Michigan man pleads no contest to failing to store gun that killed 5-year-old grandson
WHITE CLOUD, Mich. (AP) — A man blamed for the death of his 5-year-old grandson has pleaded no contest to violating Michigan’s new gun storage…
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RFK Jr. testifies about residence in lawsuit seeking to keep him off New York presidential ballot
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endured a sometimes heated volley of questions Tuesday from a lawyer challenging his…
Continue Reading Yuval Sharon to direct Met Opera’s new stagings of Wagner’s Ring Cycle and `Tristan und Isolde’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Yuval Sharon, an American known for innovative productions, will direct the Metropolitan Opera’s next stagings…
Continue Reading Heatstroke death of Baltimore worker during trash collection prompts calls for workplace safety
Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Elected officials and union leaders in Baltimore are calling for safer and more humane working conditions for the…
Continue Reading Brazil, Colombia and Mexico in talks with Venezuelan government and opposition on election crisis
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Since Venezuela’s disputed presidential election nine days ago, officials from Brazil, Colombia and…
Continue Reading Russia says it’s fighting a cross-border attack by Ukrainian forces. Kyiv officials have no comment
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian authorities claim that a Ukrainian force launched a cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk region but was being…
Continue Reading Dogs kill baby boy inside New York home. Police are investigating what happened before the attack
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Police say two dogs killed a 3-month-old baby inside an upstate New York home. Rochester police on Tuesday said officers…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift leads the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, followed by Post Malone
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s Taylor Swift’s world, and the MTV Video Music Award nominations are the latest proof. “The Tortured…
Continue Reading What polling shows about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris’ new running mate
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate pick, will need to introduce himself to…
Continue Reading Indonesia recovers body of New Zealand helicopter pilot killed in Papua attack
Associated Press Indonesian security forces have recovered the body of New Zealand pilot who was killed in an alleged separatist attack in…
Continue Reading Judge in Trump’s hush money case delays date for ruling on presidential immunity
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is pushing back a date for a key ruling on presidential immunity…
Continue Reading Correction: Israel-Palestinians-Hostages-Recovery story
HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — In a story Dec. 9, 2023, about hostages released by Hamas, the Associated Press incorrectly identified Yaffa Adar as a…
Continue Reading New York Film Festival sets main slate with movies by Pedro Almodóvar, Sean Baker and Mati Diop
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled the main slate for its 62nd edition with selections including Sean…
Continue Reading Fossils suggest even smaller ‘hobbits’ roamed an Indonesian island 700,000 years ago
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty years ago on an Indonesian island, scientists discovered fossils of an early human species that stood at…
Continue Reading The Small Business Administration expands clean energy loan program
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Small Business Administration is looking to attract lenders to finance small businesses’ clean energy…
Continue Reading Fifth inmate dies at Wisconsin prison as former warden pleads not guilty to misconduct charge
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The former warden at a maximum security prison in Wisconsin where multiple inmates have died over the last year is pleading…
Continue Reading One Extraordinary (Olympic) Photo: Lee Jin-man captures diver at the center of the Olympic rings
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — AP photographer Lee Jin-man explains how he took the photo of Italian diver Giovanni Tocci, symmetrically aligned…
Continue Reading 9 killed when an overloaded SUV flips into a canal in rural South Florida, authorities say
BELLE GLADE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say nine people died when an overloaded SUV went out of control on a South Florida road, hit a guardrail and…
Continue Reading First Afghan woman to compete internationally after Taliban takeover seeks Olympic gold in Paris
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Taekwondo Paralympian Zakia Khudadadi says she is competing in the name of women in Afghanistan who have gradually…
Continue Reading Singer-songwriter Ivan Cornejo fuses alternative and regional Mexican music on new album, ‘Mirada’
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — In singer-songwriter Ivan Cornejo’s world, regional Mexican music can have pop, ballads and also a bit of…
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