UN agencies decry humanitarian crisis in Haiti and seek help for hungry families fleeing violence
By PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA Associated Press JEREMIE, Haiti (AP) — The executive directors of two U.N. agencies are warning that Haiti’s…
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Jill Biden: Consequences of overturning Roe v. Wade ‘go far beyond the right to choose’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden says the consequences for women of losing the constitutional right to an…
Continue Reading 8 people charged in death of mentally ill Michigan prison inmate
By ED WHITE Associated Press Eight people have been charged in the death of a Michigan prison inmate who lost 50 pounds over two weeks and died of…
Continue Reading Abortion rights groups drop suit challenging Kentucky’s ban but continue legal fight
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Abortion-rights groups have filed a motion to dismiss their lawsuit challenging…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Bret grows stronger as eastern Caribbean islands prepare for heavy flooding
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Bret grew stronger on Wednesday as it took aim at islands in the…
Continue Reading Kansas won’t enforce its new law on medication abortions for at least 5 weeks
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas officials have agreed, for now, not to enforce a new restriction on medication…
Continue Reading Outgoing CDC director says resignation spurred by sense of accomplishment and exhaustion
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The outgoing head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said her reasons for stepping…
Continue Reading Booze, drugs, a pet snake and foreign dealings: Families can cause headaches for a White House
By SEUNG MIN KIM The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter is by no means the first presidential relative whose…
Continue Reading DA, ethics panel back judge in Donald Trump hush-money case, finding no evidence of bias
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s tempestuous views aside, Manhattan prosecutors say neither the former…
Continue Reading Judge rules Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors violates US Constitution
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming…
Continue Reading Trump’s penchant for talking could pose problems as Mar-a-Lago criminal case moves ahead
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Criminal defendants are routinely advised to avoid commenting on pending charges against them.…
Continue Reading Former Oklahoma and MLB pitcher George Frazier dies at age 68
By The Associated Press Oklahoma has announced that former pitcher George Frazier, a World Series champion who had a nearly three-decade run as a…
Continue Reading 2nd person arrested in Milwaukee Juneteenth shooting that wounded 6, including alleged shooters
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police in Milwaukee have arrested a second person in a shooting in which six people, including the two alleged shooters, were…
Continue Reading 41 women die in grisly riot in Honduran prison that president blames on ‘mara’ gangs
By MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A grisly riot at a women’s prison in Honduras Tuesday left at least 41 women…
Continue Reading Iran says 10 dead after consuming tainted booze at party
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state media says 10 people died after drinking home-made liquor made with methanol at a party. The Tuesay report came…
Continue Reading A list of mass killings in the United States since January
By The Associated Press The latest mass killing in the United States happened Sunday in Kellogg, Idaho. A 31-year-old man was detained at the scene…
Continue Reading Young plaintiffs’ attorney closes Montana climate change trial with call for action
By AMY BETH HANSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An attorney for 16 young plaintiffs has urged a judge to strike down as…
Continue Reading ‘Like Water for Chocolate’ brings food, magic, spice and lust to NY’s grandest ballet stage
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — How do you choreograph a scene of mass food poisoning? A young woman in an erotic frenzy? Or a…
Continue Reading North Carolina state House speaker sued for damages over alleged affair
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s state House speaker is being sued for damages by a local elected…
Continue Reading 3 men convicted in US trial that scrutinized China’s ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ repatriation campaign
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three men have been convicted of various charges in a trial showcasing U.S. claims that China…
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