Alleged shooter at Washington state music festival was stationed at US Army base
By LISA BAUMANN The Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — The alleged gunman who fired into a crowd killing two people at a Washington state…
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Foreign companies are shifting investment out of China as confidence wanes, business group says
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Foreign companies are shifting investments and their Asian headquarters out of China as…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Hunter Biden’s plea deal in federal tax and gun case
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press The announcement that federal prosecutors have reached a plea deal with President Joe Biden’s son Hunter over tax…
Continue ReadingUtah school district returns the Bible to shelves after appeals and outcry
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Bible will return to the shelves in a northern Utah school district that provoked an outcry…
Continue ReadingControversial Virginia state senators, including ‘pro-life’ Democrat, ousted in primary election
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A handful of Virginia incumbents prevailed over challengers in Tuesday’s primary election,…
Continue ReadingSingapore ride-hailing firm Grab slashes 1,000 jobs in biggest layoff since pandemic
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Singapore ride-hailing firm Grab Holdings said it is cutting over 1,000 jobs or 11% of its workforce…
Continue ReadingItalians pursuing parenthood via surrogates abroad could face prosecution under proposed law
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s lawmakers are debating a bill that would make it a crime for Italian citizens to…
Continue ReadingReform-minded prosecutors in northern Virginia win reelection nominations in Democratic primaries
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — Three incumbent prosecutors in northern Virginia who faced tough challenges after being…
Continue ReadingCounter-terrorism experts say Africa is the world’s terrorism hot spot with half of 2022’s victims
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Counter-terrorism experts said Tuesday that Africa is now the world’s terrorism…
Continue ReadingFIFPRO releases report on disparities in Women’s World Cup qualifying
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The path to the Women’s World Cup has been vastly uneven for the teams headed to Australia and New Zealand…
Continue ReadingArmie Hammer and his wife, Elizabeth Chambers, reach settlement in divorce
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Armie Hammer has reached a divorce agreement with his wife, Elizabeth Chambers, nearly three years after she filed to end their…
Continue ReadingDA, ethics panel back judge in Donald Trump hush-money case, finding no evidence of bias
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s tempestuous views aside, Manhattan prosecutors say neither the former…
Continue ReadingGeorgia officials won’t take over elections in state’s largest county, debunk conspiracies
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s State Election Board won’t take over running elections in the state’s most populous…
Continue ReadingHawaii volcano stops erupting, putting an end to stunning lava show
HONOLULU (AP) — The nearly two-week eruption of a Hawaii volcano, one of the most active in the world, has come to a pause, scientists said. After…
Continue ReadingYNW Melly double murder trial continues after judge denies mistrial
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The second week of the double murder trial of rapper YNW Melly began with the judge denying a motion from the defense…
Continue ReadingTornadoes clobber Mississippi. Hours later, its governor attends Republican fundraiser in Alabama
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves traveled to Alabama for a Republican fundraising event…
Continue ReadingOutgoing CDC director says resignation spurred by sense of accomplishment and exhaustion
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The outgoing head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said her reasons for stepping…
Continue ReadingUN agencies decry humanitarian crisis in Haiti and seek help for hungry families fleeing violence
By PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA Associated Press JEREMIE, Haiti (AP) — The executive directors of two U.N. agencies are warning that Haiti’s…
Continue ReadingJill Biden: Consequences of overturning Roe v. Wade ‘go far beyond the right to choose’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden says the consequences for women of losing the constitutional right to an…
Continue ReadingCharges are dropped against 2 hospital employees in psychiatric patient’s death
DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against two hospital employees in the death of a man who was pinned to the floor…
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