Sean “Diddy” Combs on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that he and two co-defendants raped a 17-year-old girl in a New York recording studio in […]
Hawaii officials outline efforts to prevent another devastating wildfire ahead of a dry season
HONOLULU — As Maui continues to recover from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, Hawaii officials are looking at preventing another similar disaster ahead of what is […]
WABC Radio suspends Rudy Giuliani for flouting ban on discussing discredited 2020 election claims
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani was suspended Friday from WABC Radio and his daily show canceled over what the station called his repeated violation of a […]
California has a multibillion-dollar budget deficit. Here’s what you need to know
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has a huge budget problem that could force thorny decisions from Democratic leaders who enjoyed a more than $100 billion surplus just three years ago. This […]
US plans to impose major new tariffs on EVs, other Chinese green energy imports, AP sources say
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to impose major new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China, according to a U.S. official and another […]
Federal judge orders Florida man held without bond in his estranged wife’s disappearance in Spain
MIAMI — A federal judge ordered the Florida man charged with his estranged wife’s disappearance in Spain held without bond on Friday, rejecting his lawyer’s argument that the prosecution case […]
Specialty lab exec gets 10-year prison term for 11 deaths from tainted steroids in Michigan
HOWELL, Mich. — A Michigan judge sentenced the former executive of a specialty pharmacy to at least 10 years in prison Friday for the deaths of 11 people who were […]
Kansas’ governor vetoes a bill for extending child support to fetuses
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ Democratic governor on Friday vetoed a bill aimed at ensuring that child support payments cover fetuses, a measure critics saw as a move by anti-abortion groups […]
AP Indianapolis newsman Ken Kusmer dies at 65 after a short illness
Ken Kusmer, whose long award-winning career with The Associated Press included exposing flaws in efforts to privatize Indiana’s welfare system, died Thursday at his Indianapolis home after a short illness. […]
Police: Theft suspect stole police vehicles while cuffed, survived officers’ gunfire
PORTLAND, Maine — A man who crashed a stolen police vehicle, survived gunfire from 11 police officers and then drove off and crashed another police cruiser — all while wearing […]