Audit critical of Oklahoma’s use of education relief funds
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal audit report sharply criticizes Oklahoma officials for a lack of oversight and…
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Democrats push for 1st semi-automatic gun ban in 20 years
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A ban on certain semi-automatic weapons is moving forward in the House. Democrats on the House…
Continue Reading$5K reward for suspect in shooting of Lady Gaga’s dog walker
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities are offering a $5,000 reward for information about the man who allegedly…
Continue ReadingRishi Sunak, heir apparent who ran afoul of Boris Johnson
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is one of two finalists in the race to replace Boris Johnson as…
Continue ReadingMali’s government asking UN mission spokesman to leave
By BABA AHMED Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Mali’s government has given the United Nations mission in Mali spokesman 72 hours to leave…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador extends state of exception in gang crackdown
By MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s congress has granted President Nayib Bukele another 30-day…
Continue ReadingIndiana Republicans propose banning abortion with exceptions
By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Leaders of Indiana’s Republican-dominated Senate on Wednesday proposed banning abortion with…
Continue ReadingOfficials: Starvation threat not over for Florida manatees
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Fewer manatee deaths have been recorded so far this year in Florida compared to the…
Continue ReadingGiuliani ordered to testify in Georgia 2020 election probe
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge in New York has ordered Rudy Giuliani to appear next month before a special grand jury in…
Continue ReadingTeachers weep recalling students killed in Parkland shooting
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Eyewitnesses to the killings of 17 people by Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz are…
Continue ReadingUvalde schools look to fire Chief Arredondo after shooting
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Facing massive public pressure, Uvalde’s top school official has recommended the firing of…
Continue ReadingWisconsin AG sues 18 companies over PFAS contamination
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed a lawsuit seeking to hold nearly 20 companies…
Continue ReadingPark your motorcycle: Company says handlebar bolt can break
DETROIT (AP) — The company that makes Can-Am Ryker motorcycles is warning people not to ride some of them because a handlebar bolt can break,…
Continue ReadingSoledad O’Brien show makes impression in off-hours time slot
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Soledad O’Brien hosted show “Matter of Fact” is making an impression as a weekend…
Continue ReadingLibya says oil exports resumed after monthslong hiatus
BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s National Oil Corporation says it resumed oil exports, ending a monthslong hiatus. It says…
Continue ReadingCan green hydrogen save a coal town and slow climate change?
By SAM METZ Associated Press DELTA, Utah (AP) — Developers in rural Utah who want to create big underground caverns to store hydrogen fuel won…
Continue ReadingHow canine heart disease was tied to grain-free dog food
HELEN SANTORO 100Reporters In 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, acting on input from a group of veterinary researchers, began…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Can Europe live without Russian natural gas?
BERLIN (AP) — Europe is in an energy crisis, and it means countries will struggle to keep homes warm and industry humming this winter. That’s…
Continue ReadingMurdaugh pleads not guilty to murdering wife and son
WALTERBORO, SC (AP) — The disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh has pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife and son. His defense lawyers…
Continue ReadingSpanish worker’s death shows need to adapt to climate change
By RAQUEL REDONDO and BARRY HATTON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The death of a street cleaner during a heat wave in Madrid is driving a debate in…
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