Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have forced insurance companies to cover up to a year’s supply of birth control at a time
September 05, 2024An Alaska judge has struck down a decades-old state law that restricted who could perform abortions in the state
September 04, 2024The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights urged El Salvador Wednesday to end the more than two-year state of emergency, which has suspended fundamental civil rights while the government pursued the country’s powerful street gangs
September 04, 2024The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into allegations that correctional officers sexually abused incarcerated women at two California prisons
September 04, 2024A prosecutor says a 13-year-old Pittsburgh-area girl who was reported missing early last month spent time with adult inmates at a Pennsylvania jail after she lied to authorities about her age and identity following a shoplifting arrest
September 04, 2024A circuit court judge in Florida has dismissed a lawsuit two women filed against former NFL kicker Brandon McManus and the Jacksonville Jaguars
September 04, 2024Authorities say a Missouri man has been charged in the 1993 rape and slaying of a young Indianapolis woman after his DNA matched evidence found at the crime scene and on the victim’s body
September 04, 2024A man serving time on a 20-year prison sentence for threatening officials in New Jersey has made it onto Alaska’s general election ballot for the state’s lone U.S. House seat this November
September 04, 2024Jessica Pegula has pulled off a major upset at the U.S. Open by beating No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek 6-2, 6-4 to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal
September 04, 2024
Newly listed for sale in Southern California’s notoriously pricey realty market: half a house for half a million dollars
September 04, 2024
An ultra swimmer's attempt to cross Lake Michigan is over after 40 hours
September 04, 2024
Police say a second suspect has been arrested for stealing a ceremonial sword and bullhorn from Hall of Fame basketball coach Rick Pitino’s office at St. John’s University
September 04, 2024A prosecutor has asked a New Mexico judge to reconsider the dismissal of an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie
September 04, 2024
About 20 migrants are believed to be missing after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean this week
September 04, 2024
Authorities say a 14-year-old student has opened fire at a Georgia high school and killed four people, sending students scrambling for shelter as officers swarmed the campus and parents raced to find out if their children were safe
September 04, 2024
A Rembrandt discovered in a Maine attic has sold for $1.4 million
September 04, 2024
Queen guitarist Brian May has revealed that he had a “minor stroke” last week
September 04, 2024
Spanish police say that a British woman has been found dead while emergency services search for a man of the same nationality
September 04, 2024A court in Greenland has again extended the time in custody for a prominent anti-whaling activist as Denmark considers an extradition request from Japan
September 04, 2024Latin music superstar Daddy Yankee, the Grammy winning “King of Reggaeton,” hopes his own story will inspire others to believe in themselves
September 04, 2024
The deaths of a dozen migrants on the English Channel hasn't stopped more boats from attempting to cross from France to the U.K. Associated Press journalists watched a crowded boat make its way through the sea on Wednesday as French patrol boats monitored and crew threw life vests
September 04, 2024
The presidents of Turkey and Egypt are finding common ground on the war in Gaza as they continue to mend long-strained relations
September 04, 2024
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, one of Ukraine’s most recognizable faces on the international stage, has submitted his resignation ahead of an expected reshuffling of government leaders
September 04, 2024
Phoenix police say two officers have been shot and wounded by a person suspected of breaking into a car
September 04, 2024Two French rugby players are heading back to France nearly two months after their arrest in the South American nation on charges of aggravated sexual assault
September 04, 2024
Orchard accident: 25 hurt as hay wagon overturns on school trip in Wisconsin
Civil rights groups call on major corporations to stick with DEI programs
Kansas City Fire Department identifies firefighter who died during training
His son is being held hostage by Hamas, hear his message to Biden
Israel warned the US that an operation in Lebanon was coming but gave no details, officials say
Iowa woman leaves more than $1.3 million to 7 different Fort Dodge organizations
Brazil's top court threatens X with hefty fine for bypassing ban
BOJ to keep policy steady, signal more rate hikes to come
Feathered firefighter: Lost duck finds home at Tuscaloosa fire station
Halloween shoppers hunt for early deals while total spending eases, survey shows
Shohei Ohtani steals 50th base. He's 2 homers away from MLB's first 50-50 season