Coal firms owned by family of West Virginia governor sued over unpaid penalties
By JOHN RABY and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Thirteen coal companies owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim…
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Chris Stewart, 6-term Utah Republican, resigning from Congress
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart on Wednesday announced plans to resign his Utah seat due to his wife’s…
Continue Reading Earth is ‘really quite sick now’ and in danger zone in nearly all ecological ways, study says
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits and into “the danger…
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Yuma Desalting Plant planning to conduct test of chemical release alarm system
The Bureau of Reclamation’s Yuma Desalting Plant (YDP) will conduct a test of its Chemical Release Alarm System to ensure its emergency readiness…
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Ex-Cochise County official who claimed election deniers made work ‘toxic’ gets $130K settlement
BISBEE, Ariz. (AP) — A former elections official for a rural Arizona county where leaders have embraced election conspiracy theories has received a…
Continue Reading Toyota to invest $2.1 billion more in N.C. battery plant, will build big SUV at factory in Kentucky
By The Associated Press Toyota will invest another $2.1 billion in an electric and hybrid vehicle battery factory that’s under construction near…
Continue Reading US safety agency to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles and set tougher standards
By TOM KRISHER and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government’s auto safety agency plans to require that all new…
Continue Reading Amputation frees woman from collapsed Iowa building debris
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE, TRISHA AHMED and ERIN HOOLEY Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Residents of a partially collapsed six-story building in…
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Arizona and California release their weekly COVID updates
Almost weeks since the World Health Organization (WHO) downgraded the COVID-19 pandemic, Arizona and California continue to release their weekly…
Continue Reading International Atomic Energy Agency report seen by AP says Iran resolves 2 inquiries by inspectors
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Iran has resolved two outstanding inquiries of the International Atomic Energy Agency.…
Continue Reading German police say teen injured in post-match brawl with French team has died
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German police say a 15-year-old soccer player has died after suffering severe brain injuries during a post-match brawl…
Continue Reading Trapped by Sudan fighting, dozens of infants, toddlers and children died in Khartoum orphanage
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — At least 60 infants, toddlers and older children perished over the past six weeks while trapped in…
Continue Reading Swiss fashion house Bally names Simone Bellotti design director; 1st collection debuts in September
MILAN (AP) — Simone Bellotti has been named design director at Bally as part of an effort to rejuvenate the 172-year-old Swiss fashion house.…
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New Yorkers witness “Manhattanhenge” sunset
Crowds gathered on the streets of Manhattan on Tuesday as a “Manhattanhenge” sunset glowed for a second…
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Presidential Candidate Ron DeSantis kicks off campaign in Iowa
He received an energetic welcome from the crowd at his first Iowa event as a 2024 presidential candidate. More than 500 people filled the Eternity…
Continue Reading Oman launches $5B investment fund as part of efforts to diversify oil-dependant economy
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oman plans to launch a $5 billion public investment fund to support plans to overhaul the economy in the Arab…
Continue Reading Latvian Parliament elects foreign minister as new president
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Latvian lawmakers have picked the Baltic country’s long-serving and popular foreign minister as…
Continue Reading US job openings hit 10.1 million and labor market still strong despite Fed efforts to cool economy
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in April a sign the American labor market remians…
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Tech executives sign warning letter regarding artificial intelligence risks
The one-sentence open letter, issued by the nonprofit Center for AI Safety, is both brief and ominous, without extrapolating how the more than 300…
Continue Reading Jury selection begins in trial of former deputy accused of failing to confront Parkland shooter
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The trial of a former Florida sheriff’s deputy charged with failing to…
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