Mississippi poultry plant settles with OSHA after teen’s 2023 death
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi poultry processing plant has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor that requires it to…
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Election officials keep Green Party presidential candidate on Wisconsin ballot
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election officials have decided to allow the Green Party’s presidential candidate to remain…
Continue ReadingTexas jurors are deciding if a student’s parents are liable in a deadly 2018 school shooting
Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A Texas jury is deliberating whether the parents of a former student accused of killing 10 people in a 2018 school…
Continue ReadingBroken water main floods Montreal, affecting thousands and prompting boil water advisory
MONTREAL (AP) — Nearly 150,000 Montreal homes were put under a boil water advisory after a broken water main erupted into a “geyser” that…
Continue ReadingFormer DC employee convicted of manslaughter in fatal shooting of 13-year-old boy
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Washington, D.C., city employee was found guilty of manslaughter Friday in the fatal shooting of an unarmed 13-year-old…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the US arrest of a Peruvian gang leader suspected of killing 23 people
Associated Press A South American crime boss wanted in the killings of at least 23 people in Peru was captured this week in New York, three months…
Continue ReadingColorado man charged with strangling teen who was goofing around at In-N-Out Burger
LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man is charged with strangulation and child abuse after he allegedly grabbed a teen by the neck and threw him on…
Continue ReadingNew California laws aim to reduce smash-and-grab robberies, car thefts and shoplifting
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a bipartisan package of 10 bills that aims to crack down…
Continue ReadingJudge blocks plans for sports joint streaming venture among Fox, ESPN and Warner Brothers
AP Sports Writer The launch of Venu Sports will be delayed after a federal judge granted FuboTV’s motion for a preliminary injunction against…
Continue ReadingFirst case of polio confirmed in a 10-month-old child in Gaza, Palestinian health officials say
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian health officials say the first case of polio has been recorded in an unvaccinated 10-month old-child in the…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco goes after websites that make AI deepfake nudes of women and girls
Associated Press Nearly a year after AI-generated nude images of high school girls upended a community in southern Spain, a juvenile court this…
Continue ReadingUkrainian forces left a path of destruction on their march to the Russian town of Sudzha
SUDZHA, Russia (AP) — A trail of destruction lies in the path that Ukrainian forces carved on their risky incursion into Russia, blasting through…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Florida’s state primaries
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rick Scott’s bid for renomination for a second Senate term tops the list of races that Florida…
Continue ReadingA gunshot, a murdered rival and a kidnapped drug lord: Mexico’s ruling party faces growing scandal
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — It was strange and surprising when Mexico’s most-wanted drug lord landed at an airfield near El Paso, Texas…
Continue ReadingDelta says it’s reviewing how man boarded wrong flight. A family says he was following them
ATLANTA (AP) — A woman says a stranger followed her family around an airport terminal and on to a Delta Air Lines plane even though he didn’t…
Continue ReadingNewlyweds and bride’s mother killed in crash after semitruck overturns in Colorado
DENVER (AP) — A newlywed couple and the bride’s mother were killed in a crash after a semitruck overturned on Interstate 70 west of Denver…
Continue ReadingSubpoenas issued to New York Mayor Eric Adams, City Hall and campaign in federal probe of 2021 run
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors have issued subpoenas to Mayor Eric Adams, his campaign arm and City Hall in a probe into the…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts governor says deals have been reached to keep some threatened hospitals open
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has announced Friday that deals have been reached in principle to transition…
Continue ReadingMan who pulled gun after Burger King worker wouldn’t take drugs for payment gets 143 years in prison
DENVER (AP) — A man who was convicted of pointing a gun at Burger King drive-thru worker who wouldn’t accept drugs for payment and later shooting…
Continue ReadingBibles, cryptocurrency, Truth Social and gold bars: A look at Trump’s reported sources of income
Associated Press Former President Donald Trump owns more than $1 million worth of cryptocurrency and up to $250,000 in gold bars along with the…
Continue ReadingNeighbor reported smelling gas night before Maryland house explosion
BEL AIR, Md. (AP) — A newspaper reports that a neighbor smelled gas and told a utility company about it the night before a home exploded in Bel…
Continue ReadingTennessee family’s lawsuit says video long kept from them shows police force, not drugs, killed son
Associated Press A mother whose son was having a seizure in his Tennessee apartment said in a federal lawsuit that police and paramedics subjected…
Continue ReadingRail bridge collapses near the US-Canada border
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A century-old rail lift bridge near the U.S.-Canada border has collapsed. It’s unclear when water traffic can resume. No…
Continue ReadingWoman charged in brazen plot to extort Elvis Presley’s family and auction off Graceland
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri woman has been arrested on charges she orchestrated a brazen scheme to defraud Elvis Presley’s…
Continue ReadingMan didn’t know woman he fatally shot in restaurant drive-thru before killing himself, police say
STOW, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a man who got out of his car in the drive-thru lane of a fast-food restaurant in Ohio and fatally shot a woman in…
Continue ReadingJury convicts white Florida woman in fatal shooting of her Black neighbor during ongoing dispute
Associated Press A white Florida woman was convicted Friday of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black neighbor after the jury rejected her…
Continue ReadingNow that mpox is a global health emergency, will it trigger another pandemic?
AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a…
Continue ReadingWhat is ketamine, the drug involved in Matthew Perry’s death?
AP Medical Writer The investigation into the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry has led to a sweeping indictment that pulled in five people…
Continue ReadingHarris has offered a string of new economic proposals. Here’s a closer look at what’s in them
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is out with a string of new proposals on food prices, taxes, housing…
Continue ReadingHettie Jones, publisher, educator and award-winning poet and former wife of Amiri Baraka, dies at 90
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hettie Jones, an award-winning poet, publisher and children’s book author who was the first wife and early…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream: Sabrina Carpenter gets cheeky, ‘Furiosa’ fights and Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ spins
This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include albums from Lainey Wilson and Sabrina Carpenter, George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max…
Continue ReadingPolice say 11 inmates killed in shootouts following breakout from prison in central Haiti
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Police in Haiti say inmates have broken out of a prison in the central coastal town of Saint-Marc as…
Continue ReadingProbe at German military base finds no evidence that the water supply was tampered with
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Defense Ministry says an investigation found no evidence that the water supply at a major air force barracks in…
Continue ReadingBiden administration hikes pay for Head Start teachers to address workforce shortage
AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is hiking pay for educators in the early childhood program Head Start as part of an…
Continue ReadingFather-and-son team of Eugene and Dan Levy to co-host the Emmys
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Eugene Levy and Dan Levy will make history at the Emmy Awards next month as the first ever father and son…
Continue ReadingLawmakers in Turkey draw blood in brawl during debate on jailed colleague
ISTANBUL (AP) — A brawl has broken out among Turkish lawmakers during a heated debate over the fate of a jailed opposition delegate. Televised…
Continue ReadingUS consumer sentiment rises slightly on Democratic optimism over Harris’ presidential prospects
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A surge in optimism by Democrats over the prospects of Vice President Kamala Harris lifted U.S. consumer…
Continue ReadingProminent 2020 election denier seeks GOP nod for Michigan Supreme Court race
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A prominent ally of Donald Trump who is facing charges of trying to illegally access and tamper with voting…
Continue ReadingJack Russell, lead singer of band Great White who was onstage during horrific ’03 concert fire, dies
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Russell, the lead singer of the bluesy ’80s metal band Great White whose hits included “Once…
Continue ReadingRural communities of color across the US find new ways to get the health care they need
AP Health Writer Many rural hospitals have closed in the last decade in the United States and a recent report from the Center for Healthcare Quality…
Continue ReadingIrish police investigate potential terrorism motive in attack on army chaplain
LONDON (AP) — Irish police say they are investigating a potential terrorism motive in an attack on a chaplain at an army barracks in County Galway.…
Continue ReadingThe Latest: Trump promotes falsehoods while Harris is scrutinized for her shifting policy stances
The running mates of Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris are coming under greater scrutiny as the presidential election heats up. Ohio…
Continue ReadingBMW recalls 1.3 million vehicles in China that may have Takata airbag inflators
BEIJING (AP) — Officials in China say BMW is recalling more than 1.3 million vehicles that may have Takata airbag inflators following a similar…
Continue ReadingPhilippines says China was `dramatically’ alarmed over US missile system deployed to its north
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China has expressed its “very dramatic” alarm over a mid-range missile system that the U.S. military recently…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wyoming’s state primaries
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Wyoming has been among the most conservative states in the county, and on Tuesday, voters will select the…
Continue ReadingSouthern African leaders meet amid mpox concerns and a political crackdown in summit host Zimbabwe
Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — African leaders will meet in Zimbabwe on Saturday for a scheduled summit of the 16-nation Southern African…
Continue ReadingSettler rampage in West Bank sparks rare condemnation from Israeli leaders
Associated Press JIT, West Bank (AP) — Israeli leaders on Friday roundly condemned a deadly settler rampage in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, a…
Continue ReadingWildfires in western Turkey threaten homes on city outskirts and war memorials at Gallipoli site
Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Firefighters are tackling blazes across Turkey as dry, hot and windy weather conditions cause a series of fires.…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Alaska’s primaries
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Alaska voters are set to shrink the pool of contenders for its highly sought-after U.S. House seat from a dozen…
Continue ReadingHarris offers proposals to cut food and housing costs, trying to blunt Trump’s economic attacks
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris announced a sweeping set of economic proposals on Friday meant to cut taxes and…
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