Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Labor Day is a holiday celebrating the American worker. But from barbecues to getaways to shopping the sales, many people across the U.S. mark it by finding ways to relax. This year is the 130th anniversary of the holiday. It’s celebrated on the first Monday of September. While actions by
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — A crash and large fire along a California freeway involving an electric Tesla Semi has drawn the attention of federal safety investigators. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it’s sending a team of investigators mainly to look into fire risks posed by lithium-ion batteries. The team will work with the
Continue ReadingROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a man and woman have been charged with manslaughter in western New York after they left their 3-month-old baby alone in an attic with two dogs and the child was fatally mauled. Police say 19-year-old Sulamain Hawkins and Anastasia Weaver were at a home in Rochester in early August
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice says it has reached an agreement with a credit collection company to avert the foreclosure of their historic hotel as he runs for U.S. Senate. The Greenbrier resort came under threat of auction after JPMorgan Chase sold a longstanding loan to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A small passenger plane on a domestic flight in Thailand has crashed shortly after taking off from the main airport in the Thai capital Bangkok. Thai media said rescuers found no survivors at the crash site in a mangrove swamp about 40 kilometers southeast of the airport. Nine people were
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) — Naming two baby giraffes turned out to be a tall order this summer for a Berlin zoo. After the half-siblings were born on June 24 and Aug. 11 in the Tierpark, one of the city’s two zoos, officials turned to a school class and the 18-year-old daughter of the zoo
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have closed one of two investigations into the performance of General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicles after the company agreed to do a recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in the probe began in December of 2022 after the agency received reports of inappropriate hard braking and
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Entertainment giant Paramount Global is extending by 15 days a period where it’s allowed to assess alternative offers to its merger agreement with Skydance so that it can review a proposal from Edgar Bronfman, Jr. Paramount said late Wednesday that the “go shop” period for Bronfman will be extended until Sept. 5.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention is kicking off its fourth and final night. On Thursday, after a week of Democrats’ most prominent figures rallying the party faithful, Vice President Kamala Harris will accept her party’s nomination during a speech in which she is widely expected to offer her vision and policy
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld the state’s rejection of signature petitions in favor putting an abortion rights initiative on the November ballot. The ruling Thursday dashes the hopes of abortion rights supporters to have voters decide the issue in the predominantly Republican state. Petition organizers had submitted
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. has one of the worst maternal mortality rates of any wealthy nation. Experts say European countries that have far lower rates of maternal deaths can provide lessons for the U.S. Research shows the vast majority of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable. Public health experts blame the United
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Italian authorities have launched an investigation after two easyJet flight attendants were injured when their flight from Corfu to London’s Gatwick Airport was buffeted by turbulence earlier this week. As a result of the incident, the pilot made an unscheduled landing at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport at 1:48 p.m. on Monday. In a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A court in Bangladesh’s capital Thursday allowed police to interrogate two journalists in their custody for four days in connection with the murder of a garment worker, who joined recent student protests against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that forced her to step down and flee to India earlier
Continue ReadingOfficials say a fire has broken out at a hotel in the South Korean city of Bucheon, killing at least seven people and injuring 12 others. The director of Bucheon’s public health department says three of the injured people are in serious condition. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the blaze. An official with the
Continue ReadingHOWELL, Mich. (AP) — A pharmacist who worked at a Massachusetts lab has pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of 11 Michigan residents. The deaths were related to tainted steroids, which caused a national meningitis outbreak in 2012. Michigan has been the only state to pursue charges against Glenn Chin and his
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TORONTO (AP) — Freight trains in Canada could be running again within days after the government forced the country’s two major railroads into arbitration with their labor union Thursday, a move aimed at averting potentially dire economic consequences across the country and in the U.S. if the trains are sidelined for a long
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off the Olympics, U.S. breakout star and medalist Stephen Nedoroscik — better known to the internet as “Pommel Horse Guy” — will compete on the upcoming season of “Dancing With the Stars.” The casting was announced on Thursday’s episode of ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Nedoroscik is the first celebrity contestant
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ended a four-month slide in July. That came as easing mortgage rates and a pickup in properties on the market encouraged home shoppers. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that existing home sales rose 1.3% last month from June to a
Continue ReadingNORTH HAVERHILL, N.H. (AP) — A former New Hampshire lawmaker has avoided jail time but lost his right to vote after moving out of his district, keeping his seat for a year and being charged with crimes related to his change of address. Republican Troy Merner pleaded guilty Wednesday to misdemeanor counts of wrongful voting
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Police say they arrested a man in connection with an IRA bombing that killed three Northern Ireland policemen in 1982. Martin John McCauley appeared in Dublin’s High Court on Thursday after being arrested on an extradition warrant related to the murders of Royal Ulster Constabulary Sgt. Sean Quinn and constables
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