California lawmakers OK potential fines for high gas prices
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Monday approved the nation’s first penalty for price gouging…
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New York to pay $5.5M to man exonerated in Sebold rape case
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A man who spent 16 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of raping writer Alice Sebold when she was a Syracuse…
Continue Reading Rescued dolphin thrives year after arriving in Florida Keys
MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a rescued juvenile dolphin that was airlifted from Texas to the Florida Keys about one year ago is thriving.…
Continue Reading At least 20 dead when bus hits bridge, burns in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — State media in Sauid Arabia say at least 20 people were killed when a packed bus hit a bridge, overturned and burst…
Continue Reading Police: Blood, video link doctor to lawyer’s disappearance
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press Prosecutors say blood, video and other evidence point to a Florida plastic surgeon killing a lawyer whose body has…
Continue Reading New source of water found in moon samples from China mission
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have discovered a new and renewable source of water on the moon for…
Continue Reading Fed official: SVB itself was main cause of bank’s failure
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top financial regulator is asserting that Silicon Valley Bank’s own…
Continue Reading Family of girl killed by police during Kansas standoff sues
BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. (AP) — The family of a toddler fatally shot by a police officer during a standoff between her father and law enforcement has…
Continue Reading NJ takes over Paterson police after crisis worker’s shooting
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press New Jersey’s attorney general said Monday that his office has taken control of the police department in the…
Continue Reading In Trump probe, key witness returns, no indictment vote yet
MICHAEL R. SISAK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Manhattan grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump over hush…
Continue Reading UN Security Council won’t probe Nord Stream blasts
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has declined a Russian request to investigate the blasts…
Continue Reading DeSantis signs bill expanding school voucher program
BY ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation to allow all K-12 students in the…
Continue Reading South Dakota gov’s veto of cryptocurrency regulations upheld
By AMANCAI BIRABEN Associated Press South Dakota’s House has failed to override Gov. Kristi Noem’s recent veto of a bill that would have created…
Continue Reading How Netanyahu judicial plan sparked massive unrest in Israel
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial overhaul unleashed…
Continue Reading Massive protests, strike erupt in Israel over court reforms
For nearly three months, hundreds of thousands of people have taken to Israel’s streets weekly to demonstrate against Prime Minister Benjamin…
Continue Reading What can Google’s AI-powered Bard do? We tested it for you
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer To use, or not to use, Bard? That is the Shakespearean question an Associated Press reporter sought to answer…
Continue Reading Hungarian parliament approves Finland’s bid to join NATO
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s parliament has approved Finland’s bid to join NATO, ending months of delays…
Continue Reading Sabres’ Russian player won’t take part in Pride night warmup
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Ilya Lyubushkin cited an anti-gay Kremlin law and fears of retribution at home in Russia for…
Continue Reading Nashville shooter who killed 6 drew maps, surveilled school
By JONATHAN MATTISE, TRAVIS LOLLER and HOLLY MEYER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former student shot through the doors of a Christian…
Continue Reading Chipotle agrees to pay after closing store that sought union
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay $240,000 to former employees as part of a…
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