Father of NFL cornerback Caleb Farley killed in explosion at North Carolina home
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, STEVE REED and TERESA M. WALKER Associated Press MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The father of Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb…
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Ex-New York police chief who once led Gilgo Beach probe charged with soliciting sex in park
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former suburban New York police chief who once led the Gilgo Beach…
Continue ReadingNew president of Ohio State will be Walter ‘Ted’ Carter Jr., a higher education and military leader
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The head of Nebraska’s university system will be the new president of Ohio State…
Continue ReadingSpotless arrival: Rare giraffe without coat pattern is born at Tennessee zoo
By REBECCA REYNOLDS Associated Press A giraffe without spots at a Tennessee zoo may be plain, but she’s definitely not ordinary. The female…
Continue ReadingMacKenzie Scott gave 24 nonprofits $146 million in the first half of 2023
By MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy MacKenzie Scott’s quest to give the bulk of her wealth to charity…
Continue ReadingConditions are too dangerous to recover bodies of 2 men killed in Alaska plane crash, officials say
DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska (AP) — Officials at Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve said recovering the bodies of two men…
Continue ReadingIBM is selling The Weather Company assets to private equity firm Francisco Partners
NEW YORK (AP) — IBM is selling assets of The Weather Company — including Weather.com and The Weather Channel mobile app — to private equity…
Continue ReadingA Pennsylvania court says state police can’t hide how it monitors social media
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court handed civil liberties advocates a victory, ruling that…
Continue ReadingState Department renews ban on use of US passports for travel to North Korea
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is extending for another year a ban on the use of U.S. passports for…
Continue ReadingPoland’s leader says Russia’s moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, shifting regional security
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s President Andrzej Duda confirms that Russia has begun shifting some short-range nuclear weapons to neighboring…
Continue ReadingDeputy wounded in South Carolina capital county’s 96th shooting into a home this year
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say bullets have ripped into homes at least 96 times this year in South…
Continue ReadingBiden to attend next month’s G-20 summit in New Delhi, while Harris will head to Jakarta for ASEAN
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will attend next month’s Group of 20 summit in New Delhi, India. Biden’s…
Continue ReadingAn Ohio school bus overturns after crash with minivan, leaving 1 child dead and 23 injured
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a school bus full of children overturned after a crash with a minivan in Ohio, killing one child and…
Continue ReadingJames Harden fined $100,000 for public comments about status with 76ers
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has fined Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden $100,000 for public comments he made about his status with the team. Harden…
Continue ReadingMexican army says drug cartels are increasing their use of roadside bombs
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army says drug cartels have increased their use of roadside bombs or improvised explosive devices this year.…
Continue ReadingPuerto Rico police investigate deaths of 35 cats at horse racing complex
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in Puerto Rico are investigating the deaths of 35 cats at a horse racing facility. Authorities said Tuesday…
Continue ReadingCorrectional officer at St. Louis jail freed after being held hostage by inmates
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police say a St. Louis jail guard is now free after being abducted by inmates. The correctional officer was abducted just after 6…
Continue ReadingMaluma has a new alter ego. Meet Don Juan, also the title of the Colombian superstar’s new album
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — On New Year’s Eve, Colombian superstar Maluma bid farewell to his musical alter ego Papi…
Continue ReadingA failed lunar mission dents Russian pride and reflects deeper problems with Moscow’s space industry
By The Associated Press An ambitious but failed attempt by Russia to return to the moon after nearly half a century has exposed the massive…
Continue Reading1-year-old dies in hot day care van as scorching weather hits central US
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Scorching weather hitting nearly 100 million people across a huge swath of the U.S. has…
Continue ReadingNYC man convicted of attempted murder for terrorizing Black Lives Matter activists with bladed glove
By KAREN MATTHEWS and JULIE WALKER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man who menaced Black Lives Matter protesters wearing a glove…
Continue ReadingFruit grower who opposes same-sex marriage wins ruling over access to public market
By ED WHITE Associated Press A Michigan fruit grower who opposes same-sex marriage has won a key decision in a religious liberty lawsuit against East…
Continue ReadingMaxine Hong Kingston, bell hooks among those honored by Ishmael Reed’s Before Columbus Foundation
NEW YORK (AP) — Maxine Hong Kingston, Darryl Pinckney and the late bell hooks were among the authors honored this year by the Before Columbus…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Harold makes landfall in South Texas, bringing welcome rain and cooler temperatures
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Thousands of homes and businesses in the South Texas city of Corpus Christi are without…
Continue ReadingEU climate czar Timmermans switches jobs to lead center-left in Dutch elections
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s climate chief will lead a broad center-left coalition of social democrats and greens going into the Dutch…
Continue ReadingNo harmful levels of PCBs found at Wyoming nuclear missile base as Air Force investigates cancers
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force says no harmful levels of carcinogenic PCBs were found inside the launch facilities…
Continue ReadingHave home prices bottomed? While low housing inventory stymies sales, bidding wars prop up prices
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — While sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell again last month, the national median home…
Continue ReadingJailed Sam Bankman-Fried can’t prepare for trial without vegan diet and adequate meds, lawyers say
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried can’t adequately prepare for trial in six weeks while in jail…
Continue ReadingRays’ Wander Franco moved to administrative leave while MLB, Dominican authorities investigate
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK. (AP) — Wander Franco has been placed on administrative leave indefinitely by Major League Baseball…
Continue ReadingUS Coast Guard rescues man who was stranded for 3 days on an island in the Bahamas
MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says it rescued a 64-year-old man whose sailboat became disabled and who spent three days stranded on an island…
Continue ReadingBehind ‘Bottoms,’ the wild, queer and bloody high school sex comedy coming to theaters
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Two unpopular friends, PJ and Josie, are eager to lose their virginity to two beautiful cheerleaders in the wild new…
Continue Reading‘Get out of my house!’ Video shows 98-year-old mother of Kansas newspaper publisher upset amid raid
By JOHN HANNA and JIM SALTER Associated Press MARION, Kan. (AP) — Newly released video shows the 98-year-old mother of a Kansas newspaper publisher…
Continue ReadingIn his new book ‘The Fall,’ author Michael Wolff foresees the demise of Fox News
NEW YORK (AP) — The next book from “Fire and Fury” author Michael Wolff is both a recounting of the recent past and a prediction for the near…
Continue ReadingAttorney John Eastman surrenders on charges in Trump’s Georgia 2020 election subversion case
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — John Eastman, the conservative attorney who pushed a plan to keep Donald Trump in power, turned…
Continue ReadingAlbanian leader makes conciliatory comments after not being invited by Greece to regional meeting
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister has responded to not being invited by Greece to a dinner for…
Continue ReadingSome states reject federal money to find and replace dangerous lead pipes
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Some U.S. states are turning down all or most of their initial share of federal money to find…
Continue ReadingHundreds of patients evacuated from Los Angeles hospital building that lost power in storm’s wake
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A succession of power outages at a Los Angeles hospital prompted the evacuation of 28 patients in critical condition to other…
Continue ReadingBiden names a new White House counsel as he seeks reelection and faces congressional probes
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says former Obama administration attorney Ed Siskel is the new White House…
Continue ReadingA team of Kenyan officials is looking at how to help Haiti fight rampant gang violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A team of Kenyan officials is in Haiti to explore how best to help the troubled Caribbean nation fight the scourge of…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Franklin nears the Dominican Republic and Haiti bringing torrential rain
By DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Dominican Republic has shut down much of the country as Tropical…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: Do you need a prenup?
By DALIA RAMIREZ of NerdWallet There’s a common misconception that prenuptial agreements are only for protecting the assets of an ultra-wealthy…
Continue ReadingCan South Carolina’s Haley and Scott woo the GOP’s white evangelical base away from Trump?
By TIFFANY STANLEY Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — In 2015, Nikki Haley and Tim Scott attended the funerals of those slain by a racist…
Continue ReadingAfter a month at sea, 37 Senegalese survivors of a deadly migration attempt to Spain return home
By NDEYE SENE MBENGUE and ZANE IRWIN Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese authorities say 37 migrants who survived after being rescued…
Continue ReadingFormer Central African Republic government minister denies involvement in war crimes at ICC hearing
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A former government minister from the Central African Republic has denied involvement in crimes against humanity and…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s President Zelenskyy meets with Balkan leaders in Athens
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Ukraine’s President Volodomyr Zelenskyy has been meeting with leaders of Balkan nations and the head of the European…
Continue Reading11 killed in explosion at coal mine in northern China
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities say 11 people have been killed in a coal mine explosion in northern China, in a reminder of the country’s continued…
Continue ReadingEx-Florida congresswoman to challenge Republican Sen. Rick Scott in a test for the state’s Democrats
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell will seek the nomination to…
Continue ReadingTurkey accuses UN Security Council of losing its neutrality in Cyprus after assault on peacekeepers
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister has accused the United Nations of abandoning a position of neutrality in Cyprus. Foreign Minister…
Continue ReadingEthiopia to investigate report of killings of hundreds of its nationals at the Saudi-Yemen border
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Ethiopian government says it will investigate a report by a human rights group of…
Continue ReadingThe African Union suspends Niger until ‘the effective restoration of constitutional order’
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The African Union has suspended Niger from all of its institutions and activities “until the…
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