New Jersey’s 3 nuclear power plants seek to extend licenses for another 20 years
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press The company that owns New Jersey’s three nuclear power plants says it will seek federal approval to operate them…
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As Roe v. Wade fell, teenage girls formed a mock government in ‘Girls State’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the summer of 2022, days before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, some 500 high school…
Continue ReadingTilman Michael to become Metropolitan Opera chorus director, succeeding Donald Palumbo
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tilman Michael will become chorus director of the Metropolitan Opera next season following the…
Continue ReadingHow brown rats crawled off ships and conquered North American cities
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Brown rats are the undisputed winners of the real rat race. New research suggests that they crawled off ships…
Continue ReadingSisters mystified by slaying of their octogenarian parents inside Florida home
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The youngest children of an octogenarian couple who were killed inside their Florida…
Continue ReadingExpecting a lawsuit, North Dakota lawmakers estimate $1 million to defend congressional age limit
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers expecting a legal challenge to a congressional age limit, if passed…
Continue ReadingDisney shareholders back CEO Iger, rebuff activists who wanted to shake up the company
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Reporter SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disney shareholders have rallied behind longtime CEO Robert Iger. They voted Wednesday…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s top election authority restores newly elected pro-Kurdish mayor’s right to hold office
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s highest election authority has restored a newly elected pro-Kurdish mayor’s right to hold office.…
Continue ReadingHepatitis C cases dropped in the US. Health officials aren’t sure if it’s a blip or a trend
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Federal health officials say that new U.S. hepatitis C infections dropped slightly in 2022.…
Continue ReadingDA plans to seek death penalty against man charged with killing 3 relatives in suburban Philadelphia
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press FALLSINGTON, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania authorities said Wednesday they plan to pursue the death penalty against a…
Continue ReadingTwo Florida men plead guilty to insider trading charges related to taking Trump media firm public
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two Florida brothers have pleaded guilty to insider trading charges, admitting they made over…
Continue ReadingAfter voters reject tax measure, Chiefs and Royals look toward future, whether in KC or elsewhere
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — After the decisive failure of a ballot measure that would have provided public funds for a…
Continue ReadingMonths ahead of the presidential election, Nebraska’s GOP governor wants a winner-take-all system
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s Republican governor is calling on state lawmakers to move forward with a…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders join forces to promote lower health care costs
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has teamed up with Sen. Bernie Sanders to promote his…
Continue ReadingPolice say 5-year-old Michigan boy killed when he and 6-year-old find gun at grandparents’ home
WHITE CLOUD, Mich. (AP) — Police in Michigan say a 5-year-old boy was killed when he and a 6-year-old boy found a gun at their grandparents’…
Continue ReadingWorker burned in explosion at Wisconsin stadium settles lawsuit for $22 million, attorney says
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The attorney for a worker burned in a 2022 explosion during renovation work on the University of Wisconsin’s Camp Randall…
Continue ReadingAuthorities identify remains of man who went missing in Niagara Falls in 1990 and drifted 145 miles
OSWEGO, N.Y. (AP) — A body that washed up on the shores of Lake Ontario in 1992 has been identified as a Buffalo man who is believed to have died…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s parliament speaker resigns over accusations of bribery
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s parliament speaker has resigned and relinquished her seat in the legislature over allegations of corruption.…
Continue ReadingPowell: Fed still sees rate cuts this year; election timing won’t affect decision
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials will likely reduce their benchmark interest rate later this…
Continue ReadingFlorida’s stricter ban on abortions could put more pressure on clinics elsewhere
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A Florida ban on abortions earlier in pregnancy is expected to have an impact on providers in other parts of the…
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