Railroad industry sues to block new locomotive pollution rules in California
By ADAM BEAM and JOSH FUNK Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The railroad industry has sued to block new environmental rules in…
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North Carolina governor vetoes limits on politics, race discussion in state workplaces
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed GOP legislation that would ban the promotion of certain beliefs that some…
Continue ReadingFederal judge blocks much of Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors
By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge issued an order Friday stopping an Indiana ban on puberty blockers and hormones…
Continue ReadingBlinken stresses need for better US-Chinese communications as he heads to Beijing
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly before setting out for Beijing, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is emphasizing the…
Continue ReadingTheft of heads, brains, skin and other body parts from Harvard morgue spurs lawsuit
BOSTON (AP) — The son of a woman whose body was donated to Harvard Medical School for research purposes has filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf…
Continue ReadingLike Daniel Ellsberg, others who leaked US government secrets have been seen as traitors and heroes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Daniel Ellsberg’s decision to leak a secret Defense Department study of the U.S. war in Vietnam — the Pentagon Papers —…
Continue ReadingSmall-town Pennsylvania officers kicked, punched and choked arrestees, indictment alleges
MOUNT CARMEL, Pa. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say three small-town Pennsylvania police officers collectively “kicked, punched, choked and…
Continue ReadingThe Reddit blackout, explained: Why thousands of subreddits are protesting third-party app charges
BY WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of Reddit discussion forums have gone dark this week to protest a new…
Continue ReadingDespite widespread protest, Reddit CEO says company is ‘not negotiating’ on 3rd-party app charges
BY WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — If you hopped on Reddit to scroll through your favorite forums this week, you may…
Continue ReadingFox News producer out after onscreen message calling President Biden a ‘wannabe dictator’
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime producer for Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News after he was deemed responsible for the…
Continue ReadingDaniel Ellsberg, who leaked Pentagon Papers exposing Vietnam War secrets, dies at 92
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Daniel Ellsberg, the history-making whistleblower who by leaking the Pentagon Papers revealed…
Continue ReadingTeen says she was sexually assaulted by boys at Greg Norman’s home after being served alcohol
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — LIV Golf leader Greg Norman and his wife Kirsten Kutner are being sued by a high…
Continue ReadingDemolition crew saves abandoned litter of baby raccoons in Utah
MORGAN, Utah (AP) — A demolition crew rescued an abandoned litter of baby raccoons from the site of a home they were tearing down earlier this…
Continue ReadingLosing hope of finding kids in plane crash, Indigenous searchers turned to a ritual: Ayahuasca
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The weary Indigenous men gathered at their base camp, nestled among towering trees…
Continue ReadingNew Hampshire prosecutors appeal dismissal of complaints against white nationalists
BRENTWOOD The New Hampshire Department of Justice has asked a judge to reconsider the dismissal of trespassing complaints against white nationalists…
Continue ReadingGrammys: Only ‘human creators’ eligible to win, recording academy says response to AI
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Recording Academy are making several changes to the Grammy Awards, including a rule that…
Continue ReadingSwiss cyclist Gino Mäder dies from injuries in crash during Tour de Suisse
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder died Friday, one day after crashing and falling down a ravine during a…
Continue ReadingTV news owner apologizes for Pride Month memo that told Michigan staff to cover fewer LGBTQ+ events
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The general manager of a television news station in western Michigan has apologized after staff received a memo telling…
Continue ReadingNusrat Chowdhury confirmed as the first Muslim female federal judge in U.S. history
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nusrat Chowdhury, a civil rights lawyer, has been confirmed by the Senate as the first Muslim female federal judge in U.S.…
Continue ReadingGermany hands over 2 Indigenous masks to Colombia as it reappraises the past
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany has handed over to Colombia two masks made by the Indigenous Kogi people that had been in a…
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