Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a challenge to governor’s 400-year school funding veto
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ partial veto locking in a school…
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Federal appellate panel sends Michigan pipeline challenge to state court
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press A federal appellate panel says a Michigan state judge will have to decide whether to shut down a portion of an…
Continue ReadingThat cool Tony Awards moment when Jay-Z joined Alicia Keys? Turns out it wasn’t live
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z’s electrifying reunion with Alicia Keys on what appeared to be a live duet of…
Continue ReadingThe Washington Post’s leaders are taking heat for journalism in Britain that wouldn’t fly in the US
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New leaders of The Washington Post are being haunted by their pasts, with ethical questions raised…
Continue ReadingShortage of public defenders in Maine allowed release of man who caused fiery standoff
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Officials say Maine’s shortage of public defenders allowed a man with a violent criminal…
Continue ReadingA trial date has been set for a man charged in the kidnapping, killing of a Memphis school teacher
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has set a trial date for a man charged in the kidnapping and killing of a school…
Continue ReadingBiden will announce deportation protection and work permits for spouses of US citizens
By STEPHEN GROVES, SEUNG MIN KIM and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is planning to announce a sweeping new…
Continue ReadingPilot of small plane dead after crash into a Massachusetts river
LAWRENCE, Massachusetts (AP) — Authorities say the pilot of small plane is dead after the crash of his aircraft into a Massachusetts river. The…
Continue ReadingNo lie: Perfectly preserved centuries-old cherries unearthed at George Washington’s Mount Vernon
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press MOUNT VERNON, Va. (AP) — George Washington never did cut down the cherry tree, despite the famous story to the…
Continue Reading139 people in Russia seek medical help with botulism symptoms. Ready-to-eat salads may be to blame
MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities say at least 139 people in Russia have sought medical assistance with symptoms of botulism over the past few days, an…
Continue ReadingNFL Commissioner Roger Goodell defends ‘Sunday Ticket’ package as a premium product
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reiterated during testimony in federal court Monday that the…
Continue ReadingGeorgia inmate had ‘personal relationship’ with worker he shot and killed, prison official says
GLENNVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A prison official says the inmate who shot and killed a kitchen worker at a Georgia prison before fatally shooting himself…
Continue ReadingSabato De Sarno unveils Gucci precision saturated in color to close Milan Fashion Week
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — It’s been creative director musical chairs at some of Italy’s top fashion houses, and the…
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Here’s what you need to know about the lawsuit against the NFL by ‘Sunday Ticket’ subscribers
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The way the NFL can distribute its package of out-of-market games could be decided in federal…
Continue ReadingIf you can’t stay indoors during this U.S. heat wave, here are a few ideas
By COREY WILLIAMS and JIM SALTER Associated Press FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — It’s hot and getting hotter for workers and everyone else…
Continue ReadingRussian warships leave Havana’s port after a 5-day visit to Cuba
HAVANA (AP) — A fleet of Russian warships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, has left Havana’s port after a five-day visit to Cuba following…
Continue ReadingJudge orders railway to pay Washington tribe nearly $400 million for trespassing with oil trains
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — BNSF Railway must pay nearly $400 million to a Native American tribe in Washington state, a federal…
Continue ReadingAuthorities across US grapple with a rash of violence in final days of spring
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press Communities across the country are grappling with a rash of violence in the final days of spring that included at…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu dissolved his war Cabinet. How will that affect cease-fire efforts?
By JULIA FRANKEL and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disbanded his war Cabinet,…
Continue ReadingSheriff says 2 of 9 people wounded in Michigan shooting at splash pad remain in critical condition
By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan sheriff says two of the nine people wounded in a weekend shooting at a splash pad…
Continue Reading2 killed in 2 shootings with police officers in South Carolina over the weekend
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina say two armed men were shot and killed in separate episodes with law enforcement over the…
Continue ReadingHistoric SS United States is ordered out of its berth in Philadelphia. Can it find new shores?
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge says a historic ocean liner that still holds the transatlantic speed record it set more than 70 years ago must…
Continue ReadingUS, Cyprus embark on strategic dialogue that officials say demonstrates closest-ever ties
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus-U.S. relations have reached their highest level yet after the two countries…
Continue ReadingMore than 100 South Dakota primary ballots shouldn’t have been rejected, elections official says
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota elections official says more than 100 absentee ballots cast in the state’s June 4 primary in one of South…
Continue ReadingKansas lawmakers to debate whether wooing the Chiefs with new stadium is worth the cost
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators trying to lure the Kansas City Chiefs to their state argue that helping the…
Continue ReadingA small plane crash in upstate New York kills the pilot
COLONIE, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a small plane has crashed near Albany, New York, killing the pilot. The Federal Aviation Authority says the…
Continue ReadingFrancis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ will hit US theaters in September
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After months of conjecture about the fate of Francis Ford Coppola’s self-financed epic,…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey power broker is charged with racketeering in waterfront redevelopment case
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s attorney general has charged Democratic power broker George Norcross with…
Continue Reading7 people die in events related to heavy rains in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Seven people have died in separate events in El Salvador that authorities attributed to heavy rains that have…
Continue ReadingArmy lieutenant colonel says Lewiston shooter had ‘low threat’ profile upon leaving hospital
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A lieutenant colonel with the Army Reserves says a reservist who committed the deadliest…
Continue ReadingAustrian chancellor to remain in government coalition despite his minister’s controversial EU vote
BERLIN (AP) — Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has said that his conservative Austrian People’s Party would remain in the current government…
Continue ReadingScooter Braun says he’s no longer a music manager, will focus on Hybe duties and his children
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Scooter Braun, one of the most recognizable names in the music business known for representing…
Continue ReadingGreece denies new report of brutality to migrants, including claim dozens were left to die at sea
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has denied a new report that accused its coast guard of brutally preventing migrants from reaching Greek shores, which…
Continue ReadingBiden’s Title IX law expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students is dealt another setback
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Biden administration’s effort to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students hit…
Continue ReadingA recently elected mayor is shot and killed in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A recently elected mayor has been shot and killed in southern Mexico, in the state of Guerrero. The Guerrero state…
Continue Reading6 people, including 3 children, killed in Georgia house fire that injured 5 other occupants
NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say six people — including three children — have been killed in a fire that destroyed a home southwest of…
Continue ReadingA record number of NATO allies are hitting their defense spending target during war in Ukraine
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says a record 23 of NATO’s…
Continue ReadingMalawi’s vice president laid to rest as president calls for an independent probe into his death
By GREGORY GONDWE Associated Press BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima has been laid to rest in his village south of the…
Continue ReadingMan on fishing trip drowns trying to retrieve his keys from a lake. Companion tried to save him
HASTINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a man drowned in a lake in upstate New York after his keys fell into the water and he tried to retrieve them.…
Continue ReadingHow to navigate the end of your pet’s life
By MARY CONLON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Lisa Walling’s first house call of the day was with a particularly fluffy hospice patient —…
Continue ReadingLost chances to treat overdose survivors are documented in new Medicare study
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer People on Medicare who survived a drug overdose were much more likely to later receive opioid painkillers than…
Continue ReadingVermont Legislature passes law allowing for the creation of a drug overdose prevention center
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press The Vermont Legislature has enacted a law that allows for the creation of a pilot overdose prevention center in the…
Continue ReadingLawmakers seek health care and retirement protections for Steward Health Care workers
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A group of Democratic members of Congress, led by Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts, is seeking…
Continue ReadingGerman investigators seize cocaine worth 2.6 billion euros, calling it their biggest find ever
BERLIN (AP) — German investigators announced Monday that they seized cocaine worth 2.6 billion euros ($2.78 billion) from several container ships…
Continue ReadingAn ammunition blast in a Czech military area kills 1 service member, injures 8 other people
PRAGUE (AP) — An ammunition explosion in a military training area in the Czech Republic has killed one service member and injured eight other…
Continue ReadingBoats cruise the Seine river in a rehearsal for the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony
By JEROME PUGMIRE and TOM NOUVIAN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Curious onlookers gathered on bridges as dozens of boats snaked along the Seine…
Continue ReadingMichigan, CUNY didn’t suitably assess if Israel-Hamas war protests made environment hostile, US says
By COLLIN BINKLEY and ANNIE MA AP Education Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The University of Michigan and the City University of New York didn’t…
Continue ReadingDutch candidate Cabinet ministers are questioned by official working to build coalition government
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Candidate Cabinet ministers in the Netherlands’ incoming far-right-led government…
Continue ReadingThe Danish king inaugurates the first element of a road-and-rail tunnel linking Denmark to Germany
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish King Frederik X has inaugurated the first element of a future 18-kilometer (11-mile) rail-and-road tunnel under…
Continue ReadingDrug shortages keep on growing. Older, injectable medicines are among the most vulnerable
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Erin Fox has tracked drug shortages for more than 20 years, and she sees no easy solutions for what has become a…
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