Brazil’s prosecutors block zipline construction at Rio’s iconic Sugarloaf Mountain
By CARLA BRIDI and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s federal prosecutors blocked a decision to authorize the…
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Houseboats catch fire at popular destination Lake Powell on Utah-Arizona line
By SAM METZ and RIO YAMAT Associated Press More than half a dozen house boats momentarily caught fire at a popular boating destination on the…
Continue Reading Hawaii allows more concealed carry after US Supreme Court ruling, but bans guns in most places
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green on Friday signed legislation that will allow more people to carry…
Continue Reading How the most ‘incompetent talk show host of all time’ keeps getting guests
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Eric Andre Show” is ostensibly not a series that lends itself to longevity. Its…
Continue Reading Even Nebraska’s nonpartisan Legislature is divided from acrimonious 2023 session
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska has the country’s only single-chamber, nonpartisan legislature, and state…
Continue Reading Acclaimed composer Kaija Saariaho dies at age 70 of brain tumor
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Kaija Saariaho, who wrote acclaimed works that made her the among the most prominent composers of the 21st century,…
Continue Reading Report: Buffalo’s snow-removal equipment, communications fell short during deadly blizzard
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A new report finds several shortcomings in Buffalo’s response to a historic…
Continue Reading Washington man climbing Mount Rainier dies near summit
MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. (AP) — Officials say a Washington state man who was trying to summit Mount Rainier collapsed and died near the…
Continue Reading Money laundering trial ends for former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli
PANAMA CITY (AP) — The trial of former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli and 14 others for alleged money laundering related to their purchase…
Continue Reading Man cleared in hunters’ killings after 21 years in prison seeks $1M from Michigan
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two Michigan hunters filed a lawsuit Friday…
Continue Reading Connecticut lawmakers vote to allow people to use deadly force as the bear population grows
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Connecticut lawmakers voted Friday to take steps to protect people from the state’s growing bear population.…
Continue Reading UN calls for immediate cease-fire in Sudan and path to renewed democratic transition talks
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is calling for an immediate cease-fire in Sudan to be followed…
Continue Reading Retired Phoenix police officer in landmark Miranda rights case dies at 87
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Retired Phoenix Police Capt. Carroll Cooley, the arresting officer in the landmark case partially…
Continue Reading Utah district bans Bible in elementary and middle schools ‘due to vulgarity or violence’
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Good Book is being treated like a bad book in Utah after a parent frustrated by efforts to…
Continue Reading Attorney says West Virginia governor refusing to pay judgment in coal lawsuit
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — An attorney for a Pennsylvania coal exporter says West Virginia Gov. James Justice is refusing…
Continue Reading What to know about the case of the missing Missouri ER doctor found dead in Arkansas
By MARGARET STAFFORD and JOHN HANNA Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A doctor in the Missouri Ozarks went missing for over a week until his…
Continue Reading TNT readies for first Stanley Cup Final; first one exclusively on cable since 1994
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Turner Sports has had its share of significant sports events. The Stanley Cup Final, though, will be the first time a…
Continue Reading ‘I think you are looking for me:’ Convicted Texas killer booted from towns in ’90s arrested again
By PAUL J. WEBER and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police in Texas say they are looking into “potential investigative…
Continue Reading Judge sentences Milwaukee teen to 22 years for role in 12-year-old girl’s shooting death
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A judge has sentenced a Milwaukee teen to more than two decades in prison for his role in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old girl…
Continue Reading Portland, Oregon, to clear sidewalk tents to settle suit with people with disabilities
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The city of Portland, Oregon, will take steps to remove tents blocking…
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