Ohio board approves August ballot question meant to thwart abortion rights push
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A ballot question aimed at making it harder to amend Ohio’s constitution has been…
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Nashville to name street after ‘Harmonica Wizard,’ Opry founder DeFord Bailey
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — DeFord Bailey was known as both the “Harmonica Wizard” and a Grand Ole Opry…
Continue ReadingRussia extends detention of US consular worker by 3 months
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has extended by three months the detention of a former employee of the U.S. Consulate in Vladivostok on charges of…
Continue ReadingMassive Texas dairy farm blaze caused by engine fire in manure hauler
DIMMITT, Texas (AP) — State investigators determined that a fire and explosion at a dairy farm in the Texas Panhandle that injured one person and…
Continue ReadingMore than 30 million US drivers don’t know if they’re at risk from a rare but dangerous airbag blast
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — More than 33 million people in the United States are driving vehicles that contain a potentially…
Continue ReadingSam Zell, billionaire real estate investor, dies
By The Associated Press Sam Zell, a Chicago real estate magnate who earned a multibillion-dollar fortune and a reputation as “the grave dancer”…
Continue ReadingAndy Warhol violated a photographer’s copyright on image of Prince, Supreme Court rules
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a photographer who claimed the late Andy…
Continue ReadingVatican recalls stamp celebrating Portugal’s colonial empire after complaints
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican has recalled a postage stamp promoting this year’s World Youth Day in Portugal…
Continue ReadingRafael Nadal to miss French Open with hip injury, expects 2024 to be last year of tennis career
By JOSEPH WILSON and HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press For months, Rafael Nadal waited for his body to heal. Waited to be able to push himself around…
Continue ReadingLesotho imposes nationwide curfew in attempt to curb violent crime
By HERBERT MOYO Associated Press MASERU, Lesotho (AP) — Authorities in the small southern African kingdom of Lesotho have imposed an indefinite…
Continue ReadingPersistently high inflation is causing a split among Federal Reserve officials over next steps
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The stubbornness of high inflation is dividing the Federal Reserve over how to manage…
Continue ReadingAustrian actor Helmut Berger, movie star in the 1960s and 1970s, dies at 78
BERLIN (AP) — Austrian-born actor Helmut Berger, a European movie star in the 1960s and 1970s who rose to prominence with roles in films by Italian…
Continue ReadingTop Lebanese official in IMF talks calls for central bank head to resign amid corruption allegations
By ABBY SEWELL BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese official heading talks with the International Monetary Fund to bail out Lebanon’s tanking economy has…
Continue ReadingHusband of 2-time Olympic champion Justyna Kowalczyk killed in avalanche
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish Mountaineering Support Foundation says the husband of two-time Olympic champion Justyna Kowalczyk has been killed…
Continue ReadingPrince Harry and Meghan’s run from paparazzi is another episode in battle royale with the media
By DANICA KIRKA, BRIAN MELLEY and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The latest chapter in the drama surrounding Prince Harry and Meghan’s…
Continue ReadingStephanie Beatriz of ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ to serve as Indy 500 grand marshal
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Stephanie Beatriz, who starred as Detective Rosa Diaz on the TV show “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and voiced Madrigal on the…
Continue ReadingBiden 2024 campaign sees multiple ‘viable pathways’ to 2024 election win
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is vowing to hold the states that won him the White…
Continue ReadingFewer Americans apply for jobless benefits, labor market still showing strength
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week following a previous spike that many analysts took as a sign…
Continue ReadingKenyan marathon star Eliud Kipchoge wins Spain’s 2023 Asturias award for sports
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Kenyan marathon specialist Eliud Kipchoge has won the Princess of Asturias Award for sports for…
Continue ReadingUK telecom company BT plans to shed up to 55,000 jobs, replace some with AI
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — U.K. telecom company BT Group plans to shed up to 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade and replace…
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