A June date on the calendar, but no hearing yet for Bryan Kohberger’s plea challenge
BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho judge has set the timeline for Bryan Kohberger’s attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in the murders of four University of Idaho students, and he is warning attorneys on both sides that he will hold any new evidence in the case to a strict legal...
Judge removes 1 hurdle for Trump mail voting order as states file new challenge before midterms
A federal judge on Wednesday lifted a major obstacle to President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting, even as Democratic state officials filed a new court challenge with the midterm elections fast approaching. The fresh round of legal wrangling comes just two days after the Supreme Court handed down...
FACT FOCUS: Could Canada leave U.S. cities in the dark as part of the trade war? Not likely
Social media users are claiming that Canada could plunge the U.S. into darkness if the trade war between the once-friendly neighbors escalates further. Speculation spread after Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in an interview with The Associated Press on Monday that “everything is on the table” if the dispute worsens,...
Army to spend $2B to build nuclear microreactors at 5 bases as US seeks to ramp up nuclear power power
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army announced Wednesday that it plans to add nuclear microreactors at five military bases from New York to Texas as a reliable source of energy independent of the commercial electric grid. The announcement comes as the Trump administration pushes hard to develop the next generation of...
Carney to address European Parliament as Canada deepens ties after break with Trump
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will address the European Parliament next month, a high-profile visit that underscores Canada’s push to deepen ties with Europe after a sharp break with U.S. President Donald Trump as their trade war escalates. A statement from Carney’s office Wednesday says the prime minister...
Release of Marine veteran from Russian custody turns focus to other detainees with health concerns
WASHINGTON — Robert Gilman’s release from Russian custody this month heralded a long-awaited homecoming for the Marine veteran after more than four years behind bars. But as Harold Jezler followed the media coverage from the United States, he couldn’t help but notice Gilman’s gaunt and sickly appearance and think of...
Republican nominee for Maine governor says he wants ICE agents at polling places in the state
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s Republican nominee for governor recently told a crowd of supporters that he would ask a top Department of Homeland Security official to send U.S. Marshals and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to polling places in the state for this fall’s midterm elections, according to audio obtained...
Heat makes emergency rooms busier. Study shows which illness and injuries rise during hot spells
WASHINGTON - When the temperature heats up, so do emergency rooms, according to a massive study of Chicago hospital and urgent care records, which found increased accidental gunshot wounds, kidney complaints, skin problems, varicose veins and even mental health issues related to marijuana use. Northwestern University medical school researchers pored...
Lucky Charms and Trix go au naturel as General Mills ditches artificial colors
General Mills said Wednesday it has removed artificial colors from all its U.S. cereals, including Lucky Charms and Trix. The Minneapolis company has shifted to fruit- and vegetable-based dyes as well as colors derived from spices like turmeric and paprika to give its cereals their customary bright colors. “This achievement...
Invasive green crabs are bad for the environment so New Englanders are starting to eat more of them
YORK, Maine — As a morning fog lifted over Maine’s York River, Mike Masi and his two interns stood on a dock sorting through a mound of one of the region’s most despised crabs and hoped to find a few that would end up on a gastronome’s plate somewhere in...
Texas’ Ross fire burns 80,000 acres as containment reaches 12%, officials say
DALLAS — Crews battling the massive Ross fire in western North Texas continued their efforts Wednesday with the blaze only 12% contained after burning an estimated 80,000 acres across Palo Pinto and Jack counties, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. The wildfire, burning almost 100 miles west of Dallas,...
Ukraine’s president coos over a puppy, starting a new volley in his war of visuals against Russia
KYIV, Ukraine — Wait. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s war chief, holding a puppy? Yes, and it’s no accident. In a collision of dog lovers, sports and ongoing war with Russia, the Ukranian president on Tuesday was captured on video as never before — cuddling and cooing over a floppy, three-month-old...
Trump says the U.S. doesn’t need Canada. America’s economy says otherwise.
TORONTO — U.S. President Donald Trump says his country does not need Canada. But every day, roughly 4 million barrels of Canadian crude oil flow south, helping fuel American cars, trucks and airplanes and supply U.S. industry. And oil is only the beginning. Canada also supplies aluminum, potash to U.S....
A Thai woman suspected in Myanmar death of U.S. diplomat gets 1-year prison term on immigration charge
BANGKOK — A Thai woman accused of killing her ex-husband, a U.S. diplomat, has been sentenced to one year in prison for violating Myanmar’s immigration laws, but she still might go to trial for murder, a lawyer familiar with her case said Wednesday. The court in Yangon’s Kamayut township on...
Pro-Russian hackers claim responsibility for major cyberattack on Norway’s public digital services
OSLO, Norway — A pro-Russian hacker group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that has affected multiple Norwegian government digital services over the past three days. The cyberattack has been ongoing since Monday, said Are Kvistad, a spokesperson for the Norwegian Digitalization Agency (Digdir), the state body in charge...
3 Secret Service officials have been placed on administrative leave pending investigation
Three U.S. Secret Service officials were placed on administrative leave Tuesday, pending the outcome of an investigation by the agency’s professional standards office. The three were operating in non-law-enforcement capacities and were being investigated for potential misconduct, the agency’s public information office reported. However, the cause for the action remained...
Maryland court rules Democratic-backed redistricting amendment cannot go on November ballot
A Maryland court has ruled against a proposed constitutional amendment that could have paved the way for Democrats to redraw the state’s congressional districts ahead of the 2028 elections. The ruling Wednesday by a judge in the state’s capital city marks another setback in Democrats’ national attempts to counter a...
An AP reporter spends the night locked inside Jerusalem’s holiest church with clergy and pilgrims
JERUSALEM — The enormous doors were pushed shut, the clanking bolts secured from the outside and several clergy, pilgrims and one journalist — me — were locked for the night inside one of Christianity’s holiest sites in Jerusalem. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher was built over the spots where...
FDA approves landmark pancreatic cancer drug that’s shown to improve survival
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a groundbreaking new drug for advanced pancreatic cancer, offering U.S. patients a more effective treatment against one of the deadliest types of cancer. FDA officials gave expedited approval to the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, which blocks a mutated protein that...
U.S. declares drought disaster for parts of Puerto Rico as dry conditions persist
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. government announced a drought disaster on Wednesday for more than two dozen cities and towns in Puerto Rico as water woes deepen across the U.S. territory, with no relief in sight. More than 33% of Puerto Rico is under extreme drought, and another...
Florida jury deliberates in the alleged murder-for-hire killing of a Microsoft manager
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Florida jury began deliberations Wednesday in the shooting of a Microsoft design manager who was gunned down in what prosecutors allege was a murder-for-hire scheme hatched by his wealthy ex-wife and her husband. Jared Bridegan was shot four years ago after he got out of his...
Democratic states file new lawsuit seeking to block Trump’s order limiting mail voting in midterms
Democratic-controlled states on Wednesday filed another lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to limit mail voting in this year’s midterm elections. The action, filed by about two dozen states against the U.S. Postal Service, marked a new phase in the high-stakes litigation just two days after the Supreme...
FBI psychiatrist returns as Lindsay Clancy murder trial nears closing arguments
The prosecution resumed questioning its final witness Wednesday in the murder trial against Lindsay Clancy, with an FBI psychiatrist testifying that the choices she made while killing her three children indicated she remained in control of her actions. Dr. Gregory Saathoff, a forensic psychiatrist at the University of Virginia and...
Iran warns of military ship ban in Hormuz under potential deal with Oman and other Middle East news
Iran will not allow military vessels to transit through the Strait of Hormuz under an agreement the Islamic Republic is currently negotiating with Oman, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister told state TV late on Tuesday night. The top diplomats of the two countries met to discuss managing commercial shipping traffic in...
Trump and Vance will keynote the Republicans’ midterm convention in Texas next month
As if there was any doubt, Republicans’ midterm convention will be the Donald Trump show, with the president appearing at both nights of the event in Dallas on Sept. 9-10. Trump and Vice President JD Vance are both set to headline respective nights, with Vance to speak on Wednesday night...
