Highlights from the AP’s reporting on the shrimp industry in India
By MARTHA MENDOZA, MAHESH KUMAR and PIYUSH NAGPAL Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — India is the top supplier of shrimp to the U.S., with…
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Biden skipped visiting a Black church on his recent Michigan trip, angering some community leaders
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden headed to Michigan last week to boost his support…
Continue ReadingJudge clears way for Trump to appeal ruling keeping Fani Willis on Georgia 2020 election case
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case…
Continue ReadingApollo theater and Opera Philadelphia partner to support new operas by Black artists
NEW YORK (AP) — The Apollo theater and Opera Philadelphia announced a five-year partnership to support new operas by Black artists. The two…
Continue ReadingAP finds grueling conditions in Indian shrimp industry that report calls ‘dangerous and abusive’
By MARTHA MENDOZA, MAHESH KUMAR and PIYUSH NAGPAL Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Noriko Kuwabara was excited to try a new recipe she’d…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County, failed to protect student athletes from swim coach’s abuse, Justice Department says
By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A former head swimming and diving coach at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, sexually harassed male…
Continue ReadingPolice in western Mexico find five bodies piled in a bulletproof SUV
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in the violent western Mexico state of Jalisco say five dead bodies have been found piled in a bulletproof SUV. The…
Continue ReadingPrabowo Subianto’s election as Indonesia’s next president is official. Why is it being challenged?
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s electoral commission has confirmed Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, a…
Continue ReadingIndonesia’s defense minister, accused of abuses under dictatorship, is declared election winner
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has been declared the winner of the…
Continue ReadingA fourth former Mississippi officer is sentenced to 40 years in racially charged torture cases
By Emma Tucker, Ryan Young, Jade Gordon and Ray Sanchez, CNN Jackson, Mississippi (CNN) — A fourth former Mississippi law enforcement officer…
Continue ReadingCongressman Mike Bost survives competitive GOP primary challenge to win nomination for sixth term
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Congressman Mike Bost has won the Republican nomination in a competitive downstate primary battle with former state Sen.…
Continue ReadingIrish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announces surprise resignation
CNN, AFPTV, VIRGIN MEDIA NEWS, GETTY IMAGES., POOL By Niamh Kennedy and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has…
Continue ReadingBattleship on the Delaware River: USS New Jersey traveling to Philadelphia for repairs
By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Residents in the Philadelphia area are about to see a rare site — a battleship floating…
Continue ReadingE-waste from trashed electric devices is piling up and recycling isn’t keeping pace, UN says
By MOSES NDUNGU and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — U.N. agencies have warned that waste from electronics is piling up…
Continue ReadingIdaho police search for escaped inmate and accomplice after ambush at Boise hospital
By GENE JOHNSON and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press A white supremacist Idaho prison gang member and an accomplice remained on the loose Wednesday…
Continue ReadingBlinken adds Israel stop to latest Mideast tour as tensions rise over Gaza war
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel this week as part of…
Continue ReadingNatural wonders. Napoleon’s exile. A remote island in the South Atlantic is now easier to reach
By NICOLE EVATT Associated Press JAMESTOWN, St. Helena (AP) — St. Helena, a small, craggy island in the South Atlantic Ocean, is one of the most…
Continue ReadingEU leaders to drum up more support for Ukraine amid appeals for a new sense of urgency
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are set Thursday to underscore their support for war-torn Ukraine. The aim is…
Continue ReadingElectronic waste has grown to record levels. Here’s why that’s a huge problem
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — From old cellphones to broken refrigerators and discarded e-cigarettes, global electronic waste has reached…
Continue ReadingWilliam & Mary will name building after former defense secretary Robert Gates
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will have an academic building named after him at William & Mary. The…
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