WASHINGTON (AP) — In 1976’s “ Rocky,” heavyweight champion Apollo Creed arrives for the title fight dressed as George Washington, reenacting the crossing of the Delaware as models…
Read more How Americans Celebrated the Bicentennial — With Fireworks, a Freedom Train and FarrahU.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins watched sterile flies being released to fight the New World screwworm on Thursday and visited the Texas ranch where one of the first…
Read more Political blame game follows as screwworm parasite threatens cattle in TexasSAO PAULO — Brazilian officials on Thursday announced a sharp drop in deforestation rates, pushing back on one of the arguments that the Trump administration used last week…
Read more Brazil reports drop in Amazon deforestation rates, pushing back on US tariff accusationsNEW YORK — The New York Knicks made a record comeback from 29 points down and moved to the brink of their first championship since 1973 by beating…
Read more Knicks come from 29 down and beat the Spurs 107-106 for a 3-1 lead in the NBA FinalsWASHINGTON (AP) — Younger students have regained ground academically after the pandemic’s disruptions while older students’ test scores continue to stagnate, according to the latest testing data released…
Read more Teens’ Reading And Math Scores Have Stagnated, U.S. Test Results ShowA public showdown between the Trump administration and Anthropic is hitting an impasse as military officials demand the artificial intelligence company bend its ethical policies by Friday or…
Read more Anthropic refuses to bend to Pentagon on AI safeguards as dispute nears deadlineMIAMI — Word from the Cuban government of a deadly encounter between its troops and a boat carrying armed expatriates is casting a spotlight on Cubans living in…
Read more Deadly shooting in Cuban waters highlights obsessions with counter-revolutionST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The chief federal judge for Minnesota issued a stern warning Thursday to the chief federal prosecutor for the state, as well as to…
Read more A Chief Judge Warns Minnesota’s Top Prosecutor and ICE: Obey Court Orders or Face ContemptPop singer Pink says she is not separated from her husband, former pro motocross racer Carey Hart, despite reports suggesting otherwise. People was first to report the story…
Read more Pink denies reports that she is separated from husband Carey Hart: ‘Not true’NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Humans and Neanderthals cozied up from time to time when they lived in the same areas tens of thousands of years…
Read more Genetic analysis reveals new details on ancient human and Neanderthal couplingsThe average long-term U.S. mortgage rate slipped this week below 6% for the first time since late 2022, good news for home shoppers as the spring homebuying season…
Read more Average US long-term mortgage rate dips below 6% for the first time since late 2022FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A ground-dwelling bird known for elaborate mating dances on the southern Great Plains will no longer be federally protected after the Trump administration…
Read more Trump Administration Ends Protections for Rare Dancing Prairie BirdLONDON, Ohio (AP) — A fire at an Ohio hog farm complex has killed about 6,000 of the animals, an official said. A large column of smoke could…
Read more Fire at an Ohio Farm Complex Kills About 6,000 Hogs and Smoke Is Visible for MilesCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Suno CEO Mikey Shulman pulls up a chair to the recording studio desk where a research scientist at his artificial intelligence company is creating a…
Read more AI song generator startups angered the music industry. Now they’re hoping to join itPROVIDENCE, R.I. — A deadly shooting during a youth hockey game in Rhode Island last week has claimed a third victim, a grandfather whose daughter and grandson were…
Read more Third victim dies from wounds suffered in Rhode Island ice rink attack, police sayWASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. and Iran head into their next round of nuclear talks in Geneva, a new AP-NORC poll finds that many U.S. adults continue…
Read more Most Americans See Iran as an Enemy but Doubt Trump’s Judgment on Military Force, AP-NORC Poll FindsNEW YORK — New York’s attorney general has sued video game developer Valve, claiming the “loot boxes” found in Counter-Strike and other popular video game franchises illegally promote…
Read more New York sues ‘Counter-Strike’ game developer saying ‘loot boxes’ promote gamblingATLANTA — Federal energy officials on Wednesday announced a record $27 billion loan to electric utilities in Georgia and Alabama, saying the loan will save customers money as…
Read more Feds give record $27B in loans for utility expansion in Georgia and AlabamaNEW YORK — The World Trade Center’s final office tower will start construction as soon as this spring and become American Express ‘ new headquarters, Gov. Kathy Hochul…
Read more World Trade Center’s last office tower will soon be built and house American ExpressLOS ANGELES — The FBI is serving search warrants at the Los Angeles Unified School District’s headquarters and the superintendent’s home. Federal officials in Los Angeles were serving…
Read more FBI serving search warrants at Los Angeles school district headquarters and superintendent’s home
