UN urges Afghanistan’s Taliban to reverse bans on women
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution calling on…
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West Virginia Gov. Justice running for Manchin’s Senate seat
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice says he’s running for Democrat Joe Manchin’s…
Continue Reading Rep. Zooey Zephyr’s town feels divide from rest of Montana
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press MISSOULA, Montana (AP) — In the college town of Missoula, pride flags are as common a sight as the peaks of…
Continue Reading Suspect in fatal Hawaii cockfight shooting pleads not guilty
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A man accused of firing into a large crowd at a Hawaii cockfight during a shooting that…
Continue Reading Pence testifies before election probe grand jury: AP source
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence testified Thursday before a federal grand jury investigating…
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Hosmer, Velázquez, Swanson hit HRs, Cubs beat Padres 5-2
By SCOTT HELD Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Eric Hosmer and Nelson Velázquez hit back-to-back homers and Dansby Swanson added his first of the…
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US cigarette smoking rate falls to historic low, but e-cigarette use keeps climbing
Originally Published: 27 APR 23 16:27 ET By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The percentage of adults who smoked cigarettes in…
Continue Reading4 Pennsylvania men charged after Black Lehigh University student was allegedly assaulted and called a racial slur
By Zenebou Sylla, CNN Four Pennsylvania men have been arrested and charged after a Black Lehigh University student was allegedly called a racial…
Continue Reading Latest push to revive Equal Rights Amendment fails in Senate
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a Democratic measure to revive the Equal Rights…
Continue Reading Robots run the show as Swiss radio tests AI voices for a day
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Listeners of an offbeat Swiss public radio station have been repeatedly given the message: Today’s…
Continue Reading 2nd Mississippi jail escapee found; arrested near Houston
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities in Mississippi say a man who escaped from jail last weekend and fled to Texas after allegedly stealing a public…
Continue Reading ‘Jackass’ star Bam Margera in court, denies hitting brother
KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — “Jackass” star Bam Margera surrendered to Pennsylvania State Police on Thursday morning for allegedly punching his…
Continue Reading Environmentalists denounce Nevada U.S. senator’s mining bill
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Democrat who’s the heir apparent to the late Sen. Harry Reid’s role as chief…
Continue Reading Environmentalists denounce Nevada U.S. senator’s mining bill
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Democrat who’s the heir apparent to the late Sen. Harry Reid’s role as chief…
Continue ReadingDEA chief grilled over probe into no-bid contracts, hiring
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press Lawmakers grilled U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration chief Anne Milgram on Thursday over…
Continue Reading Clippers: Leonard has meniscus tear, will be ready next year
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard has a meniscus tear in his right knee, although his…
Continue ReadingTrain derailment in Wisconsin sends 2 containers into the Mississippi River, operator says
By Michelle Watson and Sharif Paget, CNN A train derailment in southwestern Wisconsin on Thursday sent two derailed containers into the Mississippi…
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Ocean census aims to discover 100,000 previously unknown marine species
Originally Published: 27 APR 23 14:09 ET Updated: 27 APR 23 15:03 ET By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Researchers have embarked on…
Continue Reading Keller Ks 10, tying career high; Pirates top Dodgers 6-2
By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Keller struck out 10, matching his career high, in six innings for the Pittsburgh Pirates in…
Continue Reading California passes first-in-nation emission rules for trains to cut greenhouses gases, improve air quality
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California passes first-in-nation emission rules for trains to cut greenhouses gases, improve air…
Continue Reading NATO: Ukraine allies sent 1,550 combat vehicles, 230 tanks
By DAVID RISING and LORNE COOK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO’s head says the military alliance’s members and its partner…
Continue Reading Police say man continued date after fatal shooting over $40
JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man has been accused by authorities of pausing his dinner date to fatally shoot an…
Continue Reading Concerned about North Korea, South’s Yoon seeks more US help
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has used a joint address to Congress…
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Authorities find 8 bodies in Mexican resort of Cancun
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in the Mexican resort of Cancun said Tuesday they are trying to identify eight bodies found dumped in the Caribbean…
Continue ReadingTransgender health care restrictions hit roadblocks in 3 states as gender-affirming care becomes marquee issue for state GOP leaders
By Dakin Andone, CNN Proposed restrictions on gender-affirming care faced new hurdles in Kansas, Missouri and Tennessee this week, as health care for…
Continue Reading ‘Blood on your hands’: Montana lawmaker’s words not unusual
By PAUL J. WEBER and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The swift punishment brought down on Zooey Zephyr, a transgender…
Continue Reading White woman whose claim caused Emmett Till murder has died
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of whistling at her —…
Continue Reading Zoonomia: Genetic research reveals all we share with animals
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer By comparing the genetic blueprints of an array of animals, scientists are gaining new insights into our own species…
Continue Reading Pirates star Dick Groat, who also played in NBA, dies at 92
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Before Bo Jackson knew everything, before Deion Sanders introduced Prime Time, there was Dick…
Continue Reading Notre Dame transfer QB Buchner commits to Alabama and Rees
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Notre Dame transfer quarterback Tyler Buchner committed on Thursday to Alabama, where he will be…
Continue Reading Nate Diaz surrenders after brawl; lawyer says self-defense
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Mixed martial arts fighter Nate Diaz turned himself in to police in New Orleans on Thursday to face a battery charge arising…
Continue Reading Washington state shields people seeking abortion, trans care
By LISA BAUMANN and MANUEL VALDES Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state has enacted legal protections for people who travel there…
Continue Reading Earth in hot water? Worries over sudden ocean warming spike
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The world’s oceans have suddenly spiked much hotter and well above record levels in the last few weeks,…
Continue Reading Pandemic sent high school sex to new low, survey finds
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The first years of the pandemic saw a huge decline in high school students having sex, according…
Continue Reading Jerry Springer, politician turned TV ringmaster, dies at 79
By DAN SEWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring…
Continue Reading Berlin’s first conservative mayor in 22 years takes office
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin’s first conservative mayor in 22 years has taken office following a state election in which he capitalized on discontent in…
Continue ReadingWoman whose accusation led to the lynching of Emmett Till has died at 88, coroner says
By Dianne Gallagher, Sara Smart and Emma Tucker, CNN Carolyn Bryant Donham, the White woman whose accusation led to the 1955 lynching of Black teen…
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Jerry Springer, politician-turned-TV ringmaster, dies at 79
CINCINNATI (AP) — Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional…
Continue Reading Joe Torre wins Baseball Digest lifetime achievement award
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Torre has won the third Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Baseball Digest. A star…
Continue Reading Suit over Texas woman’s jail death settles for $7 million
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A lawyer says a for-profit company that ran a Texas jail along with other defendants has agreed to…
Continue Reading Trump lawyer questions E. Jean Carroll at rape lawsuit trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyer sought Thursday to pick apart a decades-old…
Continue Reading Greece to allow pets into more than 120 archaeological sites
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s culture ministry says pets will soon be allowed into more than 120 archaeological sites across the country,…
Continue Reading EU team presses on with probe of Lebanon Central Bank chief
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A European judicial team is pressing on with its corruption probe of Lebanon’s embattled Central…
Continue Reading Iran navy seizes tanker near Oman that was on way to Houston
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s navy seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of…
Continue Reading Pakistani lawmakers back PM in confidence vote in Parliament
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Lawmakers from Pakistan’s ruling party have overwhelmingly backed Prime Minister Shahbaz…
Continue Reading Kansas legislators impose sweeping anti-trans bathroom law
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas have enacted what may be the most sweeping transgender…
Continue Reading Gap cuts 1,800 corporate jobs amid sales slump
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Gap is laying off 1,800 corporate workers, roughly three time the number of…
Continue Reading Iran navy seizes tanker near Oman that was on way to Houston
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s navy seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of…
Continue Reading Nebraska lawmakers to begin 2nd round of debate on abortion
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers are set to begin a second round of debate on a bill that would ban…
Continue Reading Dolly Parton to rock out at Academy of Country Music Awards
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Country superstar and newly minted Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Dolly…
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