Michigan court: County prosecutors can enforce abortion ban
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press/Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that county prosecutors can…
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Brittney Griner’s trial resumes amid intensified diplomacy
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Since Brittney Griner last appeared in her trial for cannabis possession, the question of her fate has…
Continue ReadingMan leaves S Carolina death row as firing squad trial starts
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A trial is starting in South Carolina where lawyers for several death row prisoners are…
Continue ReadingHUD announces $2.8 billion in grants for homeless services
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing $2.8 billion in fresh funding for…
Continue ReadingNC elections board certifies Green Party, reverses past vote
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina State Board of Elections has unanimously voted to…
Continue ReadingNew this week: ‘The Sandman,’ ‘My Life as a Rolling Stone’
By The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming…
Continue ReadingCheesesteak shop fire attributed to electrical malfunction
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say an electrical malfunction sparked a fast-moving fire that damaged one of Philadelphia’s best-known…
Continue ReadingBumps, bipartisanship in long fight for semiconductor bill
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will soon be signing into law a major bill to revive the U.S. computer chip…
Continue ReadingEnd of the beginning: England wants Euro win to lead to more
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In soccer-mad England, which sees itself as the home of the world’s game, women and girls finally…
Continue ReadingMore rain, more bodies in flooded Kentucky mountain towns
By REBECCA REYNOLDS Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Another round of rainstorms are hitting flooded Kentucky mountain communities. The rain…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Frank weakening off Mexico’s Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Frank continues to weaken well off Mexico’s Pacific coast after reaching hurricane strength over the weekend.…
Continue ReadingUN chief warns world is one step from `nuclear annihilation’
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief is warning that “humanity is just one misunderstanding, one…
Continue ReadingItaly judge upholds Italian’s jailing in immigrant’s death
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — A judge in Italy has ordered the suspect in the death of a Nigerian street vendor to remain…
Continue ReadingFlash floods close roads into Death Valley National Park
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Some roads in and out of Death Valley National Park have been closed after they were inundated over the…
Continue ReadingMarcos Jr. says Philippines won’t rejoin international court
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Newly elected President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the Philippines has no plan to rejoin the International Criminal…
Continue ReadingAs species recover, some threaten others in more dire shape
By JOHN FLESHER, CHRISTINA LARSON and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press GLEN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Concealed behind trees near Lake Michigan, two…
Continue ReadingPakistani army helicopter missing in flood relief mission
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says an army helicopter flying in a rescue and relief mission in the country’s flood-stricken southwest…
Continue ReadingSen. Graham challenges 2020 Georgia election probe subpoena
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is challenging a subpoena to testify before a special grand jury…
Continue ReadingMinnesota case weighs right to emergency contraception
AITKIN, Minn. (AP) — A trial in Minnesota is expected to decide whether a woman’s human rights were violated when a pharmacist denied her request…
Continue ReadingLebanon, Israel closer to deal in maritime border dispute
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese officials and a U.S. envoy say Lebanon and Israel are getting closer to reaching a deal in…
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