Hundreds cruise Philadelphia streets in the 15th annual Philly Naked Bike Ride
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hundreds of people in various states of undress cruised the streets of Philadelphia to cheers from onlookers in the 15th annual…
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New York City man charged with stealing sword, bullhorn from Coach Rick Pitino’s St. John’s office
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say they have arrested a 25-year-old man for stealing a ceremonial sword and bullhorn from Coach Rick…
Continue ReadingWildfires in southern Brazil kill 2 people and leave dozens of cities on high alert
SAO PAULO (AP) — Local authorities say that wildfires in Brazil’s southern Sao Paulo state have killed at least two people. At least 36 cities…
Continue ReadingTwo NASA astronauts stuck in space have flown long missions before
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The two astronauts left behind at the International Space Station have both flown long space…
Continue ReadingNASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has decided it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new…
Continue ReadingDr. Fauci was hospitalized with West Nile virus and is now recovering at home, a spokesperson says
Associated Press Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former top U.S. infectious disease expert, spent time in the hospital after being infected with West Nile…
Continue ReadingLate French film star Alain Delon wanted his dog buried with him. The dog gets to live
PARIS (AP) — Before he died this week, French film icon Alain Delon once suggested he wanted his beloved sheepdog Loubo buried with him. To the…
Continue ReadingA rare but deadly mosquito virus infection has Massachusetts towns urging vigilance
Associated Press A rare but deadly disease spread by mosquitoes has one town in Massachusetts closing its parks and fields each evening. Four other…
Continue ReadingMichigan GOP nominates judge for Supreme Court after man charged in election tampering drops out
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republicans delegates have chosen Circuit Court Judge Patrick O’Grady as their nominee to run for one of two…
Continue ReadingHeat waves, wildfires and now … snow? California endures a summer of extremes
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An unusually cold weather system from the Gulf of Alaska interrupted summer along the West Coast on…
Continue ReadingFederal lawsuit challenges mask ban in suburban New York county, claims law is discriminatory
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A disability rights organization is challenging a suburban New York ban on wearing masks in public except for health and…
Continue ReadingRomanian authorities tow vehicles from Andrew Tate’s home after new human trafficking allegations
Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian authorities towed away a fleet of luxury vehicles Saturday from the home of the divisive social…
Continue ReadingSensors can read your sweat and predict overheating. Here’s why privacy advocates care
AP Business Writer On a hot summer day in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, dozens of men removed pipes, asbestos and hazardous waste while working to…
Continue ReadingFrench authorities arrest suspect behind explosion at a synagogue that has injured a police officer
Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — French acting Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says police have apprehended a suspect who was responsible for…
Continue ReadingIsraeli airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza ahead of high-level cease-fire talks in Egypt
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Multiple Israeli airstrikes killed at least three dozen Palestinians in southern Gaza, health workers said Saturday,…
Continue ReadingMillions of Shiite Muslim pilgrims head to Iraq’s Karbala to mark the death of Imam Hussein
Associated Press KARBALA, Iraq (AP) — Millions of Shiite Muslims have packed the streets of the Iraqi city of Karbala on their annual pilgrim to…
Continue ReadingMoscow and Kyiv swap prisoners of war as Ukraine marks independence anniversary
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine exchanged over 100 prisoners of war each on Saturday as Kyiv marked its third Independence…
Continue ReadingUkraine somberly marks 33 years of independence as war with Russia rages on
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is somberly marking its 33rd year of independence as war with Russia rages on. Instead of fireworks,…
Continue ReadingItalian prosecutors open shipwreck and manslaughter investigation into superyacht sinking
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Prosecutors in Italy have opened an investigation into culpable shipwreck and multiple manslaughter after a superyacht…
Continue ReadingTurkey and Russia resume joint patrols in northern Syria as Ankara seeks to mend ties with Assad
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s Defense Ministry says it has resumed joint military patrols with Russia in northern Syria after nearly a…
Continue ReadingA roadside bomb in southwest Pakistan kills 2 children and a woman
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials in southwest Pakistan say a roadside bomb attached to a motorcycle went off near a police office, killing two…
Continue ReadingHundreds of police raid a religious compound in search of Filipino preacher wanted for child abuse
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Hundreds of police, backed by riot squads, have raided a vast religious compound in a southern…
Continue ReadingMourners in southern Pakistan attend funerals for 28 Shiite pilgrims killed in a bus crash in Iran
Associated Pess MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Hundreds of mourners in southern Pakistan have attended the funerals of 28 Shiite pilgrims who were killed…
Continue ReadingTusk says he doesn’t have the votes in parliament to liberalize Poland’s strict abortion law
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has acknowledged that he does not have the backing in parliament to change…
Continue ReadingNikki Haley in Taiwan says an isolationist policy is not healthy while expressing support for Trump
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on a visit to Taiwan Saturday that an isolationist policy…
Continue ReadingIslamic State group claims responsibility for knife attack that killed 3 in Solingen, Germany
Associated Press SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) — The Islamic State militant group on Saturday claimed responsibility for a knife attack that killed three…
Continue ReadingIsraeli evacuation orders cram Palestinians into shrinking ‘humanitarian zone’ where food is scarce
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Young girls screamed and elbowed each other in a crush of bodies in southern Gaza, trying…
Continue ReadingUnder sea and over land, the Paris Paralympics flame is lit before beginning an exceptional journey
Associated Press Two weeks after French star swimmer Léon Marchand extinguished the Olympic flame to close the Paris Olympics, the spotlight is now…
Continue ReadingSister says hiker still missing in Grand Canyon flash flood amid intense search
SUPAI, Ariz. (AP) — Search and rescue crews at Grand Canyon National Park were searching for an Arizona woman nearly two days after she was swept…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Hone increases to Category 1 hurricane strength while approaching Hawaii
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Hone increased to a Category 1 hurricane while continuing its steady approach toward Hawaii late…
Continue ReadingPhilippines says flares fired from a Chinese island base threatened its fisheries plane
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Officials say a Philippine fisheries bureau plane has been threatened by flares fired from a Chinese…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s report on federal policies shielding information about potential dam failures
Associated Press Thousands of people live downstream from dams yet may not always realize the risks. As the climate changes, heavy rains from intense…
Continue ReadingJustin and Hailey Bieber welcome a baby boy, Jack Blues
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justin Bieber, who rose to international stardom in 2010 with his hit “Baby,” has welcomed one of his own…
Continue ReadingPortrait of a protester: Outside the Democratic convention, a young man talks of passion and plans
AP National Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago has a long-standing tradition of protest, and college student YM Masood has been immersed in it in recent…
Continue ReadingConflicting federal policies may cost residents more on flood insurance, and leave them at risk
Associated Press Conflicting federal policies may force thousands of residents in flood-prone areas to pay more for flood insurance or be left…
Continue ReadingPortrait of a protester: Outside the Democratic convention, a young man talks of passion and plans
AP National Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Bearded and bespectacled, YM Masood has a quiet nature that suggests he’s older than age 20. A political…
Continue ReadingHarris isn’t backing away from Biden’s democracy focus. But she’s putting her own spin on it
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Before dropping his bid for reelection, President Joe Biden framed voters’ choice in November in dark and ominous…
Continue ReadingBabe Ruth’s ‘called shot’ jersey could get as much as $30 million at auction
Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The jersey worn by New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth during his famous “called shot” home run in 1932 could…
Continue ReadingOklahoma teachers were told to use the Bible. There’s resistance from schools as students return
Associated Press BIXBY, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma’s Bixby school district has lots to show off for a fast-growing Tulsa suburb, including a…
Continue ReadingA rare orchid survives on a few tracts of prairie. Researchers want to learn its secrets
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — On a remote tallgrass prairie in North Dakota, a secretive orchid pokes up from the ground. You’ll…
Continue ReadingHeavy rainstorms killed 11 people and left 14 others missing in northeastern Chinese city
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say heavy rainstorms that swept a city in northeast China this week killed 11 people and left 14 others missing,…
Continue ReadingFires break out on abandoned Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion that Yemen rebels attacked in Red Sea
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Fires broke out Friday on a Greek-flagged oil tanker previously attacked by Yemen’s…
Continue ReadingLGBTQ advocates say Mormon church’s new transgender policies marginalize trans members
The Associated Press The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has disheartened LGBTQ+ activists after issuing a slew of new policies this week…
Continue ReadingDiamond Sports will continue to broadcast NHL, NBA games through upcoming season
HOUSTON (AP) — The largest broadcaster of regional sports networks across the country will continue to televise games for more than a dozen NBA…
Continue ReadingJudge narrows Anna Netrebko lawsuit against Met Opera to gender discrimination
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Anna Netrebko’s lawsuit against the Metropolitan Opera has been narrowed to gender discrimination claims by a…
Continue ReadingSuspect charged with murder and animal cruelty in fatal carjacking of 80-year-old dog walker
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — King County prosecutors have filed charges against a man they say forced his way into a vehicle occupied by a…
Continue ReadingMexico’s governing coalition gets 73% of seats in Congress after winning just 60% of votes
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s electoral institute has voted to give the governing Morena party and its allies about 73% of seats in the lower house…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina’s highest court won’t fast-track appeals in governor’s lawsuits
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s highest court has decided it won’t fast-track appeals of results in two lawsuits…
Continue ReadingTrump-backed Alaska Republican withdraws from US House race after third-place finish in primary
Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom has withdrawn from the race for Alaska’s lone seat in the U.S. House…
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Ohio…
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