Cutting food waste would lower emissions, but so far only one state has done it
Associated Press Kay Masterson has always wanted to make her Boston-area restaurant more sustainable, partnering with an organic farm to get some…
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Gavin Creel, Tony Award winner and musical Broadway veteran, dies at 48
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gavin Creel, a Broadway musical theater veteran who won a Tony Award for “Hello, Dolly!” opposite Bette…
Continue ReadingA man is convicted in the killing of noted Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A judge has convicted a man of obstructing the investigation into the assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle…
Continue ReadingMajor League Baseball scraps criticized All-Star Game uniforms and goes back to team jerseys
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is going back to using primary team uniforms for the All-Star Game, scrapping criticized special jerseys used…
Continue ReadingBalenciaga upturns luxury in Paris as McCartney puts on high-octane fashion with playful, eco twist
AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Stella McCartney’s high-octane Paris show transformed an ordinary rainy market street into a dazzling runway…
Continue ReadingA Cambodian reporter who investigated online scam centers has been arrested
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian freelance reporter noted for his bold investigative reporting in a country with limited…
Continue ReadingWisconsin city replaces ballot drop box after mayor carted it away
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An absentee ballot drop box that the mayor of a central Wisconsin city removed a week ago is back in place.…
Continue ReadingBiden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday it is making asylum restrictions at the southern border even tougher, as…
Continue ReadingOregon DMV waited weeks to tell elections officials about voter registration error
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon transportation authorities waited weeks to tell elections officials about an error that registered over 1,200 people to…
Continue ReadingCalifornia expands access to in vitro fertilization with new law requiring insurers to cover it
CalMatters Having a baby via in vitro fertilization is about to become more accessible for many Californians after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law…
Continue ReadingCincinnati Opera postpones Afrofuturist-themed `Lalovavi’ by a year to the summer of 2026
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Opera has postponed the premiere of the Afrofuturist-themed “Lalovavi” by one year to the summer of 2026. The…
Continue ReadingMichigan voter who was registered but denied a ballot settles lawsuit for $20,000
HOLTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A community in western Michigan has agreed to a $20,000 settlement in a lawsuit by a woman who was turned away from…
Continue ReadingDrake Hogestyn, ‘Days of Our Lives’ star, dies at 70
Drake Hogestyn, the “Days of Our Lives” star who appeared on the show for 38 years, died Saturday, his family confirmed. He was 70. The actor was…
Continue ReadingDrake Hogestyn, ‘Days of Our Lives’ star, dies at 70
Drake Hogestyn, the “Days of Our Lives” star who appeared on the show for 38 years, died Saturday, his family confirmed. He was 70. The actor was…
Continue ReadingEpic Games sues Google and Samsung over phone settings, accusing them of violating antitrust laws
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Video game maker Epic Games sued Google and Samsung on Monday, accusing the tech companies of coordinating…
Continue ReadingMother of Egyptian activist starts hunger strike to call for his release
LONDON (AP) — The mother of a prominent Egyptian rights activist has said that she has started a hunger strike to pressure authorities to release…
Continue ReadingPurdue fires offensive coordinator Harrell and tabs analyst Simmons to call plays
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Coach Ryan Walters hired Graham Harrell to put his stamp on Purdue’s trademark offense. He lasted just 16 games…
Continue ReadingFed Chair Powell says the US economy is in ‘solid shape’ with gradual rate cuts coming
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that more rate cuts are in the pipeline, though their size…
Continue ReadingDodgers home run star Shohei Ohtani tops MLB jersey sales for 2nd straight season
NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani topped Major League Baseball jersey sales for the second straight season while becoming the first player to reach 50…
Continue ReadingBrewers’ Chourio and Padres’ Merrill head impressive list of rookies in postseason
AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers rookie Jackson Chourio is looking forward to more champagne-soaked clubhouse celebrations, even…
Continue ReadingDockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and…
Continue ReadingA soldier and a police officer are among 4 men sentenced to life in prison for gang rape
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Four Tanzanian men, including a soldier and a police officer, have been sentenced to life in prison for gang raping an…
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Giants legend Buster Posey taking over as President of Baseball Operations after team fires Farhan Zaidi
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KION-TV) — The San Francisco Giants announced they’ve parted ways with President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi and…
Continue ReadingNHTSA: Cruise to pay $1.5M penalty after failing to fully report crash involving pedestrian
AP Business Writer General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle division will pay a $1.5 million penalty after the unit failed to fully report a crash…
Continue ReadingNHTSA: Cruise to pay $1.5M penalty after failing to fully report crash involving pedestrian
AP Business Writer General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle division will pay a $1.5 million penalty after the unit failed to fully report a crash…
Continue ReadingMan is sentenced to 35 years for shooting 2 Jewish men as they left Los Angeles synagogues
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man was sentenced Monday to 35 years in prison for shooting and wounding two Jewish men as they left synagogues in…
Continue ReadingMan is sentenced to 35 years for shooting 2 Jewish men as they left Los Angeles synagogues
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man was sentenced Monday to 35 years in prison for shooting and wounding two Jewish men as they left synagogues in…
Continue ReadingJudge in Alaska sets aside critical habitat designation for threatened bearded, ringed seals
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A judge in Alaska has set aside a federal agency’s action designating an area the size of Texas as critical habitat for…
Continue ReadingHunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the capital and beyond
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Nearly 6,000 people in Haiti are starving, with nearly half the country’s population of more…
Continue ReadingTop Hamas commander killed in Lebanon was UNRWA employee placed on administrative leave
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says the top Hamas commander killed in Lebanon was one of its employees but…
Continue ReadingThe US is sending a few thousand more troops to the Middle East to boost security
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is sending a “few thousand” troops to the Middle East to bolster security and to defend Israel if…
Continue ReadingWNBA teams allowed to protect up to six players for upcoming expansion draft for Golden State
AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA will have its first expansion draft in 16 years in December as the Golden State Valkyries start to…
Continue ReadingA Black man says a trucking company fired him because he couldn’t cut off his dreadlocks
Associated Press A Black man alleges in a lawsuit that an Iowa trucking company fired him as a driver because he wouldn’t cut off his dreadlocks.…
Continue Reading3 ex-officers did not testify at their trial in Tyre Nichols’ death
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Lawyers for three former Memphis officers have rested their cases without calling them to testify in their…
Continue ReadingGiants hire former catcher Buster Posey as president of baseball operations, replacing Farhan Zaidi
AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have hired former All-Star catcher Buster Posey as president of baseball…
Continue ReadingGiants hire former catcher Buster Posey as president of baseball operations, replacing Farhan Zaidi
AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have hired former All-Star catcher Buster Posey as president of baseball…
Continue ReadingAfter CalMatters investigation, Newsom signs law to shed light on maternity ward closures
CalMatters In the face of rapidly disappearing maternity care, Gov. Gavin Newsom this weekend vetoed a bill that was meant to slow closures of labor…
Continue Reading‘Sing Sing’ actor exonerated of murder after nearly 24 years in prison
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A criminal justice reform advocate featured in the movie “Sing Sing” has been exonerated in the 1998 killing…
Continue ReadingBelarusian authorities pressure pardoned political prisoners, rights groups say
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian human rights activists have accused the authorities of pressuring political prisoners pardoned…
Continue ReadingAppeal delays $600 million class action settlement payments in fiery Ohio derailment
Associated Press Settlement checks related to Norfolk Southern’s disastrous 2023 derailment could be delayed up to two years now because an appeal…
Continue ReadingUN extends Kenya-led force to tackle gangs in Haiti, but sidelines call for UN peacekeepers
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force…
Continue ReadingReaction to the death of Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo
Reaction to the death of Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, who died Monday from brain cancer. He was 58. ___ “I am deeply saddened to hear…
Continue ReadingBiden says Olympians represented ‘the very best of America’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring the U.S. the “greatest sports nation in the history of the world,” President Joe Biden welcomed…
Continue ReadingDikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer
AP Basketball Writer Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global…
Continue ReadingMan accused of attempting to assassinate Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A man who authorities say spent 12 hours camped outside Donald Trump’s golf course before Secret…
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Is Verizon down? Users reports phone, text outage as company confirms ‘issue’
(KTVU) – Verizon users across the country were reporting a widespread outage Monday morning. DownDetector.com, which monitors online complaints about…
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Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer
(AP) – Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the…
Continue Reading81-year-old South Korean falls short in a bid to become oldest Miss Universe contestant
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An 81-year-old South Korean fashion model fell short in her bid to become the oldest Miss Universe contestant. She…
Continue ReadingEuropean far right celebrates Austrian election win. But Austria’s political future is uncertain
Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — European far-right and nationalist parties are celebrating the far-right Freedom Party’s win in Austria’s…
Continue ReadingVoters in Northern California county to vote on whether to allow large-scale farms
Associated Press PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) — In a stretch of Northern California known for scenic shorelines and celebrated vineyards, hundreds of…
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