Nobel laureate economist faces sex harassment investigation
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press A U.S. university is investigating a Nobel laureate over sexual harassment allegations that the…
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Each World Cup semifinal seen by 9M people in US
NEW YORK (AP) — Victories by Argentina and France in the World Cup semifinals were each seen by nine million people in the U.S. Argentina’s 3-0…
Continue ReadingFBI: Minnesota man was making arsenal, revered mass shooters
By STEPHEN GROVES and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press SAVAGE, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say a Minnesota man who told an FBI informant that he was…
Continue ReadingGuam Legislature passes abortion ban; governor veto expected
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Guam’s Legislature has passed a bill prohibiting most abortions. The Guam Heartbeat Act of 2022 is modeled after a new Texas…
Continue ReadingTwitter chaos too much? There are plenty of other options
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter has been engulfed in chaos since billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the helm, cutting the…
Continue ReadingPeru’s accidental president fails to quell violent protests
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — It might be the world’s shortest political honeymoon. Almost…
Continue ReadingAlabama Supreme Court denies new trial for death row inmate
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday denied a new trial for a death row inmate in a case that has seen the district…
Continue ReadingCongress OKs new law on tourist boats after Missouri tragedy
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A bill requiring stricter safety rules in response to the 2018 deadly sinking of a tourist boat in Missouri is headed to…
Continue ReadingUS buying 3M barrels of oil to start replenishing reserves
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it is buying 3 million barrels of oil to begin to replenish…
Continue ReadingFather of July 4 shooting suspect charged with 7 felonies
By KATHLEEN FOODY and MICHAEL TARM The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The father of an Illinois man charged with killing seven people in a mass…
Continue ReadingElon Musk claims he was doxxed. But what exactly is that?
By HALELUYA HADERO and KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — When Twitter abruptly suspended the accounts of several journalists with no…
Continue ReadingFormer Virginia first lady ‘Jinks’ Holton dies at 97
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The family of Virginia “Jinks” Rogers Holton says the former Virginia first lady has…
Continue ReadingFormer Philly detective sentenced to decades in rape case
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former Philadelphia police officer convicted in June of sexually assaulting or exploiting three male witnesses and informants…
Continue ReadingUS poised to ban shark fin trade, pleasing conservationists
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. is poised to ban the lucrative trade in shark fins, a move…
Continue ReadingACLU sues Kansas town over Latino voting representation
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press The American Civil Liberties Union alleges in a federal lawsuit that Dodge City, Kansas, is denying Latino…
Continue ReadingThe AP names its nine Breakthrough Entertainers of 2022
By The Associated Press They worked hard, with the rewards coming slowly but surely. Then something came along — often a key role or sometimes a…
Continue ReadingMan arrested in death of correctional officer near Atlanta
LITHONIA, Ga. (AP) — Police have arrested a man in the shooting death of a correctional officer outside a jail in an Atlanta suburb. Gwinnett…
Continue ReadingTransportation workers find human heart in salt pile
MCEWEN, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the discovery of a human heart in a salt pile at a Tennessee Department of Transportation…
Continue ReadingCourt: Ohio can’t appeal block on ‘heartbeat’ abortion law
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s ban on most abortions will remain blocked after the First District Court of…
Continue ReadingPentagon has received ‘several hundreds’ of new UFO reports
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Pentagon office set up to track reports of unidentified flying objects has received…
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