Ecuador’s president declines to run in snap elections after he disbands National Assembly
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s president Guillermo Lasso says he will not run for presidential reelection in the early elections that were…
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Maker of anti-addiction drug Suboxone reaches $102.5 million settlement over antitrust claims
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The company that makes the opioid addiction treatment drug Suboxone has reached a $102.5 million settlement of antitrust claims…
Continue Reading US judge condemns Mississippi city’s ‘crime cancer’ as he removes state justice from lawsuit
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice cannot be sued over a state law that…
Continue Reading FBI offers to show GOP chairman document that purports to relate to Biden, his family
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has offered to show top lawmakers next week a bureau document that purports to relate to…
Continue Reading Republicans schedule 1st presidential debate for Aug. 23, but there’s no guarantee Trump will attend
By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle will be held Aug. 23, and…
Continue Reading Companies reach $1.18 billion deal to resolve claims from ‘forever chemicals’ water contamination
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Three chemical companies said Friday they had reached a $1.18 billion deal to…
Continue Reading First-of-its-kind Mars livestream by ESA spacecraft interrupted at times by rain on Earth
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A European spacecraft around Mars has sent its first livestream from the red planet…
Continue Reading Panama launches operation in Darien jungle targeting organized crime, migrant smugglers
By JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press NICANOR, Panama (AP) — Panama has launched a security operation along its shared border with Colombia to combat…
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Yuma Border Patrol seizes 192 pounds of fentanyl
Yuma Border Patrol confirms the bust happened Tuesday, May 30, at the I-8 highway checkpoint in…
Continue Reading The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is now underway. Here’s what to know.
By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — It’s time for residents along the southeastern U.S. coastline to get plans in place as the 2023…
Continue Reading French Open lets Belarus’ Sabalenka skip standard news conference after questions about Ukraine war
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Two years after Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open when she was fined, then threatened with…
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New middle school comes to Brawley
The Brawley Elementary School District announced the name of the new middle school in…
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Local teacher teaches blind chess to students for over 30 years
Tony Lambert teaches students how to play chess at a young age. He teaches his fourth-grade class how to properly…
Continue Reading Mississippi absentee ballot law harms voters with disabilities, lawsuit says
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A lawsuit is seeking to block Mississippi’s new restrictions on absentee ballots.…
Continue Reading Post-mortem exams being performed on 2 dead whales seen floating off New York this week
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Two dead humpback whales were spotted floating in the waters off New York this week. Necropsies were being performed…
Continue Reading Lies, complaints and Larry Nassar: Takeaways from the records detailing Jeffrey Epstein’s final days
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly four years after Jeffrey Epstein’s death, thousands of pages…
Continue Reading Rescuers at site of Iowa building collapse complete search for survivors, move on to recovery
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa task force has completed its search for survivors at the…
Continue Reading Federal government lawsuit accuses Wisconsin town of trespassing on tribal reservation
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to try to force a northern Wisconsin town to pay for failing to renew…
Continue Reading Macron awards top U.S. general France’s highest honors
By TARA COPP and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has awarded U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark…
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U.S. jobs market added 339K jobs in May
The U.S. jobs market added 339,000 jobs in May far outpacing the Dow Jones estimate of 190,000. May marks the 29th straight month of positive job…
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