One Tech Tip: Want to turn off Meta AI? You can’t — but there are some workarounds
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If you use Facebook, WhatsApp or Instagram, you’ve probably noticed a new…
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Takeaways from The Associated Press’ reporting on seafarers who are abandoned by shipowners in ports
By HELEN WIEFFERING and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press The United Nations over the last decade has logged an increasing number of crew members…
Continue ReadingStuck at sea for years, a sailor’s plight highlights a surge in shipowner abandonment
By HELEN WIEFFERING and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press Abdul Nasser Saleh says he rarely got a good night’s sleep during the near-decade he spent…
Continue ReadingSchumer, Democrats urge Justice Department to prosecute alleged oil industry collusion, price-fixing
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and 22 other Democratic senators are calling on the Justice…
Continue ReadingPartial count in South Africa election puts ruling ANC below 50% as country senses monumental change
By GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Partial results in South Africa’s national election put the…
Continue ReadingOpenAI’s Altman sidesteps questions about governance, Johansson at UN AI summit
By JAMEY KEATEN and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was a star speaker at the annual AI for Good conference…
Continue ReadingForeign governments and activists criticize Hong Kong security law verdicts. China defends them
HONG KONG (AP) — Foreign governments expressed concern and activist groups condemned Thursday’s convictions of 14 pro-democracy activists in…
Continue ReadingThe Latest | Jury finds Trump guilty on all charges in hush money trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts in his criminal hush money trial. It is the first time a…
Continue ReadingShip attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels was full of grain bound for Iran, the group’s main benefactor
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Greek-owned and Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier that came under attack…
Continue ReadingChina to impose controls on exports of some aviation and aerospace equipment
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Commerce Ministry has announced it will restrict exports of some aviation and aerospace-related equipment and…
Continue ReadingBHP Group drops its bid for Anglo American, ending plans to create a global mining giant
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — BHP Group has dropped its 38.6 billion pound or $49.3 billion bid for Anglo American. That ended…
Continue ReadingSpain’s parliament gives final approval to amnesty law for Catalonia’s separatists
By JOSEPH WILSON and TERESA MEDRANO Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s lower house of parliament has given final approval to a contentious…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Most of Wall Street rises, but falls for some big tech stocks drag indexes lower
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks rose Thursday, but indexes nevertheless stumbled because of sharp drops for some…
Continue ReadingPapua New Guinea landslide survivors slow to move to safer ground after hundreds buried
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Traumatized survivors of the massive landslide estimated to have buried hundreds in…
Continue ReadingMassive police sweep across Europe takes down ransomware networks and arrests 4 suspects
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police coordinated by the European Union’s justice agency have taken down computer…
Continue ReadingElections are not wasted on the young in EU. Some nations allow 16-year-olds to decide in June polls
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Teens as young as 16 from five countries will be able to vote in the June 6-9 European Union…
Continue ReadingGoogle to invest $2 billion in Malaysian data center and cloud hub
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Google plans to invest $2 billion in Malaysia, developing its first data center and a Google Cloud hub in the latest…
Continue ReadingMonths after nation’s 1st nitrogen gas execution, Alabama gives man lethal injection for 2 killings
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has executed a man convicted of killing an elderly couple at their home in 2004.…
Continue ReadingIran opens registration for the June presidential election after Raisi died in a helicopter crash
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran opened a five-day registration period Thursday for hopefuls wanting to run…
Continue ReadingA violent, polarized Mexico goes to the polls to choose between 2 women presidential candidates
By MARK STEVENSON and MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico goes into Sunday’s election deeply divided: friends and relatives…
Continue Reading‘Star Trek’ actor George Takei is determined to keep telling his Japanese American story
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans, including children, labeled enemies during World…
Continue Reading4 Pakistanis killed by Iranian border guards in remote southwestern region, Pakistani officials say
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say Iranian border guards opened fire at a vehicle carrying a group of Pakistanis, killing four people…
Continue ReadingAt 100, this vet says the ‘greatest generation’ moniker fits ‘because we saved the world’
HELEN, Ga. (AP) — A profile of Andrew “Andy” Negra Jr., of Helen, Georgia, one of a dwindling number of veterans took part in the Allies’…
Continue ReadingHarris addresses US Air Force Academy graduates near 80th D-Day anniversary
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to a sea of white-capped…
Continue ReadingAs Maduro shifts from migration denier to defender, Venezuelans consider leaving if he is reelected
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press SABANA DE MENDOZA, Venezuela (AP) — One of the most influential politicians in Venezuela once deemed images…
Continue ReadingFrom electric vehicles to deciding what to cook for dinner, John Podesta faces climate challenges
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — John Podesta’s job responsibilities doubled this year. Already charged with implementing…
Continue ReadingBoeing tells federal regulators how it plans to fix aircraft safety and quality problems
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing officials explained their plan to improve manufacturing quality and safety during a three-hour meeting…
Continue ReadingAP interview: Divisions among the world’s powerful nations are undermining UN efforts to end crises
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Deep divisions especially among the world’s most powerful nations have significantly…
Continue ReadingGuilty: Trump becomes first former US president convicted of felony crimes
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER, JILL COLVIN and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump became the first…
Continue ReadingXi pledges more Gaza aid and talks trade at summit with Arab leaders
By SIMINA MISTREANU and EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated calls for the establishment of…
Continue Reading14 pro-democracy activists convicted, 2 acquitted in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case
By KANIS LEUNG and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Fourteen pro-democracy activists were convicted in Hong Kong’s biggest national…
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Disneyland performers’ vote to unionize is certified by federal labor officials
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Character and parade performers at Disneyland in California are officially unionized. Federal labor officials said Wednesday…
Continue ReadingHawaii judge orders a new environmental review of a wave pool that foes say is a waste of water
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A judge in Hawaii has halted plans for an artificial wave pool until developers can…
Continue Reading2 climbers suffering from hypothermia await rescue off Denali, North America’s tallest mountain
By BECKY BOHRER and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The National Park Services says two climbers are awaiting rescue near the…
Continue ReadingSeattle police chief dismissed from top job amid discrimination, harassment lawsuits
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s embattled police chief has been dismissed. Mayor Bruce Harrell made the announcement Wednesday, saying he met with…
Continue ReadingArgentina women’s soccer players understand why teammates quit amid dispute, but wish they’d stayed
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Players on Argentina’s women’s squad say they understand why four teammates quit amid a dispute with the…
Continue ReadingRepublican blocks confirmation of first Native American federal judge for Montana
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Republican Sen. Steve Daines has blocked a Biden administration judicial nominee who would have been…
Continue ReadingMichigan willing to spend millions to restore Flint properties ripped up by pipe replacement
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The state of Michigan says it’s willing to step in and oversee property repairs at 1,900 homes in…
Continue ReadingAt Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial, prosecutors highlight his wife’s desperate finances
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial have showed jurors hundreds of texts,…
Continue ReadingThe US-built pier in Gaza broke apart. Here’s how we got here and what might be next
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A string of security, logistical and weather problems has battered the plan to deliver…
Continue ReadingCalifornia advances measures targeting AI discrimination and deepfakes
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As corporations increasingly weave artificial intelligence technologies into the daily…
Continue ReadingCharges reduced against 3 facing prosecution in man’s death during admission to psychiatric hosptial
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Second-degree murder charges against two sheriff’s deputies and a hospital worker have been reduced to involuntary…
Continue ReadingState trial underway for man sentenced to 30 years in attack against Nancy Pelosi’s husband
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for bludgeoning Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer inside their San…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s says $18 Big Mac meal was an ‘exception’ and news reports overstated its price increases
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer McDonald’s is fighting back against viral tweets and media reports that it says have exaggerated its price…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea fires missile barrage toward its eastern waters days after failed satellite launch
By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has fired a barrage of ballistic missiles toward its…
Continue ReadingTexas Democrat who joined GOP in supporting ban on gender-affirming care for minors loses primary
By SEAN MURPHY and ANDREW DEMILLO Associated Press A four-term Democratic incumbent in Houston has been ousted in a statehouse primary race that…
Continue ReadingAuthorities arrest man allegedly running ‘likely world’s largest ever’ cybercrime botnet
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An international law enforcement team has arrested a Chinese national and disrupted a major botnet that…
Continue ReadingLess than 2% of philanthropic giving goes to women and girls. Can Melinda French Gates change that?
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Melinda French Gates ‘ has a long history of supporting the women’s movement, but it’s her new eye-popping…
Continue ReadingTo recuse or refuse? A look at Supreme Court justices’ decisions on whether to step aside in cases
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In declining to step aside from two high-profile Supreme Court cases, Justice Samuel Alito on…
Continue ReadingElection board member in Georgia’s Fulton County abstains from certifying primary election
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The election board in Georgia’s largest county has voted to certify its May 21 election results. But…
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