Sailors rejoice after snowy winter raises Great Salt Lake — for now
By SAM METZ Associated Press ON THE GREAT SALT LAKE (AP) — A brisk wind caught a Kevlar-fiber sail, sending it snapping as Bob Derby and Randy…
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The UN refuses to retract its condemnation of Israel over the Jenin military operation
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israel’s United Nations ambassador is calling on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to…
Continue ReadingTexas prepares to deploy Rio Grande buoys in governor’s latest effort to curb border crossings
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — Texas has started rolling out what is set to become a new…
Continue ReadingWeeklong dock strike on Canada’s west coast is starting to pinch small businesses, experts say
By JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian consumers aren’t yet feeling the impact of the weekold port strike…
Continue ReadingCalifornia utility pays $22 million to settle federal claims over 2016 wildfire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California Edison and two other companies have paid $22 million to settle U.S. government claims that they caused a…
Continue ReadingInvestigator with a metro Atlanta prosecutor’s office shot in car by other motorist, police say
ATLANTA (AP) — Police in the sprawling suburbs northeast of Atlanta say an investigator with a county prosecutor’s office was shot and wounded by…
Continue ReadingLeslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, is one big step closer to freedom
By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s governor announced Friday that he won’t ask the state Supreme Court to block…
Continue ReadingReview of Guatemala’s vote appears to largely uphold results from June 25 presidential election
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — An electoral official in Guatemala says a court-ordered review of the country’s…
Continue ReadingRail union says Virginia derailment renews questions about Norfolk Southern’s safety practices
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer The union that represents locomotive engineers says a coal train derailment in Virginia is renewing questions about…
Continue ReadingVideo apparently shows Spears inadvertently hit herself in the face in encounter with Wembanyama
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police say no charges will be filed following a brief investigation of the altercation…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia community tries to heal from trauma as shooter’s mental health comes into focus
By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors and others say in the weeks before Kimbrady Carriker opened fire at random with…
Continue ReadingReds rookie Elly De La Cruz shines on the field and in ad for new ‘Mission: Impossible’ movie
By JOE TOTORAITIS Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Cincinnati Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz has been a breakout star on the field, and now he’s…
Continue ReadingMaryland Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin says he’s not running for open US Senate seat
Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, a congressman from the suburbs of the nation’s capital, has announced he will…
Continue ReadingDNA testing leads to former US Army soldier in 1978 killing of woman in Germany
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press Authorities say DNA testing has led to the arrest of a Nebraska man who was repeatedly…
Continue ReadingUN condemns killings of two more Indigenous residents on Nicaragua’s Atlantic coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.N. human rights office has condemned the killing of two more Indigenous residents on Nicaragua’s Atlantic coast. The…
Continue ReadingA 10-year-old Canadian girl is wowing the skateboarding world. Tony Hawk is her mentor for X Games
By The Associated Press Skateboarding is more than just a way of life for Reese Nelson, it’s all she’s ever known. The 10-year-old Canadian…
Continue ReadingJay Monahan to return to PGA Tour commissioner role after month break
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is returning to work. Monahan has told the tour he will resume his job on July 17.…
Continue ReadingNew minimum pay rates for NYC app-based food delivery workers are delayed
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City was ordered by a judge to temporarily delay new minimum pay standards for app-based food delivery workers. The order…
Continue ReadingNebraska mom pleads guilty to giving daughter pills for an abortion and helping bury the fetus
MADISON, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska mother has pleaded guilty to giving her 17-year-old daughter pills for an illegal abortion last spring and helping…
Continue Reading69-year-old woman killed by an alligator drowned and had blunt force trauma, autopsy finds
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C (AP) — A 69-year-old woman killed by an alligator in South Carolina on Tuesday had drowned and experienced blunt force…
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