News

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Following a pair of defections by opposition senators, Mexico’s ruling party is edging closer to a steamroller two-thirds majority in both houses of congress. The ruling Morena party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Wednesday that it had won over two senators from the now-defunct Democratic Revolution Party, or PRD.

Associated Press Nebraska’s Supreme Court has heard arguments in a lawsuit that challenges election officials’ refusal to restore the voting rights of those who’ve been convicted of a felony. A lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union asked the court on Wednesday to order Secretary of State Bob Evnen to follow a law passed this

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mariah Carey’s says her mother Patricia and sister Alison both died on the same day. Carey wrote in a statement Monday that her heart was broken over the “tragic” losses and that she spent the last week with her mother before she died. Carey had a complicated relationship with

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. has joined the ranks of companies that have pulled back on diversity, equity and inclusion policies while facing pressure from conservative groups. CEO Jim Farley sent a memo to all employees early Wednesday outlining the changes. The company will no longer take part in external culture surveys and

Nvidia has once again turned out quarterly results that easily exceeded Wall Street’s forecasts. The company has seen soaring demand for its semiconductors, which are used to power artificial intelligence applications. Revenue more than doubled in the latest quarter from the same period a year earlier, Nvidia said Wednesday. The company expects further revenue growth

AP Aerospace Writer SpaceX launches are on hold after a booster rocket toppled over in flames while landing Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded the company’s Falcon 9 rockets and ordered an investigation following the predawn accident off the Florida coast. No injuries or public damage were reported. It’s too early to know how much

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An escaped water buffalo was located Wednesday, days after it was shot and wounded during a weekend attempt to return it to its owner’s suburban property, officials said. The animal was found in a wooded area in Des Moines, officials told local broadcast station KCCI-TV. Police were initially called Saturday

Associated Press KHIRBET KARKUR, Israel (AP) — An Israeli hostage rescued from Gaza returned to a hero’s welcome tinged with a bitter reality. Much of the small village he calls home is targeted for demolition. Qaid Farhad Alkadi is one of Israel’s 200,000 Bedouin Arabs, a poor and traditionally nomadic minority that has a complicated

AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Police has been eliminated in most parts of the world, but the infectious disease is still spreading in a small number of countries. The recent polio infection in an unvaccinated baby in Gaza is the first time the disease has been reported in the territory in more than 25

AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Hall of Fame pro wrestler Bill Goldberg isn’t just another celebrity that Colorado coach Deion Sanders has walking along the sideline. He’s not just another big name brought in for motivational speeches. Goldberg’s got a vested interest in the program because his son is a freshman walk-on linebacker

CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — Two Indiana men have been charged in the deaths of nine dogs that succumbed to heat-related illnesses last year after being transported in the back of an uncooled box truck during hot weather. Michael McHenry and Jessee Urbaszewski both face 18 misdemeanor counts of neglect of a vertebrate animal. The

AP Health Writer At least nine people have died after being infected with listeria from eating Boar’s Head deli meats tied to a massive recall last month. Five new deaths were reported in five states: Florida, New Mexico, South Carolina, Tennessee and New York. Federal health officials announced those deaths on Wednesday. They had previously