US abortions rise: 1 in 5 pregnancies terminated in 2020
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer The number and rate of U.S. abortions increased from 2017 to 2020 after a long decline, according to figures…
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Floods leave Yellowstone landscape ‘dramatically changed’
By MATTHEW BROWN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press RED LODGE, Mont. (AP) — The forces of fire and ice shaped Yellowstone National Park over…
Continue Reading Report: Fires, heat waves cause ‘climate anxiety’ in youth
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials say that the impacts of climate change, including…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Blas likely to be hurricane off south Mexico
MEXICO CITYit (AP) — The second tropical storm of the eastern Pacific season is forecast to become a hurricane Wednesday off southern Mexico,…
Continue Reading Bruce, Matthews advance to US Senate Democratic runoff in SC
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Author and preservationist Catherine Fleming Bruce and state Sen. Krystle Matthews have…
Continue Reading Texas pastor Bart Barber elected Southern Baptist president
By DEEPA BHARATH and PETER SMITH Associated Press ANAHEIM, California (AP) — Bart Barber is a staunch Southern Baptist conservative who would…
Continue Reading So long, Internet Explorer. The browser retires today
By RICHARD JACOBSEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Internet Explorer is finally headed out to pasture. As of Wednesday, Microsoft will no…
Continue Reading No charges for officers in fatal South Carolina shooting
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A prosecutor in South Carolina has decided not to charge two police officers in the fatal…
Continue Reading UPS tests tiny battery-powered cycles in congested cities
By JULIE WALKER and TED SHAFFREY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — UPS has unveiled a battery-powered, four-wheeled cycle to more efficiently haul…
Continue Reading McMaster, Cunningham win primaries; to face off in November
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham has won the Democratic nomination for governor, setting…
Continue Reading Mills, LePage look ahead to November in Maine governor race
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage is seeking a political comeback. With no opposition, he…
Continue Reading Southern Baptists agree to keep list of accused sex abusers
By DEEPA BHARATH and PETER SMITH Associated Press ANAHEIM, California (AP) — The Southern Baptist Convention voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to create…
Continue Reading Dangerous heat wave descends on parts of Midwest and South
By KATHLEEN FOODY and CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A potentially dangerous and deadly heat wave hit much of the Midwest and South…
Continue Reading Police ID gunman fatally shot at Texas children’s day camp
DUNCANVILLE, Texas (AP) — Police have revealed the identity of the man with a handgun they fatally shot at a Dallas-area gymnasium where about 150…
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NY high court nixes Trump appeal, clearing way for testimony
New York’s highest court has rejected former President Donald Trump’s last-ditch effort to avoid testifying in the state attorney general’s…
Continue Reading Chris Hemsworth finds a rich groove in ‘Spiderhead’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Director Joseph Kosinski’s sci-fi prison thriller “Spiderhead” is in many wants the…
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Worries aside, poll finds most journalists would do it again
Journalists face harassment, fight against misinformation and are keenly aware of the American public’s dim view of their profession. Yet a survey…
Continue Reading 3 missing, swept away in drainage ditch after severe storms
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A child and two men were missing Tuesday after they were swept away in a Milwaukee drainage ditch a day earlier following severe…
Continue Reading Satellite images suggest Iran preparing for rocket launch
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran appears to be readying for a space launch as satellite images showed a…
Continue Reading WNBA star Griner’s Russia detention extended for third time
MOSCOW (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2, Russian state-run news agency Tass reported…
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