Missouri town gets new newspaper, The Uranus Examiner

URANUS, Mo. (AP) — Cue the giggling: A small Missouri town has a new newspaper called The Uranus Examiner. KYTV reports that the newspaper’s launch...

Huge squirrel population chomps crops, driving farmers nuts

There’s a bumper crop of squirrels in New England, and the frenetic critters are frustrating farmers by chomping their way through apple orchards, pumpkin patches...

Man who walked near boiling-hot Old Faithful geyser ticketed

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park officials have ticketed a man caught on video wandering close to Old Faithful geyser, where he risked burns...

Police in New Jersey search for alligator on the loose

MULLICA TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Police in New Jersey are warning residents about an alligator that’s on the loose. Authorities say the 3- to 4-foot...

Delaware DMV selfie zones aim to discourage license photos

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware’s Division of Motor Vehicles has installed “Safe Selfie Zones” at its four locations, to allow newly licensed drivers to share...

Driving lesson ends with car landing in a swimming pool

MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md. (AP) — A driving lesson went off the deep end in Maryland when authorities say the car jumped a curb, crashed through...

Fishmonger offers lobsters some herb before the butter

SOUTHWEST HARBOR, Maine (AP) — These lobsters are going to pot in more ways than one. A Maine lobster pound is banking on using marijuana...

Too soon? Fans find Red Sox division title banner in street

SOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have not clinched this year’s American League East division championship, but a banner marking the accomplishment has...

Get ready for 'Bongzilla,' selfie frenzy at Vegas pot museum

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A glass bong taller than a giraffe. Huggable faux marijuana buds. A pool full of foam weed nuggets. Las Vegas’ newest...

Plants, but no pants: Florida man gardens in the nude

STUART, Fla. (AP) — Being in touch with nature is one thing. But gardening au naturel is quite another for some neighbors of a Florida...

At least 7 die as Greyhound bus, semitrailer collide head-on

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A blown tire on a semitrailer may be to blame for a deadly head-on crash with a commercial passenger bus along...

Dutch police shoot suspect after stabbing at train station

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Police in the Dutch capital shot and wounded a suspect Friday after he stabbed two people at Amsterdam’s busy central railway station....

Kavanaugh's civil rights views studied ahead of confirmation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Brett Kavanaugh emailed his White House colleagues in June 2003 with an alert: The U.S. Supreme Court was about to release opinions...

El Salvador: 3 kids separated in US were abused at shelters

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Three minors from El Salvador separated from their parents after crossing the U.S. border were sexually abused in shelters...

The Latest: Aretha Franklin honored at Buckingham Palace

DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on the funeral for soul legend Aretha Franklin (all times local): 11:15 a.m. The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin has...

White House faces brain drain at perilous moment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Increasingly convinced that the West Wing is wholly unprepared to handle the expected assault from Democrats if they win the House in...

His way: Washington says goodbye to John McCain

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s Washington’s turn to say goodbye to John McCain. His way. The six-term Republican senator, who lived and worked in the nation’s...

The Latest: Casket arrives at Capitol for McCain memorial

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on memorial services for the late Sen. John McCain (all times local): 10:45 a.m. The hearse carrying the casket of...

AP sources: Lawyer was told Russia had 'Trump over a barrel'

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Justice Department lawyer says a former British spy told him at a breakfast meeting two years ago that Russian intelligence...

AP Essay: Aretha Franklin, John McCain and the 1960s

“Hope I die before I get old,” the Who sang at Woodstock as the 1960s hurtled to their end. Indeed, the decade and its echoes...

Journalists who worked on documentary arrested in N Ireland

LONDON (AP) — Two journalists who worked on a documentary about a mass killing in Northern Ireland were arrested Friday on suspicion of stealing confidential...

Mourners gather for Franklin's funeral; diva dressed in gold

DETROIT (AP) — Pink Cadillacs filled the street early Friday outside Detroit’s Greater Grace Temple, and hundreds of fans lined up as they awaited the...

The Latest: Bill Clinton and Stevie Wonder seen at funeral

DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on the funeral for soul legend Aretha Franklin (all times local): 10: 15 a.m. In the moments before Aretha Franklin’s...

The Latest: Ariana Grande, Pete Davidson at Franklin funeral

DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on the funeral for soul legend Aretha Franklin (all times local): 10:40 a.m. Ariana Grande and her fiance, Pete Davidson,...

The Latest: Aretha Franklin's family arrives at church

DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on the funeral for soul legend Aretha Franklin (all times local): 11 a.m. The Queen of Soul’s funeral is underway. ...

Officer recorded punching a man could face assault charge

BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore police officer recorded while repeatedly punching a man in a street confrontation has resigned, and investigators are looking at charging...

Judge won't toss claim against Mormon church in rape case

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A woman’s lawsuit claiming she was raped by a Mormon church leader who was allowed to oversee young missionaries despite...

Drenching rains close roads, prompt rescues in Pennsylvania

DARBY, Pa. (AP) — Overnight rains triggered flash flooding in parts of central and eastern Pennsylvania on Monday, closing down a heavily traveled interstate and...

Devastating toxic algae bloom plagues Florida's Gulf Coast

LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. (AP) — Tons of dead fish. A smell so awful you gag with one inhale. Empty beaches, empty roads, empty restaurants. A...

Charge added against California serial killing suspect

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Prosecutors added another murder charge Monday against a California serial killing suspect, boosting the number of victims to 13 in the...

Police: Man flies plane into his home after fight with wife

PAYSON, Utah (AP) — A Utah man flew a small plane into his own house early Monday just hours after he had been arrested for...

Minister in Poland calls LGBT march a 'parade of sodomites'

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s right-wing defense minister has used the term “sodomites” to describe those who took part in a weekend LGBT pride parade....

Israel protests to Romania after tourists beaten by police

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Israel’s embassy on Monday protested to the Romanian government after four Israeli tourists were allegedly dragged out of a taxi and...

Israeli teen admits to desecrating WWII death camp in Poland

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A police spokesman in eastern Poland says an Israeli teen has admitted to dropping his pants at the former Nazi German...

EU seeks safe harbor for ship carrying 141 rescued migrants

MILAN (AP) — The European Commission said Monday that it is in contact with a number of member states to identify a country willing to...

UAE responds to AP report on deals with al-Qaida in Yemen

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates on Monday said it was actively fighting al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen after an Associated Press...

Israel detains prominent Jewish-American critic at airport

JERUSALEM (AP) — A prominent Jewish-American commentator who has been critical of Israel’s policies said Monday that he was detained by Israeli airport authorities and...

China to UN panel: No arbitrary detention in Uighur region

BERLIN (AP) — China insisted on Monday that “arbitrary detention” or “re-education centers” do not exist in its far western Xinjiang region, rejecting concerns raised...

UN report: Up to 30,000 Islamic State members in Iraq, Syria

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Islamic State extremist group has up to 30,000 members roughly equally distributed between Syria and Iraq and its global network...

Now with power to long rule China, Xi beset by challenges

BEIJING (AP) — As China’s leaders gather for their annual Yellow Sea retreat, the country’s political waters are looking choppy. Chinese President and ruling Communist...

UK Labour leader under fire over Palestinian wreath-laying

LONDON (AP) — British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, who is facing allegations of enabling anti-Semitism, acknowledged Monday that he was present at a wreath-laying to...

Tunisian leader backs equal inheritance rights for women

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s president promised Monday to submit a bill to parliament soon that aims to give women equal inheritance rights with men,...

AP Interview: Malaysia's Mahathir aims to scrap China deals

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia is looking to cancel multibillion-dollar Chinese-backed infrastructure projects signed by the previous scandal-tainted government as it digs itself out of...

Syria vows to help refugees return, wants sanctions lifted

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government officials vowed Monday to ensure the safe return of refugees and urged Western countries to encourage the process by...

Rival Korea leaders to meet in Pyongyang in September

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The rival Koreas announced Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet...

Doctors nudged by overdose letter prescribe fewer opioids

In a novel experiment, doctors got a letter from the medical examiner’s office telling them of their patient’s fatal overdose. The response: They started prescribing...

Appeals court tells EPA to stop sales of harmful pesticide

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration endangered public health by keeping a widely used pesticide on the market...

Outdoor fun dwindles as smoky haze hangs over California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A dull haze and the faint smell of smoke from distant blazes have blanketed many California cities for two weeks, forcing...

Japan queries all medical schools on gender discrimination

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government launched an investigation Friday into whether the nation’s medical schools have discriminated against female applicants, following revelations that one...

Physician convicted of improper prescribing gets 4 years

FRANKLIN, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky doctor convicted of illegally prescribing opioids to patients who died of overdoses has been sentenced to four years and...