EXPLAINER: Why US inflation is so high, and when it may ease
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Another month, another four-decade high for inflation. For the 12 months that ended in March,…
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Judge upholds Florida’s 24-hour wait period for abortion
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Women will have to wait 24 hours before getting an abortion under a ruling by a…
Continue ReadingJohnson & Johnson ordered to pay $302M in pelvic mesh case
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that Johnson & Johnson must pay $302 million in penalties to the…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: How to investigate alleged chemical attacks
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Ukraine says it is investigating a claim that a poisonous substance was dropped on…
Continue ReadingGovernor: State may help conservation bid for Boy Scout camp
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s governor said Tuesday that the state may provide supplemental funds to…
Continue ReadingAtlantic City casino workers feel smoking ban is in reach
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City casino workers feel they are closer than ever to getting a law passed that…
Continue ReadingCongress tells FTC Commanders may have broken financial laws
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House Oversight Committee sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission saying it…
Continue ReadingPastors sue AME Church over missing retirement funds
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Pastors have filed at least three federal lawsuits in recent weeks against the African…
Continue ReadingRihanna talks fashion, motherhood as due date approaches
NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna has given a wide-ranging interview to Vogue, out Tuesday, as she continues to be out and about during her pregnancy. Now in…
Continue Reading2 Pakistani officers, 2 militants killed in shootout in NW
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says militants have ambushed troops in a former Taliban stronghold in the northwest. It…
Continue ReadingIn Cuba, crabs embark on perilous migration to Bay of Pigs
By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ Associated Press PLAYA GIRON, Cuba (AP) — Every year in Cuba, millions of crabs emerge from the forest at the beginning of the…
Continue ReadingPsaki rumors, Mulvaney hire at CBS News trouble journalists
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CBS’ hiring of former Trump administration official Mick Mulvaney and MSNBC’s…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19, overdoses pushed US to highest death total ever
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Federal data confirms that 2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history. New research is offering…
Continue ReadingUkraine says potent Russian hack against power grid thwarted
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russian military hackers tried to knock out power to millions of…
Continue ReadingGlobal operation takes down hackers’ leaked data market
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Western law enforcement agencies have dismantled an online marketplace used to buy and sell…
Continue ReadingInfluential panel raises doubts on youth suicide screening
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer An influential panel is raising doubts about routine suicide screening for U.S. children and teens, even as other…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from Philippine landslides, floods rises to 43
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say at least 43 people have been killed and 28 remain missing in landslides and floods after a…
Continue ReadingKetanji Brown Jackson is and isn’t 1st Black female justice
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court last week and will become…
Continue ReadingPolice: Olympian’s mother unintended victim of drug dispute
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Police say the mother of a Puerto Rican Olympian killed by a stray bullet in her Connecticut home was an unintended…
Continue ReadingMask rule for planes and trains still up in the air
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — How much longer will airline travelers and subway riders have to wear face masks? The Biden…
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