Virginia joins other states with effort to restrict cellphones in schools
Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia has joined a growing number of states that are pushing for cellphone restrictions in public…
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Milk, eggs and now bullets for sale in handful of US grocery stores with ammo vending machines
Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A company has installed vending machines that sell ammunition in grocery stores in Alabama, Oklahoma, and…
Continue ReadingNATO allies commit to sending dozens of air defense systems to Ukraine, including four Patriots
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and an array of other NATO allies will send Ukraine dozens of air defense systems in the coming months,…
Continue ReadingHaitian prime minister tours Port au Prince hospital after police take back from gang control
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s newly selected Prime Minister Garry Conille and Haiti’s police chief visited the…
Continue ReadingBob Dylan is giving fans a chance to relive his 1974 tour with the Band on a staggering 27-disc set
NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Dylan fans who want to relive his memorable 1974 concert tour with The Band will soon have the opportunity to own most of it.…
Continue ReadingGypsy Rose Blanchard pregnant soon after release from prison for conspiring to kill abusive mother
Associated Press Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who recruited her former boyfriend to kill her mother after years of being forced to pretend she was gravely…
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NHTSA launches recall query into 94,000 Jeep Wranglers as loss of motive power complaints continue
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government’s auto safety agency is investigating a potential “loss of motive power” in more…
Continue ReadingIran encourages Gaza war protests in US to stoke outrage and distrust, intelligence chief says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Iranian government is covertly encouraging American protests over Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza…
Continue ReadingWisconsin judge rejects attempt to revive recall targeting top GOP lawmaker
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday rejected an attempt to revive the recall effort targeting the longest-serving Wisconsin…
Continue ReadingHouse backs bills to roll back energy efficiency standards for refrigerators, dishwashers
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have approved two bills rolling back Energy Department efficiency standards for home…
Continue ReadingArch Manning says he’s in EA Sports College Football 25 after reports he opted out of the video game
Texas backup quarterback Arch Manning has announced his likeness will be used in EA Sports College Football 25 following reports he had declined the…
Continue ReadingViews toward China diverge between rich and middle-income nations, Pew report shows
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New poll data released by the Pew Research Center show that global views towards China appear to be divided…
Continue ReadingWADA made reasonable decision in China doping case despite doubts of its own scientist, probe says
AP National Writer An investigator backed the World Anti-Doping Agency’s handling of a doping case involving 23 Chinese swimmers, while also…
Continue ReadingMore details released in autopsy for gunman who shot and killed four officers in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — More details on the death of the gunman who shot and killed four law enforcement officers during a Charlotte, North…
Continue ReadingEnvironmental groups, Florida regulators settle lawsuit over massive 2021 leak of polluted waters
Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Environmental groups and Florida regulators have settled a lawsuit over the 2021 leak of millions of…
Continue ReadingBiden’s low-profile doctor has been thrust into the spotlight after the president’s debate disaster
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Few outside the White House would know Kevin O’Connor, President Joe Biden’s doctor. O’Connor…
Continue ReadingWith Tiger Woods’ approval, Keegan Bradley locks in Ryder Cup captaincy — perhaps even as a player
AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Keegan Bradley was just as shocked as anyone when Zach Johnson told him he’d been selected as the 2025 U.S.…
Continue ReadingBiden’s support on Capitol Hill grimly uncertain. A seventh Democrat says he should drop out
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The mood on Capitol Hill turned grimly uncertain Tuesday as Democrats wrestled over President Joe Biden’s…
Continue ReadingSpain’s 16-year-old Lamine Yamal becomes youngest-ever scorer at European Championship
AP Sports Writer MUNICH (AP) — Lamine Yamal became the youngest player ever to score at the European Championship when the 16-year-old netted a…
Continue ReadingCase against Army veteran charged with killing a homeless man in Memphis, Tennessee, moves forward
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A security guard and a police investigator say a U.S. Army veteran who served in the war in Afghanistan…
Continue ReadingEx-French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy charged with witness tampering in husband’s campaign case
Associated Press LYON, France (AP) — Former supermodel and French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has been given preliminary charges for involvement…
Continue ReadingNew Hampshire Air National Guard commander killed in hit-and-run crash
ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The commander of the New Hampshire Air National Guard has died in a hit-and-run crash. Police say Brig. Gen. John Pogorek…
Continue ReadingDrunken driver who snapped photo going 141 mph before deadly collision imprisoned for 17 years
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A drunken driver who snapped a photo showing he was speeding at 141 mph before a deadly crash in England has been…
Continue ReadingChaos and horror at a Kyiv hospital as the city is hit with heaviest bombardment in months
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The sky was crystal clear as Oksana Femeniuk took her daughter to Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital…
Continue ReadingFormer guards and inmate families urge lawmakers to fix Wisconsin prisons
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former prison guards in Wisconsin and family members of people incarcerated there are urging lawmakers fix…
Continue ReadingTwo France rugby players arrested in Argentina for alleged sexual assault
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Two France rugby players have been arrested in Argentina on sexual assault allegations. Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou…
Continue ReadingWisconsin elections officials to discuss absentee ballot drop box rules after ruling
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s elections administrator says the state elections commission will meet this week to discuss…
Continue ReadingJohn Force moved to California rehab center. Celebrates daughter’s birthday with ice cream
AP Auto Racing Writer John Force has left a Virginia hospital to move to a rehabilitation center closer to his home in California and the NHRA great…
Continue ReadingIn a diplomatic quirk, Russia chairs a UN meeting decrying its strike on a Ukraine kids’ hospital
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Security Council members are confronting Russia over a missile strike that destroyed part of…
Continue ReadingUS-built pier will be put back in Gaza for several days to move aid, then permanently removed
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The pier built by the U.S. military to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza will be reinstalled Wednesday to be used…
Continue ReadingNikki Haley releases her delegates so they can back Donald Trump at the RNC next week
Associated Press CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley is releasing the delegates she won during this year’s Republican primary so that they’re free…
Continue ReadingA Japanese climber’s body is found in Pakistan who died a week ago after scaling a mountain
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials in Pakistan say volunteers have found the body of a Japanese climber who died while trying to…
Continue ReadingDonna Vekic nearly quit tennis but now she’s in Wimbledon’s semifinals and will face Jasmine Paolini
AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Donna Vekic had thought a couple of times about quitting tennis, like when she struggled to get back to her best…
Continue ReadingGeorgia slave descendants submit signatures to fight zoning changes they say threaten their homes
DARIEN, Ga. (AP) — Residents of one of the South’s last Gullah-Geechee communities of Black slave descendants have submitted signatures in hopes…
Continue ReadingJoe Bonsall, celebrated tenor in the country and gospel group the Oak Ridge Boys, dies at 76
Associated Press Joe Bonsall, Grammy award winner and celebrated tenor of the country and gospel group the Oak Ridge Boys, died Tuesday. He was 76.…
Continue ReadingTehran police close Turkish Airlines office after its employees defy Iran’s headscarf law
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Police have shut down the Turkish Airlines office in the Iranian capital after female employees there…
Continue ReadingMexico’s efforts to seize US-bound fentanyl drop sharply, while seizures of meth soar
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Even as Mexican-made fentanyl continues to flood into the United States, Mexico’s efforts to seize the drug have declined…
Continue ReadingPair of giant pandas from China acclimating to new home at San Diego Zoo
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two giant pandas sent from China to the San Diego Zoo last month are acclimating well to their new home, the San Diego Zoo…
Continue ReadingAppeals court orders release of woman whose murder conviction was reversed after 43 years in prison
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An appellate court has ordered the release of a Missouri woman whose murder conviction was overturned…
Continue ReadingZelenskyy says the world cannot wait until the US election in November to take action to repel Putin
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that decisive action must be taken before the U.S.…
Continue ReadingUkraine opens DC weapons office and Europe bolsters defense spending as November US election looms
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO countries are moving to shore up their weapons production capabilities as a hedge against the November…
Continue ReadingLawyer calls social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother serial tax evaders
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — English police accuse social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother of being serial tax evaders in a civil…
Continue ReadingTarget will stop accepting personal checks next week. Are the days of the payment method numbered?
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Target will no longer accept personal checks from shoppers as of July 15, another sign of how a once ubiquitous…
Continue ReadingDelta and an airline that doesn’t fly yet say they’ll run flights between the US and Saudi Arabia
Delta Air Lines said Tuesday it has entered into a partnership with startup Riyadh Air with the goal of operating flights between the United States…
Continue ReadingUS disrupts Russian government-backed disinformation campaign that relied on AI technology
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian internet propaganda campaign backed by the Kremlin that spread disinformation in the United States and…
Continue ReadingKey senators reach agreement on spending levels for next year, setting up clash with House
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate will pursue a spending increase next year of about 3.4% for defense and 2.7% increase for non-defense…
Continue ReadingThe Camino, a Catholic pilgrimage, increasingly draws the spiritual but not religious
Religion News Service (RNS) — In her early 30s, Rachael Sanborn found herself in a bad relationship and dreaming of an escape to the Camino de…
Continue ReadingDaniil Medvedev beats Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon and faces defending champ Carlos Alcaraz next
AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Jannik Sinner felt ill. He was dizzy. Hadn’t slept well the night before. Wimbledon’s top-seeded man,…
Continue ReadingIran’s Revolutionary Guard has dismantled an armed group, says state TV
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says the powerful Revolutionary Guard forces have dismantled a group of armed bandits in the northwest of…
Continue ReadingA New Jersey Democratic power broker pleads not guilty to state racketeering charges
Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Democratic power broker charged with racketeering by the state attorney general has pleaded…
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