Woman says she was raped after getting into a car she thought she had booked
BOSTON (AP) — A man has been charged with raping a woman who thought he was the driver she requested after leaving a Boston nightclub. Police say…
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Fed Chair Powell: Slower economic growth may be needed to conquer stubbornly high inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that inflation remains too high and…
Continue ReadingHurricane Norma weakens slightly on a path toward Los Cabos in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Norma has weakened slightly but remains a major storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast. The hurricane is continuing on a…
Continue ReadingThe government secures a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank over alleged redlining in Florida
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has secured a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank over…
Continue ReadingCivic group launches $4M campaign to boost embattled San Francisco ahead of global trade summit
By JANIE HAR and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco business leaders launched a new $4 million marketing campaign…
Continue ReadingAsylum seekers return to a barge off England’s south coast following legionella evacuation
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Asylum seekers have started returning to the barge moored off the south coast of England, more than two…
Continue ReadingRepublicans warn many Gaza refugees could be headed for the U.S. Here’s why that’s unlikely
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and other top Republicans are issuing increasingly urgent calls…
Continue ReadingHurricanes are now twice as likely to zip from minor to whopper than decades ago, study says
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A study says Atlantic hurricanes are now more than twice as likely as before to rapidly intensify from wimpy…
Continue ReadingResidents of earthquake zones ‘drop, cover and hold on’ during annual ShakeOut quake drill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — People ducked under desks and tables in California and other earthquake-prone areas around the world for an annual drill…
Continue ReadingMan accused of bringing guns to Wisconsin Capitol now free on signature bond, can’t possess weapons
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man accused of bringing guns to the Wisconsin state Capitol building is free on a…
Continue ReadingFDA is thinking about a ban on hair-straightening chemicals. Stylists say Black women have moved on
By KENYA HUNTER AP Health Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on certain hair-straightening chemicals…
Continue ReadingDutch court convicts man who projected antisemitic message on Anne Frank museum
By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A court in Amsterdam has sentenced a Polish-Canadian national to two months in prison…
Continue ReadingSlovakia’s president rejects appointment of climate change skeptic as environment minister
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s president says she is postponing the appointment of a new Cabinet following last month’s parliamentary…
Continue ReadingJapan and Australia agree to further step up defense cooperation under 2-month-old security pact
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Australia have agreed to further expand defense ties including with joint military…
Continue ReadingChina is building up its nuclear weapons arsenal faster than previous projections, a US report says
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon report on China’s military power says Beijing is on track to…
Continue ReadingSidney Powell pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump’s loss in Georgia and agrees to cooperate
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A former federal prosecutor says Sidney Powell’s guilty plea in the case over efforts to…
Continue ReadingThousands of remote IT workers sent wages to North Korea to help fund weapons program, FBI says
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Federal authorities say that thousands of information technology workers contracting with U.S.…
Continue ReadingThe Hollywood actors strike hits 100 days. Why hasn’t a deal been reached and what’s next?
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Film and TV actors are still on strike in what has become the longest walk-off in their…
Continue ReadingFinancial investigators probing suspected contracts descend again on HQ of Paris Olympic organizers
PARIS (AP) — Organizers of next year’s Paris Olympics say their headquarters have again been visited by French financial prosecutors who are…
Continue ReadingSlovenia to introduce border checks with Hungary and Croatia after Italy did the same with Slovenia
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia says it will introduce border checks with neighboring Hungary and Croatia following Italy’s decision to do…
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