EXPLAINER: What to know about the new Texas abortion law
By PAUL J. WEBER and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Supreme Court allowing a new Texas law that bans most abortions has…
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Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi’ jabs, flips Asian American film cliches
By TERRY TANG and MARCELA ISAZA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s Simu Liu’s time to take out baddies and be the hero as the…
Continue ReadingGroup distributes ‘trauma kits’ to temples ahead of holidays
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — For the first time, an organization in South Florida is distributing “trauma kits” to Jewish…
Continue ReadingCalifornia recall voters so far largely Democratic and older
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democrats have an early edge in the California recall election that…
Continue ReadingLife in Louisiana’s boot challenging, adventuresome post-Ida
By JAY REEVES Associated Press BELLE CHASSE, La. (AP) — Since Hurricane Ida, life in Louisiana’s Plaquemines Parish is a mix of frustration and a…
Continue Reading9/11 victims’ families seek probe of missing evidence
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks are calling for the Justice Department’s…
Continue ReadingGreek officials say shot migrant found at border with Turkey
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say police patrolling the northeastern land border with Turkey have found a migrant with a gunshot…
Continue ReadingNASA Mars rover may have snagged 1st rock sample for return
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s newest Mars rover may have successfully collected its first rock sample…
Continue ReadingNHTSA: Traffic deaths rise again as drivers take risks
The Associated Press The government’s road safety agency reported Thursday that U.S. traffic deaths in the first quarter of 2021 rose by 10.5% over…
Continue ReadingFeds responding to reports of oil, chemical spills after Ida
By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal and state agencies say they are responding to reports of oil and chemical spills…
Continue ReadingLongtime Missouri inmate will wait weeks for new court date
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri inmate who has been in prison for more than 40 years for a triple murder many believe he didn’t commit…
Continue ReadingElectric boats making waves without the noise
By JOHN MARSHALL Associated Press The auto industry has raced ahead on an electric wave with more manufacturers joining the race seemingly every day.…
Continue Reading$750K bond set for man charged in grandson’s beating death
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bond has been set at $750,000 cash for a Milwaukee man accused of fatally bludgeoning his 12-year-old grandson whom he accused of…
Continue ReadingPulitzer Prize winner launching literacy program in Iowa
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist known for her writing on race is joining with educators in Iowa to launch a free…
Continue ReadingABBA back after 40 years with new album, virtual stage show
By The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — ABBA is releasing its first new music in four decades, along with a concert performance that will see the…
Continue ReadingFAA bans Virgin Galactic launches while probing Branson trip
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says Virgin Galactic can’t launch anyone…
Continue ReadingSearch still on for man attacked by gator in Ida floodwaters
SLIDELL, La. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials are still searching for a man whose arm was ripped off during an alligator attack in the floodwaters of…
Continue ReadingBiden says Ida, wildfires show ‘climate crisis’ has struck
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pledging robust federal help for the Northeastern and…
Continue ReadingCountries take steps toward curbing plastic waste in oceans
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — An intergovernmental conference has taken early steps toward drawing up an agreement to curb plastic…
Continue ReadingJan. 6 riot defendant returned to jail for using internet
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge is ordering a prominent participant in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S.…
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