Utah Republican Chris Stewart planning to resign from Congress, AP source says
By SAM METZ and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart is expected to announce Wednesday that he’s…
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Hawaii reopens popular stretch of Waikiki beach after endangered monk seal pup weans
HONOLULU (AP) — A young Hawaiian monk seal has weaned and relocated, allowing a stretch of a popular Hawaii beach to reopen after it was made…
Continue ReadingNYC enacts ‘Homeless Bill of Rights,’ but doubts arise over key provisions such as right to shelter
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A “Homeless Bill of Rights” is now law in New York City. But it is unclear what it means as the city grapples…
Continue ReadingAlabama expands ban on trans athletes to include college teams
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed legislation that will ban transgender women from…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey prosecutors announce murder charge against Virginia man in fatal shooting of councilwoman
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A Virginia man was arrested Tuesday on murder and gun charges in the February…
Continue ReadingHBO estimates 2.9 million watched ‘Succession’ finale on Sunday night
NEW YORK (AP) — HBO said 2.9 million people watched or streamed the series finale of “Succession” on Sunday night, a series record that is…
Continue ReadingUnprecedented wildfire on Canada’s Atlantic coast still burning after four days
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Wildfires are burning out of control for a fourth day in Canada’s Atlantic-coast province of Nova Scotia. The…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the Texas prison where Elizabeth Holmes is serving her 11-year sentence
BRYAN, Texas (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has reported to a federal prison in Texas — marking the start of her 11-year sentence…
Continue ReadingSuspect’s dislike for drugs, homelessness may have led to shootings that killed 4 in metro Phoenix
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a man’s dislike for drugs and homelessness may have led to five separate shootings in the Phoenix metro area…
Continue ReadingCoast Guard suspends search for 4 missing after Alaska charter boat found partially submerged
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for four people missing after the fishing charter boat they were on was found…
Continue ReadingVideo, tips sought in probe of shooting outside suburban Philadelphia stadium that wounded 8
Authorities are asking the public to share any video or information as they investigate a weekend shooting that left eight teens wounded outside a…
Continue ReadingDeath toll in Guyana girls dorm fire rises to 20 when 14-year-old dies in hospital
By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s health ministry says the death toll in a girl’s dormitory fire has…
Continue ReadingUN technical vessel arrives at rusting oil tanker off Yemen’s coast as salvage operation begins
CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. says the first technical salvage vessel has arrived near the rusting Safer oil tanker floating off the coast of war-ravaged…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico man charged in cold case: ‘I needed to confess’
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Officers found Tony Peralta sitting on a curb not far from a convenience store…
Continue ReadingDelta Air Lines hit with lawsuit over claims of carbon neutrality
By ED DAVEY A consumer class action lawsuit filed Tuesday claims Delta Air Lines inaccurately billed itself as the world’s “first…
Continue ReadingUS opens probe into Freightliner trucks automatically braking without obstacle in road
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is investigating complaints that the automatic emergency braking on big Freightliner…
Continue ReadingEx-Trump White House official Peter Navarro to go on trial in September in Jan. 6 contempt case
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro will stand trial in September on contempt…
Continue ReadingFormer first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, The Carter Center says
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, her family announced Tuesday. Carter, now 95,…
Continue ReadingFertility doctor accused of using own sperm dies in crash of hand-built plane
YATES, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a New York fertility doctor who was accused of using his own sperm to impregnate several patients has died in a…
Continue ReadingWhat’s new in robots? An AI-powered humanoid machine that writes poems
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Robots are on display at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation in London, where…
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