Historic Boston church where the Revolution was sparked to host its first play
By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The historic Boston church where the American Revolution started is taking on a new role. The Old…
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An Amazon rainforest rite of passage in threatened territory
By LUCAS DUMPHREYS and DAVID BILLER Associated Press ALTO RIO GUAMA INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil (AP) — The Indigenous adolescents danced in a…
Continue Reading Nevada GOP governor signs transgender health bills while vetoing another, bucking party trends
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed two bills related to transgender…
Continue Reading Toyota shareholders reject proposal demanding better performance on climate change
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOYOTA, Japan (AP) — Toyota executives have fielded challenges and reaped praise from investors at an annual…
Continue Reading Milwaukee bankruptcy avoidance plan clears Wisconsin Legislature
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a compromise designed to prevent Milwaukee from going…
Continue Reading Activists say Benito the giraffe isn’t living his best life in small Mexican zoo, want him moved
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Benito the giraffe arrived in Mexico’s arid northern border city of Ciudad Juarez just last…
Continue Reading Stove wars: Republican-controlled House takes up bills to protect gas stoves
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Venturing back into the nation’s culture wars, the Republican-controlled House is taking…
Continue Reading Golden Knights blast Panthers 9-3 in Game 5 to capture first Stanley Cup title
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Golden Knights delivered their city a true Vegas-style party from dazzling passes to Mark…
Continue Reading Australian prosecutors drop murder charge over German backpacker’s death in 2005
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against German immigrant Tobias…
Continue Reading 110 million people forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars add to world refugee crisis, UN says
By RENATA BRITO Associated Press The U.N. says 110 million people in the world today have had to flee their homes because of conflict, persecution,…
Continue Reading Syria says Israeli airstrikes over southwest Damascus wounded soldier and caused damage
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media say airstrikes attributed to Israel over Syria’s capital have critically wounded one soldier. Syria’s state…
Continue Reading 18-year-old trainee shot 3 soldiers at firing range on Japanese army base, killing 2, officials say
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — An 18-year-old army trainee shot three fellow soldiers at a firing range on a Japanese army base…
Continue Reading Microsoft’s planned Activision Blizzard merger temporarily blocked by US judge
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft’s planned $69 billion purchase of video game company Activision Blizzard was blocked by a federal judge…
Continue Reading Biden dispatching Sullivan to Tokyo for talks with Japan, Philippines, South Korea officials
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is dispatching White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan to Tokyo…
Continue Reading ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor facing additional charges in Canada
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (AP) — Canadian police have issued warrants for a former “Dances With Wolves” actor who is facing nine charges…
Continue Reading Tour boat capsize in underground cave wasn’t the first, agency says; passenger recounts ordeal
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press Soon after a tour boat flipped over during a tour of a dimly lit cavern system in upstate New York, members of…
Continue Reading Trump turns his day in court into a campaign event despite serious political and legal threats
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s four years in the White House were punctuated by the spectacle and attempts…
Continue Reading Weapons expert in Alec Baldwin case was hungover on set, prosecutors say
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a…
Continue Reading Iraqi immigrant pleads guilty in federal court in Oregon to supporting Islamic State
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An immigrant from Iraq has pleaded guilty in federal court in Portland, Oregon, to conspiring…
Continue Reading Oil producers say tech will soon handle climate-wrecking fumes. US envoy Kerry says be skeptical
By EDITH M. LEDERER, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is urging skepticism…
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