Expanded museum traces legacy of slavery in America
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Equal Justice Initiative is opening an expanded museum in Alabama that focuses on the…
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S. Africa president lobbies British PM over travel ban
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he has had discussions with British…
Continue Reading Kentucky seeks action against WVa gov’s coal companies
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Regulators want the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to pay a penalty and follow through on a promise to fix…
Continue Reading Ban on ‘surprise’ medical bills on track for Jan. 1 rollout
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is putting final touches on long-sought consumer protections…
Continue Reading More Afghan evacuees will begin arriving in US next week
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military expects to begin receiving new Afghanistan evacuees in the United States…
Continue Reading Havana reopens its beaches, citing high vaccination rate
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Beaches and recreation centers have reopened in Cuba’s capital after authorities announced it…
Continue Reading JBS Foods cited after worker dies in Colorado chemical vat
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Officials say meatpacker JBS Foods Inc. faces about $59,000 in fines following the death of a worker who fell into a vat of…
Continue Reading Ex-Surgeon General Adams joining Purdue University
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams is joining Purdue University after being a leader of the nation’s early…
Continue Reading New Biden rules would limit arrest, deportation of migrants
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday announced new rules that require authorities to only pursue…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What Kilauea’s history tells us about its future
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Kilauea, one of the most active volcanos on Earth, began erupting on Hawaii’s Big Island…
Continue Reading Tour of Wisconsin Army post reveals thankful, bored Afghans
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press FORT MCCOY, Wis. (AP) — Reporters have been given a glimpse of life on a Wisconsin Army post for newly arrived…
Continue Reading Native Hawaii fern that was feared extinct is found alive
HILO, Hawaii (AP) — A fern species that was believed to be extinct when the last known specimen died on Hawaii’s Big Island has been found on the…
Continue Reading Boy Scouts bankruptcy plan set for vote by abuse claimants
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Tens of thousands of men who say they were molested as children by scoutmasters and others…
Continue Reading Family: Traffic stop that led to fatal shooting was unlawful
By MICHELLE LIU Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Relatives of the Black man shot by a white South Carolina trooper earlier…
Continue Reading Crews aim to recover plane that ditched in ocean off Hawaii
WASHINGTON (AP) — Crews will use a barge outfitted with a crane to try to recover a cargo plane that ditched into the ocean off Honolulu. The…
Continue Reading University installs memorial to man killed by Dallas officer
SEARCY, Ark. (AP) — A Black man who was fatally shot in his apartment by a white off-duty Dallas police officer has been honored with a memorial at…
Continue Reading Gunmaker Smith & Wesson moving headquarters to Tennessee
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson plans to relocate its headquarters from…
Continue Reading California man gets life sentence for fatal synagogue attack
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 22-year-old white supremacist has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of…
Continue Reading Q&A: Julia Ducournau on bodies, cars and love in ‘Titane’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Julia Ducournau’s “Titane” has already developed the reputation of being the year’s…
Continue Reading Divided UN extends its mission in Libya till after elections
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the U.N. political mission in…
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