Founder of student aid startup Frank pleads not guilty to fraud
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The fraud case against the founder of a student loan assistance startup company that J.P.…
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Michigan governor signs red flag gun law as questions linger over enforcement
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave final approval Monday to the state’s new red…
Continue Reading Rick Hummel, esteemed St Louis-based baseball writer, dies at 77
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rick Hummel, an esteemed writer who covered the St. Louis Cardinals and Major League Baseball for five decades for the…
Continue Reading Atlantic City 1Q casino earnings down nearly 15% from year ago
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City’s nine casinos collectively saw their gross operating profit decline by…
Continue Reading Irish actor Ray Stevenson, of ‘Rome’ and ‘Thor’ movies, dies at 58
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Ray Stevenson, the Irish actor who played the villainous British governor in “RRR,” an Asgardian warrior in the…
Continue Reading Nigeria opens Africa’s biggest oil refinery as it tries to boost struggling sector
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has opened Africa’s biggest oil refinery, with hopes…
Continue Reading Rick Hoyt, who became a Boston Marathon fixture with father pushing wheelchair, has died at 61
BOSTON (AP) — Rick Hoyt, who with his father pushing his wheelchair became a fixture at the Boston Marathon and other races for decades, has died.…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s ambassador welcomes F-16 pledges; urges patience on counteroffensive
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova welcomed pledges of F-16 fighter jets to her country…
Continue Reading Q&A: Liv Ullmann, cinema royalty and major Cannes draw, looks back
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Very few are capable of capturing people’s attention at the Cannes Film Festival like Liv…
Continue Reading New search for Madeleine McCann, UK toddler missing since 2007, Portuguese police confirm
LISBON (AP) — Portuguese police have said they will resume searching for Madeleine McCann, the British toddler who disappeared in the country’s…
Continue Reading Who is Tim Scott? Here’s what to know about the newest 2024 GOP presidential candidate
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — As Sen. Tim Scott enters the 2024 GOP presidential field, he will be eager to…
Continue Reading In Cannes, standing ovations stretch on and on — but they’re designed to
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival is on, which means stopwatches are out. Nowhere are the length of…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico to decentralize its Education Department in bid to improve services
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s government says it will decentralize its Education Department to better serve students.…
Continue Reading Sheriff: Girl, 16, fights off mom to save a sister from being drowned after 2nd sister killed
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 37-year-old mother drowned one of her daughters in their South Carolina…
Continue Reading Suspect ‘stands silent’ in slayings of 4 Idaho college students; judge enters not guilty pleas
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The suspect in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students opted Monday to…
Continue Reading Breakthrough proposal would aid drought-stricken Colorado River as 3 Western states offer cuts
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Arizona, Nevada and California said Monday they’re willing to cut back on…
Continue Reading Colombia suspends cease-fire with holdout rebel group accused of killing 4
MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government said Monday it is suspending a ceasefire with a rebel group that was…
Continue Reading Haley vs. Scott: From South Carolina allies to 2024 rivals
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Mutual supporters of Sen. Tim Scott and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley…
Continue Reading Space station welcomes 2 Saudi visitors, including kingdom’s 1st female astronaut
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private flight carrying two Saudi astronauts and other visitors has arrived at the…
Continue Reading Nebraska governor signs 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors
By MARGERY A. BECK and JOSH FUNK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s Republican governor has signed a bill that bans abortion at 12…
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