Not-so-great expectations: Students are reading fewer books in English class
Associated Press Chris Stanislawski didn’t read much in his middle school English classes, but it never felt necessary. Students were given…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrest and indictment: A timeline of key events
NEW YORK (AP) — The arrest and indictment of Sean Diddy Combs come after 10 months of allegations of sexual misconduct and other abuse. It began in…
Continue ReadingUS Coast Guard says Russian naval vessels crossed into buffer zone off Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says it tracked a group of Russian naval vessels as they crossed into U.S. waters in off Alaska in an…
Continue ReadingTough treatment and good memories mix at newest national site dedicated to Latinos
Associated Press In the second half of the 20th century, Mexican and Mexican-American children in Marfa, Texas, were educated in an adobe-style…
Continue ReadingMany in Indian-controlled Kashmir plan to vote this time to deny Modi total control
Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — For decades, boycotting elections in Indian-controlled Kashmir was a sign of protest against Indian rule.…
Continue ReadingSenate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee women’s rights to IVF
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to in vitro…
Continue ReadingDemocrats run unopposed to fill 2 state House vacancies in Philadelphia
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Philadelphia voters are filling two vacant seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In both cases the Democratic…
Continue ReadingUS judge unlikely to rule until next week as Arizona tribe fights to extend ban on lithium drilling
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Members of an Arizona tribe urged a federal judge at a daylong hearing in Phoenix to extend a temporary ban on…
Continue ReadingElon Musk has often inflamed politically tense moments, raising worries for the US election
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hours after an apparent attempt on Donald Trump’s life over the weekend, Elon Musk took to his social…
Continue ReadingCousins caps winning drive with TD pass to London as Falcons rally past Eagles 22-21
AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Oh, so this was what Atlanta expected out of $180 million lavished on Kirk Cousins. Certainly not a shaky…
Continue ReadingEmmy Awards ratings up more than 50%, reversing record lows
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Emmys telecast on ABC reached nearly 7 million viewers, a jump of more than 50% from the record low…
Continue ReadingFirst image of ill-fated Titan submersible wreckage revealed at hearing into tragedy
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — The first image of the Titan submersible sitting at the bottom of the ocean following its catastrophic…
Continue ReadingAt least 15 dead since July and thousands of hectares scorched as wildfires sweep Peru
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Wildfires in Peru have left at least 15 dead since July and more than 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres) of cultivated land and natural…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrested in New York, his attorney tells CNN
CNN By Elizabeth Wagmeister, Josh Campbell and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, who has faced a parade of…
Continue ReadingSean ‘Diddy’ Combs is arrested in New York after federal indictment
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop mogul who has faced a stream of allegations by women accusing him of…
Continue ReadingOhio Supreme Court clears ballot language saying anti-gerrymandering measure calls for the opposite
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has let stand ballot language that will describe this fall’s Issue 1 as…
Continue ReadingMother of Colorado supermarket gunman says he is ‘sick’ and denies knowing about plan
Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The mother of a mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 says her son is…
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A state’s experience with grocery chain mergers spurs a fight to stop Albertsons’ deal with Kroger
AP Business Writer Washington state went to court Monday to try to block a proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger, saying shoppers would pay…
Continue ReadingA once-in-1,000-year rainfall event from an unnamed storm floods homes and forces rescues in North Carolina
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Floodwater surged into homes, stranded vehicles and forced water rescues in coastal North Carolina…
Continue ReadingUS airs frustration with Israel’s military about strikes in Gaza
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Monday accused Israel’s military of striking schools,…
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