House collapses in Syracuse, New York, injuring 11 people
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A house has collapsed in Syracuse, New York, injuring at least eleven people. Syracuse Fire Chief Michael Monds says…
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Timeline of Willie Mays’ career
By The Associated Press A timeline of Willie Mays’ career: 1931 (May 6) — Born in Westfield, Alabama. 1948 — Joins Birmingham Black Barons of…
Continue ReadingWillie Mays, the Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ dies at 93
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made…
Continue ReadingShip attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in fatal assault sinks in Red Sea in their second sinking
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A bulk carrier has sunk in the Red Sea, days after an attack by Yemen’s…
Continue ReadingCanal pipe breaks, threatening a northern Montana irrigation project and drinking water
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press Two century-old steel pipes that help convey water from a river on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation to a river…
Continue ReadingCalifornia man charged with killing gay college student takes the stand
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California man charged with killing a gay University of Pennsylvania student in an alleged…
Continue ReadingAlaska did not provide accessible voting for those with disabilities, US Justice Department alleges
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department alleges that the state of Alaska has violated the Americans…
Continue ReadingAttorneys for Baltimore seek to keep crew members from bridge collapse ship from returning home
By LEA SKENE Associated Press Baltimore (AP) — Attorneys are asking a federal judge to prevent crew members on the cargo ship Dali from returning…
Continue ReadingProsecutors try to link alleged bribes of Sen. Bob Menendez to appointment of federal prosecutor
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors at the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez are using the testimony of his former campaign…
Continue ReadingReligious and cultural mentions removed from names of China’s Xinjiang villages, rights groups say
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A report released by Human Rights Watch says authorities in China’s western Xinjiang…
Continue ReadingJury deliberates in state case against man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband with hammer
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A judge on Tuesday expelled from court the former partner of the conspiracy theorist…
Continue ReadingFederal Trade Commission refers complaint about TikTok’s adherence to child privacy law to the DOJ
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer The Federal Trade Commission has referred a complaint against TikTok and its Beijing-based parent company to…
Continue ReadingNew York’s ‘equal rights’ constitutional amendment restored to ballot by appeals court
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A proposed amendment to New York’s constitution to prohibit discrimination based on “gender identity” and “pregnancy…
Continue ReadingTexas megachurch pastor resigns after woman says he sexually abused her in the 1980s
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The pastor of a Texas megachurch has resigned after a woman said he had sexually abused her on…
Continue ReadingFlorida medical marijuana patients get an unexpected email praising DeSantis
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Medical marijuana patients and advocates are upset that the Florida Department of…
Continue ReadingJudge overseeing NFL ‘Sunday Ticket’ trial voices frustrations over the case
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers…
Continue ReadingTrump declares ‘I love Milwaukee’ after reportedly using the word ‘horrible’ for the RNC host city
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and JILL COLVIN The Associated Press RACINE, Wisconsin (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has insisted he loves the city of…
Continue ReadingMissouri attorney general says not so fast on freeing woman jailed for 43 years in 1980 killing
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is seeking to put the brakes on releasing a woman from prison in a…
Continue ReadingAlabama man pleads guilty to threatening Georgia prosecutor and sheriff over Trump election case
ATLANTA (AP) — An Alabama man has pleaded guilty to leaving threatening phone messages for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and a county…
Continue ReadingRepublicans block bill to outlaw bump stocks for rifles after Supreme Court lifts Trump-era ban
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans blocked bipartisan legislation Tuesday that would have outlawed bump…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor wants to restrict smartphone usage in schools
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that he wants to…
Continue ReadingFor years, crumbs of cannabis impacted a Maryland man’s life. Now he sees a clearer future
By BRIAN WITTE and LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — For years, a few crumbs of cannabis played an outsized role in shaping Shiloh…
Continue ReadingNoam Chomsky’s wife says reports of famed linguist’s death are false
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Noam Chomsky’s wife, Valeria Wasserman Chomsky, says reports Tuesday that the famed…
Continue Reading24 people charged in money laundering scheme involving Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, prosecutors say
By JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A five-year investigation by U.S. officials has uncovered a complex partnership between one of…
Continue Reading3-time gold medalist Misty May-Treanor heads to Olympics for NBCUniversal beach volleyball coverage
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Three-time Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor is heading back to the Summer Games — as a beach volleyball analyst for…
Continue ReadingOfficials release autopsy of Missouri student Riley Strain
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A newly released autopsy report says the University of Missouri student whose body was recovered from a river after going…
Continue Reading‘Fancy Dance’ with Lily Gladstone balances heartbreak, humor in story of a missing Indigenous woman
By KAITLYN HUAMANI Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In “Fancy Dance,” Lily Gladstone stars as Jax, who is searching for her missing sister…
Continue ReadingCalifornia fines Amazon nearly $6M, alleging illegal work quotas at 2 warehouses
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California has fined Amazon a total of $5.9 million, alleging the e-commerce giant worked…
Continue ReadingUS acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region’s Native tribes
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday acknowledged, for the first time, the harmful role it has played…
Continue ReadingMan who followed woman into her NYC apartment and stabbed her to death pleads guilty to murder
NEW YORK (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to murder for stabbing a woman to death after following her from the street into her lower Manhattan…
Continue ReadingVermont lawmaker apologizes for repeatedly pouring water in her colleague’s bag
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker from Vermont has apologized for repeatedly pouring water into a Democratic colleague’s bag,…
Continue Reading10 alleged Minneapolis gang members are charged in ongoing federal violent crime crackdown
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ten alleged members of a Minneapolis gang accused of “terrorizing” a city neighborhood…
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Dollar Tree left lead-tainted applesauce pouches on store shelves for weeks after recall, FDA says
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Dollar Tree failed to effectively recall lead-tainted applesauce pouches linked to reports of illness in more than…
Continue ReadingAssault on US avocado inspectors in Mexican state led to suspension of inspections
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two employees of the U.S. Agriculture Department were assaulted and temporarily held by assailants in the Mexican state of…
Continue ReadingGoogle to invest another $2.3 billion into Ohio data centers
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Google will invest an additional $2.3 billion to support three data center campuses in central Ohio. The tech giant made the…
Continue ReadingCeltics have short to-do list as they look to become 1st repeat NBA champion since 2018
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — It took more than a decade, savvy front office and draft moves, and some free agency growing pains…
Continue ReadingBiden is offering some migrants a pathway to citizenship. Here’s how the plan will work
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Biden administration policy announced Tuesday will give roughly half a million…
Continue ReadingBiden again calls Trump a ‘convicted felon’ at a fundraiser pushing his 5-day total to around $40M
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press McLEAN, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden again taunted Donald Trump as a “convicted felon” during a high-dollar…
Continue ReadingDeaths, drownings and destruction as heavy rains move through Central America. 3 killed in Guatemala
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Authorities say three young men have died in a drowning in Guatemala when two of them…
Continue ReadingCongressional Budget Office raises this year’s federal budget deficit projection by $400 billion
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday that it projects this year’s…
Continue ReadingTeen sentenced after pleading guilty to 2022 shooting near Chicago high school that killed 2 teens
CHICAGO (AP) — A teenager who pleaded guilty to a 2022 shooting near a Chicago high school that killed two teens and wounded two others has been…
Continue ReadingMom of transgender girl athlete says Florida’s investigation has destroyed her daughter’s life
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida public school employee who faces firing because she allowed her…
Continue ReadingThe 911 system across Massachusetts is restored after going down for hours
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The 911 system across Massachusetts has been restored after going down for several hours. The…
Continue ReadingHere’s where courts are slowing Republican efforts for a state role in enforcing immigration law
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government has long had sole authority over U.S. immigration policy, but…
Continue ReadingLawyer for man accused of attacking Salman Rushdie says client doesn’t want offered plea deal
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The lawyer for the New Jersey man accused of repeatedly stabbing author Salman Rushdie…
Continue ReadingJustin Timberlake arrested: What you need to know about the pop star
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Timberlake was arrested early Tuesday and is accused of driving while intoxicated on New…
Continue ReadingWhat’s a heat dome? Here’s why so much of the US is broiling this week
By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press FENTON, Mich. (AP) — With much of the Midwest and the Northeast broiling — or about to broil — in extreme…
Continue ReadingTokyo Olympic star Caeleb Dressel makes his debut at US swim trials, advancing in the 100 free
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caeleb Dressel has made his debut at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, posting the…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s Netanyahu blames Biden for withholding weapons. US officials say that’s not the whole story
By JULIA FRANKEL and DREW CALLISTER Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday claimed the United…
Continue ReadingCelebrity brushes with the law are not new in the Hamptons. Ask Billy Joel and Martha Stewart
EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Justin Timberlake is not the first celebrity to get arrested in the Hamptons. The beach communities on the eastern end of…
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