Amazon to require some authors to disclose the use of AI material
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon.com is requiring writers who want to sell books through its e-book program to tell the…
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Judge denies Mark Meadows’ request to move his Georgia election subversion case to federal court
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge on Friday denied Mark Meadows’ request to move his Georgia election subversion case to…
Continue ReadingCalifornia lawmakers vote to limit when local election officials can count ballots by hand
By ADAM BEAM and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Friday voted to limit when local…
Continue ReadingVegas hotel operations manager accused of stealing $773K through bogus refund accounts
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former operations manager at a Las Vegas Strip resort is facing 15 felony charges alleging he siphoned more than $773,000 in…
Continue ReadingA former Texas lawman says he warned AG Ken Paxton in 2020 that he was risking indictment
By JAKE BLEIBERG and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A former Texas lawman says he told Attorney General Ken Paxton in 2020…
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Secretary of State Antony Blinken; Gov. Chris Sununu, R-N.H.; Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.; Dr. Anthony…
Continue ReadingAdditional bodycam footage is released in the death of pregnant Black mother Ta’Kiya Young
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio authorities have released additional bodycam and store…
Continue ReadingGov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders proposes carve-out of Arkansas public records law during tax cut session
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is proposing shielding a broad range of government…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Challenges from intense summer heat raise questions about Texas power grid’s reliability
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — This summer’s sweltering heat has put tremendous stress on Texas’ power grid, with the state…
Continue ReadingUN report on Ecuador links crime with poverty, faults government for not ending bonded labor
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A U.N. envoy is urging urged Ecuador’s leaders to boost enforcement of labor laws and…
Continue ReadingKentucky misses a fiscal trigger for personal income tax rate cut in 2025
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s individual income tax rate is set to remain the same in 2025 after the state…
Continue ReadingOhio state Rep. Bob Young says he’ll resign following arrests in domestic violence case
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A state lawmaker in Ohio says he’ll step down next month following a pair of arrests in less than two months in an…
Continue ReadingAlabama woman gets a year in jail for hanging racially offensive dolls on Black neighbors’ fence
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A south Alabama woman has been sentenced to a year in prison for hanging racially offensive homemade dolls on her Black…
Continue ReadingJacksonville begins funerals for Black victims of racist gunman with calls to action, warm memories
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press Funerals have begun in Florida for the three Black victims of a racist gunman who shot them down at a Jacksonville…
Continue ReadingNo charges against Maine authorities for death of handcuffed man who was hit in head with flashlight
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s attorney general has concluded there was no criminal conduct when four law…
Continue ReadingFourth man charged in connection with threats and vandalism targeting two New Hampshire journalists
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A fourth man has been charged in connection with threats and vandalism targeting two public…
Continue ReadingInfrequent inspection of fan blades led to a United jet engine breaking up in 2021, report says
WASHINGTON (AP) — An engine on a United Airlines jet broke up over Denver in 2021 because of wear and tear on a fan blade that was not adequately…
Continue ReadingOSU, WSU ask court to prevent departing Pac-12 schools from standing in way of rebuilding conference
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Oregon State and Washington State on Friday filed a complaint in Washington state court against the…
Continue ReadingFrom piñata to postage stamp, US celebrates centuries-old Hispanic tradition
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service on Friday rolled out its latest special edition postage…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court is asked to reject limits on a drug used in the most common method of abortion
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is being asked to reverse an appellate ruling that would cut off mail-order…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor signs bill to clear hurdles for student housing at Berkeley’s People’s Park
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill aimed at clearing the way for construction…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty to charges stemming from human remains trade tied to Harvard Medical School
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the theft and sale of human body parts taken from…
Continue ReadingTrump lawyers move ‘insurrection’ clause lawsuit aiming to bar him from the ballot to federal court
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have moved a lawsuit seeking to bar him from…
Continue ReadingGeorgia special grand jury report shows Graham and others spared from charges, and more new details
By MEG KINNARD and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis pursued charges against roughly half…
Continue ReadingArtists want complete control over their public exhibitions. Governments say it’s not that simple
By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — If things had gone as originally planned, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum would be launching its fall…
Continue ReadingUN report says the world is way off track to curb global warming, but offers ways to fix that
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The world is far off track on its 2015 pledge to curb global warming. A new United Nations report central to…
Continue ReadingInvestigators pinpoint house as source of explosion that killed 6 near Pittsburgh last month
PLUM, Pa. (AP) — Investigators say the location of an explosion that killed six people and destroyed three houses near Pittsburgh last month was…
Continue ReadingKroger agrees to pay up to $1.4 billion to settle opioid lawsuits
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The Kroger Co. has agreed to pay up to $1.4 billion to settle lawsuits over the toll of opioids. The supermarket…
Continue ReadingJudge orders Louisiana to remove incarcerated youths from the state’s maximum-security adult prison
By SARA CLINE and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that incarcerated youths be removed from a…
Continue ReadingChild victims are the forgotten voices of Chile during the Pinochet dictatorship from 1973 to 1990
By EVA VERGARA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — When Augusto Pinochet installed himself as Chile’s dictator in 1973, the age of…
Continue ReadingNew murder charges brought against the man accused of killing UVA football players
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Authorities have upgraded murder charges against the man accused of fatally shooting three University of Virginia…
Continue ReadingA UN envoy has made his first visit to Western Sahara. He pledged to advance the political process
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has doubled down on its pledge to revive stalled negotiations over the disputed Western Sahara in a visit…
Continue ReadingLawsuit blames Peloton for death of NYC man whose bike fell on his neck during workout
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A mother has filed a lawsuit against Peloton over the death of her son, who was killed when his…
Continue Reading2 Kentucky men exonerated in 1990s killing awarded more than $20 million
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Lawyers for two Kentucky men exonerated for a decades-old killing have settled with the city…
Continue ReadingDr. Richard Moriarty, who helped create ‘Mr. Yuk’ poison warning for kids, dies at 83
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A retired pediatrician from Pittsburgh who helped create the ‘Mr. Yuk’ poison warning for kids, has died. He was 83. The…
Continue ReadingMarc Bohan, former Dior creative director and friend to the stars, dies at age 97
By BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press Luxury fashion house Dior has confirmed that longtime former artistic director Marc Bohan has died at 97. The…
Continue ReadingWisconsin sawmill agrees to pay $191K to federal regulators after 16-year-old boy killed on the job
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin sawmill has agreed to pay about $191,000 and submit to multiple sanctions after…
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration wants more money and technology to prevent close calls between planes
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The Biden administration said Friday it will invest more money in aviation safety and consider requiring planes to…
Continue ReadingPanama to increase deportations in face of record migration through the Darien Gap
By KATHIA MARTÍNEZ Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama says it will increase deportations and infrastructure in the area of the Darien…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Abortion access has expanded but remains difficult in Mexico. How does it work now?
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The decision by Mexico’s Supreme Court ending federal criminal penalties for abortion was…
Continue ReadingCuba arrests 17 for allegedly helping recruit some of its citizens to fight for Russia in Ukraine
By CRISTIANA MESQUITA and MILEXSY DURÁN Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuban authorities have arrested 17 people in connection with what they…
Continue ReadingFeds leave future of Dakota Access pipeline’s controversial river crossing unclear in draft review
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday released its draft environmental impact statement of…
Continue ReadingRussia summons Armenia’s ambassador as ties fray and exercises with US troops approach
By The Associated Press The Russian foreign ministry has summoned the ambassador from longtime ally Armenia to protest upcoming joint military…
Continue ReadingNancy Pelosi says she’ll seek House reelection in 2024, dismissing talk of retirement at age 83
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that she will seek reelection to…
Continue ReadingRemains identified of Michigan airman who died in crash following WWII bombing raid on Japan
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — Military scientists have identified the remains of a U.S. Army airman from Michigan who died along with 10 other crew…
Continue ReadingGermany pulled off the biggest upset of its basketball existence. Hardly anyone seemed to notice
BERLIN (AP) — Germany pulled off the biggest upset of its basketball existence and hardly anyone back home seemed to notice. The Germans held on to…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia police officer surrenders on murder charges weeks after fatal shooting
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver turned himself in Friday and was charged with murder…
Continue ReadingSpaceX can’t launch its giant rocket again until fixes are made, FAA says
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says SpaceX must take a series of steps before…
Continue ReadingUS-backed Kurdish fighters say battles with tribesmen in eastern Syria that killed dozens have ended
BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S.-backed Syrian force has declared its operations in eastern Syria completed after almost two weeks of fighting with local…
Continue ReadingSevere heat and heavy storms hit New England; fallen tree kills camper in Vermont
BOSTON (AP) — The heat that has gripped much of the nation has seeped into New England, and along with it powerful thunderstorms. Police say a…
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