With Roe in doubt, states weigh letting nurses do abortions
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Abortion rights advocates saw a problem: There’s a limited pool of medical providers who…
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Muslim call to prayer arrives to Minneapolis soundscape
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The chant in Arabic blasted from rooftop loudspeakers, drowning out both the growl…
Continue ReadingPinkett Smith talks hair-loss ‘shame,’ outcome of Oscar slap
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jada Pinkett Smith turned her husband’s Oscar-night blowup into a teachable moment…
Continue ReadingPoland boosting its infrastructure to help Ukrainian exports
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister says his country is improving its transport infrastructure to help increase the export of grain and…
Continue ReadingLeader of now-defunct Colombian drug cartel dies in US jail
MIAMI (AP) — Gilberto RodrÃguez Orejuela, an elderly leader of the former Cali cartel that smuggled vast amounts of cocaine from Colombia to the…
Continue ReadingGOP candidate for Michigan governor loses key ballot ruling
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Republican candidate for Michigan governor has lost his bid to get on the Aug. 2 primary ballot.…
Continue ReadingSheriff: Boy, 8, killed as man shoots randomly at cars
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — An 8-year-old boy visiting South Carolina from New Hampshire was shot and killed by a man randomly firing a gun at passing…
Continue ReadingGridlock could delay COVID funds until fall — or longer
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is headed for “a lot of unnecessary loss of life,” the Biden administration says,…
Continue ReadingAt least 11 dead, 33 missing after Agatha’s hit on Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Agatha left at least 11 people dead and 33 missing in the southern state of Oaxaca after setting off deadly flooding…
Continue ReadingPressure growing to remove PFAS from fast food wrappers
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Brenda Hampton first came across the toxic industrial compound PFAS after finding it was part of…
Continue ReadingFrance to give queen Republican Guard horse for her jubilee
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says his country will make a present of a horse to Queen Elizabeth II, to mark the celebrations of…
Continue ReadingUvalde school police chief says he’s still cooperating
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press The school district police chief who served as on-site commander during last week’s deadly shooting in Uvalde,…
Continue ReadingPolice: Driver in fatal Nebraska crash had used marijuana
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — One of the drivers in a crash that killed two women and injured 20 bystanders watching classic cars cruise down a Nebraska…
Continue ReadingJury sides with Johnny Depp in libel case, awards him $10M
By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A jury sided Wednesday with Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Effects of EU Russia oil ban, Moscow’s response
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union has agreed to slash Russian oil imports in a tough escalation of…
Continue ReadingUS job openings decline from record level but remain high
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The white-hot demand for U.S. workers cooled a bit in April, though the number of…
Continue ReadingGermany buys Chinook helicopters in arms procurement drive
Germany’s defense minister says the country plans to buy Boeing Chinook transport helicopters as part of a massive procurement drive to upgrade…
Continue ReadingAfghans evacuated to Albania protest for faster move to US
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A group of people evacuated from Afghanistan as the Taliban returned to power last year have held a protest in Albania over…
Continue ReadingIraq: Iran gas cuts due to nonpayment will cause shortages
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s Electricity Ministry says the country will face power shortages after crucial energy supplies from Iran were cut over…
Continue ReadingWray: FBI blocked planned cyberattack on children’s hospital
By ERIC TUCKER and ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Christopher Wray says his agents thwarted a planned cyberattack on…
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