Chip shortage keeps driving up auto prices, cutting sales
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. new vehicle sales tumbled more than 21% in the second quarter compared with a year ago as the…
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy talks to Argentina, Chile presidents
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pressing on with with his campaign to obtain support from Latin America.…
Continue ReadingJudge mulls rules for lawmaker special grand jury questions
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge is considering what guidelines to place on questions that can be asked of Georgia state…
Continue ReadingWorld War II-era boat emerges from shrinking Lake Mead
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A sunken boat dating back to World War II is the latest object to emerge from a shrinking reservoir that straddles Nevada and…
Continue ReadingBiden discusses abortion access options with Dem governors
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has held a virtual meeting with Democratic governors as he considers next…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota’s Noem applies for 2023 Rushmore fireworks
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has applied for a permit to hold a fireworks show at…
Continue ReadingUS announces $820M in Ukraine aid, including missile systems
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has announced it will provide Ukraine with $820 million in new military aid,…
Continue ReadingExperts: US Court fractures decades of Native American law
By FELICIA FONSECA and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanding state authority to…
Continue ReadingCalifornia adds laws targeting ghost guns, sales to minors
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California already has some of the nation’s toughest gun laws, but it has added new…
Continue ReadingNew this week: ‘The Sea Beast,’ early Elton John, ‘Maggie’
By The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming…
Continue ReadingTexas Supreme Court blocks order that resumed abortions
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court blocked a lower court order late Friday…
Continue ReadingSeeking parole, Pistorius meets with girlfriend’s father
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African former track star Oscar Pistorius has met with the father of Reeva…
Continue ReadingUN talks urge faster steps to secure ‘critical’ ocean health
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A United Nations conference has warned that measures needed to protect the world’s oceans are lagging and has urged…
Continue ReadingDelaware auditor dodges felony charges, guilty of misconduct
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Jurors have returned a mixed verdict in the public corruption trial of Delaware State Auditor…
Continue ReadingVenice unveils mandatory day-trippers’ reservation and fee
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Starting in January, Venice will oblige day-trippers to make reservations and pay a fee to…
Continue ReadingJudge won’t delay Florida school shooting sentencing trial
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge has refused to delay the sentencing trial of Nikolas Cruz in the 2018 shooting at a high school in…
Continue ReadingKansas wrongful conviction lawsuit reaches $12.5M settlement
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A local government in Kansas has agreed to pay $12.5 million to a man and his mother after he spent 23 years in prison for…
Continue ReadingGermany wants ads, influencers to note use of beauty filters
BERLIN (AP) — German state officials said Friday that they want advertisers and social media influencers to label any photos that have used…
Continue ReadingBear cub rescued after getting head stuck in plastic jug
HARWINTON, Conn. (AP) — Wildlife biologists in Connecticut had to rescue a bear cub that got its head stuck in a plastic container. The…
Continue ReadingRock star Randy Bachman reunited with beloved stolen guitar
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman’s long search came to an end Friday when he was reunited in…
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