Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes painful cuts to close California’s growing budget deficit
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s budget deficit is at least $45 billion, a shortfall so large it prompted…
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California is testing new generative AI tools. Here’s what to know
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Generative artificial intelligence tools will soon be used by California’s…
Continue ReadingA West Bank village feels helpless after Israeli settlers attack with fire and bullets
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press DUMA, West Bank (AP) — Charred homes and cars dotting this hilltop village surrounded by olive groves are a…
Continue ReadingOne man was a Capitol Police officer. The other rioted on Jan. 6. They’re both running for Congress
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — For Derrick Evans, being part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol wasn’t enough. The…
Continue ReadingScores of starving and sick pelicans are found along the California coast
By EUGENE GARCIA Associated Press NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Scores of sick and starving pelicans have been found in coastal California…
Continue ReadingHow far has Spain moved past Catalonia’s secession crisis? Voters will decide in regional election
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — About 6 million Catalans are called to cast ballots in regional elections on Sunday that…
Continue ReadingShunned for centuries, Vodou grows powerful as Haitians seek solace from unrelenting gang violence
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Vodou faithful sing, their voices rising above the gunfire erupting miles away as…
Continue ReadingJudge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Trump ahead of his hush money trial testimony
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, JENNIFER PELTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingLithuania holds a presidential vote as anxieties rise in the Baltics over Russia and war in Ukraine
By LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania is holding a presidential election on Sunday at a time when Russian gains on…
Continue ReadingPro-Palestinian protesters demand endowment transparency. But it’s proving not to be simple
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Some universities are vowing to provide information about how much…
Continue ReadingPR executive reportedly departs China’s Baidu after comments glorifying overwork draw backlash
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — A top Baidu public relations executive has reportedly departed the Chinese technology company…
Continue ReadingUC president recommends UCLA pay Cal Berkeley $10 million per year for 6 years
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of California Board of Regents is expected to accept a recommendation that UCLA pay…
Continue ReadingVirginia judge to decide whether state law considers embryos as property
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A judge must decide whether Virginia law allows frozen embryos to be considered property…
Continue ReadingAfter Weinstein’s case was overturned, New York considers strengthening sex crime prosecutions
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers want to change the legal standard Harvey Weinstein used to get his…
Continue Reading2 climbers reported missing on California’s Mount Whitney are found dead
INDEPENDENCE, Calif. (AP) — Two climbers reported missing this week on California’s towering Mount Whitney have been found dead, officials…
Continue ReadingNo sign of widespread lead exposure from Maui wildfires, Hawaii health officials say
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii health officials say testing on west Maui residents shows no evidence of widespread lead exposure from last summer’s…
Continue ReadingUN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new “rights and…
Continue ReadingSeattle to open short-term recovery center for people after a fentanyl overdose
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell says the city will open a new space for people to recover and receive treatment for nearly 24 hours…
Continue ReadingCaitlin Clark gets off to a slow start in Fever home debut, but fans are into it
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark walked into her new home arena Thursday night with No. 22 shirts and jerseys…
Continue ReadingSenate passes bill improving air safety and service for travelers, a day before FAA law expires
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a $105 billion bill designed to improve safety and customer service…
Continue ReadingAir Vanuatu files for bankruptcy protection after canceling all international flights
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Air Vanuatu has filed for bankruptcy protection a day after it cancelled all…
Continue ReadingMaui to hire expert to evaluate county’s response to deadly wildfire
Associated Press WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Maui officials say they will hire an outside expert to analyze how the county’s emergency management…
Continue ReadingMan paralyzed after being hit with a Taser while running from police in Colorado sues officer
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A man who says he was paralyzed after being hit with a Taser while running from police in Colorado…
Continue Reading1 lawmaker stops South Carolina health care consolidation bill that had overwhelming support
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill that would have consolidated six South Carolina heath care agencies and was…
Continue ReadingNelly Korda shoots 69 in Founders, leaving her 6 shots back in bid for 6th LPGA Tour win in a row
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — Nelly Korda is going to have some work to do if she wants to win a record sixth straight LPGA…
Continue ReadingKilling of an airman by Florida deputy is among cases of Black people being shot in their homes
Associated Press The fatal shooting of a U.S. Air Force airman at his off-base apartment by a Florida sheriff’s deputy brings to mind other…
Continue ReadingAirman shot by deputy doted on little sister and aimed to buy mom a house, family says
By STEPHEN SMITH and SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Just two days before a sheriff’s deputy in Florida shot…
Continue ReadingTrump is limited in what he can say about his court case. His GOP allies are showing up to help
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press Former President Donald Trump is limited in what he can publicly say as he fights charges that he made…
Continue ReadingHarris congratulates HBCU graduates in video message for graduation season
By MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has recorded a video commencement message that is being played for…
Continue ReadingChinese billionaire gets time served, leaves country after New York, Rhode Island straw donor scheme
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A Chinese billionaire has been sentenced to time served in connection with a scheme to funnel illegal straw…
Continue ReadingSalad chain says a cleaner farming method will offset adding steak to its menu. What is it?
By ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press The announcement of Sweetgreen salad chain that it’s adding beef to its menu led to strong reactions online,…
Continue ReadingScammer who claimed to be an Irish heiress should be extradited to UK, judge rules
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal court has ruled a convicted scammer who claimed to be an Irish heiress and who…
Continue ReadingCatholic church is stonewalling sex abuse investigation, Washington attorney general says
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington’s attorney general says the Seattle Archdiocese isn’t cooperating in a sex…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden cheers the Las Vegas Aces and women’s basketball
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden welcomed the reigning WNBA champions, the Las Vegas Aces, to the White House on Thursday, celebrating what he…
Continue ReadingMaine man sentenced to 27 years in prison in New Year’s Eve machete attack near Times Square
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Maine man who admitted trying to kill three police officers with a machete near New…
Continue ReadingChad’s military ruler declared winner of presidential election, while opposition disputes the result
By MOUTA ALI and EDOUARD TAKADJI Associated Press N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Deby Itno, has been declared the…
Continue ReadingTechnology crushing human creativity? Apple’s new iPad ad has struck a nerve online
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A newly released ad promoting Apple’s new iPad Pro has struck quite a nerve…
Continue ReadingUS utility pledges more transparency after lack of notice it empowered CEO to make plant decisions
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation’s largest public utility pledged to be more transparent after it took…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania to ban cell phone use while driving and require police to collect traffic stop data
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania will join the majority of states that ban motorists from handling a cell phone…
Continue ReadingRacial bias did not shape Mississippi’s water funding decisions for capital city, EPA says
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it found “insufficient evidence”…
Continue ReadingCalifornia to tap generative AI tools to increase services access, reduce traffic jams
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could soon deploy generative artificial intelligence tools to help reduce…
Continue ReadingSeveral people detained as protesters block parking garage at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Several people have been detained by police at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
Continue ReadingA new rule aims to speed up the removal of a limited group of migrants who don’t qualify for asylum
REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Biden administration rule aims to speed up asylum processing at the southern border,…
Continue ReadingStates with abortion bans saw greater drops in medical school graduates applying for residencies
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer A new report finds fewer U.S. medical school graduates are applying to residency programs, but the drop is more…
Continue ReadingJustin Bieber and Hailey Bieber are expecting a baby, renew their vows
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cue up his 2010 megahit “Baby.” Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber (nee Baldwin) are expecting…
Continue ReadingCaramelo, the Brazilian horse stranded on a roof by floods, is rescued after stirring the nation
By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press CANOAS, Brazil (AP) — A Brazilian horse nicknamed Caramelo by social media users…
Continue ReadingIowa law allows police to arrest and deport migrants. Civil rights groups are suing
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Civil rights and immigrant rights groups are suing Iowa over a new law that makes it a…
Continue Reading2 skiers killed after being caught in Utah avalanche following late spring snowstorms, sheriff says
By RICK BOWMER and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press SANDY, Utah (AP) — Two backcountry skiers were killed and one was rescued after they were swept…
Continue ReadingNew Hampshire man sentenced to minimum 56 years on murder, other charges in young daughter’s death
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man convicted of killing his 5-year-old daughter and moving her corpse…
Continue ReadingLife after Florida Georgia Line: Brian Kelley ready to reintroduce himself with new solo album
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Allow Brian Kelley to reintroduce himself. Best known as one-half of the country super-duo Florida…
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