Federal appeals court blocks remainder of Biden’s student debt relief plan
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court blocked the implementation of the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan,…
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City council approves a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark — and the existing site’s transformation
Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A key city council vote is paving the way to give the Tampa Bay Rays a new 30,000-seat ballpark as…
Continue ReadingComedian Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dies at 94
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold…
Continue ReadingGroup says photos of reclusive tribe on Peru beach show logging concessions are ‘dangerously close’
An advocacy group for Indigenous peoples has released photographs of a reclusive tribe’s members searching for food on a beach in the Peruvian…
Continue ReadingSTORY REMOVED: AS–China-Thailand-Escape
BANGKOK (AP) — The Associated Press has withdrawn its July 27, 2023, story about purported bomb threats allegedly aimed to implicate a Chinese…
Continue ReadingA police officer has been wounded in a knife attack in Paris. The attacker was killed by police
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French authorities say a police officer has been wounded in a knife attack in Paris in the Champs-Elysees…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Immigration-Child Detention story
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In a story published July 18, 2024, about a Justice Department lawsuit against Southwest Key Programs Inc., The Associated…
Continue ReadingA woman becomes commander of the Canadian Armed Forces for the first time
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A woman has become the top commander of Canada’s military for the first time. Gen. Jennie Carignan officially…
Continue ReadingBoeing case puts a spotlight on plea agreements involving corporate defendants
AP Airlines Writer After two jetliner crashes killed 346 people, a $2.5 billion settlement that let Boeing avoid criminal prosecution failed to…
Continue ReadingBoeing is closer to understanding thruster failures on its first astronaut flight with latest test
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing is closer to understanding what went wrong with its astronaut capsule in orbit, now that…
Continue Reading30 years after attack on Argentina’s Jewish center, Milei makes promises. But the anguish remains
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — On each passing anniversary of the deadly 1994 attack against Argentina’s largest Jewish…
Continue ReadingColorado judge rejects claims that door-to-door voter fraud search was intimidation
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado judge has rejected claims from civil and voting rights organizations that Donald Trump supporters intimidated voters when…
Continue ReadingProject 2028: GOP officials jockey during Republican National Convention for future White House runs
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — There is plenty of jockeying happening at the Republican National Convention among the party’s potential…
Continue ReadingBritish climate protesters who plotted highway shutdown given record harsh prison sentences
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Five climate activists who planned a protest to cause gridlock and block traffic over four days on a major highway…
Continue ReadingOver 3 million steam cleaners are under recall because they can spew hot water and cause burns
NEW YORK (AP) — Some 3.3 million steam cleaners are being recalled across North America due to a burn hazard that has resulted in consumers…
Continue ReadingInquiry finds Britain was ill-prepared for COVID-19 pandemic and failed its citizens
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An inquiry into the U.K. government’s response to COVID-19 found it was ill-prepared for a pandemic and…
Continue ReadingKenney Grant, founder of iconic West Virginia pizza chain Gino’s, dies
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — The founder and owner of the iconic West Virginia chain Gino’s Pizza and Spaghetti House has died. William “Kenney”…
Continue ReadingRally shooter had photos of Trump, Biden and other US officials on his phone, AP sources say
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The 20-year-old Pennsylvania man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump had photos on his phone of the former…
Continue ReadingUS Treasury sanctions Sierra Leone man for allegedly smuggling migrants into the United States
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on a man from Sierra Leone for smuggling thousands of migrants from Asia and…
Continue ReadingAlaska judge who resigned in disgrace didn’t disclose conflicts in 23 cases, investigation finds
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Prosecutors say a federal judge in Alaska who resigned after a scathing investigation found he had engaged in…
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