By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A 9-mile (14-kilometer) stretch of Florida sugar-white sand in an unspoiled natural setting alongside the Gulf of Mexico is the nation’s best beach for 2023, according to the annual ranking released Thursday by the university professor known as “Dr. Beach.” The state park on St.
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TAMPA, Fla. (NBC / KYMA, KECY-TV) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill package into law on Wednesday, that restricts schools from indoctrination concepts. The law prohibits education on gender identity, personal pronouns, discussions on drag queen shows, elected bathroom use, and males competing in women’s sports. LGBT activists insist, that the laws are
Continue Reading By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russia has fired 30 cruise missiles against various parts of the country in the latest nighttime test of Ukrainian air defenses which shot down 29 of them. Kyiv officials said defense systems also shot down two exploding drones and two reconnaissance drones early
Continue Reading By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge signaled Thursday that he won’t order an energy company to shut down an oil pipeline. A Wisconsin tribe argumes that rapid erosion could expose the line and cause a massive oil spill on reservation land. In some places, the Bad River
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A Chinese envoy has asked Australian authorities to increase efforts in the search for 39 crew members who were aboard a Chinese fishing boat that capsized in the Indian Ocean, as Chinese media reported two bodies had been recovered.. No survivors or life rafts have been
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK, ZEKE MILLER and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — President Joe Biden arrived in Japan on Thursday and greeted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida by saying, “When our countries stand together, we stand stronger” — a sign of how the economic and national security alliance between the two countries has
Continue Reading By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The national debate surrounding transgender students and parental rights is up for a vote in New Hampshire. House lawmakers meet Thursday on a bill to create a “Parents’ Bill of Rights” similar to those enacted in other Republican-led states. It passed New Hampshire’s Senate along party
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Months before an election, New Zealand’s government is offering some modest financial relief to many people by making most prescription medicines free and increasing subsidies for childcare and public transportation. But the government’s annual budget plan was notable for its lack of big new initiatives.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The flight from urban areas that took place during the first year of the pandemic either reversed or slowed in its second year, as last year metropolitan areas in Texas and Florida boomed and declines in New York and Los Angeles were halved, according to new
Continue Reading By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The flight from urban areas that took place during the first year of the pandemic either reversed or slowed in its second year, as last year metropolitan areas in Texas and Florida boomed and declines in New York and Los Angeles were halved, according to new
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford swung into Cannes on Thursday for the world premiere of “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” in one of the most anticipated events of the French Riviera festival. Fedoras abounded in the throngs of onlookers who watched Ford and
Continue Reading By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — Richard Evans makes his way through rows of his students in his third grade classroom, stooping to pick up an errant pencil and answering questions above the din of chairs sliding on hardwood floors. The desks, once spread apart to fight COVID-19, are back together.
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 35 points, including 20 after halftime, and the Miami Heat rallied in the second half to beat the Boston Celtics 123-116 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Miami trailed by nine at the half before outscoring Boston 66-50 over the final
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although the clock is rapidly dwindling, FIFA President Gianni Infantino seems slightly more optimistic about reaching what he sees as an acceptable deal for the broadcast rights to the upcoming Women’s World Cup in five key European countries. While Infantino walked the green carpet at
Continue Reading BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer The Biden administration is announcing an investment of $251 million in carbon capture and storage projects in seven states. The aim is to reduce pollution that drives climate change. The announcement comes a week after the Environmental Protection Agency released new limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants
Continue Reading By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press A Florida judge ruled late Wednesday that the ex-girlfriend of Tiger Woods must abide by a nondisclosure agreement she purportedly signed and resolve her lawsuits seeking millions from the golf superstar through private arbitration behind closed doors. Circuit Judge Elizabeth Metzger, in an 11-page opinion, rejected Erica Herman’s attempt to
Continue Reading By DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s environmental regulator refused on Wednesday to grant a license for a controversial offshore oil drilling project near the mouth of the Amazon River, prompting celebration from environmentalists who had warned of its potential impact. The decision to reject the state-run oil company Petrobras’ request
Continue Reading By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas would soon become the largest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors under a bill now headed to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. The bill cleared the GOP-controlled Legislature on Wednesday after a final vote in the Senate over the objections of Democrats. Texas is
Continue Reading By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A federal indictment accuses the former chief financial officer of a Seattle startup of taking $35 million of his employer’s money without permission and losing it by investing in cryptocurrency before the crypto market crashed last year. Thirty-nine-year-old Nevin Shetty was hired in 2021 as CFO of
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Mujer asalta “Circle K” de la Avenida B en Yuma
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