At least 3 dead in Haiti after boat catches fire during escape attempt
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Officials in Haiti say at least three people have died and up to 40 remain missing after a boat in the…
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Nigeria fines Meta $220 million for violating data protection and consumer rights laws
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s government has fined Meta $220 million after its investigations found “multiple and…
Continue Reading A man kills a grizzly bear in Montana after it attacks while he is picking berries
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A 72-year-old man picking huckleberries in Montana shot and killed a grizzly bear after it attacked in a…
Continue Reading Blinken points to wider pledges to support Ukraine in case US backs away under Trump
Associated Press ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Ukraine is on its way to being able to “stand on its own feet”…
Continue Reading New judge sets ground rules for long-running gang and racketeering case against rapper Young Thug
ATLANTA (AP) — The new judge presiding over the racketeering and gang prosecution of rapper Young Thug and several other defendants says she plans…
Continue Reading Maryland announces civil lawsuit in case involving demands of sex for rent
Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s attorney general has filed a civil lawsuit against an Eastern Shore landlord and his company,…
Continue Reading Chiefs set deadline of 6 months to decide whether to renovate Arrowhead or build new — and where
AP Sports Writer ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have set a deadline of six months from now to decide on a plan for the future of Arrowhead…
Continue Reading Detroit’s giant slide is back. There will probably be fewer bruises this time
DETROIT (AP) — Ready, set, go! A six-lane giant slide has reopened in Detroit at Belle Isle state park. In 2022, the slide made headlines, got a…
Continue Reading 5 people, including 4 children, killed in Alabama shooting
Associated Press Authorities say five people, including four children, have been killed in a shooting in central Alabama. Court records show that…
Continue Reading Injured and locked-out fans file first lawsuits over Copa America stampede and melee
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The first lawsuits have been filed in connection with last weekend’s melees that broke out when…
Continue Reading Ten Commandments won’t go in some Louisiana classrooms until at least November as lawsuit plays out
Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana won’t take official steps to implement a law requiring the Ten Commandments be placed in…
Continue Reading What Usha Vance’s rise to prominence means to other South Asian and Hindu Americans
Associated Press Usha Chilukuri Vance, entered the spotlight this week as the wife of JD Vance, former President Donald Trump’s running mate in…
Continue Reading Marine accused of flashing a Nazi salute during the Capitol riot gets almost 5 years in prison
Associated Press A Marine accused of flashing a Nazi salute during the U.S. Capitol insurrection has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison…
Continue Reading German sentenced to death in Belarus, Europe’s only nation to perform executions, rights group says
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian human rights group says that a German citizen has been sentenced to death for terrorism and other charges…
Continue Reading Governor of eastern Congo’s gold-rich province bans mining activities to ‘restore order’
Associated Press The governor of the South Kivu province in eastern Congo on Friday ordered the suspension of all mining activities in order to…
Continue Reading Utah State says Blake Anderson fired for interviewing potential victim after Aggies player’s arrest
AP College Football Writer Utah State’s Blake Anderson was fired for contacting a potential domestic violence victim and a witness to the…
Continue Reading Mexican president calls Donald Trump ‘a friend’ and says he’ll warn him against closing border
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has called Donald Trump “a friend,” and says he will write the former U.S. president a letter to…
Continue Reading US appeals court allows EPA rule on coal-fired power plants to remain in place amid legal challenges
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court is allowing a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from…
Continue Reading What to stream this week: Ice Spice, Ghostbusters, Bob Marley, Wayne Brady and new ‘Futurama’
This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include the long-awaited debut album from Ice Spice, the movie “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire”…
Continue Reading Your flight was canceled by the technology outage. What do you do next?
AP Airlines Writer Thousands of flights have been canceled after a worldwide internet outage hit many leading airlines, forcing passengers to…
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