UN investigator accuses Israel of a ‘starvation campaign’ in Gaza that Netanyahu denies
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. independent investigator on the right to food accused Israel of carrying out a “starvation…
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NFL Kickoff record 28.9 million viewers watch Kansas City hold off Baltimore
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Kansas City’s thrilling 27-20 victory over Baltimore was the most-watched NFL Kickoff game since it started in 2002.…
Continue ReadingPamela Anderson takes a bow at TIFF for ‘The Last Showgirl’
AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto International Film Festival has played host to many comeback stories over the years. Brendan Fraser was…
Continue ReadingCockpit audio indicates de-icing problems in deadly Brazil plane crash last month, investigators say
ASSOCIATED PRESS SAO PAULO (AP) — Investigators say the pilots of a Brazilian passenger plane that crashed last month, killing all 62 people…
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo.; Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Ark. ___ NBC’s “Meet the…
Continue ReadingMan charged with plotting shooting at a New York Jewish center on anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas attack
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Pakistani man was arrested in Canada this week and accused of plotting a mass shooting at a Jewish center in…
Continue ReadingResidents in a Louisiana city devastated by 2020 hurricanes are still far from recovery
Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Although it has been nearly four years since hurricanes Laura and Delta decimated southwest Louisiana and…
Continue ReadingTaylor Fritz beats Frances Tiafoe to become the first American man in a US Open final since 2006
AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Taylor Fritz, a 26-year-old from California, and Frances Tiafoe, a 26-year-old from Maryland, strode under…
Continue ReadingThe former Uvalde schools police chief asks a judge to throw out the charges against him
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The former Uvalde, Texas, schools police chief is asking a judge to throw out the criminal indictment against…
Continue ReadingWoman recounts praying after falling while trying to escape Colorado supermarket shooting
Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A woman who fell while trying to escape the shooting at a Colorado supermarket testified Friday during the…
Continue ReadingHawaii can ban guns on beaches, an appeals court says
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii can enforce a law banning firearms on its world-famous beaches, a U.S. appeals court panel ruled Friday.…
Continue ReadingShooter at Southern University frat party takes plea deal
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man has been sentenced for firing shots into a crowd at a 2022 fraternity party near Southern…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor vetoes bill to make immigrants without legal status eligible for home loans
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Friday that could have made immigrants…
Continue ReadingNevada inmate was pepper-sprayed and held face down before he died. His death was ruled a homicide
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada prisoner died after he was pepper-sprayed by guards, shut in a storage room, shackled and restrained…
Continue ReadingKaren Read says in interview that murder case left her in ‘purgatory’
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Karen Read says in an interview that her long-running murder case has left her “purgatory” and ”stressed every…
Continue ReadingCanadian para surfer Victoria Feige fights to get her sport included in 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics
Surfing is California’s official state sport and Canadian para surfer Victoria Feige wants Los Angeles to prove it in 2028. The five-time women’s…
Continue ReadingBlinken visits Dominican Republic as talks with president focus on economy and Haiti’s crisis
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader have met behind…
Continue ReadingWorkers take their quest to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos to a higher court
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Workers seeking to ban smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos are asking an appeals court to consider…
Continue ReadingA Navy officer is demoted after sneaking a satellite dish onto a warship to get the internet
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A U.S. Navy chief who wanted the internet so she and other enlisted officers could scroll social media, check sports scores and…
Continue ReadingTexas Republican attorney general sues over voter registration efforts in Democrat strongholds
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued two of the state’s largest counties to block efforts…
Continue ReadingItaly’s culture minister resigns after admitting an affair with a ministry consultant
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italy’s culture minister has resigned, days after tearfully acknowledging an affair with a ministry consultant that…
Continue ReadingA man in California was charged with killing 81 animals in a three-hour shooting rampage
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man suspected of going on a three-hour shooting rampage in Northern California and killing 81 animals,…
Continue ReadingJudge gives US regulators until December to propose penalties for Google’s illegal search monopoly
AP Technology Writer A federal judge on Friday gave the U.S. Justice Department until the end of the year to outline how Google should be punished…
Continue ReadingMan charged with homicide in killing of gymnastics champion Kara Welsh
WHITEWATER, Wis. (AP) — A 23-year-old man has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the fatal shooting of a national gymnastics…
Continue Reading1 student dead after shooting in a Maryland high school dispute, police say
JOPPA, Md. (AP) — Authorities say a student at a Maryland high school has died after being shot by another student during a dispute in a bathroom…
Continue ReadingA man who attacked a Nevada judge in court pleads guilty but mentally ill
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man whose courtroom attack on a judge in Las Vegas was recorded on video has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to attempted murder…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court Justice Alito reports German princess gave him $900 concert tickets
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Samuel Alito has reported that he accepted $900 worth of concert tickets from a German princess, but…
Continue ReadingFrance’s new prime minister twice voted against gay rights and critics won’t let him forget it
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Critics have found a skeleton in the closet almost as soon as Michel Barnier was named France’s new prime minister.…
Continue ReadingMissouri abortion-rights amendment could be axed from the ballot after ruling
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge says an abortion-rights campaign didn’t meet legal requirements to qualify for…
Continue ReadingFormer Vice President Dick Cheney says he will vote for Kamala Harris
Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican, will vote for Kamala Harris for president, he…
Continue ReadingTourists helicoptered down from Swiss mountain resort after mudslide cuts off road access
GENEVA (AP) — Helicopter crews ferried down scores of tourists stranded atop of one of Switzerland’s most popular mountain resorts on Friday…
Continue ReadingAaron Pierre is a star in the making. ‘Rebel Ridge’ shows you why
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Pierre is a star in the making, and Jeremy Saulnier’s new Netflix thriller, “Rebel Ridge,” shows…
Continue ReadingAutopsy performed on rapper Rich Homie Quan, but cause not yet revealed
ATLANTA (AP) — An autopsy has been performed on rapper Rich Homie Quan, but his cause of death won’t be given until further tests are completed.…
Continue ReadingA small plane from Iowa crashed in an Indiana cornfield, killing everyone onboard
ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — Police say a single-engine plane traveling from Iowa to Indiana has crashed in a central Indiana cornfield. Madison County…
Continue ReadingMayor of Alabama’s capital becomes latest to try to limit GOP ‘permitless carry’ law
Associated Press/Report For America MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The mayor of Alabama’s state capital has signed a local ordinance into law requiring…
Continue ReadingResidents in a Louisiana city devastated by 2020 hurricanes are still far from recovery
Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Although it has been nearly four years since hurricanes Laura and Delta decimated southwest Louisiana and…
Continue ReadingUtah woman killed her 3 children, herself in vehicle, officials say
WEST HAVEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman and her three children who were found shot to death in a vehicle earlier this week died in a murder-suicide.…
Continue ReadingWatchdogs ask judge to remove from Utah ballots a measure that would boost lawmakers’ power
Associated Press Government watchdog groups in Utah are asking a judge to remove from November’s ballot a measure that would bolster…
Continue ReadingOregon authorities identify victims who died in a small plane crash near Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities have identified the three people who died in a small plane crash near Portland. The Multnomah County…
Continue ReadingBlack U.S. Paralympians hope to see a more diverse team in the future
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Gold medal-winning high jumper Roderick Townsend and U.S. flag bearer and sitting volleyball star Nicky Nieves took…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina GOP leaders reach spending deal to clear private school voucher waitlist
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders announced on Friday that they reached a spending deal…
Continue ReadingTexas sues to stop a rule that shields the medical records of women who seek abortions elsewhere
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is suing to try to block a federal rule that shields the medical records of women from criminal…
Continue ReadingAppeals court upholds conviction of former Capitol police officer who tried to help rioter
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of a former U.S. Capitol police officer who tried to help a Virginia fisherman…
Continue ReadingJudge delays Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case until after November election
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case has been postponed until after the November election, granting…
Continue ReadingWalz says Gaza demonstrators are protesting for ‘all the right reasons’ while condemning Hamas
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz said Thursday that those protesting American support for Israel’s war…
Continue ReadingCourt puts Ohio House speaker back in control of GOP purse strings
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An appeals court has returned control of Ohio House Republicans’ campaign purse strings to Speaker Jason…
Continue ReadingLaw enforcement leans on 3D-printer industry to help thwart machine gun conversion devices
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department officials are turning to the 3D-printing industry to help stop the proliferation of tiny…
Continue ReadingA rare copy of the US Constitution went missing for centuries. Now it’s being auctioned for millions
Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Historical document appraiser and collector Seth Kaller spreads a broad sheet of paper across a desk.…
Continue ReadingA wish at Rome’s Trevi Fountain could soon cost more than the coin you toss
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Rome city officials are considering a 2-euro fee to access Rome’s famed Trevi Fountain. The city’s top tourism…
Continue ReadingRFK Jr. notches wins in North Carolina and Michigan in his effort to get off ballots
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. scored a pair of legal victories Friday in the battleground states of North Carolina…
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