Claw machine games are Rio de Janeiro’s new public enemy
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro police carried out 16 search warrants targeting the claw machines that elicit exhilaration…
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Russia bans 92 more Americans from the country, including journalists
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced 92 additions to its list of Americans banned from entering the country. That includes some…
Continue ReadingChinese leader Xi meets US national security adviser as the two powers try to avoid conflict
Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has met with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan as the latter wound up a…
Continue ReadingCalifornia lawmakers pass bill that could make undocumented immigrants eligible for home loans
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Undocumented immigrants in California could be eligible for state assistance in buying a home under a bill the state…
Continue ReadingA Hong Kong court convicts 2 journalists in a landmark sedition case
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has convicted two former editors of a shuttered news outlet in a sedition case seen as a…
Continue ReadingAuthorities search for missing California couple last seen leaving home on nudist ranch
REDLANDS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in southern California are searching for a missing couple last seen leaving their home on a nudist ranch over…
Continue ReadingTrinidad and Tobago reckons with colonialism in a debate on statues, signs and monuments of its past
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago is debating whether it should remove statues, signs and…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the pipeline that brings water to millions of Grand Canyon goers
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Four significant breaks in the water pipeline that serves the Grand Canyon means visitors won’t be able…
Continue ReadingBrazil top court threatens to suspend X operations in latest twist of ongoing feud
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Wednesday threatened to shut down the local operations of X, formerly…
Continue ReadingTropical storm Shanshan lashes Japan with torrential rains and strong winds on its crawl northeast
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A strong storm lashed southern Japan with torrential rain and strong winds Thursday, causing at least three deaths as…
Continue ReadingProsecutors in Arizona’s fake electors case dispute defendants’ allegations of a political motive
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A three-day hearing on whether to dismiss charges against Republicans accused of plotting to overturn the results…
Continue ReadingDC police officer dies after gun he was trying to retrieve from storm drain went off, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police say a Washington, D.C., officer has died after being shot when a gun he was trying to trying recover from a storm drain…
Continue ReadingUtah Gov. Cox faces scrutiny for using military cemetery photo with Trump in campaign email
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox has came under fire for sending a campaign email that included a photo of…
Continue ReadingA second elephant calf in 2 weeks is born at a California zoo
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The second elephant calf in two weeks has been born at a California zoo. African elephant Amahle gave birth early Monday…
Continue ReadingGeorgia lawmakers seek answers to deaths and violence plaguing the state’s prisons
Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — Statistics presented to Georgia lawmakers indicate that the state’s prisons remain…
Continue ReadingCalifornia advances landmark legislation to regulate large AI models
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Efforts in California to establish first-in-the-nation safety measures for the largest artificial…
Continue ReadingIran claims Yemen’s Houthi rebels will allow rescuers to salvage oil tanker ablaze in Red Sea
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have agreed to allow tugboats and rescue ships to assist a Greek-flagged oil tanker…
Continue ReadingPeople in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires
Associated Press MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Smoke from wildfires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is causing people in the region to cough, burning their…
Continue ReadingRail worker’s death in Ohio railyard highlights union questions about remote control trains
Associated Press The CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote-control locomotives last year sees two-person crews as a…
Continue ReadingWhat to know after Texas authorities searched the homes of Latino campaign volunteers
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Latino voting rights group is calling for a federal investigation after Texas…
Continue Reading4 killed, 10 injured when passenger van rolls several times in Texas highway crash
ALVORD, Texas (AP) — Authorities say four people were killed and 10 were injured when a van rolled multiple times after the driver veered off a…
Continue ReadingMilitary shipbuilder Austal says investigation settlement in best interest of company
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Executives with military shipbuilder Austal say settling an accounting fraud investigation is the best outcome for the company…
Continue ReadingCheerleader drops sexual harassment lawsuit against Northwestern University
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — A cheerleader has dropped her federal sexual harassment lawsuit against Northwestern University. Hayden Richardson filed suit…
Continue ReadingYour own personalized ‘SportsCenter’? ESPN working on that for upcoming streaming service
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN is looking at using artificial intelligence to create personalized “SportsCenter” shows for subscribers to its…
Continue ReadingIn a north Texas county, dazed residents sift through homes mangled by a tornado
Associated Press VALLEY VIEW, Texas (AP) — The dazed residents of a remote north Texas county sifted through their mangled homes after seven people…
Continue ReadingBackpage.com founder Michael Lacey sentenced to 5 years in prison, fined $3M for money laundering
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in…
Continue ReadingWHO Europe laments declining rates of condom use among sexually active teens worldwide
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s office for Europe is decrying a decline in condom use by adolescents in recent years. It has warned…
Continue ReadingTrump campaign was warned not to take photos at Arlington before altercation, defense official says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign was warned about not taking photographs before an altercation at Arlington…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s prisons director says the state’s supply of its lethal injection drug is pure, its…
Continue ReadingGrand Canyon’s only water pipeline fails, prompting shutdown of overnight hotel stays
Associated Press GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — The main pipeline providing water to the Grand Canyon National Park has failed after a…
Continue ReadingLudacris’ gulp of untreated Alaska glacier melt was totally fine, scientist says
Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Rapper-turned-actor Chris “Ludacris” Bridges sparked concern from some social media followers when he…
Continue ReadingMexico’s ruling party edges closer to a majority in both houses of Congress after 2 senators defect
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Following a pair of defections by opposition senators, Mexico’s ruling party is edging closer to a steamroller two-thirds…
Continue ReadingFEMA opens disaster recovery centers in Vermont after last month’s floods
Associated Press BERLIN, Vt. (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has opened disaster recovery centers in Vermont to help…
Continue ReadingNebraska’s Supreme Court to decide if those with felony convictions can vote in November
Associated Press Nebraska’s Supreme Court has heard arguments in a lawsuit that challenges election officials’ refusal to restore the voting…
Continue ReadingFord joins growing list of companies changing diversity policies after conservative pressure
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. has joined the ranks of companies that have pulled back on diversity, equity and inclusion policies while…
Continue ReadingNvidia is Wall Street’s 2nd-most valuable company. How it keeps beating expectations, by the numbers
Nvidia has once again turned out quarterly results that easily exceeded Wall Street’s forecasts. The company has seen soaring demand for its…
Continue ReadingWisconsin sheriff investigating homicide at aging maximum security prison
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an apparent homicide at an aging maximum security prison in…
Continue ReadingFAA grounds SpaceX after rocket falls over in flames at landing
AP Aerospace Writer SpaceX launches are on hold after a booster rocket toppled over in flames while landing. The Federal Aviation Administration…
Continue ReadingWater buffalo corralled days after it escaped in Iowa suburb and was shot by police
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An escaped water buffalo is headed to a large animal hospital days after it wandered away from a suburban Iowa property and…
Continue ReadingAn Israeli freed from Gaza returns to a village where 70% of homes are targeted for demolition
Associated Press KHIRBET KARKUR, Israel (AP) — An Israeli hostage rescued from Gaza returned to a hero’s welcome tinged with a bitter reality.…
Continue ReadingWasn’t polio wiped out? Why it is still a problem in some countries
AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Police has been eliminated in most parts of the world, but the infectious disease is still spreading in a small…
Continue ReadingOnce teammates, wrestler Bill Goldberg and Deion Sanders reunite at Colorado through Goldberg’s son
AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Hall of Fame pro wrestler Bill Goldberg isn’t just another celebrity that Colorado coach Deion Sanders has…
Continue Reading2 Indiana men charged in heat deaths of 9 dogs in an uncooled truck
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — Two Indiana men have been charged in the deaths of nine dogs that succumbed to heat-related illnesses last year after…
Continue ReadingDeath toll is now 9 in listeria outbreak tied to Boar’s Head deli meat, CDC says
AP Health Writer At least nine people have died after being infected with listeria from eating Boar’s Head deli meats tied to a massive recall…
Continue ReadingFormer police officer accused of killing pregnant woman and staging it as a suicide
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts police officer pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of killing a woman he is accused of…
Continue ReadingWorkers breach key Klamath dams, allowing salmon to swim freely for the first time in a century
Associated Press Workers breached the final dams on a key section of the Klamath River on Wednesday, clearing the way for salmon to swim freely…
Continue ReadingUS Open: Coco Gauff, Caroline Garcia and other tennis players say cyberbullying is still a problem
AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Garcia, a U.S. Open semifinalist two years ago, is drawing attention to the problem of cyberbullying in…
Continue ReadingThe suspect in a French synagogue attack said he wanted to change Israel’s actions, prosecutors say
PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors say a 33-year-old man accused in an arson attack on a synagogue last weekend said he wanted to defend Palestinians…
Continue ReadingFollowing protests, DeSantis says plan to develop state parks is ‘going back to the drawing board’
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said a controversial proposal by his administration to…
Continue Reading2 men from Europe charged with ‘swatting’ plot targeting members of Congress and senior US officials
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two men from Europe are charged in a plot to call in bogus reports of police emergencies to harass and threaten…
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