Alaska Airlines ground stop lifted, delays ongoing
By Gregory Wallace and Ross Levitt, CNN (CNN) — A ground stop that earlier paused Alaska Airlines’ flights has been lifted. “This morning…
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Hillary Clinton and Malala Yousafzai producing. An election coming. ‘Suffs’ has timing on its side
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Let no one say “Suffs” lacks timing. Shaina Taub’s buzzy musical about the…
Continue ReadingDisneyland performers file petition to form labor union
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Workers who help bring Disneyland’s beloved characters to life say they’ve collected…
Continue ReadingSenator’s son pleads not guilty to charges from crash that killed North Dakota sheriff’s deputy
By JACK DURA Associated Press WASHBURN, N.D. (AP) — The adult son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer has pleaded not guilty to homicide and other charges in…
Continue ReadingCyberattack hits New York state government’s bill drafting office
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York state Legislature’s bill drafting office has been hit with an apparent…
Continue ReadingSome bumblebees can survive underwater for up to a week, new study shows
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — An experimental error led a team of scientists researching bumblebees to make a startling discovery: the insects’…
Continue ReadingThings to know as courts and legislatures act on transgender kids’ rights
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Three court rulings across the U.S. this week delved into laws restricting the rights of transgender kids,…
Continue ReadingMissed communications and blocked evacuation routes: New report details problems and heroism from Maui’s disastrous wildfires
By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — An investigation of the catastrophic Maui wildfires that killed 101 people, destroyed hundreds of homes and left $6…
Continue ReadingGreek minister says 2 major new marine parks will be created by the end of this year
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s environment and energy minister says his country will be able to create…
Continue ReadingSwitzerland’s lower house moves to ban use of Nazi and extremist symbols that could stir violence
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The lower house of Swiss parliament is following in the footsteps of the Senate, or upper house, and…
Continue ReadingMinnesota toddler dies after fall from South Dakota hotel window
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Minnesota toddler has died after falling from a third-floor window at a hotel in South Dakota. The parents of 1-year-old…
Continue ReadingJohnson moving forward with Ukraine aid bill despite pressure from hardliners
By Lauren Fox, Haley Talbot, Melanie Zanona and Michelle Shen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday he is sticking…
Continue ReadingStephen Curry tells the AP why 2024 is the right time to make his Olympic debut
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Golden State guard Stephen Curry knew he was running out of chances to play in what would be his first Olympics,…
Continue ReadingMilan’s famous La Scala names new director of the opera house after months of controversy
ROME (AP) — Milan’s La Scala, one of the world’s most prestigious and historic opera houses, has named Fortunato Ortombina as its new director.…
Continue Reading‘I was afraid for my life’ — Orlando Bloom puts himself in peril for new TV series
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Orlando Bloom wanted to test himself for his latest adventure project. Not by eating…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court makes it easier to sue for job discrimination over forced transfers
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has made it easier for workers who are transferred from one job to another…
Continue ReadingNew study calculates climate change’s economic bite will hit about $38 trillion a year by 2049
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new study says climate change will reduce future global income by about 19% in the next 25 years compared to a…
Continue ReadingHundreds pay tribute to police officer shot dead 40 years ago from inside Libya’s UK embassy
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of people have attended a vigil in central London to commemorate the life of a police officer…
Continue ReadingFord recalls over 456,000 Bronco Sport and Maverick cars due to loss of drive power risk
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 456,000 Bronco Sport and Maverick vehicles due to a…
Continue ReadingItaly’s leader keeps the focus on migration on her fourth visit to Tunisia in a year
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and SAM METZ Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Italy’s leader has acknowledged that Tunisia “cannot become the…
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