McIlroy showing major form with bogey-free 65 to share US Open lead with Cantlay
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy sent his 20-foot birdie putt on its way at the 18th hole Thursday and started…
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Storms in Chile damage homes, flood roads and leave at least 1 person dead
By NAYARA BATSCHKE Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Heavy rains lashed much of Chile, damaging homes, flooding roads, knocking out power and…
Continue ReadingExecutives of telehealth company accused of fraud that gave easy access to addictive Adderall drug
By JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Top executives at a California telemedicine company were arrested for allegedly distributing…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from Supreme Court ruling: Abortion pill still available but opponents say fight not over
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court unanimously upheld access to a drug used in the majority of U.S.…
Continue ReadingSecond suspect arrested in abduction of 2 Louisiana children and death of one of them
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the abduction and death of a 4-year-old Louisiana girl who was found in…
Continue ReadingReport says ‘poor maintenance’ led to deadly 2022 crash of firefighting helicopter in New Mexico
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal investigators say a loss of engine power due to poor maintenance caused a…
Continue ReadingGov. Hochul considering a face mask ban on New York City subways, citing antisemitic acts
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York…
Continue ReadingKey Phoenix-to-Las Vegas highway reopens after wildfire claims 6 homes near historic Arizona town
PHOENIX (AP) — Officials say a wildfire near a historic old Arizona mining town destroyed at least six homes, prompted overnight evacuations and…
Continue ReadingRunning out of marijuana, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket get approval to ship pot to the islands
By NICK PERRY Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Cannabis regulators in Massachusetts have issued an administrative order that will allow pot…
Continue ReadingReady to renew your US passport? You can now apply online
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has opened a trial run allowing a limited number of people to apply to renew their passports online. Windows…
Continue ReadingNew Hampshire remains New England’s lone holdout against legalizing recreational marijuana
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in New Hampshire has died on the House floor, but the effort by New England’s…
Continue ReadingCalifornia legislators break with Gov. Newsom over loan to keep state’s last nuclear plant running
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California Legislature is signaling that it could cancel a $400 million loan payment to…
Continue ReadingYou don’t think corn dogs are haute cuisine? These chefs, using alligator sausage, beg to differ.
By STEPHEN SMITH and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The chefs heading Team USA at an international food competition this week in…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts on verge of becoming second-to-last state to outlaw ‘revenge porn’
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A bill aimed at outlawing “revenge porn” has been approved by lawmakers in the Massachusetts…
Continue ReadingMinnesota man who joined Islamic State group is sentenced to 10 years in prison
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man who once fought for the Islamic State group in Syria after becoming…
Continue ReadingWhat could make a baby bison white?
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Photos of a white bison calf in Yellowstone National Park have generated excitement as well…
Continue ReadingFDA took months to react to complaint about Abbott infant formula factory, audit finds
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took 15 months to act on a whistleblower complaint about the Abbott Nutrition…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about the lawsuit filed by the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Attorneys for the two remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre say they will petition the Oklahoma Supreme…
Continue ReadingTrump endorses former Maryland governor Larry Hogan’s Senate bid
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan, one of former President Donald Trump’s fiercest critics in the GOP, has received…
Continue ReadingLouisville police major lodged the mishandled complaint leading to chief’s suspension, attorney says
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — An attorney for a Louisville, Kentucky, police major says the force’s police chief…
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