Whale breach seen during Paris Olympics surfing semifinal competition in Tahiti
Associated Press TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — With all eyes on the ocean during the final day of the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti on…
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Cruise ship rescues 77 migrants in sailing boat found southwest of Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a cruise ship has rescued 77 migrants found overnight in a sailing boat far off the southwestern coast…
Continue ReadingFast-moving Southern California wildfire torches hillside homes, forcing evacuations
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire that swept into a Southern California hillside community this week destroyed five homes and…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Nissan is developing ‘cool paint’ for cars to keep drivers cooler
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Nissan says it has developed a “cool paint” that can keep people inside cars cooler. But…
Continue ReadingSierra Leone not long ago still chained mental health patients. A transformation is underway
Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Abdul Jalloh was the only practicing psychiatrist in Sierra Leone when he took over the country’s…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia’s Aramco reports lower half-year profits as economic worries dampen energy prices
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi oil giant Aramco has reported half-year profits of $56.3 billion, down from the year…
Continue ReadingWashington state attorney general and Green River Killer detective advance in race for governorship
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s longtime attorney general and a former sheriff known for his work hunting down the Green River…
Continue ReadingFrench imports of Russia’s liquified natural gas surge, and Ukraine supporters seek a stop
Associated Press New analyses of trade data show that shipments of Russian liquified natural gas to France more than doubled the first half of this…
Continue ReadingIndia has pushed hard for solar. But as its billions demand more power, coal always gets the call
Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — India has been significantly increasing its renewable energy capacity in recent years, but when demand for…
Continue ReadingNobel laureate Yunus will head Bangladesh’s interim government after unrest ousted Hasina
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head Bangladesh’s interim government after longtime Prime…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Debby is expected to send flooding to the Southeast. Here’s how much rain could fall
Associated Press The Debby storm system could cause historic rainfall and flooding in parts of the Southeast, including Savannah, Georgia, and…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Debby drenches Southeast with rain, high water as it drifts along the Atlantic coast
Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby drenched coastal cities in Georgia and South Carolina, stirred up tornadoes and…
Continue ReadingMichigan will choose between Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers for US Senate
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers have prevailed in their parties’ primaries for an…
Continue ReadingWesley Bell defeats ‘Squad’ member Cori Bush. A pro-Israel group spent $8.5 million to help oust her
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell has defeated U.S. Rep. Cori Bush in a Democratic primary in St.…
Continue ReadingChad’s military was responsible for deaths of detainees after protests in 2022, a rights group says
Associated Press N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Human Rights Watch says Chad’s military was responsible for the deaths of several detainees who were…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris is now Democratic presidential nominee, will face off against Donald Trump this fall
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law…
Continue ReadingKansas’ former attorney general wins the Republican nomination for an open congressional seat
AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Former Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has won the Republican nomination for an open congressional…
Continue ReadingWhite Sox lose 21st straight game, tying AL record set by 1988 Baltimore Orioles, falling 5-1 to A’s
Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Chicago White Sox lost their 21st straight game, tying the American League record with a 5-1 defeat to…
Continue ReadingPelosi warns in her new book that political threats and violence ‘must stop’
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Pelosi thought briefly she might have died on Jan. 6, 2021. Not quite two years later, the…
Continue ReadingHarris introduces new running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as the ‘vice president America deserves’
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris introduced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to the nation on Tuesday at a raucous rally in…
Continue ReadingHearing seeks insight into blowout on a Boeing jet that pilots said threw the flight into ‘chaos’
AP Business Writers Boeing factory workers say they were pressured to work too fast and asked to perform jobs that they weren’t qualified for,…
Continue ReadingHuman remains found inside a crocodile in Australia believed to be that of a 40-year-old tourist
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police said Tuesday human remains were found inside a large crocodile suspected of killing a tourist…
Continue ReadingHiroshima governor says nuclear disarmament must be tackled as a pressing issue, not an ideal
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Hiroshima officials urged world leaders Tuesday to stop relying on nuclear weapons as deterrence and take immediate…
Continue ReadingGeorgia tops preseason USA Today Coaches Poll; Ohio State picked second
NEW YORK (AP) — Georgia will open the season ranked No. 1 in the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll a year after having its two-year run as national…
Continue ReadingCalm returns to Wall Street, and stocks bounce back after their worst drop in nearly 2 years
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A rising tide swept stocks higher, and calm returned to Wall Street after Japan’s market soared earlier…
Continue ReadingDemocratic primary in Arizona’s 3rd District is too close to call, AP determines
Associated Press/Report for America PHOENIX (AP) — The race for the Democratic nomination in Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District narrowed…
Continue ReadingJapan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index soars more than 10% after plunging a day earlier
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 share index has soared as much as 10.7% a day after it plunged a near record 12.4%. The index gave…
Continue ReadingIncumbent Maloy still leads after recount in Utah US House race, but lawsuit could turn the tide
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Results of a recount in the Republican primary for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District show incumbent U.S. Rep. Celeste Maloy…
Continue ReadingFamily of 4 from Texas missing after boat capsizes in Alaska, report says
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended search efforts for four people who were missing after the boat they were on capsized…
Continue ReadingRural Nevada sheriff probes potential hate crime after Black man says he was racially harassed
Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A rural Nevada sheriff is investigating a potential hate crime after a Black man who was collecting signatures…
Continue ReadingGunmen kill New Zealand helicopter pilot in another attack in Indonesia’s restive Papua region
Associated Press JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Gunmen have stormed a helicopter and killed its New Zealand pilot shortly after it landed in…
Continue ReadingTexas trooper gets job back in Uvalde after suspension from botched police response to 2022 shooting
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Department of Public Safety has reinstated a state trooper who was suspended after the botched law…
Continue ReadingA Virginia man is charged with online threats against Vice President Kamala Harris
Associated Press A Virginia man has been arrested and charged with threatening online to kill Vice President Kamala Harris and harm other public…
Continue ReadingDeputy who shot Sonya Massey thought her rebuke ‘in the name of Jesus’ indicated intent to kill him
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The deputy sheriff who fatally shot Sonya Massey in her Illinois home last month says he thought that…
Continue ReadingFamilies whose loved ones were left decaying in Colorado funeral home owed $950M, payout unlikely
Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A judge ruled that the Colorado funeral home who allegedly stored 190 decaying bodies and sent…
Continue ReadingBody believed to be Glacier National Park drowning victim recovered from Avalanche Creek
WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — The body of a man believed to have drowned in Glacier National Park was recovered over the weekend. Rangers believe they…
Continue ReadingA trademark lawyer sold the domain name ClintonKaine.com in 2016. He’s sitting on HarrisWalz.com now
Associated Press Jeremy Green Eche took a chance and purchased the website HarrisWalz.com for $8.99 in 2020 when then-Sen. Kamala Harris of…
Continue ReadingReclusive tribe attacks loggers suspected of encroaching on their land in Peru’s Amazon
Associated Press Peru’s reclusive Mashco Piro ethnic group recently used bows and arrows to attack loggers suspected of encroaching on their…
Continue ReadingCrowdStrike and Delta fight over who’s to blame for the airline canceling thousands of flights
Cybersecurity software company CrowdStrike is firing back at Delta Air Lines. The companies are arguing over who’s to blame for Delta canceling…
Continue Reading911 operator calmly walks expectant mom through a surprise at-home delivery
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When a 911 call came in saying a woman in Nashville was experiencing sudden labor, emergency operator…
Continue ReadingBrazilian authorities reinforce troops after clashes between Indigenous peoples and landowners
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Ministry of Justice is sending more law enforcement agents to Mato Grosso do Sul state after…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Debby could prove just as dangerous as a major hurricane
Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby came ashore in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane and quickly downgraded, but the…
Continue ReadingA rocket attack at an Iraqi military base injures US personnel, officials tell AP
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Several U.S. personnel were injured in a suspected rocket attack at a military base in Iraq, U.S. defense…
Continue Reading‘David Makes Man’ actor Akili McDowell is charged with murder in man’s shooting in Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say an actor who starred in the television series “David Makes Man” has been charged with fatally shooting a man in…
Continue ReadingMali cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine, accusing it of aiding a rebel attack in the African country
Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s government says it has diplomatic ties with Ukraine accusing Kyiv of aiding a rebel attack that…
Continue ReadingHigh jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh and other medal-winning Ukrainians put attention on war
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Yaroslava Mahuchikh, the Ukrainian world-record high jumper, may have just won Olympic gold, but she and other…
Continue ReadingInstructor charged with manslaughter in Pennsylvania plane crash that killed student pilot
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A flight instructor involved in a crash that killed a student pilot in eastern Pennsylvania has been charged with involuntary…
Continue ReadingWhat does a state Capitol do when its hall of fame gallery is nearly out of room? Find more space
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Hall of Fame, with 49 portraits, is nearly full of portraits, posing a question that other…
Continue ReadingEx-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis to cooperate in Arizona fake electors case, charges to be dropped
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign attorney Jenna Ellis, who worked closely with his personal attorney,…
Continue ReadingVenezuela’s top prosecutor announces criminal probe against opposition leaders González, Machado
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s top prosecutor on Monday announced a criminal investigation against the opposition’s…
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