World Aquatics to debut ‘open category’ races for transgender swimmers in Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — World Aquatics says the first “open category” swimming races to accommodate transgender competitors will take place at a World…
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Court clears the way for Thai Parliament to pick a new prime minister 3 months after elections
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court has cleared the way for Parliament to vote for a new…
Continue ReadingA family outing at a popular waterfall turns grim as mother drowns trying to rescue son
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A mother drowned trying to rescue her 10-year-old son as he was pulled by the current at a…
Continue ReadingAmericans are divided along party lines over Trump’s actions in election cases, AP-NORC poll shows
By LINLEY SANDERS and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are deeply divided along party lines in their views of…
Continue ReadingRussia hits Ukrainian grain depots again as a foreign ship tries out Kyiv’s new Black Sea corridor
By HANNA ARHIROVA and SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones pounded grain storage facilities and ports along the Danube…
Continue ReadingOffshore drilling rig arrives in Lebanese waters ahead of work near the border with Israel
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese Cabinet ministers say an offshore drilling rig has arrived at its destination in the…
Continue ReadingA plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been submitted
By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy was…
Continue ReadingFirst major jihadi attack since coup kills 17 and wounds dozens in Niger, fueling Western fears
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Insurgents killed 17 soldiers and wounded nearly 24 in the first major attack in half a year…
Continue ReadingUK inflation falls to 17-month low of 6.8% but unlikely to derail another interest rate rise
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The rate of inflation in the U.K. fell sharply in July to a 17-month low largely on the back of lower…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand jury finds mom guilty of murdering her 3 young daughters
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand jury has found a mother guilty of murdering her three young daughters…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Cabinet approves a plan to liberalize rules on cannabis possession and sale
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Cabinet has approved a plan to liberalize rules on cannabis, setting the scene for the…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asia follows Wall Street lower after Fed’s notes dent hopes of rate hikes ending
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower Thursday after notes from a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting…
Continue ReadingIndia and China pledge to maintain ‘peace and tranquility’ along disputed border despite tensions
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese and Indian military commanders have pledged to “maintain the peace and tranquility” along their disputed border in an…
Continue ReadingWho wants to fly over Taliban-held Afghanistan? New FAA rules allow it, but planes largely avoid it
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the United States has…
Continue ReadingEvacuations ordered after winds whip Northern California wildfire near site of 2022 deadly blaze
HAMBURG, Calif. (AP) — Rural areas near California’s border with Oregon were under evacuation orders Wednesday after gusty winds from a…
Continue ReadingVeto overridden: Ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect in North Carolina
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Transgender youth in North Carolina lost access Wednesday to…
Continue ReadingSchools reopening, traffic moving again in signs of recovery from Maui fires that killed 110
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Public schools on Maui are starting…
Continue ReadingAn abandoned desert village an hour from Dubai offers a glimpse at the UAE’s hardscrabble past
By NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press AL-MADAM, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nestled in sand dunes an hour’s drive from the skyscrapers of Dubai, a…
Continue ReadingTech company behind Kentucky school bus problems had similar issues in Ohio last year
By TRAVIS LOLLER, MATT O’BRIEN and BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The company behind a disastrous change to a…
Continue ReadingPollution in Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo threatens life in one of the world’s oldest lakes
By ARIANA CUBILLOS and JUAN PABLO ARRÁEZ Associated Press MARACAIBO, Venezuela (AP) — The fishermen of Lake Maracaibo say they face their worst…
Continue ReadingBooks banned in other states fuel Vermont lieutenant governor’s reading tour
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — As some states ban or restrict certain books in schools and libraries, Vermont’s lieutenant…
Continue ReadingTrump enjoys strong support among Republicans. The general election could be a different story
By JILL COLVIN and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After every new indictment, Donald Trump has boasted that his standing among…
Continue ReadingUN envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity for denying girls education
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The International Criminal Court should prosecute Taliban leaders for a crime against…
Continue ReadingProsecutors weigh second gun analysis in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors have received a second expert analysis of the revolver fired in the fatal shooting…
Continue ReadingOK, we can relax. The iPhone ‘hang up’ button might not be moving much after all
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Almost a week after the Apple faithful collectively gasped at the first evidence that the…
Continue ReadingDeSantis’ appointees ask judge to rule against Disney without need for trial
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press A Florida judge should rule without trial against Disney as the company fights Gov. Ron DeSantis’ takeover of a…
Continue ReadingCat’s out of the bag: Kitten turns up in a stolen car in Connecticut
MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — Police who were examining a stolen car for evidence made a surprising find: a kitten. Now they are looking for his owner. The…
Continue ReadingThe EPA is rejecting calls for tougher regulation of big livestock farms. It’s promising more study
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Biden administration is rejecting a plea from environmentalists to toughen…
Continue ReadingMexican Navy seizes 3 tons of cocaine on boat off Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Navy says its personnel seized an open boat carrying three tons of cocaine, about 200 nautical miles (360 kms)…
Continue ReadingTuohys call Michael Oher’s filing ‘hurtful’ and part of a shakedown attempt
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy are calling Michael Oher’s claims that they enriched themselves at his…
Continue ReadingFlorida students and professors say a new law censors academic freedom. They’re suing to stop it
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press College students and professors in Florida are suing over a new law that they say censors academic freedom. They…
Continue ReadingGeorgia clerk says ‘mishap’ caused erroneous release of list of Trump charges
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press The clerk of the Fulton County, Georgia, court system has acknowledged accidentally releasing what appeared…
Continue ReadingYoung environmentalists won a landmark climate change ruling in Montana. Will it change anything?
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Young environmental activists prevailed in a closely watched Montana lawsuit that said…
Continue ReadingUN chief urges deployment of police special forces and military support to combat gangs in Haiti
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief is urging the international community to deploy a multinational…
Continue ReadingJudge calls new Texas election law unconstitutional but state says it will appeal ruling
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A judge has called a new law unconstitutional that passed in the GOP-led Texas Legislature that…
Continue ReadingUS launches program to provide electricity to more Native American homes
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department on Tuesday unveiled a new program to bring…
Continue ReadingRetired professor charged with stealing rare jewelry from well-heeled acquaintances
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A retired political science professor who traveled in Washington’s elite social circles…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea offers the first official confirmation that it has detained US soldier Travis King
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has offered its first official confirmation that it detained a U.S. soldier…
Continue ReadingGeorgia case against Trump presents problems from the start, from jury selection to a big courtroom
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Putting 19 people on trial at the same time is a difficult assignment for any prosecutor —…
Continue ReadingShip sets sail from England to retrace Charles Darwin’s voyage nearly 200 years later
PLYMOUTH, England (AP) — A schooner has set sail from Britain to retrace the voyage taken nearly 200 years ago by a young Charles Darwin that led…
Continue ReadingGeorgia tribunal rejects recommendation to fire teacher over controversial book
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A trio of retired educators has rejected a suburban Atlanta school district’s recommendation to fire a teacher who was…
Continue ReadingGuatemala’s veterans about face to support Sandra Torres for president
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s largest military veteran organization endorsed presidential candidate…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia Public Broadcasting chief steps down in latest shake-up at news outlet
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The executive director of West Virginia Public Broadcasting has stepped down after one year.…
Continue ReadingOklahoma’s high court will consider a reparations case from 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre survivors
By AYANNA ALEXANDER and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court will consider a reparations case from…
Continue ReadingDeal over Florida’s redistricting plan could lead to restoration of Black-dominant district
By MIKE SCHNEIDER and BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Voting rights groups have agreed to narrow their lawsuit against…
Continue ReadingA river ferry split in two and sank in Congo, and at least 18 people drowned
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Rescuers are searching for survivors after a riverboat carrying more than 300…
Continue ReadingAlex Murdaugh’s friend gets almost 4 years in prison for helping steal from his dead maid’s family
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A longtime friend of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for…
Continue ReadingAmerican industrial icon US Steel is on the verge of being absorbed as industry consolidates further
Associated Press With two bidders revealed in a matter of days and more in the wings, United States Steel Corp. — a symbol of American…
Continue ReadingMagoo, ‘Up Jumps da Boogie’ rapper and Timbaland collaborator, dies at 50
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The rapper Magoo, known for his work in the hip-hop duo Timbaland & Magoo and the hit song…
Continue ReadingExplosive materials in New Jersey home caused blast that killed 2 men, 2 children, officials say
BUENA, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a house fire and explosion in New Jersey that killed two men and two young children earlier this month was…
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