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Associated Press The car maker Stellantis expects to lay off more than 300 workers in Ohio and Indiana, blaming the decision on the United Auto Workers strike that is now in its sixth day. Stellantis, which makes Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles, said Wednesday that the layoffs are a consequence of the UAW strike at

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Retired U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier is running for a seat on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, which is where she launched her political career more than 40 years ago. “I know from experience that local action can make a huge difference for us all, and I’m concerned that our

By BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — “Donyale Luna: Supermodel,” a documentary streaming on Max, offers insight into how the first Black model to grace the covers of Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue went largely unknown for years after her death. Luna’s powerful story from a girl in Detroit to a high fashion model

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Grammy- and Oscar-nominated indie musician Sufjan Stevens is relearning how to walk after the autoimmune disease Guillain-Barre Syndrome left him immobile, representatives confirmed to The Associated Press. On Wednesday, Steven shared the news on his Tumblr page. In the post, he explained that he has

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Several Catholic priests have held a ceremony blessing same-sex couples outside Cologne cathedral in a protest against the city’s conservative archbishop Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki. Their protest service on Wednesday night was triggered by Cologne church officials’ criticism of a priest from the town of Mettmann near

By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland will pay more than $340,000 to compensate a man who spent five years in prison after being wrongly convicted of murder and assault. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore apologized to Demetrius Smith Wednesday at a meeting of the state board that approved the settlement. Smith was

GENEVA (AP) — A U.N.-backed panel investigating human rights violations in Venezuela says the South American country’s government has intensified efforts to curtail democratic freedoms with use of threats, surveillance and harassment as President Nicolás Maduro faces a re-election contest next year. The latest report from the international fact-finding mission authorized by the U.N. Human

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press The influential abortion-rights group NARAL Pro-Choice America has changed its name to Reproductive Freedom for All. The group says the rebrand better reflects how people think about abortion access since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to the procedure last year. The group said Wednesday that Reproductive Freedom

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It was a moment the diplomatic world was watching for — but didn’t get. In the end, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov avoided staring each other down at the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday. Zelenskyy left before Lavrov arrived. The near-miss

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The family of a North Carolina man who died after driving his car off a collapsed bridge while following Google Maps directions is suing the technology giant for negligence, claiming it had been informed of the collapse but failed to update its navigation system.

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — New court documents show Oscar Pistorius was eligible for parole in March under South African law. The double-amputee Olympic runner may have been wrongly denied early release from prison due to an error by a court over when he began serving his sentence for