VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Wildfires raging across Canada have already broken records for total areas burned, the number of people forced to evacuate their homes and the cost of fighting the blazes, and the fire season is only halfway finished. Michael Norton, director general, Northern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, said that “it’s no
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former Indiana congressman should pay nearly $1.4 million to cover the legal bills of companies forced to incur expenses when he was prosecuted on insider trading charges. But his lawyer says it’s an exorbitant amount to demand from a man already suffering
Continue Reading By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut state lawmaker attacked as she left a Muslim prayer service is accusing local police of downplaying what happened to her. Democratic Rep. Maryam Khan called Thursday for a federal investigation into how the Hartford Police Department handles violent crimes, especially those against women. The
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A man has been arrested in the death of a teen whose body was found in a bonfire pile in Arizona last month, authorities said Thursday.
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PHOENIX (AP) — A man has been arrested in the death of a teen whose body was found in a bonfire pile in Arizona last month, authorities said Thursday. Anthonie Ruinard, 37, was taken into custody Wednesday and his bond has been set at $2 million, Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials said. Ruinard is expected to
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While hot temps persist, a break from gusty conditions could be on the way for the Desert Southwest.,
Continue Reading By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest dropped 33.6% in the first six months of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s term, providing an encouraging sign for his administration’s environmental efforts. Lula campaigned last year with pledges to rein in illegal logging and undo the environmental devastation
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama said Thursday he believes Britney Spears grabbed him from behind as he was walking into a restaurant at a Las Vegas casino, and that the security detail he was with pushed the pop star away. Wembanyama said he wasn’t
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The local man accused of murdering another man is now back in Yuma County facing several felony charges.
Continue Reading STURGEON BAY, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin police officer who ran into a burning barn and rescued three cows trapped inside says the bovines “made a beeline” for a pasture once he opened a gate holding them back. Sturgeon Bay police officer Andrew Crabb was nearing the end of his overnight shift on June 25
Continue Reading By DAVID SHARP Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine lawmakers failed to override the governor’s veto of a bill aimed to ensuring more federal laws apply to tribes in the state. The outcome on Thursday is a bitter blow to tribes that are bound by a land claims settlement that puts them on different
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have granted full approval to a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug for patients with early stages of the disease. The Food and Drug Administration decision clears the way for Medicare and other insurers to begin paying for the drug called Leqembi. The FDA gave it
Continue Reading By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — John Berylson, an American businessman and owner of English soccer team Millwall who was remembered for his enthusiasm for the game, has died. He was 70. His death was the result of a car accident in Massachusetts on Tuesday and was announced by the second-division London team,
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. senators from New Mexico and Idaho are making another push to expand the federal government’s compensation program for people exposed to radiation following uranium mining and nuclear testing carried out during the Cold War. Downwinders who live near the New Mexico site where the
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Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Phoenix Thursday morning to meet with representatives from the Gila River Indian Community.
Continue Reading GRAND MARAIS, Minn. (AP) — A 40-acre plot of Minnesota forest land connected to a polygamous sect once led by Warren Jeffs is up for sale. News that the property is back on the market, listed for $189,000, relieved residents in the remote area near the town of Grand Marais, where some once feared the
Continue Reading By NOMAAN MERCHANT, LOLITA C. BALDOR and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has decided to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine and is expected to announce on Friday that the Pentagon will send thousands as part of a new military aid package worth up to $800 million for the war effort
Continue Reading By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — An engineering company accused of partial responsibility for Flint’s lead-contaminated water in 2014 and 2015 has agreed to settle lawsuits brought by some residents of the Michigan city. Lockwood, Andrews & Newman is an engineering firm known as LAN. It says in a court filing that a
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — The lengthy process of putting the retired space shuttle Endeavour on display in the vertical launch position will begin this month in Los Angeles. The California Science Center announced Thursday that the six-month process will get underway July 20 at the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center currently under construction
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is calling for a robust international force to help combat Haiti’s armed gangs and restore security in the impoverished Caribbean nation. He told reporters Thursday that a U.N. expert’s call for between 1,000 and 2,000 police officers trained to deal with
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