By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — At first, fossil-hunting diver Alex Lundberg thought the lengthy object on the sea floor off Florida’s Gulf Coast was a piece of wood. But he says it turned out to be something far rarer: a large section of tusk from a long-extinct mastodon. Lundberg and
Continue ReadingSKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s president has formally asked center-right leader Hristijan Mickoski to form a new government following his victory in last month’s parliamentary elections. A coalition led by Mickoski’s VMRO-DPMNE party won just over 43% of the vote in the May 8 election, gaining 58 of parliament’s 120 seats, three short
Continue ReadingBy FATMA KHALED Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Officials and resistance movements in Sudan say clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese army in Gezira province early Wednesday morning killed at least 100 people and injured dozens. The RSF alleged that it attacked the village after spotting Sudanese armed forces mobilizing in three
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel and the Lebanese Iran-backed Islamist group Hezbollah have been ramping up cross-border attacks after months of low-intensity fighting, prompting the Israeli military to warn that it is prepared to launch a large-scale attack on its northern border. With both sides trading fire for more than eight months, experts
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with Native American tribes Thursday in a dispute with the federal government over the cost of health care when tribes run programs in their own communities. The 5-4 decision means the government will cover millions in overhead costs that two tribes faced when
Continue ReadingBY YUE STELLA YU AND SAMEEA KAMAL/CalMatters CalMatters OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Lisamaria Martinez isn’t sure when she last voted in person. But she remembers the boots she wore that day — her “fabulous,” new navy blue boots with chunky heels, which gave her blisters on her mile-long walk back home from the polling place.
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Rescuers are searching for dozens of workers who were trapped when a gold mine collapsed in northcentral Nigeria. Authorities and residents say the pit collapsed on Monday in Niger state’s remote Shiroro district after heavy rains softened the soil. State emergency services said one person was
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — The New York architect previously accused of killing four women and leaving their corpses scattered along a coastal highway was charged Thursday in the deaths of two more, after prosecutors said they gathered new DNA evidence and found a planning document he had used to “blueprint”
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket completed its first full test flight Thursday, returning to Earth without exploding after blasting off from Texas. It was the fourth launch of the world’s biggest and most powerful rocket, standing nearly 400 feet (121 meters) tall. The three previous flight demos ended in explosions.
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks held steady Thursday as Wall Street’s momentum cooled following its latest record-setting day. The S&P 500 barely budged a day after leaping to set an all-time high for the 25th time this year. It dipped by 1.07, or less than 0.1%, to 5,352.96.
Continue ReadingBy OMAR ALBAM Associated Press DARKUSH, Syria (AP) — At least six people, most of them children, have drowned after a school bus in northwest Syria went off the road into a river. Emergency responders say the bus was carrying dozens of children when it left the road near the city of Darkush, west of
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s military says a soldier who was stabbed last month from behind a barrier at the border with Belarus has died. It says the soldier was stabbed in the chest by a migrant who reached through the border barrier bars. The soldier was hospitalized in serious condition in Hajnowska. It says
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — The New York architect previously accused of killing four women and leaving their corpses scattered along a coastal highway was charged Thursday in the deaths of two more women. Rex Heuermann, 60, was set to appear before a judge to face charges that he killed Jessica
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting Thursday as Wall Street’s momentum cools following its latest record-setting day. The S&P 500 was edging up by 0.1% in early trading a day after leaping to set an all-time high for the 25th time this year. The Dow Jones Industrial
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER, SYLVIE CORBET and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — As young soldiers, they waded ashore in Normandy through gunfire to battle the Nazis. On Thursday, a dwindling number of World War II veterans in a parade of wheelchairs joined a new generation of leaders to honor the dead, the
Continue ReadingPENDLETON, Ind. (AP) — A man charged with killing an Indiana police officer has died at a state prison while awaiting trial. Authorities say Phillip Lee was alone in his cell and unresponsive early Thursday. Lee was charged with murder and other crimes in the death of Richmond Officer Seara Burton, who was shot in
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL is getting the “Drive to Survive” treatment, with a hockey series from the makers of the popular Formula 1 show coming to Prime Video in the fall. After getting players to buy in to the project with Box to Box Films, the league is hoping for the
Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) — Police in northern Virginia say a child and two adults walking on a railroad bridge were killed when they were struck by a train. Fairfax County Police say their preliminary investigation shows that the three were walking on the elevated tracks near Accotink Park Road in Springfield when they were struck.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point, moving ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve as central banks around the world lean toward lowering borrowing costs — a shift with far-reaching consequences for home buyers, savers and investors. The ECB cut
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have confirmed that they are searching for Michael Mosley, a well-known British television doctor who popularized intermittent fasting for weight loss. Greek police said Thursday that a broad search and rescue operation is underway on Symi, which is on the eastern side of the Aegean Sea and not far
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