Powell: ‘Soft’ economic landing may be out of Fed’s control
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, fresh off winning Senate confirmation for a…
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Florida: Viral video shows popped balloons in bay, 1 arrest
MIAMI (AP) — Officials say a viral video of people popping party balloons on a yacht at a South Florida marina and dumping the rubbery scraps into…
Continue ReadingPuerto Rico governor rejects budget in new clash with board
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor says he is rejecting a proposed $12.4 billion budget filed…
Continue ReadingTesla, Twitter shares drop as Elon Musk’s legal issues grow
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Shares of Tesla and Twitter have tumbled this week. Investors are dealing with the fallout and…
Continue ReadingTexas authorities: Prisoner stabs guard, escapes from bus
CENTERVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas authorities say a prisoner escaped from a transport after stabbing a guard in a rural county roughly halfway…
Continue ReadingSources: Hyundai to set $7B Georgia plant during Biden visit
By JEFF AMY and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A U.S. official says South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group is expected next week…
Continue ReadingPolice: Cartels in Oregon are morphing their pot-growing ops
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Foreign drug cartels that established illegal outdoor marijuana farms in Oregon last year are…
Continue ReadingBracing for her future: Human medicine rescues giraffe
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press ESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) — In the 30 years that Ara Mirzaian has worked with orthotics, he has never had a patient…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: WNBA star Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia
As WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner approaches the three-month mark of her detention in Russia, she has no clear prospect…
Continue ReadingThe AP Interview: US ‘vulnerable’ to COVID without new shots
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha issued a dire warning Thursday that the U.S. will…
Continue Reading11 dead, 31 rescued after boat capsizes near Puerto Rico
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Prses SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Puerto Rico say 11 people have died and 31 others have been rescued…
Continue ReadingPolice: Woman fatally shoots her 2 kids, self in Oregon
GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon mother fatally shot her children, ages 6 and 8, before killing herself, police said, and court documents show the…
Continue ReadingCalifornia lawmakers raise awards for malpractice lawsuits
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature has voted to increase how much money people can win in medical…
Continue ReadingConvicted ex-friar won’t be tried in 2nd sex abuse case
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi prosecutors have dropped a second set of charges against a former Franciscan friar who was convicted last month…
Continue ReadingRwanda genocide suspect Protais Mpiranya is confirmed dead
By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — A prosecutor with a U.N.-backed tribunal says a Rwandan fugitive wanted for allegedly…
Continue ReadingCrypto meltdown prompts Yellen to call for new regulation
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, responding to the recent sharp decline in cryptocurrencies,…
Continue ReadingTrump scrambles to fend off Oz challenger in Pa. Senate race
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Sensing a threat in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race, Donald Trump has issued a warning that…
Continue ReadingBiden to meet with mayors, police chiefs on Friday
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will meet Friday with mayors, police chiefs and local public officials to…
Continue ReadingSurfside families still want answers despite settlement
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and TERRY SPENCER SURFSIDE, Fla. Gathered at a ceremony Thursday to honor the 98 people who died in a Florida condominium…
Continue ReadingWisconsin elections commission in GOP crosshairs
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — All four of the leading Republican candidates for Wisconsin governor want to either abolish or…
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