Waste pickers collect food waste, help combat climate change
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press MALABON, Philippines (AP) — Marilene Capentes pushes a cart along the streets of Malabon…
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20 years after U.S. invasion, young Iraqis see signs of hope
By JOHN DANISZEWSKI Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — On the banks of the Tigris River one recent evening, young Iraqi men and women in jeans and…
Continue ReadingTeen allegedly shoots mom, kills 2 officers in west Canada
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian officials say a 16-year-old wounded his mother with a firearm and killed two police…
Continue ReadingOregon halts electric vehicle rebates due to demand, money
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon will temporarily suspend rebates for buying or leasing an electric vehicle for a year starting in May because too many…
Continue ReadingPence defends joke about Buttigieg ‘maternity leave’
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press KEENE, N.H. (AP) — The husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Thursday he hasn’t heard from Mike…
Continue ReadingExhibit: ‘Invisible’ Monet, Leon, was key to impressionism
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Behind some great men, there is a bigger brother. Claude Monet’s older sibling is the focus of a…
Continue ReadingSouthern California jailbreak mastermind convicted
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — An inmate who organized a daring, elaborate Southern California jailbreak in 2016 was found guilty Thursday of the escape…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea says ICBM test aimed to strike fear into enemies
BY KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday it fired an intercontinental ballistic missile to “strike…
Continue ReadingCalifornia will remake San Quentin prison, emphasizing rehab
By JANIE HAR and SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The infamous state prison on San Francisco Bay that…
Continue ReadingFed lent $300B in emergency funds to banks in the past week
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserves says cash-short banks have borrowed about $300 billion in…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador’s congress extends anti-gang crackdown
SAN SALVADOR El Salvador’s congress has voted to approve yet another extension of emergency rules allowing police to round up suspected members of…
Continue ReadingThe AP Interview: Gov. Wes Moore reflects on first 2 months
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says he’s aiming for “the most full assault on child poverty”…
Continue ReadingEx-Nonprofit head pleads guilty in Mississippi welfare fraud
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The former director of a Mississippi nonprofit organization has…
Continue ReadingScientists create mice with cells from 2 males for 1st time
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Scientists have created baby mice with two fathers for the first time by turning male mouse stem cells into female…
Continue ReadingRegulators monitor tritium leak at Minnesota nuclear plant
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST.. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota regulators said Thursday they’re monitoring the cleanup of a leak of…
Continue ReadingBig banks create $30B rescue package for First Republic
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Eleven of the biggest U.S. banks Thursday announced a $30 billion rescue package for First Republic…
Continue ReadingNFL wants judge to send discrimination claims to arbitrator
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — NFL lawyers want a New York judge to change her mind and agree to let all racial…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft adds AI tools to office apps like Outlook, Word
By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is infusing artificial intelligence tools into its suite of office software,…
Continue Reading14-year-old boy arrested in Mexico for murder of 8
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have arrested a 14-year-old boy nicknamed “El Chapito” for the drug-related killing of eight people near…
Continue ReadingReport scrutinizes US efforts to rebuild post-quake Haiti
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal audit has found that the U.S. Agency for International Development built…
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