Kansas City declares itself a LGBTQ+ sanctuary city
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Officials in Missouri’s largest city approved a resolution Thursday to declare it a sanctuary for people seeking or…
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Supreme Court sides with ex-Cuomo aide, others convicted of corruption related to ‘Buffalo Billion’
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled for a onetime top aide to ex-Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New…
Continue Reading Army officially designates Fort Moore, dropping Confederate name Benning
FORT MOORE, Ga. (AP) — The Army’s training hub in Georgia is now officially called Fort Moore. The Army completed a name change Thursday…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rules against Puerto Rican journalists seeking records from financial oversight board
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled against an organization of Puerto Rican journalists in its quest for documents from the financial…
Continue Reading New York attorney general sues manufacturer over magazine lock used in Buffalo store massacre
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s attorney general is suing a gun accessory manufacturer for…
Continue Reading Jacklyn Zeman, longtime ‘General Hospital’ cast member who played nurse Bobbie Spencer, dies at 70
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Jacklyn Zeman, who for 45 years played nurse Bobbie Spencer on ABC’s ‘General Hospital,” has died…
Continue Reading ‘Money, power, sex’: Idaho prosecutors ask jury to convict slain kids’ mom in alleged doomsday plot
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The woman charged in the slayings of her two youngest children and a romantic rival wanted…
Continue Reading Average long-term US mortgage rate falls to 6.35% this week, lowest level in 5 weeks
By ALEX VEIGA and MELISSA WINDER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell this week to its lowest level in…
Continue Reading Unanimous Supreme Court gives transgender woman from Guatemala new chance to fight deportation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a transgender Guatemalan woman who is fighting deportation on the grounds that she would…
Continue Reading Timeline: Extradition of prime suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway on a Dutch Caribbean island is now facing…
Continue Reading Why Biden is wary of using the 14th Amendment to address the debt limit crisis
By ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his administration have been searching for ways he might…
Continue Reading 13-year-old, police officer injured in gun battle in Florida, authorities say
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — A 13-year-old exchanged gunfire with police during a chase through a residential neighborhood in Florida, wounding one…
Continue Reading Spain announces exceptional drought measures worth $2.4B
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government has announced almost 2.2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) worth of drought response measures, including funding…
Continue Reading Joni Mitchell’s 2022 live set at the Newport Folk Festival becomes an album
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Last summer’s surprise set by Joni Mitchell at the Newport Folk Festival has been turned…
Continue Reading NBC will air most of marquee Olympic events from Paris live during daytime
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Swimming, gymnastics and track & field fans can rejoice. For the first time in a European Olympics, those event…
Continue Reading Mpox no longer a global emergency, WHO says
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says the global outbreak of mpox is no longer an international…
Continue Reading Russian Olympic Committee president hits out at IOC after top athletes excluded
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The president of the Russian Olympic Committee has indicated that the country could boycott qualifying competitions in…
Continue Reading US wholesale price data for April points to easing inflation pressures
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States rose modestly last month, the latest sign that…
Continue Reading New book on Bob Dylan will feature hundreds of rare images
NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of rare photos and other images from the archives of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan will be featured in “Bob Dylan: Mixing…
Continue Reading Vatican formally recognizes 21 Coptic Orthodox killed in Libya as martyrs, gives them feast day
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is formally recognizing 21 Coptic Orthodox workers who were beheaded by Islamic…
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