Leaders gather in Paris to accelerate wringing more out of every ounce of fuel
By BRITTANY PETERSON and DREW COSTLEY Associated Press As 30 environment and trade ministers, and 50 CEOs gather in Paris for the 8th international…
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The pause on student loan payments is ending. Can borrowers find room in their budgets?
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In a good month, Celina Chanthanouvong has about $200 left after rent, groceries and car…
Continue Reading Oakland Athletics move to Las Vegas in flux as Nevada Legislature adjourns
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — High-profile proposals to help build a stadium for the Oakland Athletics…
Continue Reading As conservatives target schools, LGBTQ+ kids and students of color feel less safe
By ANNIE MA, CLAUDIA LAUER and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press NOLENSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The first encounter with racism that Harmony Kennedy…
Continue Reading Protests in France as unions make last-ditch bid to resist higher retirement age
By OLEG CETINIC and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French unions are seeking to reignite resistance to President Emmanuel Macron’s…
Continue Reading Bottomless supply? Concerns of limited Canadian hydropower as U.S. seeks to decarbonize grid
By SUSAN HAIGH and WILSON RING Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An ambitious push to decarbonize Canada’s grid and the nation’s growing…
Continue Reading Pence opens presidential bid with denunciation of Trump over Jan. 6 insurrection and abortion
By JILL COLVIN and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence opened his bid for the Republican…
Continue Reading China trade tumbles in May, adding to signs economic recovery is slowing
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s exports fell 7.5% from a year earlier in May and imports were down 4.5%, adding to…
Continue Reading Missing Mount Rainier climber’s body found in crevasse; he was celebrating 80th birthday
MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. (AP) — Search crews on Mount Rainier have found and recovered the body of a man matching the description of an…
Continue Reading Senior US, Chinese diplomats hold ‘candid’ talks to avoid escalation of tensions
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Senior diplomats from China and the United States have held “candid and productive”…
Continue Reading Florida grand jury involved in Trump documents probe by Justice Dept., AP source says
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are using a grand jury in Florida as part of their investigation into the…
Continue Reading Millions breathing hazardous air as smoke from Canadian wildfires streams south over US
By JENNIFER PELTZ and ROB GILLIES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest on…
Continue Reading Fiji reconsiders security ties with China amid Pacific tensions
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Fiji’s leader indicated his nation is reconsidering its security ties with China at…
Continue Reading Rapidly growing Denver picks Mike Johnston as new mayor amid mounting big-city problems
DENVER (AP) — Mike Johnston is on his way to becoming Denver’s new mayor. The former state senator had nearly 11,000 more votes than opponent…
Continue Reading Ukrainians make desperate escape from floods after dam collapse as shelling echoes overhead
By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — As shelling from Russia’s war on Ukraine echoed overhead, dozens of evacuees on an…
Continue Reading Racist message, dead raccoon left for Oregon mayor, Black city council member
REDMOND, Ore. (AP) — Someone left a dead raccoon and a sign with “intimidating language” that mentioned a Black city councilor outside the law…
Continue Reading 2 dead in shooting after high school graduation ceremony in Virginia capital
By SARAH RANKIN and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Seven people were shot, two fatally, when gunfire rang out Tuesday outside…
Continue Reading 8 young workers at drug cartel call center killed, bodies placed in bags
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — As many as eight young workers were confirmed dead Tuesday in Mexico after they apparently…
Continue Reading Drug treatment, wildfire response and new jobs: Oregon Democrats cite bills at risk amid GOP walkout
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Democratic lawmakers stood at state Capitol and implored boycotting Republican senators…
Continue Reading Mexico’s foreign minister plans to step down to pursue presidential bid
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard will resign his position next week to dedicate himself to seeking the…
Continue Reading Wife of slain man says police didn’t respond to her 911 report that he had been taken hostage
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A woman who received a desperate text from her husband indicating he had been taken hostage said…
Continue Reading Wheat prices jump following collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine
By COURTNEY BONNELL and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The collapse of a major dam in southern Ukraine sent global…
Continue Reading Defense lawyers ask judge to rule in their favor in lawsuit involving fatal police shooting
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Attorneys for Delaware’s largest county and three police officers are asking a federal…
Continue Reading House conservatives block GOP bills, voice frustration in response to last week’s debt ceiling vote
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House conservatives staged a mini-revolt Tuesday in retaliation for Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s…
Continue Reading PGA Tour commissioner has ‘heated’ meeting with players after LIV Golf merger
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan spent more than an hour explaining to players Tuesday afternoon why he changed his…
Continue Reading PGA Tour and Europe join forces with Saudi’s LIV Golf. Here’s what you need to know
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The announcement was so shocking that not even PGA Tour players knew what was coming. The tour was fighting the…
Continue Reading Giuliani denies claims he coerced woman to have sex, says she’s trying to stir ‘media frenzy’
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani says a woman’s lawsuit alleging he coerced her into…
Continue Reading Virginia jet crash victims remembered: “I could not love a human being more”
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — One passenger was a caretaker from Jamaica known for her generous portions of…
Continue Reading Peruvian judge affirms extradition to US of chief suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian judge has affirmed this week’s planned extradition to the U.S. of the main suspect in the unsolved 2005…
Continue Reading Activist pleads guilty to federal charge in 2020 Philadelphia protest
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A well-known west Philadelphia activist has pleaded guilty to a felony over his actions during 2020 protests following the…
Continue Reading Just keep swimming: SoCal study shows sharks, humans can share ocean peacefully
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — You’re gonna need a bigger … drone. That’s right, “Jaws” fans.…
Continue Reading Protesters call for arrest of white woman who fatally shot Black neighbor
By CURT ANDERSON and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities came under pressure Tuesday to arrest and charge a white woman…
Continue Reading Prince Harry’s drug use cited in push to release visa records by conservative US group
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative American think tank says the past drug use that Prince Harry detailed in…
Continue Reading Judge rejects attempt to block new Washington state gun restrictions
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request to block a new Washington state law banning the sale…
Continue Reading Abortion providers sue Kansas over new medication rule, longstanding waiting period
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion providers have sued Kansas over what they are required to tell patients before a…
Continue Reading New Jersey utilities float solar panels on reservoir, powering water treatment plant
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press MILLBURN, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s Canoe Brook Water Treatment plant produces 14 millions gallons of drinking…
Continue Reading Black man shot in the mouth by Mississippi deputy to file federal civil rights lawsuit
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two men — one of whom was shot in the mouth by a law enforcement…
Continue Reading EU member Slovenia overwhelmingly defeats Moscow ally Belarus for a seat on the UN Security Council
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — In an election that reflected strong global opposition to Russia’s war against…
Continue Reading Michigan lawmakers renew effort to give sex abuse victims more time to sue
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers are scheduled to introduce bipartisan legislation that would give…
Continue Reading Chesapeake Bay report cites environmental justice disparities
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A report on the Chesapeake Bay has found strong disparities between communities in different…
Continue Reading Browns defensive players robbed of jewelry, vehicle by masked men in downtown stickup
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski expressed relief that two of his defensive players were…
Continue Reading Canada wildfires are leading to air-quality alerts in US. Here’s how to stay safe
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the…
Continue Reading Detroit clerk who locked door before customers were shot will face trial
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge on Tuesday ordered a Detroit gas station clerk to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter,…
Continue Reading Police: Fentanyl found in Waikiki hotel room, 2 men dead after suspected mass overdose
HONOLULU (AP) — Two people are dead in what officials believe was a mass fentanyl overdose involving five peple in a hotel room in Hawaii’s…
Continue Reading 5 things to know from Prince Harry’s day in court
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It was a rare sight — a senior British royal testifying in a court of law. What Prince Harry said,…
Continue Reading New Jersey Oath Keeper who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 pleads guilty to felony charge
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A member of the Oath Keepers extremist group from New Jersey who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and…
Continue Reading US judge blocks Florida ban on trans minor care in narrow ruling, says ‘gender identity is real’
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Saying gender identity is real, a federal judge temporarily blocked portions of a…
Continue Reading Bluesky, championed by Jack Dorsey, was supposed to be Twitter 2.0. Can it succeed?
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Bluesky, the internet’s hottest members-only spot at the moment, feels a bit like an exclusive club,…
Continue Reading US weighs in on Roger Waters antisemitism debate, says artist has long history of denigrating Jews
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is weighing in on the controversy over Pink Floyd co-founder Roger…
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PGA Tour, Europe to merge with Saudis and end LIV Golf feud
(AP)- The PGA Tour ended its expensive fight with Saudi Arabia’s golf venture and now is joining forces with it, making a stunning announcement…
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