Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff seeks more control over postmaster general after mail meltdown
Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — As the U.S. Postal Service faces delivery slowdowns, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, a Democrat from…
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Minnesota’s top elections official says ‘glitch’ in automatic voter registration system is fixed
Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s top elections official acknowledges there was a “glitch” in the state’s new…
Continue ReadingNo decision made by appeals court in elections betting case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Betting on elections remains on hold after a federal appeals court did not issue a decision Thursday in a case involving whether…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Election 2024-Kennedy-Wisconsin story
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — In a story published Sep. 19, 2024, about the status of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s appearance on Wisconsin presidential…
Continue ReadingMexican president blames the US for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surges
Associated Press CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has blamed the United States in part for the surge in…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina GOP governor nominee vows to keep running after report on racial and sexual comments
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson has vowed to remain in his race despite a CNN…
Continue ReadingPrada’s Eras Tour explores the past to offer infinite options during Milan Fashion Week
AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Milan designers are challenging the notion that a collection should dictate how one dresses, offering instead…
Continue ReadingThis fund has launched some of the biggest names in fashion. It’s marking 20 years
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amid the curated electronic music, models’ cold stares and magazine editors lining the runway at New York…
Continue ReadingUtah governor says he’s optimistic Trump can unite the nation despite recent rhetoric
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has reaffirmed his support for Donald Trump even as the former president has continued…
Continue ReadingUS warplanes, ships and troops ready in the Middle East if the conflict expands
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has kept an increased military presence in the Middle East throughout much of the past year. U.S.…
Continue ReadingJustice Department opens civil rights probe of sheriff’s office after torture of 2 Black men
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department…
Continue ReadingRoad work inspector who leaped to safety during Baltimore bridge collapse to file claim
Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Attorneys for a road construction inspector who survived the Baltimore bridge collapse in March are planning to…
Continue ReadingSean ‘Diddy’ Combs joins list of Hollywood stars charged with sex crimes
Associated Press Since the #MeToo movement took off, a multitude of male celebrities have been accused of sexual misconduct, but only a handful of…
Continue ReadingApple begins testing AI software designed to bring a smarter Siri to the iPhone 16
AP Technology Writer Apple is giving more people the chance to test a software update that will implant artificial intelligence into its virtual…
Continue ReadingHappy 50th ‘SNL!’ Here’s a look back at the show’s very first cast
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Live from New York! It’s 50 seasons later for “SNL.” The landmark NBC sketch comedy show “Saturday…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia officer who died weeks after being shot recalled as a dedicated public servant
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia police officer who recently died from wounds he suffered when he was shot during a traffic stop earlier this…
Continue ReadingBiden says Fed made ‘declaration of progress’ with interest rate cut
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is celebrating the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower interest rates by saying it shows…
Continue ReadingAttempted prison escape in Honduras leaves 2 inmates dead and 3 injured
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Honduras say that an attempted prison break left two inmates dead and three injured. Officials said 72 prisoners…
Continue ReadingThe FBI says Iran tried to send hacked files to Democrats. It’s another sign of foreign meddling
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When the FBI said this week that Iran had tried to provide Democrats with material stolen from Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingYoung love can be hell. ‘Tell Me Lies’ showrunner Meaghan Oppenheimer wants to write it that way
Associated Press The Hulu series “Tell Me Lies” is about a toxic relationship between two college students, played by Grace Van Patten and…
Continue ReadingBad weather cited in 2 fatal Nebraska plane crashes minutes apart
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Preliminary reports from the National Transportation Safety Board say bad weather was noted near two Nebraska farm fields where…
Continue ReadingWhite officer who fatally shot Black man shouldn’t have been in his backyard, judge rules in suit
Associated Press A federal judge has partially sided with the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a now-imprisoned white Kansas City,…
Continue ReadingAt Google antitrust trial, documents say one thing. The tech giant’s witnesses say different
Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The judge who will decide whether Google holds a monopoly over technology that matches buyers and sellers…
Continue ReadingA couple found the Kentucky highway shooter’s remains by being bounty hunters for a week, they say
Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — It was a married couple who discovered remains that authorities believe were a man who opened fire on a…
Continue ReadingGeorgia election rule changes by Trump allies raise fear of chaos in November
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The state that handed former President Donald Trump one of his narrowest losses four years ago is immersed in…
Continue ReadingZelenskyy to meet Biden, Harris as Ukraine pushes US to loosen restrictions on long-range weapons
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington next week for talks with President Joe Biden…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina Supreme Court rejects claim inmate didn’t kill clerk and refuses to stop execution
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has again refused to stop the execution of inmate Freddie Owens, who is set…
Continue ReadingFamilies of Oxford shooting victims lose appeal over school’s liability for tragedy
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the Oxford school district in a lawsuit that seeks to hold…
Continue ReadingA fire that burned for 4 days after Texas pipeline explosion has finally gone out
Associated Press DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A fire that burned for four days after a pipeline explosion in the Houston suburbs burned out Thursday…
Continue ReadingOregon governor uses new land use law to propose rural land for semiconductor facility
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is using a new land use law to propose a rural area for a semiconductor facility, as officials seek to…
Continue ReadingArch Manning to get first start for No. 1 Texas as Ewers continues recovery from abdomen strain
AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas coach Steve Sarkisian says freshman quarterback Arch Manning will get his first career start Saturday…
Continue ReadingHunter Biden’s sentencing on federal firearms charges delayed until December
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden will be sentenced on felony firearms charges in December after the judge agreed Thursday to a delay requested…
Continue ReadingJurors watch video of EMTs failing to treat Tyre Nichols after he was beaten
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jurors in the trial of three former Memphis police officers charged in Tyre Nichol’s fatal beating…
Continue ReadingNearly 138,000 beds are being recalled after reports of them breaking or collapsing during use
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 138,000 platform beds sold at major retailers including Amazon and Walmart are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada…
Continue ReadingRepublicans are trying a new approach to abortion in the race for Congress
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — In the most contested races for control of the U.S. House, many Republican candidates are speaking…
Continue ReadingRobert F. Kennedy Jr. is being investigated for collecting dead whale
Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A federal law enforcement agency confirmed it’s opened an investigation into Robert F. Kennedy Jr.…
Continue ReadingDrake London’s shooting celebration violated longstanding NFL rules against violent gestures
AP Pro Football Writer Falcons wide receiver Drake London was penalized after catching a touchdown pass in the final minute of Atlanta’s 22-21…
Continue ReadingAlaska man charged with sending graphic threats to kill Supreme Court justices
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Alaska man accused of sending graphic threats to injure and kill six Supreme Court justices and some of their…
Continue ReadingA new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19’s origin
AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped…
Continue ReadingPolice fatally shoot a blasphemy suspect in Pakistan in 2nd such killing in a week
Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Officials in Pakistan say police have shot dead a blasphemy suspect during an alleged shootout with armed…
Continue ReadingAn NYC laundromat stabbing suspect is fatally shot by state troopers
HIGHLAND MILLS, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a suspect in a stabbing at a Brooklyn laundromat was fatally shot by state troopers after he crashed a…
Continue ReadingA charred transformer on a Kyiv square makes for an unusual Ukraine war exhibit
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A charred transformer from one of Ukraine’s severely damaged power plants has come to a square in Kyiv’s…
Continue ReadingState asks judge to pause ruling that struck down North Dakota’s abortion ban
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The state of North Dakota is asking a judge to pause his ruling from last week that struck down North…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota court suspends law license of former attorney general after fatal accident
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court has ordered a six-month suspension of former state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s law…
Continue Reading‘A star is born’: Actor Maisy Stella breaks through in ‘My Old Ass’
AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — “Who’s that girl?” was a common refrain from Sundance Film Festival goers walking out of “My Old…
Continue ReadingTwo Georgia deaths are tied to abortion restrictions. Experts say abortion pills they took are safe
Associated Press The deaths of two women in Georgia have been tied to a state law that bans most abortions after roughly six weeks. The news…
Continue ReadingAn iconic Churchill photo stolen in Canada and found in Italy is ready to return
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Canadian and Italian dignitaries on Thursday marked the successful recovery of a photo portrait of Winston Churchill…
Continue ReadingCaitlin Clark and Angel Reese change the WNBA’s landscape, and its future
AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Year 1 of the Clark & Reese Show has been unlike anything the WNBA has ever seen. Sure, this season’s…
Continue ReadingRwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The African health agency says that Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses…
Continue ReadingSenate panel OKs action against Steward Health Care CEO for defying subpoena
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Members of a Senate committee looking into the bankruptcy of Texas-based Steward Health Care have adopted two…
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