Acting head of Federal Aviation Administration is leaving
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration is leaving this summer, putting pressure on the White House…
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Chile’s plan for state control in lithium dismays business
By EVA VERGARA and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The Chilean government’s newly announced plan to have the state take a…
Continue Reading Rural Maine town shaken by violence remembers slain friends
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press BOWDOIN, Maine (AP) — Tireless. Helpful. Deeply religious. Those were some of the ways Patti Eger’s friends…
Continue Reading Atlanta trans woman Koko Da Doll, documentary subject, slain
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Koko Da Doll, an Atlanta woman who gained notice in a documentary about transgender Black women and the…
Continue Reading What Supreme Court action on abortion means for patients
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer The Supreme Court’s action on a drug used in medication abortions may leave many women wondering what it means…
Continue Reading Rescued alligator that was recovering at NYC zoo has died
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An abandoned and emaciated alligator that was found in a New York City lake and sent to the Bronx Zoo for recovery…
Continue Reading New this week: ‘Judy Blume,’ Rodrigo y Gabriela, Minecraft
By The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming…
Continue Reading Texas man gets 2nd life sentence for pregnant wife’s killing
HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston-area high school football coach on Friday was sentenced for a second time to life in prison in his pregnant…
Continue Reading In Florida, Harris announces $562M for climate resilience
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press Returning to Florida to discuss climate change, Vice President Kamala Harris announced Friday that $562 million…
Continue Reading Delaware governor says he won’t block marijuana legalization
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware Gov. John Carney says he will not veto legislation legalizing recreational marijuana…
Continue Reading Lyft gears up to make ‘significant’ layoffs under new CEO
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lyft is preparing to lay off hundreds of employees just days after new CEO David…
Continue Reading Maine takes railroad to task over cleanup after derailment
SANDWICH ACADEMY GRANT TOWNSHIP, Maine (AP) — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is taking Canadian Pacific Kansas City to task over…
Continue Reading Kansas governor nixes abortion, anti-diversity budget items
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed anti-diversity and anti-abortion provisions in…
Continue Reading Family, feds reach $5M settlement of Park Police shooting
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The family of a northern Virginia man fatally shot by U.S. Park Police officers has…
Continue Reading Q&A: Benjamin Millepied on directing a reimagined ‘Carmen’
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer When Benjamin Millepied was a teenager starting dance training in New York, he and fellow students got into…
Continue Reading 8 years later, Florida man charged in Alabama cold case
BAY MINETTE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama law enforcement officials said Friday they’ve arrested a man accused of murder, eight years after the victim…
Continue Reading Colorado says it won’t enforce ‘abortion reversal’ ban
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado is promising not to enforce its new ban on unproven treatments to reverse medication…
Continue Reading Black bear attacks 74-year-old woman in Connecticut
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press A 74-year-old Connecticut woman suffered bites to her arms and legs when she was attacked by a black bear while…
Continue Reading Mississippi OKs more state policing in mostly Black city
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican governor has signed a bill to expand the territory of…
Continue Reading Swiss billionaire’s fund helped push against ‘dark money’
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press A fund controlled by a Swiss billionaire and top Democratic megadonor has contributed as much as $50,000 to the…
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