Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention ‘s first night showcased speeches from the last Democrat to lose to Donald Trump and the last one to beat him. Hillary Clinton spoke hopefully of finally breaking the “glass ceiling” to elect a female president. Joe Biden laced into Trump and directly acknowledged the concerns
Continue ReadingBLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — The Malawian government has received an insurance payout of $11.2 million for an El Nino-linked drought that led to a disaster declaration in the southern African nation. Malawi had a drought insurance policy through the African Development Bank and the African Risk Capacity Group, an agency of the African Union. At
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama says a new state law expanding the list of felonies that cause a person to lose their right to vote will not be enforced until after the November election. The state has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to clarify the effective date of Oct. 1. The Alabama
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer A group of authors is suing artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, alleging it committed “large-scale theft” in training its popular chatbot Claude on pirated copies of copyrighted books. While similar lawsuits have piled up for more than a year against competitor OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, this is the first from writers to target
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Delegates at the Democratic National Convention voted Monday night to approve their 2024 party platform, which lays out familiar priorities for the party but wasn’t updated to reflect that President Joe Biden is no longer running for reelection. The largely ceremonial vote at Chicago’s convention signaled the party coalescing around
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials said Monday they were confident that Iran was responsible for the hack of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, casting the cyber intrusion as part of a brazen and broader effort by Tehran to interfere in American politics and potentially shape the outcome of the election. The assessment from
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri residents now must provide proof of gender-affirmation surgery or a court order to update their gender on driver’s licenses following a Revenue Department policy change. Previously, Missouri required doctor approval, but not surgery, to change the gender listed on state-issued identification. Missouri’s Revenue Department on Monday did not
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Betty Jean Hall, an Appalachian attorney and federal administrative judge who paved the way for women to enter the coal mining workforce, has died. She was 78. He daughter Tiffany Olsen says Hall died Friday in Cary, N.C., where she had lived since her retirement in 2019. The Kentucky
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic Party has been riven for months by the war in Gaza, giving rise to a protest movement that threatened President Joe Biden’s electoral coalition. But with Biden gone from the race and Vice President Kamala Harris now leading the party, there are some indicators at the Democratic National
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Some East Palestine residents want more time and more information before they have to decide by a deadline this week whether to accept their share of a $600 million class-action settlement with Norfolk Southern over last year’s disastrous train derailment. It’s not clear whether the judge will rule on the motion before Thursday’s
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two 18-year-old men have been charged with murder in the killing of former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor. Robert Barceleau and Sergio Estrada were each charged Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, District Attorney George Gasón said at a news conference. “The loss of this talented young
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Black student group at a flagship Missouri university that was roiled by protests over race nearly a decade ago said it was forced to rename an upcoming barbecue the Welcome Black and Gold BBQ instead of the Welcome Black BBQ. The Legion of Black Collegians at the University of Missouri
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Police in Haiti’s capital tear-gassed hundreds of peaceful protesters Monday as they called on law enforcement to help them stop the gangs that have been violently seizing control of their neighborhoods. Protesters burned tires to show their anger over the police action and express their frustration as recent
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Challengers seeking to throw Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off Georgia’s presidential ballot say he must be disqualified because the New York address he used on Georgia ballot access petitions is a sham. They made the arguments Monday in a hearing before an administrative judge. It shows how a New York
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A century-old rail lift bridge near the U.S.-Canada border has collapsed. It’s unclear when water traffic can resume. No trains were involved and no one was injured in Wednesday’s collapse northeast of Fort Frances, Ontario. The bridge built in 1908 is known as the Rainy River Rail Lift Bridge and the 5
Continue ReadingAP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lainey Wilson will release her fifth studio album, “Whirlwind,” on Friday. She says the title perfectly encapsulates the last few years. A little over a decade ago, Wilson lived in a camper trailer and hit open mic nights to make it in Nashville. Now she’s a Grammy winner,
Continue ReadingCONCRETE, Wash. (AP) — Police say a man is wanted in connection with the deaths of three people who died in a house fire after they were shot in rural Washington state. The Mount Vernon Police Department says the victims in the Aug. 9 fire in the small town of Concrete have been identified as
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say a Minneapolis shooting over the weekend injured four children. The city’s police chief is calling the shooting “brazen” and “outrageous.” The children ages 11 to 13 were riding in a stolen Kia early Sunday when they were sprayed with bullets from an automatic weapon coming from a sedan that had
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writers Tech tycoon Mike Lynch, who died after his yacht sank off Sicily, had been trying to move past a Silicon Valley debacle that had tarnished his legacy as an icon of British ingenuity. Lynch, 59, struck gold when he sold Autonomy, a software maker he founded in 1996, to Hewlett-Packard for $11
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s new finance minister says some of the proposed taxes that led to weeks of deadly protests earlier this year will be reintroduced through a tax amendment bill as the country struggles to find revenue to pay off debts. The announcement has drawn criticism from some Kenyans whose anger
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