Jill Biden honors Jacqueline Kennedy’s preservation legacy
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden has paid tribute to predecessor Jacqueline Kennedy for her pivotal role…
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World Bank head says he’s not a climate denier, won’t quit
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — World Bank President David Malpass said Friday he won’t resign after coming…
Continue ReadingJudge rejects Justice Dept.’s bid to stop sugar merger
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has rejected the Justice Department’s bid to block a major U.S. sugar…
Continue ReadingAnnette O’Toole savors ‘Virgin River’ role as real, freeing
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Annette O’Toole is reveling in her role on Netflix’s “Virgin River.” Her…
Continue ReadingWily seal that cruised to pond surrenders at police station
BEVERLY, Mass. (AP) — A wayward seal that wandered into a Massachusetts pond has surrendered to police after initially evading authorities’…
Continue ReadingMarilyn Monroe fascination comes to Netflix with ‘Blonde’
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Marilyn Monroe has been dead for 60 years, but there is still a kind of madness around her that remains. Just look at…
Continue ReadingBudd embraces Trump, abortion opposition in NC Senate race
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Ted Budd is leaning into…
Continue ReadingLas Vegas newspaper wants slain reporter’s devices returned
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Review-Journal is demanding that authorities don’t review a…
Continue ReadingIn-person voting starts in Minnesota, 3 other early states
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In-person voting for the midterm elections opened Friday in…
Continue ReadingQAnon follower who chased officer convicted in Jan. 6 trial
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iowa man was convicted Friday of charges that he led a crowd of rioters in chasing a…
Continue ReadingMichels: Would sign abortion ban with rape/incest exceptions
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Tim Michels says he would sign an abortion ban with…
Continue ReadingAri Lennox’s ‘age/sex/location’ revels in infatuation
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ari Lennox’s new album, “age/sex/location” masterfully takes listeners through…
Continue ReadingBreyer: Supreme Court leaker still appears to be a mystery
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court doesn’t appear to have found the person who leaked a draft of the court’s major abortion decision last…
Continue ReadingAmended autopsy: Black man died due to sedative, restraint
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Black man died after a police encounter in a Denver suburb in 2019 because he was injected with…
Continue ReadingAdvocates seek more say in how opioid settlements are spent
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The tattoos on Billie Stafford’s hands —…
Continue ReadingAs shelters fill, NYC weighs tents to house migrants
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s mayor says he plans to erect hangar-sized tents as temporary shelter…
Continue ReadingThe AP Interview: Pakistani leader details flood devastation
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Flooding likely worsened by climate change has submerged one-third of Pakistan’s…
Continue ReadingN. Dakota guard fired over suicide of man serving life
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota prison guard was fired over the suicide of a man who was serving life sentences for killing four people. Sgt.…
Continue ReadingUS allows tech firms to boost internet access in Iran
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department says it will allow American tech firms to expand their business in…
Continue ReadingBook shows personal side of ‘Mockingbird’ author Harper Lee
By JAY REEVES Associated Press HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) — A new book shows the personal side of the late “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee.…
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