US envoy to UN visits Nagasaki A-bomb museum, pays tribute to victims
TOKYO (AP) — The American envoy to the United Nations called Friday for countries armed with atomic weapons to pursue nuclear disarmament as she...
Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska’s petroleum...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.3 million hectares)...
AP Explains: 4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana’s high holiday
SEATTLE (AP) — Saturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. — in clouds of smoke on...
Would you like a cicada salad? The monstrous little noisemakers descend on a New...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As the nation prepares for trillions of red-eyed bugs known as periodical cicadas to emerge, it's worth noting that they're...
Finding an apartment may be easier for California pet owners under new legislation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California pet owners struggling to find a rental that accepts their furry, four-legged family members could have an easier time...
Nevada Supreme Court rulings hand setbacks to gun-right defenders and anti-abortion activists
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's Supreme Court upheld a state ban on ghost guns Thursday, overturning a lower court's ruling that sided with a...
US deports about 50 Haitians to nation hit with gang violence, ending monthslong pause...
MIAMI (AP) — The Biden administration sent about 50 Haitians back to their country on Thursday, authorities said, marking the first deportation flight in...
Civilian interrogator defends work at Abu Ghraib, tells jury he was promoted
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A civilian interrogator who worked 20 years ago at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq denied abusing detainees Thursday,...
Ex-youth center resident testifies that counselor went from trusted father figure to horrific abuser
BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — The man who blew the lid off decades of abuse allegations at New Hampshire’s youth detention center continued testifying at...
Feds push back against judge and say troubled California prison should be shut down...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal officials are pushing back against a judge's order that would delay the planned closure of a troubled women's prison...
