Meme stocks are roaring again. Yes, again
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — GameStop and other meme stocks are roaring once again, surging to dizzying heights suddenly and…
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Caitlin Clark struggles early in WNBA debut before scoring 20 points in Fever’s loss to Connecticut
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — The Caitlin Clark era in the WNBA has officially begun, although it got off to a…
Continue ReadingAir Force instructor pilot killed when ejection seat activated on the ground
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force says an instructor pilot was killed when the ejection seat activated while the…
Continue ReadingJudge rejects Hunter Biden’s bid to delay his June trial on federal gun charges
By CLAUDIA LAUER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A judge in Delaware has denied a request by Hunter Biden’s…
Continue ReadingFeds urge people not to put decals on steering wheels after a driver is hurt by flying metal pieces
DETROIT (AP) — Federal auto safety regulators are warning people not to stick decals on their steering wheels because they can be hurled at drivers…
Continue ReadingHot history: Tree rings show that last northern summer was the warmest since year 1
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new study finds that the broiling summer of 2023 was the hottest in the Northern Hemisphere in more than 2,000…
Continue ReadingAlice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer Nobel laureate Alice Munro has died. The Canadian literary giant who became one of the world’s most esteemed…
Continue ReadingChicago mayor’s bumpy first year tests progressive credentials, puzzling some supporters
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Onetime union organizer Brandon Johnson took office as Chicago’s mayor a year ago promising…
Continue ReadingAs Melinda French Gates leaves the Gates Foundation, many hope she’ll double down on gender equity
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda French Gates is already one of the biggest philanthropic supporters of gender equity in…
Continue ReadingMessi the dog comes to Cannes for an encore
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — The first star to arrive on the red carpet at the 77th Cannes Film Festival came on four legs.…
Continue ReadingNew Builders initiative looks to fight polarization by encouraging collaboration and alliances
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition that includes entrepreneur and philanthropist Daniel Lubetzky, actor Liev Schreiber,…
Continue ReadingIsraelis mark a subdued Independence Day under the shadow of war in Gaza
By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The grills were fired up, the blankets were spread across the grass, the smoke was…
Continue ReadingWhistleblower questions delays and mistakes in way EPA used sensor plane after fiery Ohio derailment
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press The U.S. government has a specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors that the EPA brags is always ready to deploy…
Continue ReadingMovie armorer appeals conviction in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A movie weapons armorer is appealing her conviction for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer…
Continue ReadingAlice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant who became one of the world’s most esteemed…
Continue ReadingOpenings expected Wednesday in Menendez corruption trial
By MIKE CATALINI and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Opening statements were expected to occur Wednesday in the corruption trial…
Continue ReadingFed’s Powell downplays potential for a rate hike despite higher price pressures
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the central bank is unlikely to…
Continue ReadingAssaults on law enforcement in the US reached a 10-year high in 2023, the FBI says
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new FBI report shows the rate of assaults on American law enforcement reached a 10-year high in 2023, with more than 79,000…
Continue ReadingAppeals court upholds ruling requiring Georgia county to pay for a transgender deputy’s surgery
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that a Georgia county illegally discriminated against a sheriff’s…
Continue ReadingMississippi man suspected of killing mother, 2 sisters is fatally shot by state troopers in Arizona
MORENCI, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected of fatally shooting three family members in Mississippi has been killed in a shootout with…
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