Rain helps ease wildfires in North Carolina, but reprieve may be short
PINNACLE, N.C. (AP) — Heavy rain and lower temperatures have helped slow down wildfires in North Carolina, including blazes that had prompted…
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Alabama inmate asks judge to block first nitrogen gas execution
BY KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Lawyers for the first inmate scheduled to be put to death using nitrogen gas said Monday…
Continue ReadingFederal judge says Pennsylvania mail-in ballots should still count if dated incorrectly
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A federal judge says mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania should still count even if they’re not dated…
Continue ReadingOpenAI’s unusual nonprofit structure led to dramatic ouster of sought-after CEO
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Unlike Google, Facebook and countless other tech giants, the company behind ChatGPT…
Continue ReadingBodies of 4 teenage boys who disappeared on a camping trip in Wales found in their overturned car
LONDON (AP) — British police say the bodies of four teenage boys who had been missing since they left for a weekend camping trip have been found…
Continue ReadingCongo and the UN sign a deal for peacekeepers to withdraw after more than 2 decades and frustration
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s foreign minister and the head of the U.N. stabilization mission in Congo have…
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans issue a subpoena to federal prosecutor in Hunter Biden’s case
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have issued a subpoena to a federal prosecutor involved in the criminal…
Continue ReadingMaryland’s handgun licensing law has been struck down by a federal appeals court
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal appeals court has struck down a Maryland law requiring people to obtain a special license…
Continue ReadingNo one was injured when a US Navy plane landed in a Hawaii bay, but some fear environmental damage
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A large U.S. Navy plane remained in a Hawaii bay Tuesday, the day after it overshot a…
Continue ReadingA baby dies and a Florida mom is found stabbed to death, as firefighters rescue 2 kids from blaze
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Firefighters responding to an early morning fire in Florida found the body of a woman who had been fatally stabbed, and…
Continue Reading4 out of 5 Mexicans who got a flu shot this year turned down Cuban and Russian COVID-19 vaccines
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Four out of five people in Mexico who got influenza shots so far this year turned down the government’s recommendation…
Continue ReadingKansas officials blame 5-week disruption of court system on ‘sophisticated foreign cyberattack’
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Officials say cybercriminals hacked into the Kansas court system, stole sensitive…
Continue ReadingAfter the dollar-loving Milei wins the presidency, Argentines anxiously watch the exchange rate
By DAVID BILLER and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — As soon as Leandro Francisco Diana woke up Tuesday, he reached…
Continue ReadingDemocratic division blocks effort to end Michigan’s 24-hour wait for an abortion
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a package of bills known as the Reproductive…
Continue ReadingTeachers in Portland, Oregon, march and temporarily block bridge in third week of strike
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Teachers in Portland, Oregon, temporarily shut down a major bridge Tuesday morning as they marched in a strike started…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania governor appeals decision blocking plan to make power plants pay for greenhouse gases
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Josh Shapiro says he’ll appeal a court ruling that blocked a state regulation to…
Continue ReadingWoman sentenced to 25 years after pleading guilty in case of boy found dead in suitcase in Indiana
SALEM, Ind. (AP) — A Louisiana woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for her involvement in the death of a 5-year-old Atlanta boy whose…
Continue ReadingNative American storytellers enjoying a rare spotlight, a moment they hope can be more than that
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The financial crisis of 2008 hit Mary Kathryn Nagle differently. As a playwright and a…
Continue ReadingAtlantic City casino profits fall 7.5% in 3rd quarter of 2023
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey gambling regulators say Atlantic City’s casinos and two internet-only…
Continue ReadingTrump has long praised autocrats and populists. He’s now embracing Argentina’s new president
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has long praised a particular type of foreign leader — men he…
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