First smoky air, now clouds of bugs. Winged aphids invade New York City
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As if the smoke and haze sweeping in from fires in Canada weren’t enough, some parts of…
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25 dead after bus crashes and catches fire in western India
NEW DELHI (AP) — Police in western India say a tire blowout caused a bus to lose control and crash into a road divider and burst into flames,…
Continue ReadingHollywood’s actors may join its writers on strike. Here’s why
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood actors may be days from joining screenwriters in what would be the first…
Continue ReadingDelaware House approves bill allowing business entities to vote in town’s municipal elections
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — State House lawmakers have approved legislation authorizing a small town in southern Delaware…
Continue Reading16 kidnapped police employees released in southern Mexico
By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Sixteen police employees who were kidnapped in southern Mexico have been released…
Continue ReadingPassengers were stuck because United Airlines canceled their flights. The CEO took a private plane
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby apologized Friday for hopping on a private plane to get out of the New York area…
Continue ReadingJudge awards Black church $1 million after BLM banner burned by Proud Boys during protest
WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge has awarded more than $1 million to a Black church in Washington, D.C. that sued the far-right Proud Boys for stealing…
Continue ReadingYellen addresses Essence Festival crowd, discusses economy, efforts to enfold minority communities
By CHEVEL JOHNSON RODRIGUE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday says the Biden administration’s…
Continue ReadingJudge allows nearly all of North Carolina’s revised 12-week abortion law to take effect
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge ruled on Friday that nearly all of North Carolina’s revised…
Continue ReadingLouisiana governor vetoes anti-LGBTQ+ legislation including a gender-affirming care ban
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has blocked a package of anti-LGBTQ+ bills from…
Continue ReadingVirginia high school admissions case could be legal follow-up to affirmative action ruling
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court’s ruling last month about the admissions policy at an elite…
Continue ReadingAs climate warms, US allows moving species threatened with extinction as a last resort
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials on Friday said they will make it easier for scientists to relocate plants…
Continue ReadingArizona city holds 10-year remembrance for 19 firefighters who died in the Yarnell Hill Fire
By WALTER BERRY Associated Press Friday marks 10 years since one of the deadliest wildland fires in the U.S. killed 19 members of an elite central…
Continue ReadingStrong earthquake shakes Indonesia’s main island, killing 1 and damaging dozens of homes
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong earthquake has shaken parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java, causing panic as it killed at least one…
Continue ReadingWeb designer in Supreme Court gay rights ruling cited client who denies making wedding site request
By COLLEEN SLEVIN, JESSE BEDAYN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado web designer who the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday…
Continue ReadingJill Biden hosts military chefs crowned ‘Chopped’ champs for guest stint in White House Navy Mess
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Air Force chef and a Marine Corps chef, both crowned “Chopped”…
Continue ReadingHow the Supreme Court student loan decision affects you
By ADRIANA MORGA, CORA LEWIS and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled the Biden administration overstepped…
Continue ReadingSuspected gunman in Texas shooting that killed 5 neighbors indicted on capital murder charge
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — A man accused of killing five neighbors in Texas after some of them complained that…
Continue ReadingVan Gundy, Kolber, Rose and Young are among roughly 20 ESPN personalities laid off
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Jeff Van Gundy, Suzy Kolber, Jalen Rose and Steve Young are among roughly 20 ESPN commentators and reporters who were…
Continue ReadingGubernatorial nominee’s plans to attend rally spark Republican infighting in Kentucky
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican infighting has erupted in Kentucky over gubernatorial nominee Daniel…
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