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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Searchers have discovered what they believe is the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong’s plane in the South Pacific. The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior, Wisconsin, and the nonprofit World War II historical preservation group Pacific Wrecks announced the discovery Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Alice McDermott settled into her seat at New York City Ballet on a recent Friday night, excited to see her first-ever ballet performance. The 31-year-old Manhattanite, who works in recruiting, was on a fun girls’ night out with three friends she’d met through work, starting
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When it was time to start making “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” production designer Colin Gibson went to a garage in Australia to find some old friends. It had been years since 2015’s “Fury Road” wrapped production. Many of the vehicles seen in the film
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma has criticized the country’s highest court and his former allies in the ruling African National Congress over his disqualification from next week’s election. Zuma’s comments came in a video message he said was aimed at the people of
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES, MARY CLARE JALONICK and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans again blocked a bill meant to clamp down on the number of migrants allowed to claim asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sought Thursday to underscore GOP resistance to the proposal. The legislation, negotiated
Continue ReadingBy TERRY CHEA Associated Press SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, California (AP) — High in the evergreen canopy of General Sherman, the world’s largest tree, researchers searched for evidence of an emerging threat to giant sequoias: bark beetles. The climbers descended the towering 2,200-year-old tree with good news on Tuesday. “The General Sherman tree is doing fine
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the latest example of how good news for the economy can be bad for Wall Street, most U.S. stocks slumped Thursday after strong economic reports raised the possibility of interest rates staying painfully high. The weakness was widespread and overshadowed another blowout profit report
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — The Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore will cut the number of parishes in the city and nearby suburbs by about two-thirds. It’s part of a realignment plan responding to falling attendance and aging infrastructure in the nation’s oldest archdiocese. Under the final plan released Wednesday, the number of parishes will drop from 61
Continue ReadingBy ANNIE MA and COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidents of Northwestern and Rutgers universities defended their decisions to end pro-Palestinian encampments through negotiations rather than police force, telling a House committee on Thursday that they defused the danger without ceding ground to protesters. “We had to get the encampment down,”
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer OpenAI will start using news content from News Corp. as part of a multiyear deal between the two companies. Open AI will be allowed to display content from News Corp. mastheads in response to user questions and to enhance its products. It will have access to current and archived
Continue ReadingHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Congressman Dwight Evans of Philadelphia says he’s in a rehabilitation facility recovering from a minor stroke, and plans to return to voting in Washington in about six weeks. Evans said in a statement Thursday that he’s having difficulty with one of his legs, which will impact his walking for some time.
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani government says that the United Arab Emirates has committed to investing up to $10 billion in Pakistan during a meeting in the UAE capital between that country’s president and the Pakistani prime minister. The office of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says that UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Continue ReadingLYONS, N.Y. (AP) — The owner of seven unlicensed cannabis shops in New York whose promotions included an Easter egg hunt has been fined more than $15 million. State officials complained David Tulley repeatedly ignored notices to stop operating without approval and sold products to underage customers. A state judge in Lyons, New York, imposed
Continue ReadingWINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation Council has signed off on a proposed water rights settlement that carries a price tag larger than any such agreement enacted by Congress would ensure water for two other Native American tribes in a state that has been forced to cut back on water use. The Navajo
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Two abortion-inducing drugs could soon be reclassified as controlled and dangerous substances in Louisiana under a first-of-its-kind bill that received final legislative passage Thursday and is expected to be signed into law by the governor. Supporters of the reclassification of mifepristone and misoprostol, commonly known
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expecting up to 500 guests for the largest state dinner of his administration on Thursday night. The gathering in a pavilion erected on the South Lawn of the White House will honor Kenyan President William Ruto and his wife Rachel. First lady Jill
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Toronto has been awarded the WNBA’s first franchise outside the United States, with the expansion team set to begin play in 2026. Larry Tanenbaum-led Kilmer Sports Ventures is paying $115 million for the team. Tanenbaum also is the chairman and a minority owner of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment,
Continue ReadingRENO, Nev. (AP) — In a story published May 22, 2024, about vote tabulation in Nevada, The Associated Press erroneously reported that results will be released throughout the day for the primary and general election. The results will be tabulated throughout those days but not released until after polls close.
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) — The National Weather Service says three separate powerful tornados carved up long paths across Iowa. One twister killed four people as it tore through the small city of Greenfield, Iowa. And now more severe weather is coming for the same parts of
Continue ReadingHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An appeals court has overturned a six-month suspension given to a Connecticut lawyer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Attorney Norman Pattis was suspended last year for improperly giving Jones’ other lawyers in Texas confidential documents. The documents included the medical records of relatives of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary
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