By Nouran Salahieh, Celina Tebor, Holly Yan and Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — A body has been recovered from among the wreckage of Sunday’s Interstate 95 collapse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania State Police told CNN on Monday afternoon. The body was turned over to the Philadelphia County Medical Examiner. “Authorities are in the process of identifying
Continue ReadingBy ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — To its members, it’s a grassroots army of “joyful warriors” who “don’t co-parent with the government.” To anti-hate researchers, it’s a well-connected extremist group that attacks inclusion in schools. And to Republicans vying for the presidency, it has become a potential key partner in the fight
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Rikki Held decided to join other young plaintiffs in a lawsuit to force Montana officials to do something about climate change after watching wildfires blacken the sky over her family’s ranch, drought stress the cattle and violent floods erode the banks of
Continue ReadingBy AARON KESSLER, RICHARD LARDNER and JENNIFER MCDERMOTT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Associated Press analysis found that fraudsters potentially stole more than $280 billion in COVID-19 relief funding; another $123 billion was wasted or misspent. Combined, the loss represents 10% of the $4.2 trillion the U.S. government has disbursed in COVID-relief aid. Fraudsters
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jill Biden warned Democratic donors Monday that the 2024 election presents a choice between what she described as the “strong, steady leadership” of President Joe Biden or “chaos and corruption, hatred and division” of “MAGA Republicans.” The first lady was making her
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s meeting with outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has been pushed back a day after Biden underwent an unexpected root canal procedure. Stoltenberg will meet with Biden on Tuesday as the competition to find his successor to lead the military alliance heats up. Stoltenberg has
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump arrived in Florida on Monday ahead of a history-making federal court appearance on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents and thwarting the Justice Department’s efforts to get them back. Trump’s Tuesday afternoon appearance in Miami will mark
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Julieta González stepped inside the blocky white building where the Argentine military dictatorship held her for a month, and the flashbacks began. Blood stains on the mattresses. Hearing screaming as she was inside her cell. Being forced to wash blood out of cars. The endless
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — At 90, Myrlie Evers-Williams still speaks in a clear, strong voice as she says she terribly misses her first love, civil rights icon Medgar Evers, and as she reflects on his work — and her own — to push the U.S. toward a promise of
Continue ReadingBy RICHARD LARDNER, JENNIFER McDERMOTT and AARON KESSLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Much of the theft was brazen, even simple. Fraudsters used the Social Security numbers of dead people and federal prisoners to get unemployment checks. Cheaters collected those benefits in multiple states. And federal loan applicants weren’t cross-checked against a Treasury Department database
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, Jake Kwon and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — The Philippines’ most active volcano began spewing lava and sulfuric gas Sunday, prompting the evacuation of nearly 13,000 residents in the southeast of the country’s main island, authorities said. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recommended everyone within a 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) radius or
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a New York City firefighter lost his life while trying to save his daughter, who became distressed while swimming at a New Jersey beach. FDNY firefighter Mark Batista of Teaneck, New Jersey, died Friday morning. WNBC-TV reports the 39-year-old went into the water at Sylvania Avenue beach in Avon-by-the-Sea
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Songwriter Cynthia Weil was honored during a music-filled memorial service in Beverly Hills. Weil, the Grammy-winning lyricist who enjoyed a decades-long partnership with husband Barry Mann, died last week at age 82. She helped compose “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” “On Broadway,” “Walking in the
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sylvia Fowles has always deflected praise to others. The Minnesota Lynx great couldn’t escape the spotlight as the team retired her No. 34 jersey. Sunday night’s retirement ceremony capped off a reunion weekend for the Lynx, who honored the 25 greatest players in franchise history, including Fowles, Maya Moore, Lindsay Whalen, Seimone
Continue ReadingBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press GULU, Uganda (AP) — The charcoal makers in the forests of northern Uganda fled into the bush, temporarily abandoning their precious handiwork: multiple heaps of timber yet to be processed. The workers were desperate to avoid capture by local officials after a new law banned the commercial production of charcoal.
Continue ReadingBy Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — This week marks 10 years since K-pop sensation BTS burst onto the South Korean music scene in a flurry of chunky chains, baseball caps and spiky hair. Footage from the group’s official “debut day” in June 2013, when label Big Hit Entertainment unveiled its latest protégés to the world,
Continue ReadingBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Cade Beloso hit a three-run home run, Riley Cooper and Gavin Guidry combined for 5 2/3 scoreless innings of three-hit relief and LSU beat Kentucky 5-3 to sweep the best-of-3 Baton Rouge Super Regional. LSU clinched its 19th trip to the College World Series, all since 1986. Second-year coach Jay
Continue ReadingBy MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kiké Hernández hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 3-2 with the help of a late error by second baseman Gleyber Torres. Justin Turner homered and Brayan Bello allowed three hits in seven efficient
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Three people were killed and three wounded in a shooting Sunday night at a house in the Maryland’s capital city, the police chief said. Annapolis Police Chief Edward Jackson told reporters at a media briefing that the shooting stemmed from what he described as an “interpersonal
Continue ReadingSHIYAN, China (AP) — China’s manufacturing and consumer spending are weakening after a strong start to 2023 after anti-virus controls ended. Automakers and other companies are struggling to rebuild sales and sending salespeople abroad to revive their export businesses following a three-year gap. Economic growth accelerated to 4.5% over a year earlier in the three
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