Election-year review of disaster relief funds draws rebuke from Kentucky governor
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKF ORT, Ky. (AP) — Disaster recovery funds set up by Kentucky’s Democratic governor to assist victims of…
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3 charged after shooting at a South Florida Walmart kills 1 and wounds another
By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Authorities say three men are facing charges a day after a shooting at a South Florida Walmart left…
Continue ReadingOfficial at automaker FCA US pleads guilty in scheme to withhold emission systems information
DETROIT (AP) — An official at automaker FCA US has pleaded guilty in federal court in a scheme to withhold emission systems information on more…
Continue ReadingActors and writers on strike rally in Philadelphia and Chicago as union action spreads
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer Striking screenwriters and actors held rallies in Philadelphia and Chicago on Thursday as the labor dispute…
Continue ReadingHomicides in Brazil at the lowest level in over a decade, report says
By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Researchers say the number of homicides in Brazil last year reached the lowest level in…
Continue ReadingBolivia boosts lithium resources estimate, cementing spot as global leader
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s president says the Andean country’s total lithium resources have increased 2 million tons to a total of 23…
Continue ReadingArson caused house fire that killed Memphis firefighter and injured 3 others, officials say
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities are searching for the person who set a fire that killed a Memphis firefighter and sent three others to the…
Continue ReadingHate speech posted on economics website is traced to leading universities, research finds
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Anonymous comments with racist, sexist and abusive messages that were posted for years…
Continue ReadingUK banking boss apologizes to populist politician Farage over the closure of his account
LONDON (AP) — The chief executive of U.K. bank NatWest Group has apologized to populist politician Nigel Farage after he complained that his bank…
Continue ReadingSmile! Jets have a change of heart for their summer appearance on ‘Hard Knocks’
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Robert Saleh and the New York Jets are fully tuned in now to their turn on…
Continue ReadingZoe Saldaña put self-doubt aside to star in new Taylor Sheridan series ‘Special Ops: Lioness’
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Despite starring in the blockbuster franchises like “Avatar” and “Guardians of the Galaxy,” Zoe Saldaña…
Continue ReadingPilot dies after small plane crashes into field in western Missouri
KEARNEY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a pilot died after a small plane crashed into a field in western Missouri. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office…
Continue ReadingPioneering hacker Kevin Mitnick, FBI-wanted felon turned security guru, dead at 59
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer Kevin Mitnick, whose pioneering antics tricking employees in the 1980s and 1990s into helping him steal software…
Continue ReadingTornado damage to Pfizer plant will probably create long-term shortages of some drugs hospitals need
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer The fallout from a Pfizer factory being damaged by a tornado could put even more pressure on already-strained drug…
Continue ReadingHouse aims to ease air travel delays with more money for air traffic controllers
By KEVIN FREKING and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would give the Federal…
Continue ReadingKansas’ attorney general wants to keep trans people from intervening in his lawsuit over state IDs
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican attorney general in Kansas is working to keep transgender people from…
Continue ReadingIndiana police recover 2 DNA profiles from human remains found at property of long-dead businessman
WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Indiana authorities have recovered two complete human DNA profiles from bones and bone fragments found on property once…
Continue ReadingExclusion of race in federal climate justice screening tool could worsen disparities, analysis says
By DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer A screening tool the federal government is using to decide which neighborhoods have a disproportionate amount of…
Continue ReadingMichigan clerk stripped of election duties after being charged for acting as fake elector in 2020
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan town clerk says he’ll respect a ban on his participation in elections while…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Calvin passes over Hawaii and leaves minor flooding in its wake
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Calvin has brought high surf, heavy rain and gusts to parts of Hawaii’s Big…
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