DC pandas will be returning to China in mid-November, weeks earlier than expected
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Zoo’s three celebrity giant pandas will be heading home a little earlier…
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Abortion rights supporters far outraise opponents and rake in out-of-state money in Ohio election
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press Supporters of a ballot measure that would enshrine abortion rights in the Ohio Constitution are far outraising their…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho woman sues her fertility doctor, says he used his own sperm to impregnate her 34 years ago
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — An Idaho woman is suing her one-time fertility doctor, saying he secretly used his own sperm to…
Continue ReadingArizona Diamondbacks take series of slights into surprise World Series against Texas Rangers
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Before opening the World Series, the Arizona Diamondbacks wanted to recount a series of…
Continue ReadingHouston-area deputy indicted on murder charge after man fatally shot following shoplifting incident
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Officials say a Houston-area deputy accused of fatally shooting a man while confronting him after…
Continue ReadingUN chief appoints 39-member panel to advise on international governance of artificial intelligence
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of a 39-member global advisory panel to report on…
Continue ReadingSoil removal from Ohio train derailment site is nearly done, but cleanup isn’t over
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer The removal of contaminated soil from the site of February’s fiery Norfolk Southern derailment in eastern Ohio…
Continue ReadingPalestinians plead ‘stop the bombs’ at UN meeting but Israel insists Hamas must be ‘obliterated’
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — “Stop the bombs and save lives!” the Palestinian ambassador pleaded at an emotional…
Continue ReadingRadio host Larry Elder ends Republican presidential campaign and endorses Donald Trump
By The Associated Press Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder announced Thursday that he was ending his 2024 Republican campaign for president and…
Continue ReadingWhite House says Russia is executing its own soldiers for not following orders
By AAMER MADHANII and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says that Russia is executing soldiers who have failed to…
Continue ReadingCarjacking call led police to chief’s son who was wanted in officers’ shooting. He died hours later
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Newly released audio of the 911 call from a woman who was carjacked and police…
Continue ReadingDemocratic US Rep. John Sarbanes of Maryland says he will not seek reelection in 2024
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press Democratic U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes of Maryland will not seek reelection in 2024, choosing to depart his seat…
Continue ReadingIn closing days of Mississippi governor’s race, candidates clash over how to fund health care
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves says he is working to ease financial…
Continue ReadingA teen bowler, a shipbuilder and a sign language interpreter are among the Maine shooting victims
By HOLLY RAMER, LISA RATHKE, KATHY McCORMACK, DAVID SHARP and DAVID R. MARTIN Associated Press The 18 people killed in two mass shootings in…
Continue ReadingWife of ex-Alaska Airlines pilot says she’s in shock after averted Horizon Air disaster
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The wife of a former Alaska Airlines pilot who prosecutors say tried to…
Continue ReadingFormer Albanian prime minister accused of corruption told to report to prosecutors, stay in country
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An Albanian court has ruled that former prime minister Sali Berisha, who is accused of…
Continue ReadingMaryland Supreme Court posthumously admits Black man to bar, 166 years after rejecting him
BALTIMORE, Md. (AP) — More than a century after Edward Garrison Draper was rejected for the Maryland Bar due to his race, he has been posthumously…
Continue ReadingMan arrested after trespassing twice in one day at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s home in Los Angeles
By ALI SWENSON and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press Police say they have arrested a man who trespassed twice in one day at the California home of…
Continue ReadingGulf oil lease sale postponed by court amid litigation over endangered whale protections
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A sale of federal Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases that had been scheduled for Nov. 8 is being…
Continue ReadingIndian company that makes EV battery materials to build its first US plant in North Carolina
BOLIVIA, N.C. (AP) — An Indian company that produces a key ingredient for long-range batteries in electric vehicles says it will build its first…
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