A rare polar bear showed up on the shores of Iceland. Police shot it
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being…
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Why Kelly Clarkson chooses a ‘safe’ interviewing approach. Her talk show kicks off its sixth season
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kelly Clarkson says she’s learned a thing or two about interviewing after being in the spotlight as a recording…
Continue ReadingHouse backs measure to overturn Biden auto emissions rule that Republicans say would force EV sales
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House approved a resolution Friday that would overturn a new Biden administration rule…
Continue ReadingSmall town South Carolina officer wounded in shooting during traffic stop
McBEE, S.C. (AP) — State police in South Carolina say they found a man who shot and wounded a small town police officer during a traffic stop. The…
Continue ReadingPoll shows young men in the US are more at risk for gambling addiction than the general population
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A new study shows 10% of young men in the U.S. show behavior that indicates a gambling problem,…
Continue ReadingAP Explains: Migration is more complex than politics show
The Associated Press Virtually everyone calls the U.S. immigration system broken. Emotion hit a new high over the last two years as cities and towns…
Continue ReadingHotter summers are making high school football a fatal game for some players
Associated Press BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — The beginning of high school football season has seen a string of deaths. Players are most at risk in…
Continue ReadingRobinson won’t appear at Trump’s North Carolina rally after report on online posts, AP sources say
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will not appear at former President Donald Trump’s rally in the…
Continue ReadingIt was unique debut season for 212 MLB players during pandemic-altered 2020
AP Baseball Writer There were 212 players who made their MLB debuts during the 2020 season that was delayed until late July and shortened to 60 games…
Continue ReadingTiny Kentucky town is rocked as their sheriff is jailed in the killing of a prominent judge
Associated Press WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — Residents of a tiny Appalachian town struggled Friday to cope with a shooting involving two of its most…
Continue ReadingMany players who made their MLB debuts in 2020 felt like they were ‘missing out’
AP Baseball Writer Garrett Crochet, Tanner Houck and Tarik Skubal made their big league debuts pitching in empty ballparks. No family members were…
Continue ReadingJD Vance once said conspiracy theories were idiotic. As Trump’s VP pick he is embracing them
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — JD Vance once dismissed conspiracy theories as the product of “fringe lunatics” but he’s come to…
Continue ReadingFoster family pleads guilty to abusing children who had been tortured by parents
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Three members of a foster family have pleaded guilty to abusing children, including several who previously were tortured…
Continue ReadingA man is fatally shot by officers years after police tried to steer him away from crime
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut police officers fatally shot a 36-year-old man whom authorities had tried to steer away from crime years ago.…
Continue ReadingTrump Media skids to new low on the first day the former president can sell his shares
AP Business Writer Shares of Trump Media have slumped to new lows on the first trading day that its biggest shareholder, former President Donald…
Continue ReadingPakistan suspends policemen applauded by locals for killing a blasphemy suspect
Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities have suspended policemen who opened fire and killed a blasphemy suspect earlier…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court leaves Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein off the ballot in Nevada
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Nevada’s Green Party seeking to include presidential candidate Jill…
Continue ReadingJapan and China reach deal over Fukushima water release and move closer to resolving seafood ban
TOKYO (AP) — Japan and China said Friday they have reached a deal toward resolving their disputes over the discharge of treated radioactive…
Continue ReadingIran condemns a Taliban delegate’s failure to stand for the Iranian national anthem
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has expressed its deep displeasure over a Taliban delegate’s failure to stand during the Iranian national anthem at an…
Continue ReadingCzechs vote in Senate and regional elections in the aftermath of massive flooding
PRAGUE (AP) — Czechs are voting in a two-day vote for a third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate, and to select their…
Continue Reading2 Russians set record for longest single stay on the International Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) — Two Russians on Friday set a record for the longest continuous stay on the International Space Station, according to Russia’s…
Continue ReadingThe AI boom may give Three Mile Island a new life supplying power to Microsoft’s data centers
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant says it plans to restart the reactor under…
Continue ReadingA’ja Wilson set records. So did Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. WNBA stats in 2024 were eye-popping
AP Basketball Writer A’ja Wilson had a season like none other in WNBA history. Caitlin Clark set records and made the Indiana Fever the biggest…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP report on risks of rising heat for high school football players
Associated Press BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — The beginning of high school football season has seen a string of deaths. Players are most at risk in…
Continue ReadingJoel Embiid signs a 3-year, $193 million contract extension with the 76ers
AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Already an NBA MVP and an Olympic gold medalist, All-Star center Joel Embiid now has until the end of the…
Continue ReadingA night with Peter Cat Recording Co., the New Delhi band that’s found global appeal
Associated Press WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — There’s an unspoken reverence emanating from the crowd as Peter Cat Recording Co. begins to…
Continue ReadingJoJo was a teen sensation. At 33, she’s found her voice again
Associated Press Joanna Levesque, the singer who rose to fame as “JoJo” when she was 13 years old, has written a memoir recounting her…
Continue ReadingWoman whose company was linked to exploding pagers in Lebanon has received threats, her mother says
Associated Press ROME (AP) — The mother of the woman whose company was linked to thousands of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria says her…
Continue Reading50 years after ‘The Power Broker,’ Robert Caro’s dreams are still coming true
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Caro spends most of his days writing the fifth and final volume of his Lyndon Johnson series, more than a…
Continue ReadingUS will let more people take methadone at home
AP Medical Writer The first big update to U.S. methadone regulations in 20 years is poised to expand access to the life-saving drug starting next…
Continue ReadingArundhati Roy’s first memoir, ‘Mother Mary Comes to Me,’ to be published in September 2025
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy’s first memoir is coming out next fall, a book inspired by the death of her…
Continue ReadingMayor of French town apologizes for his comments downplaying mass rape case
MAZAN, France (AP) — The mayor of a French town making headlines for the trial of dozens of men accused of rapes that occurred there for almost a…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s report on churches starting schools in voucher states
Associated Press Some churches are launching new Christian schools on their campuses, seeking to give parents more education options that align with…
Continue ReadingVouchers ease start-up stress for churches seeing demand for more Christian schools
Associated Press Florida pastor Melvin Adams knows a few hours of church programming every week is no match for the more than 30 hours children spend…
Continue ReadingTourists can finally visit the Oval Office. A replica is opening near the White House on Monday
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new tourist stop in Washington is offering visitors the next best thing to being in the Oval Office.…
Continue ReadingStrong storm flips over RVs in Oklahoma and leaves 1 person dead
PAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — Authorities say one death has been reported following a strong storm that moved through part of Oklahoma. The storm hit Pawnee…
Continue ReadingPhilippine senator says China should do more to help fight cybercrime gangs
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China should do more to battle the illegal online gambling and scam call centers run by Chinese…
Continue ReadingRare Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills Hezbollah commander and more than a dozen others
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israel launched a rare airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military official in a densely populated southern…
Continue ReadingUkraine bans Telegram messenger app on state-issued devices because of Russian security threat
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has banned government officials, military personnel and other defense and critical infrastructure workers from…
Continue ReadingAustralian judge rules that a case against alleged Russian spies must be finalized by December
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge has given prosecutors until December to finalize their case alleging that an army private and her…
Continue ReadingGM recalling more than 449,000 SUVs, pickups due to issue with low brake fluid warning light
General Motors is recalling more than 449,000 of its SUVs and pickup trucks because the electronic brake control module software may fail to display…
Continue Reading‘She should be alive today’ — Harris spotlights woman’s death to blast abortion bans and Trump
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris blasted Donald Trump as a threat to women’s freedoms and their very lives, warning in a speech…
Continue ReadingFormer Harrods boss Al Fayed was a ‘monster’ who abused young women, lawyers for his accusers say
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Lawyers in Britain representing dozens of women say that Mohamed Al Fayed — the former boss of Harrods — was a…
Continue ReadingResidents in Kyiv told to stay indoors as air pollution blankets the Ukrainian capital
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities in Ukraine have advised residents in the capital Kyiv to stay indoors as air pollution, partly caused by fires in…
Continue ReadingIran’s top leader pardons prisoners, including foreigners and people accused of anti-state crimes
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s top leader has pardoned thousands of prisoners, including foreigners and people accused of anti-state crimes. The…
Continue ReadingScientists in South Africa say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals
Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Scientists in South Africa say they have identified an outbreak of rabies in seals that is believed…
Continue Reading‘Water is flooding everywhere’ as torrential rains sweep through West and Central Africa
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — As torrential rains sweep through Central and West Africa, floods have killed more than 1,000 people and…
Continue ReadingSeeking to counter China, US awards $3 billion for EV battery production in 14 states
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding $3 billion to U.S. companies to boost domestic production of advanced…
Continue ReadingSeparatist rebels say Indonesian army attacks threaten the safety of kidnapped New Zealand pilot
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have warned that military attacks in recent days…
Continue ReadingHuge Australian king penguin chick Pesto grows into social media star
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a…
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