Three men sentenced to life in prison for killing family in Washington state
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — Three men found guilty of killing a family in Washington state in 2017 over alleged drugs and money were sentenced to…
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Beyond Meat urges investors to look past bumpy Q1, says new US burger could reignite sales
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Plant-based meat maker Beyond Meat urged investors to look past its mixed first quarter results Wednesday,…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Campus Protests-Mask Law-Ohio State story
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a story published May 8, 2024, about Ohio’s campus protests, The Associated Press erroneously reported the number of…
Continue ReadingAlabama schedules second execution by nitrogen gas
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has scheduled a second execution to be carried out with nitrogen gas. Gov. Kay…
Continue ReadingIppei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, will plead guilty in betting case
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has…
Continue ReadingArmenia’s prime minister in Russia for talks amid strain in ties
MOSCOW (AP) — Armenia’s prime minister has visited Moscow and held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid spiraling tensions between…
Continue ReadingAn AP photographer covers the migrant crisis at the border with sensitivity and compassion
By GREGORY BULL Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Gregory Bull started covering the U.S.-Mexico border in 1994 as a newspaper photographer at the…
Continue ReadingMichigan man accused of making explosives to target Satanic Temple in Massachusetts
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a Michigan man, who is accused of taking explosives to Massachusetts last year to target a…
Continue ReadingBiden administration will propose tougher asylum standards for some migrants at the border
By SEUNG MIN KIM and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration plans to propose a new rule Thursday aimed at…
Continue ReadingCourt rules North Carolina Catholic school could fire gay teacher who announced his wedding online
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled a Catholic school in North Carolina had the right to…
Continue ReadingSteve Albini, legendary producer for Nirvana, the Pixies and an alternative rock pioneer, dies at 61
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer Steve Albini, an alternative rock pioneer and legendary producer who shaped the musical landscape through his work…
Continue ReadingMan indicted in killing of Laken Riley, a Georgia case at the center of national immigration debate
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man has been indicted on murder charges by a grand jury that said he intended to rape a…
Continue ReadingGeorgia lawmakers vowed to restrain tax breaks. But the governor’s veto saved a data-center break
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers vowed they were going to rein in tax breaks for businesses this year, but their…
Continue ReadingAfter appearing on red carpet at Met Gala, Nelly Korda goes for a sixth straight win on LPGA Tour
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — Things are going well for Nelly Korda these days, that’s for sure. The 25-year-old has…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi arrives in Hungary for talks on expanding Chinese investments
By BELA SZANDELSKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Hungary, the final stop on his five-day…
Continue ReadingLawyers’ coalition provides new messengers for Black voter engagement
By AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Young Black lawyers and law students are taking on a new role ahead of the general election:…
Continue ReadingSteward Health Care says it is selling the 30+ hospitals it operates nationwide
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press Steward Health Care says it plans to sell off all its hospitals after announcing this week that it filed for…
Continue ReadingNicaragua cancels a controversial Chinese interoceanic canal concession after nearly a decade
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — After nearly a decade, Nicaragua’s congress has finally canceled a controversial canal concession granted to a Chinese…
Continue ReadingNew lawsuit renews challenge to Tennessee laws targeting crossover voting in primary elections
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A group of Tennesseans who say they were intimidated into not voting in a primary…
Continue ReadingA woman accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend was framed, her attorneys say
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Defense attorneys for a woman charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend are ramping…
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