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Month: August 2023

Grassland birds decline, deadly Michigan tornado, Maui lawsuit: What to know in extreme weather now

By The Associated Press The grassland birds that bring sweet song to North America’s prairie are in decline, with habitat loss, land degradation and climate change threatening what’s left of a once-vast ecosystem. Biologists, conservation groups, farmers and ranchers are ramping up efforts to tag birds, track them, and foster best practices for land use

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In Iowa and elsewhere, bans on LGBTQ+ ‘conversion therapy’ become a conservative target

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One of Iowa’s largest cities repealed its ban on “conversion therapy” — the discredited practice of trying to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling — after a Christian organization threatened legal action, part of a deepening national movement to challenge protections

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Activists furious Democratic leaders haven’t denounced plan to check every ‘Stop Cop City’ signature

By R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia activists are furious that Democratic senators haven’t condemned Atlanta officials’ plan to verify every signature on a petition to force a vote on a proposed police and firefighting training center. “Stop Cop City” activists say they’ve gathered more than 100,000 signatures. Officials in the Democratic-led city

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Spanish soccer player says a kiss on the lips with federation president was not consensual

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The embattled president of Spain’s soccer federation defiantly refused to step down Friday after insisting that a kiss on the lips with Women’s Soccer player Jenni Hermoso was consensual, an assertion that Hermoso strongly denied. Meanwhile, all 22 of Hermoso’s fellow world champions, and 58 other

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Touring North America, singer-songwriter Maisie Peters comes of age

By ELISE RYAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With British pop singer Maisie Peters’ tour across North America underway, there’s one city she’s particularly looking forward to playing: Sacramento, California. Why? The Greta Gerwig effect. “That’s like a ‘Lady Bird,’ Greta Gerwig pilgrimage,” Peters told The Associated Press in a recent interview. “So I’m

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Touring North America, singer-songwriter Maisie Peters comes of age

By ELISE RYAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With British pop singer Maisie Peters’ tour across North America underway, there’s one city she’s particularly looking forward to playing: Sacramento, California. Why? The Greta Gerwig effect. “That’s like a ‘Lady Bird,’ Greta Gerwig pilgrimage,” Peters told The Associated Press in a recent interview. “So I’m

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