‘Doomsday Clock’ signals existential threats of nuclear war, climate disasters and AI
WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth, for the second year running, is nearing apocalypse, a science-oriented advocacy group said, pointing to its famous…
Continue ReadingAP National News
Blinken pitches the US as an alternative to Russia’s Wagner in Africa’s troubled Sahel
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pitching the United States as a better security…
Continue ReadingNebraska lawmaker announces Democratic bid for Congress, says Republicans bend to ‘vocal minority’
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska state lawmaker and Democrat who ran for governor in 2022 is seeking higher office…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts governor praises Navy SEAL who died trying to save fellow SEAL during a mission
BOSTON (AP) — The governor of Massachusetts described a Navy SEAL lost in the Arabian Sea during a mission to confiscate Iranian-made weapons from…
Continue ReadingKansas lawmakers want a report on last year’s police raid of a newspaper
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Dozens of Kansas lawmakers have launched an effort to direct the state’s attorney general to…
Continue ReadingUS hits Iraq militia sites and anti-ship missiles in Yemen as fight with Iranian proxies intensifies
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military struck three facilities in Iraq and two anti-ship missiles…
Continue ReadingMississippi restrictions on medical marijuana advertising upheld by federal judge
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the owner of a…
Continue ReadingBill would revise Tennessee’s decades-old law targeting HIV-positive people convicted of sex work
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A proposal advancing in the Tennessee legislature would stop requiring lifetime…
Continue ReadingFrance fines Amazon $35 million for ‘excessively intrusive’ monitoring of warehouse staff
PARIS (AP) — France’s privacy watchdog said Tuesday that it slapped Amazon ‘s French warehouse business with a 32 million euro fine…
Continue ReadingFormer orphanage founder in Haiti faces federal charges of sexually abusing minors
DENVER (AP) — Federal prosecutors say the founder of an orphanage in Haiti is facing criminal charges in the U.S. for allegedly traveling to the…
Continue ReadingMemphis, Tennessee, police chief to serve in interim role under new mayor
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say the Memphis police chief who was in charge when Tyre Nichols was fatally beaten by five officers will serve on…
Continue ReadingDenver police officer pleads guilty to accidentally wounding 6 bystanders while firing at armed man
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Denver police officer has pleaded guilty to accidentally wounding six bystanders in a crowd…
Continue ReadingCountry singer Chris Young arrested at Nashville bar, charged with assault, disorderly conduct
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Chris Young was arrested at a Nashville bar after an alleged altercation with Alcoholic Beverage Commission…
Continue ReadingKelly Armstrong, North Dakota’s lone congressman, runs for governor
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s only member of the U.S. House of Representatives is running for governor…
Continue ReadingNetflix’s gains 13M new global 4Q subscribers as it unwraps its best-ever holiday season results
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix has registered its third-consecutive quarter of accelerating subscriber growth…
Continue ReadingNew York man convicted of murdering woman who wound up in his backcountry driveway after wrong turn
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) — A man has been convicted of second-degree murder for fatally shooting…
Continue ReadingMemphis utility lifts boil-water advisory after 5 days following deep freeze that burst pipes
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press Memphis’ water company has lifted a boil-water advisory for more than 600,000 people that was in place for five…
Continue ReadingMilitary veteran charged in Capitol riot is ordered released from custody
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A federal magistrate judge has ordered the release of a military veteran charged with…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Republicans make last-ditch effort to pass new legislative maps
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans are making a last-ditch effort to avoid having the liberal-controlled…
Continue ReadingMan sentenced to life in prison for the fatal shooting of a deputy U.S. marshal in Arizona in 2018
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A man convicted of fatally shooting a federal agent in Tucson in 2018 has been sentenced to life in prison. Authorities say…
Continue Reading