Dog days are fun days on trips away from the shelter with volunteers
Associated Press MADISON, N.J. (AP) — The place where Finlee lives is nice enough: It’s clean, they feed and care for him well and there are…
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Fresh quakes damage West Texas area with long history of tremors caused by oil and gas industry
Associated Press The U.S. Geological Survey says a series of earthquakes have been hitting West Texas and it’s highly likely they are being caused…
Continue ReadingTrial canceled in North Dakota abortion ban lawsuit as judge ponders dismissal
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A judge in North Dakota on Monday canceled a trial scheduled for August in a lawsuit challenging the…
Continue ReadingThousands protest Serbia’s deal with the European Union to excavate lithium
Associated Press SABAC, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people have rallied in several towns in Serbia to protest a lithium excavation project the…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey police fatally shoot woman said to have knife in response to mental health call
FORT LEE, N.J. (AP) — Police in New Jersey say a woman was fatally shot by an officer responding to a mental health crisis call. That’s…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania congressman chosen to lead House task force investigating Trump assassination attempt
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pennsylvania congressman who witnessed the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump…
Continue ReadingUS will send $1.7 billion in military aid to Ukraine
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has announced that it will send $1.7 billion in military aid to Ukraine, including an array of…
Continue ReadingGunmen on jet skis open fire at rival drug dealer at a beach in Cancun, killing a 12-year-old boy
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in the Mexican resort of Cancun say gunmen arrived on a jet ski and opened fire at a rival dealer on the beach,…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Wagner has deadliest loss in Africa’s Sahel, highlighting the region’s instability
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Dozens of Wagner mercenaries were killed by jihadis and rebels over the weekend in northern Mali in what one…
Continue ReadingJapan surges past China for Olympics men’s gymnastics team gold, Americans end drought with bronze
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Japan surged past its longtime rival China to win gold in the Paris Olympics men’s gymnastics competition, and the…
Continue ReadingLawsuit targets Nebraska’s defiance of law to restore voting rights to those with felony convictions
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska is suing top election officials’ defiance of state laws that…
Continue ReadingJudge dismisses lawsuit challenging absentee voting procedure in battleground Wisconsin
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging absentee voting procedures in swing state Wisconsin. Thomas…
Continue ReadingMexican president issues public appeal to drug cartels not to fight after detention of drug lord
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has taken the unusual step of issuing a public appeal to drug cartels not to fight…
Continue ReadingFlorida police union leader blasts prosecutors over charges against officers in deadly 2019 shootout
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida police union leader blasted prosecutors for bringing a criminal case against four officers…
Continue ReadingBiden proposed enforceable ethics code and term limits for Supreme Court. How might they work?
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday proposed major changes for the U.S. Supreme Court: an enforceable code of ethics,…
Continue ReadingAmerican flags should be born in the USA now, too, Congress says
Associated Press Congress has passed a proposal to require the federal government to purchase only flags that have been completely manufactured in…
Continue ReadingStorms bring flash flooding to Dollywood amusement park in Tennessee
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — Strong thunderstorms brought flash flooding to Dolly Parton’s Dollywood in east Tennessee. Park workers and the Pigeon…
Continue ReadingWith DUI-related ejection from Army, deputy who killed Massey should have raised flags, experts say
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged in the shooting death of Sonya Massey was kicked out of the…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania man arrested after breaking into electrical vault in Connecticut state office building
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police are investigating why a man with a Pennsylvania address broke into a high voltage electrical vault in the basement of…
Continue ReadingParis Olympics boosted by raucous fans in return of spectators for first time since pandemic
AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — There’s a very notable difference about the Paris Olympics: the noise. From the judo mat to the swimming pool,…
Continue Reading5 delicious summer meals for when it’s too hot to cook
Associated Press There have been days this summer when it just feels too hot to turn on the stove or oven. AP food writer Katie Workman suggests…
Continue ReadingJudge rejects GOP challenge of Mississippi timeline for counting absentee ballots
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A judge dismissed a lawsuit by the Republican National Committee that sought to block Mississippi from…
Continue ReadingNY judge hands former NRA head Wayne LaPierre a 10 year ban but declines to appoint monitor
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge declined to appoint an outside monitor to oversee the finances and internal policies of the…
Continue ReadingBlood test for colon cancer screening is approved by US regulators
AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators have approved a blood test for colon cancer, offering a new way of screening for a…
Continue Reading‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ now has the 6th biggest opening weekend of all time
AP Film Writer “Deadpool & Wolverine” had a better Sunday than anticipated. The comic book film earned $211 million in its first weekend in…
Continue ReadingOlympic qualifying wasn’t the first time Simone Biles tweaked an injury. That’s simply gymnastics
AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — American gymnastics star Simone Biles will have to navigate the rest of the Olympics with a left calf injury. Biles…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu vows retaliation against Hezbollah after weekend strike as US warns against escalation
Associated Press MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed heavy retaliation against Hezbollah…
Continue ReadingSimone Biles to compete on all four events at Olympic team finals despite calf injury
AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — A calf injury isn’t going to slow down Simone Biles. The American gymnastics star is in the lineup for all four…
Continue ReadingTrump agrees to be interviewed as part of an investigation into his assassination attempt, FBI says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has agreed to be interviewed by the FBI as part of an investigation into his…
Continue ReadingChinese glass maker says it wasn’t target of raid at US plant featured in Oscar-winning film
MORAINE, Ohio (AP) — A Chinese automotive glass maker says the company is not the target of a federal investigation that temporarily shut down…
Continue ReadingCambodian helicopter spotted crashed on a mountain 17 days after being lost. Bodies of pilots found
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Defense Ministry and state media reports say that the wreckage of a Cambodian military helicopter that…
Continue ReadingPakistan arrests top leader of radical party on charge of ordering the killing of the chief justice
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say Pakistan’s police have arrested the deputy chief at a radical Islamist party on charges of ordering the…
Continue ReadingDjokovic beats rival Nadal at the Paris Olympics in their 60th and likely last head-to-head matchup
AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic dominated rival Rafael Nadal at the start, then held off a comeback attempt to win 6-1, 6-4 at the…
Continue ReadingMidwest sees surge in calls to poison control centers amid bumper crop of wild mushrooms
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The warm, soggy summer across much of the Midwest has produced a bumper crop of wild mushrooms — and a surge…
Continue ReadingIsraeli military detains 9 soldiers over alleged abuse of a detainee at a shadowy military facility
Associated Press SDE TEIMAN BASE, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military said Monday it was holding nine soldiers for questioning following allegations…
Continue ReadingA diplomatic spat erupts between Hungary and Poland over conflicting views on Russia
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A diplomatic spat has erupted between Poland and Hungary that lays bare the deep tensions between two…
Continue ReadingAt these locations around the world, cats are the star
Associated Press From the White House to a Puerto Rican coffee shop. From 10 Downing St. to Russia’s state museum. Cats are beloved mascots and…
Continue ReadingIowa now bans most abortions after about 6 weeks, before many women know they’re pregnant
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa now bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and before many women know they are…
Continue ReadingGreece announces nationwide restrictions to combat ‘goat plague’ outbreak
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece have ordered nationwide restrictions on goat and sheep to combat a deadly viral outbreak. The measures…
Continue ReadingFormer South Africa president Zuma is expelled by his former ANC party after forming a challenger
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African president Jacob Zuma has been expelled by his former African National Congress party…
Continue Reading2 children dead and 11 people injured in stabbing rampage at a dance class in England, police say
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Bloodied children ran screaming from a dance and yoga class “like a scene from a horror movie” to escape a…
Continue ReadingUnintended consequences: How NIL in college sports has raised questions about nonprofits
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The entrance of name, image and likeness deals in college sports has raised questions about what it means to be a…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi calls for cooperation with Italy, evoking ancient ‘Silk Road’
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping called for further cooperation with Italy on Monday at a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia…
Continue ReadingTurkish official accuses Israel of targeting Erdogan after he seemed to threaten to invade over Gaza
ISTANBUL (AP) — A senior Turkish official accuses the Israeli government of trying to hide war crimes by targeting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…
Continue ReadingAustralian inquiry will hear evidence that Christian extremists killed 3 in an act of terrorism
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An expert will tell an inquiry that three Christian extremists killed two police officers and a…
Continue ReadingHigh Court judge in the UK upholds the government ban on puberty blockers
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A High Court judge has upheld the British government’s emergency ban on puberty blockers. Justice Beverley Lang…
Continue ReadingFrom the opening ceremony to DiscOlympics, Cerrone still reigns nearly 50 years on
AP Entertainment Writer PARIS (AP) — Disco might seem like a thing of the past, but legendary Frecnh artist Cerrone is bringing it into the present…
Continue ReadingParis Olympics set record for number of openly LGBTQ+ athletes, but some say progress isn’t finished
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A record number of athletes openly identifying as LGBTQ+ are competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Activist groups…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s same-store sales fall for 1st time since 2020 as tapped-out customers hold on to cash
AP Business Writer McDonald’s global same-stores fell for the first time in nearly four years in the second quarter as inflation-weary consumers…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Tennessee’s state primaries
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Candidates for federal and state legislative posts will compete for their parties’ nominations in primaries in…
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