By NICK PERRY Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Cannabis regulators in Massachusetts have issued an administrative order that will allow pot to be transported to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket islands for the first time. The order Thursday comes as Martha’s Vineyard was about to run out of pot, with one dispensary temporarily closing in
Continue ReadingJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Police say a Louisiana woman has been found dead in her home and her two young daughters were abducted and found hours later in Mississippi. One was dead and the other alive. Investigators say a Louisiana resident suspected in the deaths and abduction was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi. Chief Deputy Jimmy
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal investigators say a loss of engine power due to poor maintenance caused a 2022 helicopter crash in New Mexico that claimed the lives of four Bernalillo County first responders as they were returning home from a firefighting mission. The National Transportation Safety Board issued
Continue ReadingBy FREIDA FRISARO, TERRY SPENCER and DANIEL KOZIN Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A tropical disturbance that brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida delayed flights at two of the state’s largest airports and left vehicles waterlogged and stalled in some of the region’s lowest-lying streets. “Looked like the
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system, following what she described as concerns over people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts. Hochul told reporters Thursday that what the policy would look
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — On a typically brilliant San Diego day, Mexican soccer star Hirving “Chucky” Lozano said he’d like to do something that’s generally atypical around here — win championships. Lozano was introduced Thursday as the first designated player of the Major League Soccer expansion team San Diego
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert having to learn a new playbook and working with a different offensive coordinator in college and the NFL has become a familiar routine. Herbert, along with many Los Angeles Chargers fans, are hoping that the new regime of coach Jim Harbaugh and
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — An Oklahoma man accused of throwing a pipe bomb at the Massachusetts headquarters of a group called The Satanic Temple has pleaded not guilty in federal court in Boston. Sean Patrick Palmer has been charged with using an explosive to damage a building following the attack in April on the headquarters. The
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina judges are deciding whether a redistricting lawsuit claiming a state constitutional right to “fair” elections can go to trial. On Thursday, a panel of trial judges questioned lawyers for voters who sued over some congressional and legislative district boundaries and for Republican legislative
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — A wildfire near a historic old Arizona mining town destroyed at least six homes, prompted overnight evacuations and closed the main highway between Phoenix and Las Vegas for nearly 23 hours, but an army of firefighters was working Thursday to stem the flames, a fire official said. No injuries were reported after
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Cannabis regulators in Massachusetts have issued an administrative order that will allow pot to be transported to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket islands for the first time. The order Thursday comes as Martha’s Vineyard was about to run out of pot, with one dispensary temporarily closing in
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish, Melanie Zanona and Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said he “would like to see” Maryland Senate candidate Larry Hogan win his election in November, according to a Fox News reporter who interviewed Trump on Thursday. Trump spoke with the reporter in Washington, DC, amid meetings with Republican lawmakers on
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A bill aimed at outlawing “revenge porn” has been approved by lawmakers in the Massachusetts House and Senate and shipped to Democratic Gov. Maura Healey, a move advocates say was long overdue. If signed by Healey, the bill — which bars the sharing of explicit images or
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has opened a trial run allowing a limited number of people to apply to renew their passports online. Windows will open at midday Eastern time each day and then close once the system has reached its daily limit. The department says it’s taking it slow so it can monitor
Continue ReadingCNN By Tierney Sneed and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Justice Clarence Thomas took several more trips on the private plane of GOP megadonor Harlan Crow than were previously known, a top Senate Democrat revealed Thursday. According to information obtained by Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin, Thomas traveled on Crow’s private jet during trips in 2017, 2019
Continue ReadingCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in New Hampshire has died on the House floor, but the effort by New England’s only holdout state got further than it ever has. The House has passed multiple legalization bills over the years only to have them blocked in the Senate. This year, both chambers
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California Legislature signaled its intent on Thursday to cancel a $400 million loan payment to help finance a longer lifespan for the state’s last nuclear power plant, exposing a rift with Gov. Gavin Newsom who says that the power is critical to safeguarding energy
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California Legislature signaled its intent on Thursday to cancel a $400 million loan payment to help finance a longer lifespan for the state’s last nuclear power plant, exposing a rift with Gov. Gavin Newsom who says that the power is critical to safeguarding energy
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN SMITH and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Stefani De Palma, an award-winning chef and head of the a team vying to represent the Americas in a French culinary competition in January, knew she wanted her team’s work to feature flavors of her native California. The challenge at the Bocuse d’Or
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER and DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — Tesla shareholders voted Thursday to restore CEO Elon Musk’s record $44.9 billion pay package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge earlier this year, sending a strong vote of confidence in his leadership of the electric vehicle maker. The favorable vote doesn’t
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