Musical ‘From Here’ explores life before and after the Pulse nightclub massacre
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Playwright Donald Rupe didn’t intend to write a musical about the Pulse nightclub…
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FDA OKs first menthol e-cigarettes, citing potential to help adult smokers
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the first menthol-flavored electronic…
Continue ReadingTrump ally Bannon asks the Supreme Court to delay his 4-month prison sentence on contempt charges
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, asked the Supreme Court on…
Continue ReadingAmtrak service into and out of New York City disrupted for a second day
NEW YORK (AP) — Rail service in the Northeast has been disrupted for a second day. Amtrak trains into and out of New York City were delayed or…
Continue ReadingPrison, restitution ordered for ex-tribal leader convicted of defrauding Oglala Sioux Tribe
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a former tribal leader in South Dakota to serve nearly two years in prison and pay…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s report on Philippines governor’s interest in natural gas
By ED DAVEY Associated Press BATANGAS, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines is engaged in a major buildout of natural gas power at a time when…
Continue ReadingUkraine claims three oil refinery strikes inside Russia as Moscow says naval attack thwarted
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian security official says that Ukraine’s military struck three oil refineries and…
Continue ReadingCONCACAF to investigate after Canada’s Bombito was targeted on social media with racist messages
ATLANTA (AP) — CONCACAF says it will investigate racist messages directed at Canadian soccer player Moïse Bombito on social media after he made a…
Continue ReadingUS thanks Romania for its leader exiting the NATO leadership race to clear the way for Rutte
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has thanked Romania for its president withdrawing from the race to…
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court upholds a gun control law intended to protect domestic violence victims
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims…
Continue ReadingSteeplechaser Mason Ferlic shoots for the stars on the track and in his field as aerospace engineer
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Mason Ferlic may someday boldly go where no steeplechaser has gone before — space. The…
Continue ReadingSteeplechaser Mason Ferlic shoots for the stars on the track and in his field as aerospace engineer
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Mason Ferlic may someday boldly go where no steeplechaser has gone before — space. The…
Continue ReadingMan accused of driving family off California cliff granted mental health diversion program, district attorney says
By Taylor Romine and Mallika Kallingal, CNN (CNN) — A California man accused of deliberately driving himself, his wife and two children off a…
Continue ReadingNY prosecutors urge judge to keep gag order blocking Trump from criticizing jurors who convicted him
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors on Friday urged the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case to…
Continue ReadingHow does heat kill? It confuses your brain. It shuts down your organs. It overworks your heart.
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer As temperatures and humidity soar outside, what’s happening inside the human body can become a…
Continue ReadingWhat happened this week in the UK election campaign, from a betting controversy to Farage’s ambition
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. general election is nearly two weeks away. The left-of-center Labour Party is the clear…
Continue ReadingAmEx buys dining reservation company Tock from Squarespace for $400M
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — American Express will acquire the dining reservation and event management platform Tock from…
Continue ReadingStar Wars fans hone their lightsaber dueling skills at a Mexico City Jedi academy
By FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A park on the south side of Mexico’s capital lights up with a multicolored glow of…
Continue ReadingIt’s the longest bridge ever built in Peru, and so far, it goes nowhere
By RODRIGO ABD Associated Press SUCUSARI, Peru (AP) — It is the longest bridge ever built in Peru, a massive structure of cement and iron spanning…
Continue ReadingUkraine may fire US-provided missiles into Russia wherever it is coming under attack, Pentagon says
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says Ukraine’s military is allowed to use longer-range missiles provided by the U.S.…
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