Texas clinics’ lawsuit over abortion ban ‘effectively over’
By PAUL J. WEBER and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas abortion providers say their best hope of stopping the nation’s…
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US immigration arrests drop amid focus on most dangerous
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration enforcement arrests within the the U.S. fell over the past year as the Biden…
Continue ReadingNew York is urged to pay public’s ballooning utility debt
By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — At least 1.4 million households and other residential customers are behind on electric…
Continue ReadingZadie Smith to receive PEN America literary service award
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Author Zadie Smith is this year’s winner of the PEN/Audible Literary Service Award, an honor…
Continue ReadingIt’s time to ‘spring forward’ this weekend in most of the US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even though winter doesn’t slip away until next weekend, time has its marching orders. And in the United States, it’s time to…
Continue ReadingN Ireland child abuse victims get formal government apology
LONDON (AP) — The Northern Ireland government has issued a formal apology to people who were abused in orphanages and children’s homes, telling…
Continue ReadingMan faces prison in accidental shooting death of daughter, 9
HOBART, Ind. (AP) — A northwestern Indiana father has pleaded guilty in the 2017 fatal shooting of his 9-year-old daughter as he warned his two…
Continue ReadingMaren Morris returns to touring with new album on the way
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Grammy-winning country star Maren Morris was on turbo speed after her first two…
Continue ReadingProsecutors, defense seek new look at ‘Serial’ evidence
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore prosecutors and attorneys for a Maryland man whose murder conviction was chronicled in the podcast “Serial” are…
Continue ReadingQatar hosts Taliban-US meeting on sidelines of Turkey summit
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar has acted as host for a face-to-face meeting between the Taliban-appointed foreign minister and an American diplomat for…
Continue ReadingHow racism still affects millionaire donors of color: Report
By EMILY HAYNES of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy A new qualitative study of 113 millionaires of color found that nearly all…
Continue ReadingUN: War in Ukraine to hurt poor nations importing grain
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization is warning that poorer countries in northern…
Continue ReadingArgentina lawmakers pass IMF refinancing deal amid protests
By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentine lawmakers have approved an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to…
Continue ReadingDivers search park after remains found in gator’s mouth
INDIANTOWN, Fla. (AP) — Sheriff’s office divers searched a gator-infested canal in a Florida wilderness preserve after human remains were found…
Continue ReadingBobbie Nelson, sister of country music legend, dies at 91
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bobbie Nelson, the older sister of country music legend Willie Nelson and longtime pianist in his band, has died. Her family…
Continue ReadingEU leaders seek ways to give support amid high energy prices
By SYLVIE CORBET and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press VERSAILLES, France (AP) — EU leaders are discussing ways to support the continent’s…
Continue ReadingWarsaw overwhelmed as it becomes key refugee destination
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Warsaw’s mayor is appealing for international help as the city becomes overwhelmed by…
Continue ReadingNew analysis provides more clues about Pilgrim-era shipwreck
By MARK PRATT Associated Press The most in-depth scientific analysis of a shipwreck found on Cape Cod more than 150 years ago has provided the best…
Continue ReadingCyclone Gombe hits northern Mozambique with high winds, rain
By ALEXANDRE NHAMPOSSA Associated Press MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Cyclone Gombe has slammed into northern Mozambique with torrential winds and…
Continue ReadingSudanese group says tribal clashes kill 19 people in Darfur
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese medical group says that at least 19 people have been killed in renewed violence in the past…
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