Environmental groups demand emergency rules to protect rare whales from ship collisions
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A coalition of environmental groups is calling on the federal government to enact…
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North Dakota state senator, his wife and 2 kids killed in Utah plane crash
By JACK DURA and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A state senator from North Dakota, his wife and their two young children died…
Continue ReadingPatrick Stewart, a Shakespearean actor who soars in sci-fi, looks back on his life in memoir
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Stewart, who famously played a “Star Trek” captain, has boldly gone where no…
Continue ReadingWind power project in New Jersey would be among farthest off East Coast, company says
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — A New York company plans to build an offshore wind energy project 42 miles off New…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about a UN vote to send a Kenya-led force to Haiti to curb gang violence
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution to authorize a multinational…
Continue ReadingThe Pentagon warns Congress it is running low on money to replace weapons sent to Ukraine
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is warning Congress that it is running low on money to replace…
Continue ReadingMan who sought to expose sexual predators fatally shot during argument in Detroit-area restaurant
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press A 40-year-old Detroit-area man who posed as a 15-year-old girl on social media to identify alleged sexual…
Continue ReadingColdplay brings empathy — and Selena Gomez — to the band’s 2023 North American tour finale
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — In 2023, a Coldplay concert opens like a triumphant finale. LED wristbands flash, confetti…
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Man accused of locking a woman in a cell in Oregon faces rape, kidnapping charges in separate case
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of abducting a woman in Seattle, driving her hundreds of…
Continue ReadingA grizzly bear attack leaves 2 people dead in western Canada. Park rangers kill the bear
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — National park officials in Canada say that a grizzly bear attack at a national park in western Canada has left two people…
Continue ReadingA man suspected of fatally shooting 3 people is shot and killed by police officers in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police in Philadelphia say officers shot and killed a man suspected in a quadruple shooting that left three people dead hours…
Continue ReadingAll Onewheel electric skateboards are under recall after 4 deaths and serious injury reports
NEW YORK (AP) — All models of Onewheel self-balancing electric skateboards are under recall after at least four deaths and multiple injuries were…
Continue Reading9-year-old who vanished from New York state park found safe and man linked to ransom note arrested
By MICHAEL HILL and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press MOREAU, N.Y. (AP) — A 9-year-old girl who vanished during a family camping trip in upstate New…
Continue ReadingA second UK police force is looking into allegations of sexual offenses committed by Russell Brand
LONDON (AP) — British media are reporting that a second British police force is looking into sexual offenses allegedly committed by actor and…
Continue ReadingClergy abuse survivors propose new ‘zero tolerance’ law following outcry over Vatican appointment
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Clergy sexual abuse survivors have unveiled a proposed new church law calling for the permanent…
Continue ReadingCambodian court bars environmental activists from traveling to Sweden to receive ‘Alternative Nobel’
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A court in Cambodia has barred three environmental activists from traveling to Sweden next month to receive the…
Continue ReadingRebels in Mali say they’ve captured another military base in the north as violence intensifies
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Tuareg rebels in Mali say they have captured another military base from the army in the…
Continue ReadingCorrection: WHO Malaria Vaccine story
LONDON (AP) — In a story originally published Oct. 2, 2023, The Associated Press reported that The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation stepped back…
Continue ReadingChicago woman, 104, skydives from plane, aiming for record as the world’s oldest skydiver
OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) — A 104-year-old Chicago woman is hoping to be certified as the oldest person to ever skydive after leaving her walker on the…
Continue ReadingWhere are the homes? Glaring need for housing construction underlined by Century 21 CEO
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The highest mortgage rates in more than two decades are keeping many prospective homebuyers out…
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