Tractor-trailer goes partly off the New York Thruway after accident
HENRIETTA, N.Y. (AP) — A tandem tractor-trailer was left partly hanging over the edge of a New York State Thruway bridge after an accident. No…
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College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies
ATLANTA (AP) — Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, accusing it…
Continue ReadingMigrants lacking passports must now submit to facial recognition to board flights in US
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. government has started requiring migrants without passports to submit to facial…
Continue ReadingSenegal’s top opposition leader freed from prison ahead of presidential election this month
By BABACAR DIONE and JESSICA DONATI Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has been released from…
Continue ReadingLyft and Uber say they will leave Minneapolis after city council forces them to pay drivers more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Lyft and Uber say they will cease operations in Minneapolis after the city’s council voted Thursday to override a mayoral veto…
Continue ReadingKenyan doctors strike nationwide. Patients left unattended or turned away at public hospitals
By TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Doctors at Kenya’s public hospitals began a nationwide strike, accusing the government of…
Continue ReadingDelaware Democrats give final approval to handgun permit-to-purchase bill
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Senate Democrats in Delaware have given final approval to a bill requiring anyone wanting to…
Continue ReadingShohei Ohtani shares a photo of his new wife on social media. She’s a former pro basketball player
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has revealed the identity of his new wife with a photo of the couple on social media. She is Mamiko Tanaka, a…
Continue ReadingPierce Brosnan pleads guilty to walking off trail at Yellowstone hot springs, must pay $1,500
MAMMOTH, Wyo. (AP) — Actor Pierce Brosnan, who pleaded guilty Thursday to stepping off a trail in a thermal area during a November visit to…
Continue ReadingSevere storms with tornadoes kill at least 3 in the central US
By STEFANIE DAZIO and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press Severe storms with probable tornadoes tore through several central U.S. states, damaging homes…
Continue ReadingAchsah Nesmith, who wrote speeches for President Jimmy Carter, has died at age 84
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press A trailblazing Southern woman who worked as a speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter after covering the civil rights…
Continue ReadingIn Mexico, a once glittering lake is being sucked dry by development, drought and lawlessness
By MARCO UGARTE Associated Press VALLE DE BRAVO, Mexico (AP) — Once a glittering weekend getaway for wealthy residents of Mexico City, Valle de…
Continue ReadingInternet outage hits several African countries as undersea cables fail
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A dozen countries across Africa have suffered a major internet outage as multiple undersea…
Continue ReadingConnecticut considering barring legacy admissions at private colleges, in addition to public ones
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Connecticut lawmakers are considering banning the use of legacy and donor preferences in admissions to all colleges…
Continue ReadingMaryland lawmakers consider new plan to rebuild Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A new plan to rebuild Baltimore’s storied but deteriorating Pimlico Race Course is making a…
Continue ReadingTerrified residents of San Francisco’s Tenderloin district sue for streets free of drugs, tents
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two hotels and residents of San Francisco’s troubled Tenderloin district have sued San…
Continue ReadingNevada Republican who lost 2022 Senate primary seeking Democratic Sen. Rosen’s seat in key US match
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Purple Heart recipient who lost Nevada’s 2022 GOP Senate primary has filed his formal candidacy for the seat held by…
Continue ReadingHonduras ex-first lady says presidential bid not meant to protect herself after husband’s conviction
By MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras’ former first lady Ana García de Hernández says her decision to seek…
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans are seeking unity at an idyllic West Virginia retreat. Many didn’t bother to come
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — House Republicans are huddling in West Virginia for a strategy-planning…
Continue ReadingArkansas’ elimination of ‘X’ as option for sex on licenses and IDs endorsed by GOP lawmakers
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers have endorsed a state agency’s decision to no longer offer…
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