Governor says California’s budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s budget deficit is now nearly $32 billion. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday…
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Youth lawsuit challenging Montana’s pro-fossil fuel policies is heading to trial
By AMY BETH HANSON, MATTHEW BROWN and DREW COSTLEY Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana judge on Friday said a climate change lawsuit…
Continue ReadingTiny bats provide ‘glimmer of hope’ against a fungus that threatened entire species
By WILSON RING Associated Press DORSET, Vt. (AP) — Deep in a cool, damp cave in Vermont, tens of thousands of furry, chocolate brown creatures…
Continue ReadingPhilippine court acquits former justice secretary of drug charges after key witnesses said they lied
By JOEAL CALUPITAN and PATRICK QUINN Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A former Philippine opposition senator and justice secretary was…
Continue ReadingRamaswamy proposes raising voting age to 25, unless people serve in military or pass a test
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy says he wants the U.S. voting age raised to…
Continue ReadingCalifornia lawmakers on reparations panel challenge assumptions about payments to Black residents
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California state senator and member of a historic task force…
Continue Reading7 Buddhist monks accused of embezzling more than $5.3 million donated to temple in Thailand
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Seven Buddhist monks are among nine suspects who are being held in pretrial detention after…
Continue ReadingBanning gun sales to young American adults under 21 is unconstitutional, judge rules
By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a law banning licensed federal firearms…
Continue ReadingFederal lawsuit filed over fatal 2022 police shooting of Kansas City-area suspect
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The family of a man killed by police officers in the Kansas City suburb of Independence, Missouri, filed a federal wrongful…
Continue ReadingFlorida man pleads guilty to threatening poll workers
MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida man faces up to five years in federal prison for threatening election workers during the August 2022 primary. Court…
Continue ReadingFacing influx of asylum-seekers, New York City says it has reached its limit on migrants
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials say they will be unable to accommodate an expected influx of…
Continue ReadingKansas governor thwarts small legal settlement with business over COVID-19 restrictions
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor has scuttled a small legal settlement between the state and the…
Continue Reading2 sentenced for roles in shootings after 2022 Milwaukee Bucks game that left 17 people wounded
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two people have been sentenced for their roles in a series of shootings that left at least 17 people wounded near the Fiserv Forum…
Continue Reading2 climbers missing in Alaska’s Denali national park are presumed dead, officials say
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press Two climbers last heard from as they prepared to scale a peak in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve…
Continue ReadingTeen shot by Baltimore police officer during foot chase, hospitalized in critical condition
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A teenager is in critical condition Thursday afternoon after being shot by a Baltimore police…
Continue ReadingGeorge Santos inks deal to avoid prosecution in Brazil over bad checks
By DIANE JEANTET and DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A day after New York Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty to charges in…
Continue ReadingEnvironmental group sues to block oil wells near California homes
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A lawsuit says California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration improperly approved…
Continue ReadingElon Musk says he’s found a woman to lead Twitter as new CEO
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Elon Musk said Thursday he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it’s now…
Continue ReadingMan indicted on 98 charges including hate crimes for 2022 shooting at Taiwanese church in California
AMY TAXIN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting one person and wounding five others at a Southern…
Continue ReadingBTS book ‘Beyond the Story,’ source of Internet speculation, to be published July 9
NEW YORK (AP) — The guessing game began a few days ago, when an anonymous, untitled book scheduled for July 9 —— “4C Untitled Flatiron…
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