US traffic deaths, once in decline, continue to rise in 2022
DETROIT (AP) — The trend of rising U.S. traffic deaths that began two years ago is continuing into 2022. Roadway deaths rose 7% during the first…
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Judge: Anti-immigration group’s environment suit can proceed
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — An anti-immigration group has scored a legal victory in its federal lawsuit arguing the Biden…
Continue ReadingBank of America’s overdraft fees down 90% under new policy
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America says the revenue it gets from overdrafts has dropped 90% from a year ago, after the…
Continue ReadingScientists seek to develop hybrid coral reef off of Miami
By WILFREDO LEE Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Scientists and students from the University of Miami dove into the dark waters a few miles off the…
Continue ReadingRailroads back plan calling for 24% raises but workers wary
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The major freight railroads signaled they’re ready to negotiate a new deal based on a…
Continue Reading‘River Dave,’ banned from New Hampshire site, moves to Maine
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A hermit who was evicted from New Hampshire property on which he had lived for nearly…
Continue ReadingVenice mayor outraged at surfers motoring down Grand Canal
MILAN (AP) — Two surfers who sped down Venice’s Grand Canal on motorized boards Wednesday have been identified and the boards confiscated,…
Continue ReadingMan dies in shootout with would-be robber in Alabama woods
ASHLAND, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida college student exploring the east Alabama wilderness with his girlfriend was fatally wounded during…
Continue ReadingEgypt’s central bank governor resigns as economic woes mount
By SAMY MAGDY and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s central bank governor has resigned as the country has struggled to address…
Continue ReadingSmall Sept. 11 museum known for ground zero tours closes
NEW YORK (AP) — A small museum near New York’s World Trade Center dedicated to preserving the memory of the Sept. 11 attacks is closing. CEO…
Continue ReadingDeSantis sued by Florida prosecutor he removed over abortion
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — An elected Florida prosecutor who was removed from office by…
Continue ReadingWind energy boom and golden eagles collide in the US West
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press CODY, Wyo. (AP) — The rush to build wind farms to combat climate change is colliding with preservation of one of…
Continue Reading2 sailboats carrying dozens of migrants reach Greek island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say two sailboats carrying dozens of migrants have arrived on a southern Greek island early, with the first…
Continue ReadingCargo ship breakdown blocks Rhine River traffic in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — A cargo ship that broke down on the Rhine River caused a backup of other ships near the German town of St. Goar. The ship blocked the…
Continue ReadingVegas man faces death penalty in boy’s body-in-freezer case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty for a Las Vegas man accused of killing his girlfriend’s 4-year-old son and hiding the…
Continue ReadingWitnesses say duo was eager to kidnap Michigan governor
By ED WHITE Associated Press A jury in western Michigan has heard from two key witnesses in the trial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador extends state of exception; 50,000 arrested
By MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Some 50,000 people have been locked up in El Salvador since late March for…
Continue ReadingGlobal vets in Pakistan for surgery on Karachi zoo elephants
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Veterinarians from a global animal welfare organization are in Pakistan for a series of surgeries on a pair of elephants…
Continue ReadingBangladesh PM tells UN that Myanmar must take Rohingya back
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s leader has told a visiting U.N. official that hundreds of thousands of…
Continue ReadingIsrael, Turkey to exchange ambassadors in diplomatic reset
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Turkey will restore full diplomatic relations and dispatch ambassadors for the first time in years, the latest step in…
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