Greece hopes for investment boost after key credit rating upgrade
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — DBRS Morningstar ratings agency has upgraded Greece’s credit rating to investment grade. The move is expected to boost…
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The number of people missing following devastating Maui wildfires has dropped to 66, governor says
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — One month after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century leveled the historic town of…
Continue ReadingSevere heat and heavy storms hit New England; fallen tree kills camper in Vermont
BOSTON (AP) — The heat that has gripped much of the nation has seeped into New England, and along with it powerful thunderstorms. Police say a…
Continue ReadingAmazon to require some authors to disclose the use of AI material
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon.com is requiring writers who want to sell books through its e-book program to tell the…
Continue ReadingJudge denies Mark Meadows’ request to move his Georgia election subversion case to federal court
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge on Friday denied Mark Meadows’ request to move his Georgia election subversion case to…
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Secretary of State Antony Blinken; Gov. Chris Sununu, R-N.H.; Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.; Dr. Anthony…
Continue ReadingGov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders proposes carve-out of Arkansas public records law during tax cut session
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is proposing shielding a broad range of government…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Challenges from intense summer heat raise questions about Texas power grid’s reliability
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — This summer’s sweltering heat has put tremendous stress on Texas’ power grid, with the state…
Continue ReadingUN report on Ecuador links crime with poverty, faults government for not ending bonded labor
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A U.N. envoy is urging urged Ecuador’s leaders to boost enforcement of labor laws and…
Continue ReadingInfrequent inspection of fan blades led to a United jet engine breaking up in 2021, report says
WASHINGTON (AP) — An engine on a United Airlines jet broke up over Denver in 2021 because of wear and tear on a fan blade that was not adequately…
Continue ReadingKentucky misses a fiscal trigger for personal income tax rate cut in 2025
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s individual income tax rate is set to remain the same in 2025 after the state…
Continue ReadingOSU, WSU ask court to prevent departing Pac-12 schools from standing in way of rebuilding conference
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Oregon State and Washington State on Friday filed a complaint in Washington state court against the…
Continue ReadingJacksonville begins funerals for Black victims of racist gunman with calls to action, warm memories
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press Funerals have begun in Florida for the three Black victims of a racist gunman who shot them down at a Jacksonville…
Continue ReadingGeorgia special grand jury report shows Graham and others spared from charges, and more new details
By MEG KINNARD and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis pursued charges against roughly half…
Continue ReadingNo charges against Maine authorities for death of handcuffed man who was hit in head with flashlight
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s attorney general has concluded there was no criminal conduct when four law…
Continue ReadingFourth man charged in connection with threats and vandalism targeting two New Hampshire journalists
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A fourth man has been charged in connection with threats and vandalism targeting two public…
Continue Reading2 siblings are sentenced in a North Dakota fentanyl probe. 5 fugitives remain
By JACK DURA Associated Press A judge sentenced a pair of siblings, the last of more than 30 people who were indicted for an international fentanyl…
Continue ReadingAdditional bodycam footage is released in the death of pregnant Black mother Ta’Kiya Young
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio authorities have released additional bodycam and store…
Continue Reading3 former deputy jailers sentenced to prison in Kentucky inmate’s death
CATLETTSBURG, Ky. (AP) — Three former deputy jailers at an eastern Kentucky facility have been sentenced to prison in connection with the death of…
Continue ReadingFeds leave future of Dakota Access pipeline’s controversial river crossing unclear in draft review
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday released its draft environmental impact statement of…
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