Johns Hopkins team assessing nation’s bridges after deadly Baltimore collapse
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore are assessing the country’s bridges after the…
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Wisconsin judge hearing lawsuit challenging union law appears to have signed Walker recall petition
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge overseeing a challenge brought by unions trying to undo Wisconsin’s law that bans…
Continue ReadingCalifornia advances measures targeting AI discrimination and deepfakes
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have advanced a host of artificial intelligence proposals that…
Continue ReadingHeat-related monkey deaths are now reported in several Mexican states
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Heat-related howler monkeys deaths in Mexico have been recorded in a total of four states, environmental authorities said. The…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina’s Supreme Court will soon have no Black justices
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s Supreme Court is going to be entirely white for the first time in…
Continue ReadingResearchers find a tiny organism has the power to reduce a persistent greenhouse gas in farm fields
By MELINA WALLING Associated Press Thanks to heavy use of nitrogen fertilizer, tiny organisms that flourish in farm fields emit nitrous oxide, a…
Continue ReadingIga Swiatek saves a match point and comes back to beat Naomi Osaka at the French Open
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek has saved a match point and come back to beat Naomi Osaka 7-6 (1), 1-6, 7-5 in the…
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The Latest | Judge excuses jurors, ending first day of deliberations in Trump’s criminal trial
NEW YORK (AP) — The first day of jury deliberations in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial has concluded after the panel sent two notes…
Continue ReadingBlack men who were asked to leave a flight sue American Airlines, claiming racial discrimination
NEW YORK (AP) — Three Black men are suing American Airlines, claiming they were discriminated against when ordered to leave a plane in January. The…
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 ReadingAnother US MQ-9 Reaper drone goes down in Yemen, images purportedly show
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Another U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone went down in Yemen, images purported to show…
Continue ReadingUS pledges $135 million in aid to Western-leaning Moldova to counter Russian influence
By MATTHEW LEE and VADIM GHIRDA Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pledged $135 million in aid to…
Continue ReadingBuilding explosion kills bank employee and injures 7 others in Youngstown, Ohio
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a massive explosion killed a bank employee, injured several other people and left an apartment building…
Continue ReadingAlbanian soccer aims for positive political message by teaming with Serbia to bid for Under-21 Euro
By GRAHAM DUNBAR and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A tournament co-hosting bid by Albania and Serbia is an unlikely project in…
Continue ReadingWhat to know as Conservatives and Labour vie for votes 1 week into Britain’s election campaign
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The first week of Britain’s six-week election campaign has seen frenetic activity but not much…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s president withdraws his country’s ambassador to Israel after criticizing the war in Gaza
By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil withdrew its ambassador to Israel on Wednesday after months of tensions between…
Continue ReadingTennessee governor OKs penalizing adults who help minors receive abortions, gender-affirming care
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s governor has approved legislation designed to block adults from…
Continue ReadingCleveland Fed names Goldman Sachs executive Hammack to succeed Mester as president
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Cleveland branch of the Federal Reserve says that Beth Hammack, an executive at…
Continue ReadingViolence clouds the last day of campaigning for Mexico’s election
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico held the last day of campaigning Wednesday before Sunday’s nationwide election, but the closing rallies were darkened…
Continue ReadingIsrael says it’s taken control of key area of Gaza’s border with Egypt awash in smuggling tunnels
By TIA GOLDENBERG, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military said Wednesday it seized control of a…
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