A Hong Kong court convicts 2 journalists in a landmark sedition case
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has convicted two former editors of a shuttered news outlet in a sedition case seen as a…
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Trinidad and Tobago reckons with colonialism in a debate on statues, signs and monuments of its past
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago is debating whether it should remove statues, signs and…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the pipeline that brings water to millions of Grand Canyon goers
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Four significant breaks in the water pipeline that serves the Grand Canyon means visitors won’t be able…
Continue ReadingBrazil top court threatens to suspend X operations in latest twist of ongoing feud
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Wednesday threatened to shut down the local operations of X, formerly…
Continue ReadingAuthorities search for missing California couple last seen leaving home on nudist ranch
REDLANDS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in southern California are searching for a missing couple last seen leaving their home on a nudist ranch over…
Continue ReadingTropical storm Shanshan lashes Japan with torrential rains and strong winds on its crawl northeast
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A strong storm lashed southern Japan with torrential rain and strong winds Thursday, causing at least three deaths as…
Continue ReadingProsecutors in Arizona’s fake electors case dispute defendants’ allegations of a political motive
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Prosecutors are defending their case against Republicans accused of plotting to overturn the results of the close…
Continue ReadingDC police officer dies after gun he was trying to retrieve from storm drain went off, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police say a Washington, D.C., officer has died after being shot when a gun he was trying to trying recover from a storm drain…
Continue ReadingUtah Gov. Cox faces scrutiny for using military cemetery photo with Trump in campaign email
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox has came under fire for sending a campaign email that included a photo of…
Continue ReadingA second elephant calf in 2 weeks is born at a California zoo
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The second elephant calf in two weeks has been born at a California zoo. The Fresno Chaffee Zoo says African elephant Amahle…
Continue ReadingGeorgia lawmakers seek answers to deaths and violence plaguing the state’s prisons
Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — Statistics presented to Georgia lawmakers indicate that the state’s prisons remain…
Continue ReadingCalifornia advances landmark legislation to regulate large AI models
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California landmark legislation to establish first-in-the-nation safety measures for the largest AI…
Continue ReadingIran claims Yemen’s Houthi rebels will allow rescuers to salvage oil tanker ablaze in Red Sea
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have agreed to allow tugboats and rescue ships to assist a Greek-flagged oil tanker…
Continue ReadingPeople in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires
Associated Press MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Smoke from wildfires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is causing people in the region to cough, burning their…
Continue ReadingRail worker’s death in Ohio railyard highlights union questions about remote control trains
Associated Press The CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote-control locomotives last year sees two-person crews as a…
Continue ReadingA magnitude 6.1 earthquake rattles El Salvador with no immediate reports of injuries or damage
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake rattled El Salvador on Wednesday afternoon with no initial reports of injuries or…
Continue Reading1 person taken to a hospital after turbulence forces Cancun-to-Chicago flight to land in Tennessee
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say one person was taken to a hospital after a United Airlines flight was diverted to Memphis, Tennessee, because…
Continue ReadingIn a north Texas county, dazed residents sift through homes mangled by a tornado
Associated Press VALLEY VIEW, Texas (AP) — The dazed residents of a remote north Texas county sifted through their mangled homes after seven people…
Continue ReadingCheerleader drops sexual harassment lawsuit against Northwestern University
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — A cheerleader has dropped her federal sexual harassment lawsuit against Northwestern University. Hayden Richardson filed suit…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s prisons director says the state’s supply of its lethal injection drug is pure, its…
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