Hawaii is placing wildfire detection sensors statewide in wake of deadly Lahaina fire
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Fire detection sensors are being placed around Maui and other Hawaiian islands to respond more quickly when…
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Republican Matt Dolan lands former US Sen. Rob Portman’s endorsement in Ohio’s Senate primary
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Matt Dolan has landed the endorsement of former U.S. Sen. Rob Portman in the…
Continue ReadingBiden’s reference to ‘an illegal’ rankles some Democrats who argue he’s still preferable to Trump
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — President Joe Biden is facing disappointment and anger from some allies for calling the…
Continue ReadingProgram that brought Ukrainians to North Dakota oil fields ends
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An oil and gas trade group in North Dakota has ended a workforce recruitment program that…
Continue ReadingAlaska whaling village teen pleads not guilty to 16 felony counts in shooting that left 2 dead
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 16-year-old teen charged as an adult in the shooting deaths of two people in the…
Continue ReadingApple reverses course and clears way for Epic Games to set up rival iPhone app store in Europe
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Apple has reversed course under regulatory pressure and cleared the way for a nettlesome adversary, video…
Continue ReadingOfficers need warrants to use aircraft, zoom lenses to surveil areas around homes, Alaska court says
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled that law enforcement officers must obtain a warrant…
Continue ReadingFormer Honduran president found guilty in drug trafficking trial
By Ana Melgar and David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — Former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández was found guilty Friday of drug trafficking…
Continue ReadingSpending bill would ease access to guns for some veterans declared mentally incapable
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans whom the government declares incapable of managing their own affairs would have…
Continue ReadingWashington state achieves bipartisan support to ban hog-tying by police and address opioid crisis
By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Over a busy, 60-day legislative session, Washington state lawmakers made strides to address the…
Continue ReadingCanada will restore funding to UNRWA, the embattled UN agency in Gaza
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada will restore funding to the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians, weeks after the…
Continue ReadingDenver police raided the wrong house after officers relied on a phone tracking app. Now a grandmother will get $3.76 million
By Holly Yan, Melissa Alonso and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Colorado jury has awarded $3.76 million to a grandmother whose house was damaged and…
Continue ReadingA bill that could ban TikTok advances to the Senate. What’s next?
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer The House has approved legislation that would ban TikTok if its Beijing-based parent company doesn’t divest…
Continue ReadingCalifornia school district changes gender-identity policy after being sued by state
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A school district in Southern California has approved changes to a…
Continue ReadingWeight-loss drug Wegovy can be marketed for heart benefits after FDA label update
By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Wegovy’s not just for weight loss anymore. The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved drugmaker Novo…
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Drugs, housing and education among the major bills of Oregon’s whirlwind 35-day legislative session
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — During a 35-day whirlwind legislative session that adjourned Thursday night, a couple days…
Continue ReadingThis 21-year-old Republican beat a 10-term incumbent. What’s next for Wyatt Gable?
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America A 21-year-old junior in college is moving on to the general election after narrowly beating an…
Continue ReadingUN Security Council urges Sudan’s warring parties to halt hostilities during holy month of Ramadan
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is urging Sudan’s warring parties to halt hostilities during…
Continue ReadingForeigners trapped in violence-torn Haiti wait desperately for a way out
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dozens of foreigners, including many from the United States and Canada, are stranded…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper rescinds 2021 executive order setting NIL guidelines in the state
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper rescinded an executive order from 2021 on Friday that established guidelines for allowing…
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