Math and reading scores for American 13-year-olds plunge to lowest levels in decades
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Math and reading scores among America’s 13-year-olds fell to their lowest levels in…
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Once wrongly imprisoned for notorious rape, member of ‘Central Park Five’ is running for office
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Outside a Harlem subway station, Yusef Salaam, a candidate for New York City Council,…
Continue Reading Powell to face Capitol Hill hearing at a time of rising uncertainty over Fed’s interest-rate plans
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will begin two days of hearings before Congress on…
Continue Reading All hail the rising sun! Stonehenge welcomes 8,000 visitors for the summer solstice
By PAN PYLAS and KIN CHEUNG Associated Press STONEHENGE, England (AP) — All hail the rising sun. Around 8,000 revelers gathered around a…
Continue Reading Parents take on struggle for trans rights for their kids and others in conservative Poland
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The parents stood by side-by-side wearing signs offering free hugs at Warsaw’s Pride…
Continue Reading Sudan conflict shows how peace could unravel in South Sudan if world doesn’t watch, UN envoy says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for South Sudan is warning the Security Council not to take its eyes off…
Continue Reading 4 pedestrians injured in apparent hit-and-run collision outside Chicago White Sox stadium
CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say an apparent hit-and-run collision has injured four pedestrians, and a related traffic incident injured four others.…
Continue Reading Alleged shooter at Washington state music festival was stationed at US Army base
By LISA BAUMANN The Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say the alleged gunman who fired into a crowd killing two…
Continue Reading Foreign companies are shifting investment out of China as confidence wanes, business group says
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Foreign companies are shifting investments and their Asian headquarters out of China as…
Continue Reading What to know about Hunter Biden’s plea deal in federal tax and gun case
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press The announcement that federal prosecutors have reached a plea deal with President Joe Biden’s son Hunter over tax…
Continue Reading Controversial Virginia state senators, including ‘pro-life’ Democrat, ousted in primary election
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A handful of Virginia incumbents prevailed over challengers in Tuesday’s primary election,…
Continue Reading Reform-minded prosecutors in northern Virginia win reelection nominations in Democratic primaries
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — Three incumbent prosecutors in northern Virginia who faced tough challenges after being…
Continue Reading Idaho man charged with 4 counts of murder in shooting deaths of his neighbors, including two teens
KELLOGG, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary after prosecutors said he went to…
Continue Reading Counter-terrorism experts say Africa is the world’s terrorism hot spot with half of 2022’s victims
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Counter-terrorism experts said Tuesday that Africa is now the world’s terrorism…
Continue Reading Utah school district returns the Bible to shelves after appeals and outcry
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Bible will return to the shelves in a northern Utah school district that provoked an outcry…
Continue Reading Armie Hammer and his wife, Elizabeth Chambers, reach settlement in divorce
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Armie Hammer has reached a divorce agreement with his wife, Elizabeth Chambers, nearly three years after she filed to end their…
Continue Reading Georgia officials won’t take over elections in state’s largest county, debunk conspiracies
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s State Election Board won’t take over running elections in the state’s most populous…
Continue Reading Hawaii volcano stops erupting, putting an end to stunning lava show
HONOLULU (AP) — The nearly two-week eruption of a Hawaii volcano, one of the most active in the world, has come to a pause, scientists said. After…
Continue Reading Detroit-area officer charged with assault after video shows him punching man
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit police officer was charged with assault after video showed him punching a young man in the face and…
Continue Reading Tornadoes clobber Mississippi. Hours later, its governor attends Republican fundraiser in Alabama
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves traveled to Alabama for a Republican fundraising event…
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