False claims of a stolen election thrive unchecked on Twitter even as Musk promises otherwise
May 18, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — In an interview this week, Twitter owner Elon Musk said users making false claims of stolen elections “will be corrected” on the platform.
El Ninos are far costlier than once thought, in the trillions, study says -- and one’s brewing now
May 18, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The natural burst of El Nino warming that changes weather worldwide is far costlier with longer-lasting expenses than experts had thought, averaging trillions of dollars in damage, a new study found.
Incredible shrinking lakes: Humans, climate change, diversion costs trillions of gallons annually
May 18, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Climate change 's hotter temperatures and society's diversion of water have been shrinking the world's lakes by trillions of gallons of water a year since the early 1990s, a new study finds.
Digital divide: Jill Biden visit touts efforts to connect Alaska Native villages to outside world
May 18, 2023 GMTANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — For years, when the tiny Alaska Native village of Rampart's awful internet service would go down, the only way to reach the outside world was to await the small airplane that touched down daily with supplies and the occasional visitor.
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Video recordings released by police Thursday of this week’s deadly rampage in New Mexico show someone saying “kill me” on a home's doorbell camera and officers rushing toward the 18-year-old gunman before fatally shooting him outside a church.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A first-of-its-kind RSV vaccine for pregnant women guards their newborns against the scary respiratory virus -– and federal health advisers debated Thursday if Pfizer’s shot is ready to roll out.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden 's reelection campaign is vowing to hold the states that won him the White House in 2020 but also compete in places it lost like North Carolina and increasingly Republican-dominated Florida, providing what it says are “a number of viable pathways to the 270 electoral votes” needed to clinch four more years.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lawyers seeking to preserve pregnant women's access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion got pushback Wednesday from appellate judges with a history of supporting abortion restrictions.
10K bridges similar to Pittsburgh one that collapsed should be checked for corrosion, report says
May 18, 2023 GMTInvestigators looking into the collapse of a Pittsburgh bridge want transportation officials nationwide to examine more than 10,000 other bridges with similar construction to ensure they don't have the same kind of corrosion that was found on the bridge that collapsed.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Trial was delayed Thursday for a woman who has been in custody in state psychiatric facilities for more than seven years after being accused of intentionally plowing a car into pedestrians on a Las Vegas Strip sidewalk in December 2015.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A selection of bones belonging to a juvenile mastodon who roamed the woods of Michigan 13,000 years ago is now on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, after workers unearthed it by chance last year.
PGA Live Updates | Dechambeau crushing it at Oak Hill with 66 to lead PGA Championship
May 18, 2023 GMTPITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau is crushing it again. The former U.S. Open seemed to have disappeared since joining LIV Golf last summer. He's back with a 66 for the early lead in the PGA Championship at Oak Hill.
Will dashboard AM radio be saved? Bipartisan bill would require automakers to keep it in new cars
May 18, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing to keep AM radio in the nation's cars.
A bipartisan group in Congress has introduced the “AM for Every Vehicle Act." The bill calls on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require automakers to keep AM radio in new cars at no additional cost.
ChatGPT makes its debut as a smartphone app on iPhones
May 18, 2023 GMTChatGPT is now a smartphone app, which could be good news for people who like to use the artificial intelligence chatbot and bad news for all the clone apps that have tried to profit off the technology.
Suspect in fatal stabbing of Cash App founder pleads not guilty
May 18, 2023 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tech consultant Nima Momeni pleaded not guilty Thursday to a murder charge in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee on the streets of San Francisco.
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Victor Hwang ordered Momeni, 38, kept in jail without bail, saying his release posed a public safety risk.
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers began a special session Thursday after failing to reach agreement on a state spending package during their four-month regular session.
Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy called the special session after the House failed to take up a budget plan sent over by the Senate as a take-or-leave proposition.
New Jersey blinks in dune repairs standoff, allows emergency erosion fixes in defiant town
May 18, 2023 GMTNORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey environmental officials will allow a shore town to carry out emergency repairs to its badly eroded beachfront, even as they continue a years-long fight with city officials over how best to protect the popular Jersey Shore resort's fragile coastline.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — One of the remaining registered Democrats on a North Carolina Supreme Court whose new Republican majority recently overturned previous decisions on gerrymandering and voter identification announced Thursday that he won't seek reelection next year.
Here are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving forward in US statehouses
May 18, 2023 GMTFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis has highlighted efforts by Republican governors and statehouses across the country to embrace proposals limiting the rights of transgender people, signing new restrictions as he moves closer to a presidential bid.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The alleged drunk driver who police say slammed into newlyweds riding along a South Carolina beach road now faces a wrongful death lawsuit alongside several establishments accused of overserving her on the night of the crash, which killed the bride.
Stock market today: Wall Street rises, adding to a winning week
May 18, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose again Thursday after more companies reported better profits than expected, while yields climbed after a Federal Reserve official cautioned the end to its interest-rate hikes may not arrive as soon as Wall Street hoped.
Navy probe prompted by suicides condemns conditions at shipyard: ‘We let our people down’
May 18, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A Navy investigation prompted by a spate of suicides is recommending widespread improvements in housing, food, parking and internet for sailors as well as changes to mental health and other personnel programs.
Rhode Island Senate poised to approve expanded abortion access
May 18, 2023 GMTPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Senate is set to vote Thursday on a measure that would allow state funds to be used to pay for health plans that cover state workers and Medicaid recipients seeking abortions.
Tennessee commission holds off on decertifying former officer charged in Tyre Nichols death
May 18, 2023 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee commission that enforces standards for police recommended Thursday that proceedings to bar an officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols from serving in state law enforcement be suspended until his legal case is resolved.
Minnesota Democrats hold emergency meeting in response to melee at Minneapolis political convention
May 18, 2023 GMTMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Democratic leaders are meeting over Zoom on Thursday evening to discuss the chaos that broke out during a weekend convention to endorse a candidate for a Minneapolis City Council race.
7 people treated for fentanyl overdoses in Washington jail
May 18, 2023 GMTEVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A man in custody in a jail north of Seattle is facing additional charges after officials say seven incarcerated people were treated for signs of overdosing on fentanyl.
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office said officials administered Narcan to seven people in the jail in Everett on Wednesday evening, The Daily Herald reported.
Disney scraps plans for new Florida campus as fight with Gov. Ron DeSantis continues
May 18, 2023 GMTLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday that it was scrapping plans to build a new campus in central Florida and relocate 2,000 employees from Southern California to work in digital technology, finance and product development.
8-year-old girl dies in Border Patrol custody in Texas, as agency struggles with overcrowding
May 18, 2023 GMTMCALLEN, Texas (AP) — A little girl from Panama born with heart problems died in Border Patrol custody Wednesday, the second death of a child from Latin America in U.S.
Meet D’Arcy Drollinger, a drag performer who’s now the first drag laureate in the US
May 18, 2023 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Anti-trans legislation is roiling the nation. Bills prohibiting drag performances are cropping up in statehouses. Violence and vitriol are turning children’s drag story hour events into headline-news protests.
3 former officers indicted in beating of Georgia jail detainee
May 18, 2023 GMTWOODBINE, Ga. (AP) — A grand jury in Georgia has indicted three former sheriff’s officers in the beating of a Black jail detainee that was recorded by security cameras.
Tennessee governor signs off on eliminating community boards with police oversight power
May 18, 2023 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed off on legislation that will gut Tennessee's community oversight boards and instead replace those panels with review committees that have no power to investigate police misconduct allegations.
A group led by a Nebraska state lawmaker plans to again try to put the question of legalizing medical marijuana before state voters in November 2024.
It will be the third time Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana launch a petition effort after two previous efforts failed.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota taxpayers can expect rebate checks in the next few months and struggling families with children are likely to get additional relief under a $3 billion tax cut bill nearing approval in the Legislature.
Google, Twitter, Facebook and other tech companies fueled by social media have dodged a legal threat that could have blown a huge hole in their business models.
Wisconsin Republican leaders at odds over local government aid bill, putting it at risk
May 18, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Senate and Assembly Republicans are at odds over a key ingredient of a proposal long sought after by local governments, first responders and others that would significantly boost state aid to pay for essential services.
Judge signals hesitance to shut down pipeline, pleads with Wisconsin tribe to work with oil company
May 18, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge signaled Thursday he will not force an energy company to shut down an oil pipeline in northern Wisconsin, despite arguments from a Native American tribe that the line is at immediate risk of being exposed by erosion and rupturing on reservation land.
Georgia labor force shows another month of strong growth as state jobless rate stays fixed at 3.1%
May 18, 2023 GMTATLANTA (AP) — More workers are looking for and finding jobs in Georgia as the state's unemployment rate stays low.
Georgia's unemployment rate remained at 3.1% in April for the ninth month in a row, although that's up from the all-time low of 2.9% in April 2022.
DIMMITT, Texas (AP) — A fire and explosion at a dairy farm in the Texas Panhandle that injured one person and killed an estimated 18,000 head of cattle was an accident that started with an engine fire in a manure vacuum truck cleaning part of the massive barn, according to state investigators.
North Carolina Senate budget proposal clears chamber, with negotiations with House soon to follow
May 18, 2023 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A two-year state government budget proposal cleared the North Carolina Senate on Thursday, setting the stage for negotiations with House counterparts over the coming weeks to fashion a final spending and tax plan.
Kansas governor vetoes part of school funding bill, setting up likely legal battle with GOP
May 18, 2023 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Democratic governor on Thursday vetoed parts of the Republican-backed $6 billion funding plan for the state's K-12 schools, setting up a likely legal battle that will test her office's powers.
Trial over Kari Lake’s last challenge to loss in Arizona governor’s race enters 2nd day
May 18, 2023 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Attorneys for Kari Lake entered a second day Thursday of trying to build a case for the only remaining legal claim in her challenge to the Arizona governor's race.
A judge in suburban Phoenix is allowing Lake a three-day trial to prove county election officials failed to perform higher level signature verifications on mail-in ballots that had been flagged.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government is greenlighting a proposed multibillion-dollar transmission line that would send primarily wind-generated electricity from the rural plains of New Mexico to big cities in the West.
NEW YORK (AP) — Veteran correspondent Christiane Amanpour became the most prominent CNN journalist to publicly criticize her network for airing last week's town hall with former President Donald Trump.
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The man charged with murder in the death of 5-year-old Jeremiah Oliver, whose body was found in a suitcase beside a Massachusetts highway in 2014, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on Thursday and was held without bail.
‘Indiana Jones’ swings into Cannes Film Festival; Harrison Ford honored before joyous festivalgoers
May 18, 2023 GMTCANNES, France (AP) — Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford swung into Cannes on Thursday for the world premiere of “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” in one of the most anticipated events of the French Riviera festival.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — It could be said that George Goldhoff, the new president of Atlantic City’s Hard Rock casino, has been handed the keys to a smooth-running, high-performance Ferrari that's purring at nearly every turn.
General Motors recalls 668,000 SUVs due to anchor bars that may prevent child seats being installed
May 18, 2023 GMTDETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling more than 668,000 small SUVs in the U.S. because owners may not be able to hook child seats to the anchors.
The recall covers certain 2020 to 2023 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain SUVs.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Two construction workers are unaccounted for after a massive, fast-moving fire broke out at a North Carolina construction site Thursday morning, the city's fire chief said.
Fifteen workers, including a crane operator, were rescued by the more than 90 firefighters called to the five-alarm blaze in the South Park neighborhood of Charlotte just after 9 a.m., Fire Chief Reginald Johnson said at a news conference.
Bill to force schools to inform inquiring parents about transgender children fails in New Hampshire
May 18, 2023 GMTCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A bill that would have required school officials to disclose to inquiring parents that their child is using a different name or being referred to as being a different gender was defeated Thursday in the New Hampshire House.
Judge rejects lawsuit by Nantucket residents to block wind turbines, protect right whales
May 18, 2023 GMTBOSTON (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit brought by Nantucket residents who argued that the planned construction of dozens of wind turbines off the affluent resort island threatens the survival of endangered Northern Atlantic right whales.
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana judge has temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a new ban on the type of abortion most commonly used after 15 weeks of gestation until he can hear arguments on the law next week.