Elon Musk defiantly defends himself in Tesla tweet trial
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk returned to federal court to defend himself against a class-action lawsuit…
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2 UK men working as volunteers killed in eastern Ukraine
LONDON (AP) — A family statement says two British volunteers who had been reported missing in eastern Ukraine have been killed. Andrew Bagshaw, 48,…
Continue ReadingAmerican Library Association gets $5.5 million Mellon grant
NEW YORK (AP) — The American Library Association has received a $5.5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation that it will use in part to counter…
Continue ReadingOklahoma appeals court agrees to slow pace of executions
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s highest criminal appeals court has agreed to slow the pace of executions at…
Continue ReadingColorado lawmakers to consider ban on semiautomatic weapons
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers are drafting a sweeping ban on most semiautomatic firearms. If…
Continue ReadingWar on drugs locked him up; now he’s a cannabis entrepreneur
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When the war on marijuana came sweeping through his New York City housing project decades…
Continue ReadingWife, husband planned fatal shooting in hospital for weeks
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Police say Ellen and Jerry Gilland had a murder-suicide plan for weeks: If his unnamed…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Wisconsin System to ‘restrict’ TikTok use
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System officials say they will restrict the use of TikTok on system devices. System spokesman Mark…
Continue ReadingPolice: Woman called 911 after letting killer borrow phone
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Police located the suspect in the random killing of three people at a convenience store in Yakima,…
Continue ReadingFatigue and despair build as California copes with massacres
By TERRY TANG, OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — California is reeling from three major mass…
Continue ReadingActor Adam Devine to reign as Bacchus LIV at 2023 Mardi Gras
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — One of Mardi Gras’ signature carnival krewes will be led this year by actor and comedian Adam Devine. Devine, of Waterloo,…
Continue ReadingMichigan RB Blake Corum says Camaro stolen in Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan All-America running back Blake Corum reported his car stolen earlier this month in Ann Arbor. Police records show…
Continue ReadingPakistanis protest Quran’s desecration in the Netherlands
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Hundreds of Muslims have rallied in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore to denounce the desecration of Islam’s holy book…
Continue ReadingFacing ‘tipping point,’ UNRWA chief seeks Gulf state support
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees is calling on rich Gulf countries to chip in…
Continue Reading15-week abortion ban set to go before Florida Supreme Court
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy will be allowed to stand until a hearing before the state…
Continue ReadingJustice Dept. sues Google over digital advertising dominance
By BARBARA ORTUTAY, ERIC TUCKER and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department and eight states have filed an antitrust…
Continue ReadingDoctor who molested patients convicted of federal sex counts
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A gynecologist who molested some of his patients during a decadeslong career has been…
Continue ReadingIn reversal, US poised to approve Abrams tanks for Ukraine
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In what would be a reversal, the Biden administration is poised to approve…
Continue Reading2 fire dep’t employees removed amid investigation into death
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two Memphis Fire Department employees have been removed from duty while the agency conducts an investigation into the death…
Continue ReadingUkraine war moves ‘Doomsday Clock’ to 90 seconds to midnight
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the specter of nuclear weapon use, Earth crept its…
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