Wildfire doubles in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains as evacuations continue
Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says a wildfire near a Colorado city has grown to over 1,800 acres as…
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Entrepreneur who sought to merge celebrities, social media and crypto faces fraud charges
NEW YORK (AP) — A California entrepreneur who sought to merge the bitcoin culture with social media by letting people bet on the future reputation…
Continue ReadingUN ends arms embargo for Central African Republic, in what government sees as sign of confidence
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has formally ended an arms embargo on the Central African Republic. It’s a…
Continue ReadingA speaking invitation to Donald Trump splits the most prominent American group for Black journalists
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s invitation to address the National Association of Black Journalists has sparked an intense…
Continue ReadingGeorgia website that lets people cancel voter registrations briefly displayed personal data
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia election officials are encouraging people to use a state website to cancel voter registrations when someone…
Continue ReadingMore women are ending pregnancies on their own, a new study suggests. Some resort to unsafe methods
AP Science Writer A growing number of women said they’ve tried to end their pregnancies on their own by doing things like taking herbs,…
Continue ReadingAtlanta man pleads guilty to making phone threats to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta man has pleaded guilty in federal court to making threats against U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. Court…
Continue ReadingUS will buy flu shots for farmworkers in a bid to prevent bird flu from getting worse
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. will pay for flu shots for farmworkers to try to prevent bird flu from getting worse. The Centers for…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania casinos ask court to force state to tax skill games found in stores equally to slots
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The owners of twelve Pennsylvania casinos are asking the state’s highest court to declare that a tax on…
Continue ReadingA panel that blew off a Boeing jet will get star billing during a Washington hearing
A panel that blew off a Boeing 737 Max during an Alaska Airlines flight will be a key part of a two-day investigative hearing set for next week.…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft’s cloud business powers 10% growth in quarterly profits
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft reported a 10% increase in quarterly profits Tuesday as it tries to maintain its position as a leader in artificial…
Continue ReadingWith the funeral behind them, family of the firefighter killed at the Trump rally begins grieving
Associated Press The funeral is over. The crowds have left. Now the hard work of grieving is beginning for the family of the firefighter who was shot…
Continue ReadingLawsuit says Norfolk Southern’s freight trains cause chronic delays for Amtrak
Associated Press The federal government alleges in a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern that the railroad has been causing chronic delays for Amtrak…
Continue ReadingOfficer fatally shoots armed man on Indiana college campus after suspect doesn’t respond to commands
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say an armed man was fatally shot by a police officer on a northeastern college campus after the suspect failed…
Continue ReadingProject 2025 shakes up leadership after criticism from Democrats and Trump, but says work goes on
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal…
Continue ReadingMissouri man is free from prison after a judge overturned his 1991 conviction, despite AG’s efforts
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri man was freed from prison Tuesday after his murder conviction was overturned after 34 years behind…
Continue Reading2 men are killed when their helicopter crashes into a hog house in central Ireland
LONDON (AP) — Authorities in Ireland say two men were killed when their helicopter crashed into a hog house in the central part of the country. The…
Continue ReadingProbe clears Greek government agencies in spyware scandal but opposition calls it a cover-up
Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Officials in Greece say an investigation has cleared the country’s security agencies of involvement in…
Continue ReadingThree anti-abortion activists sentenced to probation in 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Three anti-abortion activists have been sentenced to three years of probation in federal court for their…
Continue ReadingOne Extraordinary Olympic Photo: David J. Phillip captures swimming from the bottom of the pool
Associated Press Paris (AP) — David J. Phillip takes a closer look at his underwater photo of Japan’s Tomoru Honda at the swimming…
Continue ReadingSimone Biles and Team USA earn ‘redemption’ by powering to Olympic gold in women’s gymnastics
AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee spent the night before perhaps the biggest gymnastics meet of their…
Continue ReadingPolice recruit who lost both legs in ‘barbaric hazing ritual’ sues Denver, paramedics and officers
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A police recruit who had to have both of his legs amputated after repeatedly collapsing and losing consciousness…
Continue ReadingA Georgia seaport is closing the gap with Baltimore, the top US auto port
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Ports Authority says it moved a record number of automobiles across its docks in the 2024 fiscal…
Continue ReadingInvestigation finds at least 973 Native American children died in US government boarding schools
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — At least 973 Native American children died in the U.S. government’s abusive boarding school system,…
Continue ReadingHugo Chávez statues targeted across Venezuela in post-election unrest
Associated Press LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Anti-government activists across Venezuela are toppling giant statues of Hugo Chávez to express their…
Continue Reading5 ways the 2024 race has changed with Harris replacing Biden on the Democratic ticket
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Much has changed about the 2024 presidential election in the United States over the last month. Now that President…
Continue ReadingArtificial turf or grass?: Ohio bill would require all pro teams to play on natural surfaces
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Professional sports teams across Ohio would be required to use playing surfaces of not less than 90% natural…
Continue ReadingIllinois sheriff, whose deputy killed Sonya Massey apologizes: ‘I offer up no excuses’
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey, the unarmed Black woman who called 911 for help in…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump says Kamala Harris, who’s married to a Jewish man, ‘doesn’t like Jewish people’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump in an interview on Tuesday claimed Vice President Kamala Harris, who is married to a…
Continue ReadingSon of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges in Chicago
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A son of notorious drug kingpin “El Chapo” has pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and other charges in a…
Continue ReadingJudges strike down Tennessee law to cut Nashville council in half
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A panel of judges has struck down a Republican-approved 2023 state law that would cut the…
Continue ReadingSerena Williams, Nicole Kidman attend Simone Biles’ latest attempt at more Olympic glory in Paris
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A-list celebrities Nicole Kidman and Serena Williams gathered at the Olympic gymnastics venue Tuesday to watch Simone…
Continue ReadingHezbollah confirms a top commander was killed in Israeli strike in Beirut
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah confirmed Wednesday that Israel killed a top commander after a rare strike in…
Continue Reading83-year-old Alabama former legislator sentenced to 13 months in federal prison for kickback scheme
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The longest-serving member of the Alabama House of Representatives was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison. Former…
Continue ReadingAugust execution date set for Florida man involved in 1994 killing and rape in national forest
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of kidnapping adult siblings camping in a national forest in 1994 before raping the sister and…
Continue ReadingHearing about deadly Titanic submersible implosion to take place in September
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Coast Guard will hold a long-awaited public hearing about the deadly Titanic submersible disaster in…
Continue ReadingIran’s new president is sworn in and pledges to keep trying to remove Western sanctions
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has sworn in the country’s new president, a reformist politician and heart surgeon who pledged to…
Continue ReadingHarris is planning a tour of battleground states next week with her yet-to-be-named running mate
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is set to launch a battleground tour next week with her yet-to-be-named running…
Continue ReadingTerrell Davis says United banned him after flight incident. Airline says it was already rescinded
Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis posted an email from United Airlines Tuesday saying he…
Continue ReadingMan who followed woman into her NYC apartment and stabbed her to death sentenced to 30 years to life
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who followed a woman from the street up six flights of stairs into her New York City apartment and stabbed her to death has…
Continue ReadingWhat to watch for at the Paris Olympics: Katie Ledecky expected to win her 1st gold of these Games
Katie Ledecky is an overwhelming favorite to claim her first gold of these Games, with one of her best events in the pool highlighting Wednesday’s…
Continue ReadingWetland plant once nearly extinct may have recovered enough to come off the endangered species list
BOSTON (AP) — The federal wildlife service is proposing that a wetland plant once in danger of going extinct be removed from the endangered…
Continue ReadingBelarus’ authoritarian president pardons German man sentenced to death on terrorism charges
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian leader has granted pardon to a German citizen who has been sentenced to death on…
Continue ReadingFrancine Pascal, author of beloved ‘Sweet Valley High’ books, dead at 92
NEW YORK (AP) — Francine Pascal, a onetime soap opera writer whose “Sweet Valley High” novels and the ongoing adventures of twins Elizabeth and…
Continue ReadingUS Army soldier accused of selling sensitive military information changes plea to guilty
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal court documents show that an Army soldier accused of selling sensitive information related to U.S.…
Continue ReadingThe closure of camps in Iraq housing Yazidis displaced by IS attacks is postponed, an official says
Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The Iraqi government has postponed an order to clear out camps in the country’s semi-autonomous northern…
Continue ReadingMeta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in privacy lawsuit over facial recognition
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris energizes South Asian voters, a growing force in key swing states
Associated Press JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) — A rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia will show how Asian American voters are pivotal there.…
Continue ReadingErica Ash, comedian and ‘Real Husbands of Hollywood’ and ‘Mad TV’ star, dies at 46
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erica Ash, an actor and comedian skilled in sketch comedy who starred in the parody series “Mad TV” and “Real Husbands of…
Continue ReadingProbe of soldiers over alleged sexual abuse fuels tension between Israeli military and hard-liners
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli military court is holding a hearing for nine soldiers detained for questioning over alleged abuse of a…
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