Change of venue denied for Michigan school shooter’s father
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A judge has denied a change of venue request made by the father of a Michigan school shooter in his involuntary manslaughter…
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A look at Nvidia’s climb to prominence in the AI world, by the numbers
Associated Press Nvidia’s stock price jumped 16% on Thursday, increasing the company’s market value by a staggering $273 billion in just one…
Continue ReadingGeorgia board upholds firing of teacher for reading a book about gender identity to students
ATLANTA (AP) — The firing of a suburban Atlanta teacher who read a book on gender fluidity to her fifth grade class has been upheld by the Georgia…
Continue ReadingHilary was not a tropical storm when it entered California, yet it had the same impact, study shows
By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new study has concluded that former Hurricane Hilary was actually no longer a tropical storm…
Continue ReadingFormer Black schools leader radio interview brings focus on race issues in Green Bay
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Members of Green Bay’s African American community say the city’s first Black schools superintendent could…
Continue ReadingWendy Williams has frontotemporal dementia. What is FTD?
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with a rare form of dementia called frontotemporal…
Continue ReadingBail is set at $4 million for an Ohio woman charged in her 5-year-old foster son’s suffocation death
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge has set bail at $4 million for an Ohio woman charged with murder in the suffocation death of her 5-year-old foster…
Continue ReadingGOP lawmakers try to thwart abortion rights ballot initiative in South Dakota
By JACK DURA Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Republican-led Legislature is trying to thwart a proposed ballot initiative that…
Continue ReadingOnline fundraisers for violent West Bank settlers raised thousands, despite international sanctions
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — When the Biden administration imposed sanctions this month against Israeli settler Yinon Levi…
Continue ReadingWisconsin lawmakers OK bill to tackle forever chemicals pollution, but governor isn’t on board
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin have passed a bill that would unlock $125 million to fight…
Continue ReadingChina demands the US stop any official contact with Taiwan following a congressional visit
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — China is responding sternly to a U.S. congressional delegation’s visit to Taiwan, demanding the…
Continue ReadingAfrofuturist opera `Lalovavi’ to premiere in Cincinnati on Juneteenth 2025
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press The Cincinnati Opera will present an Afrofuturist-themed production next year that commemorates the Juneteenth…
Continue ReadingData from phone, Apple Watch help lead police to suspect in Iowa woman’s death
MARENGO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say that data from an iPhone and Apple Watch helped lead police to a suspect after a woman’s body was found in…
Continue ReadingMexico president denies report of allegations that close associates took drug money during campaign
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is denying allegations contained in a U.S. media report about a U.S. inquiry into…
Continue ReadingEPA approves year-round sales of higher ethanol blend in 8 Midwest states
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Drivers in eight Midwestern states will be able to fuel up with a higher blend of…
Continue ReadingFire engulfs 2 buildings in Spanish city of Valencia, killing at least 4 people. Nearly 20 missing
By ALBERTO SAIZ Associated Press VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — A fire has engulfed two residential buildings in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia,…
Continue ReadingInvestigators: Man who killed 3 Minnesota responders opened fire without warning, inside his house
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Investigators have revealed that the man who killed two Minnesota police officers and a…
Continue ReadingAnti-doping law nets first prison sentence for therapist who helped sprinters get drugs
NEW YORK (AP) — The first person charged for violating a 2020 law that forbids conspiracies to taint international sports events through…
Continue ReadingDeSantis calls takeover of Disney government a ‘success’ despite worker exodus, litigation
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Almost a year after Florida lawmakers passed a law giving Florida’s governor control over…
Continue ReadingEA Sports College Football 25 to block gamers from manually adding players who reject NIL opt-in
By RYAN KRYSKA AP Sports Writer Gamers will be blocked from manually adding players to EA Sports’ new college football game who decide not to…
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