Stock market today: Wall Street ends higher, adding to a winning week
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rallied into the close on Wall Street, pushing the S&P 500 up 0.9%, as several companies…
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China asks Australia to increase search for 39 aboard capsized boat as 2 bodies reportedly found
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A Chinese envoy has asked Australian authorities to increase efforts in the search for…
Continue ReadingSurf’s up! Florida’s St. George Island beach named nation’s best in annual ranking
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A 9-mile (14-kilometer) stretch of Florida sugar-white sand in an unspoiled natural…
Continue Reading‘Indiana Jones’ swings into Cannes Film Festival; Harrison Ford honored before joyous festivalgoers
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford swung into Cannes on Thursday for the world premiere of…
Continue ReadingRussia fires 30 cruise missiles at Ukrainian targets; Ukraine says 29 were shot down
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russia has fired 30 cruise missiles against various parts of the…
Continue ReadingNew Hampshire House voting on whether parents who ask must be told about transgender talk at school
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The national debate surrounding transgender students and parental rights is up for a vote in…
Continue ReadingThe pandemic widened gaps in reading. Can one teacher ‘do something about that’?
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — Richard Evans makes his way through rows of his students in his third grade…
Continue ReadingOil drilling project near mouth of Amazon River rejected by Brazil’s environmental regulator
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s environmental regulator has refused to grant a license for a controversial…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia’s likely next mayor could offer model for how Democrats talk about crime
By SARA BURNETT and BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Democrat who will almost certainly become Philadelphia’s next…
Continue ReadingHere are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving forward in US statehouses
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press Hundreds of measures targeting transgender people have been proposed in statehouses this year, and several have…
Continue ReadingButler scores 35, Heat rally to beat Celtics 123-116 in East finals opener
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Miami Heat were in need of a calming presence following a sluggish start to their latest…
Continue ReadingFIFA’s Infantino optimistic about Women’s World Cup TV deals in Europe
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino seems slightly more optimistic about completing what he would…
Continue ReadingFlorida judge rejects attempt by Tiger Woods’ ex-girlfriend to throw out nondisclosure agreement
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press A Florida judge ruled late Wednesday that the ex-girlfriend of Tiger Woods must abide by a nondisclosure agreement…
Continue ReadingOil project near Amazon River mouth blocked by Brazil’s environment agency
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s environmental regulator refused on Wednesday to grant a license for a…
Continue ReadingTexas Legislature OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas would soon become the largest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors under a…
Continue ReadingSoccer, health officials gather for head injury summit amid criticism from CTE researchers
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Soccer officials, scientists, medical professionals and others have gathered in Chicago for a head…
Continue ReadingCalifornia congresswoman’s husband sentenced to prison in Connecticut fraud case
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — The former board chairperson of a Connecticut energy cooperative and estranged husband of a California congresswoman has…
Continue ReadingDemocratic Minneapolis City Council candidate says he doesn’t condone violence, days after melee
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Days after chaos erupted at a Democratic nominating convention for a…
Continue ReadingMan who witnessed George Floyd murder by police suing Minneapolis over officers’ actions
By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press One of the most vocal bystanders who watched as a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd is suing the city,…
Continue ReadingPentagon leak suspect was warned multiple times about mishandling of classified information
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Superiors of the Massachusetts Air National Guard member charged with leaking highly…
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