speedily approved funding for the state veterans home during a special…
Continue ReadingTrump slams US response to Helene. His own disaster-response record is marked by politics
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is criticizing the Biden administration’s response to widespread devastation…
Continue ReadingQueer women rule pop, at All Things Go and in the current cultural zeitgeist
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The All Things Go music festival made its way to New York City this weekend for the first time, featuring a lineup…
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Cutting food waste would lower emissions, but so far only one state has done it
Associated Press Kay Masterson has always wanted to make her Boston-area restaurant more sustainable, partnering with an organic farm to get some…
Continue ReadingGavin Creel, Tony Award winner and musical Broadway veteran, dies at 48
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gavin Creel, a Broadway musical theater veteran who won a Tony Award for “Hello, Dolly!” opposite Bette…
Continue ReadingA man is convicted in the killing of noted Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A judge has convicted a man of obstructing the investigation into the assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle…
Continue ReadingMajor League Baseball scraps criticized All-Star Game uniforms and goes back to team jerseys
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is going back to using primary team uniforms for the All-Star Game, scrapping criticized special jerseys used…
Continue ReadingBalenciaga upturns luxury in Paris as McCartney puts on high-octane fashion with playful, eco twist
AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Stella McCartney’s high-octane Paris show transformed an ordinary rainy market street into a dazzling runway…
Continue ReadingA Cambodian reporter who investigated online scam centers has been arrested
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian freelance reporter noted for his bold investigative reporting in a country with limited…
Continue ReadingWisconsin city replaces ballot drop box after mayor carted it away
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An absentee ballot drop box that the mayor of a central Wisconsin city removed a week ago is back in place.…
Continue ReadingBiden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday it is making asylum restrictions at the southern border even tougher, as…
Continue ReadingOregon DMV waited weeks to tell elections officials about voter registration error
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon transportation authorities waited weeks to tell elections officials about an error that registered over 1,200 people to…
Continue ReadingCincinnati Opera postpones Afrofuturist-themed `Lalovavi’ by a year to the summer of 2026
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Opera has postponed the premiere of the Afrofuturist-themed “Lalovavi” by one year to the summer of 2026. The…
Continue ReadingMichigan voter who was registered but denied a ballot settles lawsuit for $20,000
HOLTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A community in western Michigan has agreed to a $20,000 settlement in a lawsuit by a woman who was turned away from…
Continue ReadingDrake Hogestyn, ‘Days of Our Lives’ star, dies at 70
Drake Hogestyn, the “Days of Our Lives” star who appeared on the show for 38 years, died Saturday, his family confirmed. He was 70. The actor was…
Continue ReadingEpic Games sues Google and Samsung over phone settings, accusing them of violating antitrust laws
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Video game maker Epic Games sued Google and Samsung on Monday, accusing the tech companies of coordinating…
Continue ReadingMother of Egyptian activist starts hunger strike to call for his release
LONDON (AP) — The mother of a prominent Egyptian rights activist has said that she has started a hunger strike to pressure authorities to release…
Continue ReadingFed Chair Powell says the US economy is in ‘solid shape’ with gradual rate cuts coming
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that more rate cuts are in the pipeline, though their size…
Continue ReadingDockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and…
Continue ReadingA soldier and a police officer are among 4 men sentenced to life in prison for gang rape
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Four Tanzanian men, including a soldier and a police officer, have been sentenced to life in prison for gang raping an…
Continue ReadingNHTSA: Cruise to pay $1.5M penalty after failing to fully report crash involving pedestrian
AP Business Writer General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle division will pay a $1.5 million penalty after the unit failed to fully report a crash…
Continue ReadingMan is sentenced to 35 years for shooting 2 Jewish men as they left Los Angeles synagogues
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man was sentenced Monday to 35 years in prison for shooting and wounding two Jewish men as they left synagogues in…
Continue ReadingJudge in Alaska sets aside critical habitat designation for threatened bearded, ringed seals
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A judge in Alaska has set aside a federal agency’s action designating an area the size of Texas as critical habitat for…
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