Kids-for-cash judges ordered to pay more than $200M
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Two Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated a scheme to send children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks…
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US retail sales were flat in July as inflation takes a toll
By PAUL WISEMAN and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The pace of sales at U.S. retailers was unchanged last month as…
Continue ReadingMatthew Desmond’s book ‘Poverty, by America’ coming in 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — Matthew Desmond’s first book since his Pulitzer Prize winning “Evicted” is not just a study of who is poor in the world’s…
Continue ReadingLittle talk of rainforest protection in the Brazilian Amazon
by FABIANO MAISONNAVE RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Like other Brazilians, residents of the Amazon will elect governors and lawmakers in general elections…
Continue ReadingNASA’s moon rocket moved to launch pad for 1st test flight
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new moon rocket arrived at the launch pad Wednesday ahead of its debut…
Continue ReadingUK man in court over threat to ‘kill queen’ with crossbow
LONDON (AP) — A man who got into the grounds of Windsor Castle armed with a crossbow told police he wanted to “kill the queen,” prosecutors…
Continue ReadingU.S. midterms bring few changes from social media companies
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and AMANDA SEITZ The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Social media companies are offering few specifics as they share their…
Continue ReadingMusk tweet joking about buying Manchester United causes stir
LONDON (AP) — Elon Musk caused a stir by tweeting that he was buying the English soccer team Manchester United — whose current owners are opposed…
Continue ReadingEU to host Serbia-Kosovo talks in Brussels amid tensions
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Wartime rivals Serbia and Kosovo will hold high-level crisis talks which the European…
Continue ReadingMeasles outbreak in Zimbabwe kills 157 unvaccinated children
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Officials in Zimbabwe say a measles outbreak has killed 157 children, most of whom were…
Continue ReadingMissing India soldier’s body found on glacier after 38 years
LEH, India (AP) — The remains of an Indian army soldier have been found more than 38 years after he went missing on a glacier at the highest point…
Continue ReadingPakistani doctor pleads guilty to terror charge in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Pakistani doctor and former Mayo Clinic research coordinator has pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge, more than two years…
Continue ReadingSpain: 10 injured while leaving stopped train near wildfire
MADRID (AP) — Authorities in Spain say an approaching wildfire caused a train driver to stop and prepare to change directions, and several…
Continue ReadingDubai sees air travel surge, expects FIFA World Cup boost
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The chief executive of Dubai International Airport says the hub saw a surge in…
Continue ReadingSyria denies it is holding American journalist Austin Tice
By ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria has denied it is holding U.S. journalist Austin Tice or other…
Continue ReadingChina and US spar over climate on Twitter
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The world’s two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases are sparring on Twitter over climate…
Continue ReadingVictims of UK tainted blood scandal to get government payout
LONDON (AP) — The British government says thousands of people who contracted HIV or hepatitis from transfusions of tainted blood in the 1970s and…
Continue ReadingPlanned Parenthood to spend record $50M in midterm elections
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s leading abortion rights advocacy organization, Planned Parenthood, plans to…
Continue ReadingYouth mental health is in crisis. Are schools doing enough?
By JOCELYN GECKER and DYLAN LOVAN CECILIA, Ky. (AP) — This year’s back-to-school season will restore a degree of pre-pandemic normalcy. But many…
Continue ReadingBlasts in Crimea underscore Russian forces’ vulnerability
By PAUL BYRNE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A spate of explosions and fires has turned Russian-occupied Crimea from a secure rear base into…
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