Scientists: Climate change worsened Eastern Africa drought
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MALINDI, Kenya (AP) — An international team of climate scientists says the ongoing drought in Eastern Africa…
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Montana trans lawmaker fights on during 1st day of exile
By AMY BETH HANSON, BRITTANY PETERSON and SAM METZ Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr began her first day in…
Continue ReadingKansas abortion providers face new rule after veto overriden
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas health care providers could face criminal charges over accusations about their care of…
Continue ReadingThai party hopes protesters will become pro-reform voters
By JERRY HARMER Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Three years ago, tens of thousands of mostly young people in Thailand took to the streets in heated…
Continue ReadingWhy the US evacuation from Sudan left Americans behind
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, MATTHEW LEE and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Warring factions trying to seize control of the east African…
Continue Reading2023 NFL Draft | Who are the top players for Day 3?
By The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Day 2 of the NFL draft is a wrap! There were 16 trades during the second and third rounds,…
Continue ReadingHarris faces new test of political skills in 2024 campaign
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — She swaggered, she jabbed, she inspired. She even joked. Anyone looking for a glimpse of what…
Continue ReadingGuardsman in leak case wanted to kill a ‘ton of people’: US
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and TARA COPP Associated Press WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The Massachusetts Air National guardsman accused of…
Continue ReadingUS adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. cigarette smoking dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they…
Continue ReadingUS economy grew at weak 1.1% rate in Q1 in sign of slowdown
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy slowed sharply from January through March, decelerating to just a 1.1%…
Continue ReadingUS envoy to head to Brazil following up on high-level talks
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield is heading to Brazil next week, following up on…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco to repeal boycott of anti-LGBTQ+ states
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco is repealing a ban on city-funded travel to 30 states that it says restrict abortion, voting and LGBTQ+ rights…
Continue ReadingKansas sets trans athlete rule; gender-affirming care saved
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas board is telling high schools and middle schools that must see transgender…
Continue ReadingAppeals court rejects Trump effort to block Pence testimony
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday night moved former Vice President Mike Pence closer to…
Continue ReadingBrazil judge orders temporary suspension of Telegram
By MAURICIO SAVARESE and DAVID BILLER Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — A federal judge in Brazil on Wednesday ordered a temporary suspension of…
Continue ReadingUN draft urges Afghan rulers to reverse bans on women, girls
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. resolution that calls on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to swiftly reverse their…
Continue ReadingDanny Masterson lawyer challenges new details in rape story
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for Danny Masterson challenged his former longtime girlfriend during…
Continue ReadingTucker Carlson speaks out for 1st time after Fox News firing
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tucker Carlson emerged Wednesday, two days after Fox News fired him, with a two-minute,…
Continue ReadingExcitement builds for Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ at CinemaCon
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Universal started out its CinemaCon presentation with the big one Wednesday in Las Vegas: New…
Continue ReadingFeds wrote $128M in duplicate checks to docs, report finds
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government wrote duplicate checks to doctors who provided care for veterans, costing…
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