Menendez gains a primary opponent as calls for his resignation grow after indictment
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey announced on Saturday that he will run against Sen. Robert…
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Operator of bus involved in fatal New York crash was listed by the state as an ‘unacceptable operator’ after failing several safety inspections
By Jessica Xing and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The transportation company that owns the bus involved in a fatal crash in New York this week while…
Continue ReadingAs foreign minister speaks at UN blocks away, Venezuelan asylum-seekers strain New York City
By DAVID BILLER and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As asylum-seekers stream in to New York City, officials have scrambled to…
Continue ReadingNever ‘insult Poles again,’ Poland’s prime minister tells Ukraine’s Zelensky
CNN By Maija Ehlinger and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has told Volodymyr Zelensky never to…
Continue ReadingWith House Republicans in turmoil, colleagues implore GOP holdouts not to shut down government
By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Working furiously to take control of a House in disarray, allies of Speaker…
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Chavez-DeRemer, colleagues introduce legislation to protect students from fentanyl poisoning
On Thursday’s National Opioid Awareness Day, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) said she has backed the Fentanyl Awareness for Children and Teens in…
Continue Reading3 shot and killed in targeted attack in Atlanta, police say
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police say three people were shot and killed in a targeted, daytime attack. Officers responded to a call reporting that…
Continue ReadingAn Iowa man who failed to show up for the guilty verdict at his murder trial has been arrested
OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials say a man has been found and arrested after failing to show up for the verdict at his murder trial. A jury…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor vetoes bill requiring custody courts to weigh affirmation of gender identity
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have required judges to consider whether a parent affirms their…
Continue ReadingPope blames weapons industry for Russia-Ukraine war and ‘martyrdom’ of Ukrainian people
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday labeled the weapons industry as being a key driver of…
Continue ReadingFlamingos in Wisconsin? Tropical birds visit Lake Michigan beach in a first for the northern state
PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) — Five flamingos that showed up in Wisconsin to wade along a Lake Michigan beach attracted a big crowd of onlookers…
Continue ReadingBirthplace of the atomic bomb braces for its biggest mission since the top-secret Manhattan Project
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — Los Alamos was the perfect spot for the U.S. government’s top-secret Manhattan…
Continue ReadingAid shipments and evacuations as Azerbaijan reasserts control over breakaway province
By JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — More badly needed humanitarian aid was on its way to the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh…
Continue ReadingLots of dignitaries but no real fireworks — only electronic flash — as the Asian Games open
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer HANGZHOU, China (AP) — The opening ceremony of the Asian Games in China offered all the staples of a major…
Continue ReadingCalifornia bill to have human drivers ride in autonomous trucks is vetoed by governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Democratic governor has vetoed a bill that would have required human drivers to be on board…
Continue ReadingUS diplomat says intelligence from ‘Five Eyes’ nations helped Canada to link India to Sikh’s killing
TORONTO (AP) — Information shared by members of an intelligence-sharing alliance was part of what Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used to…
Continue ReadingSpeaker McCarthy is giving hard-right Republicans what they want. But it never seems to be enough.
By STEPHEN GROVES, LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Staring down a fast-approaching government shutdown that…
Continue ReadingIn Milan, Ferragamo’s Maximilian Davis woos the red carpet with hard-soft mix and fetish detailing
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer Every look in Ferragamo creative director Maximilian Davis’ latest collection, shown on the fourth day of Milan…
Continue ReadingLeading Egyptian opposition politician targeted with spyware, researchers find
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Security researchers say a leading Egyptian opposition politician was targeted with Predator…
Continue ReadingAuto workers still have room to expand their strike against car makers. But they also face risks
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Even after escalating its strike against Detroit automakers on Friday, the United Auto Workers union still has…
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