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15 states sue over Trump’s move to fast-track oil and gas projects via his ‘energy emergency’ order

May 9, 2025 4:09 pm Associated Press

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press A coalition of 15 states is suing over President Donald Trump’s efforts to fast-track energy-related projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws and threatening endangered species, critical habitat and cultural resources. Trump issued an executive order declaring a “national energy emergency ” on the first day of his

Maren Morris’ ‘Dreamsicle’ album invites healing as she embraces her new life

May 9, 2025 3:50 pm Associated Press

By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When country star Maren Morris would voice support for the LBGTQ community, including publicly clashing with Jason Aldean’s wife over gender-affirming care for transgender youth, she thought she was doing it as an ally. She didn’t realize it at the time, but she was also

Liam and Olivia dominate — again — with top baby names for a sixth year in a row

May 9, 2025 3:47 pm Associated Press

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Liam and Olivia dominate. Still. The two names have, for a sixth year together, topped the list of names for babies born in the U.S. in 2024. The Social Security Administration annually tracks the names given to girls and boys in each state, with names dating back

‘DA POPE!’ Leo XIV’s Chicago roots unleash spate of holy humor

May 9, 2025 3:46 pm Associated Press

By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave. The rest of the joke tells itself. In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American pontiff, the memes, doctored images and tongue-in-cheek references have piled up deeper than Chicago’s pizza and more loaded than its hot dog,

‘DA POPE!’ Leo XIV’s Chicago roots unleash spate of holy humor

May 9, 2025 3:46 pm Associated Press

By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave. The rest of the joke tells itself. In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American pontiff, the memes, doctored images and tongue-in-cheek references have piled up deeper than Chicago’s pizza and more loaded than its hot dog,

Advocates press for accounting of sex-abuse cases in new pope’s past jurisdictions

May 9, 2025 3:37 pm Associated Press

By PETER SMITH Associated Press The new pope, Leo XIV, has this in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy: He’s been in positions of authority when accusations of sexual abuse have arisen against priests under his supervision. Now some advocates for victims say there needs to be an accounting of how

BC-KX-STOX-Final

May 9, 2025 3:28 pm Associated Press

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BC-KX-STOX-Final

May 9, 2025 3:28 pm Associated Press

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Air traffic controllers for Newark airport briefly lose radar access again

May 9, 2025 12:40 pm Associated Press

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press The air traffic controllers directing planes into the Newark, New Jersey, airport briefly lost their radar Friday morning for the second time in two weeks, renewing concerns about the nation’s aging air traffic control system that President Donald Trump wants to overhaul. The Federal Aviation Administration said the radar at

German Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer dies at age 103

May 9, 2025 3:12 pm Associated Press

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Margot Friedländer, a German Jew who survived the Theresienstadt concentration camp and became a high-profile witness to Nazi persecution in her final years, died Friday. She was 103. Her death was announced by the Margot Friedländer Foundation in Berlin on its website. Details about where she died,

BC-Merc Table,1st Add

May 9, 2025 3:07 pm Associated Press

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May 9, 2025 3:07 pm Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Cotton No. 2 Futures on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Friday: OpenHighLowSettleChg. COTTON 2 50,000 lbs.; dollars per lb. Jul 66.69 67.22 66.40 66.61 —.08 Oct 68.90 68.90 68.80 68.80 —.11 Dec 68.75 69.21 68.42 68.67 —.08 Mar 69.93 70.40 69.64 69.93 —.06 May 70.84 71.20 70.55 70.85 —.05 Jul 71.51 71.71 71.16

James Foley, ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ director, dies at 71

May 9, 2025 2:28 pm Associated Press

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer James Foley, a journeyman director best known for “Glengarry Glen Ross,” has died. He was 71. He died earlier this week after a yearlong battle with brain cancer, his representative, Taylor Lomax, said Friday. In his long and varied career, Foley directed Madonna music videos, 12 episodes of “House

Measles outbreaks in Michigan and Pennsylvania end, while Texas logs just 4 new cases

May 9, 2025 2:22 pm Associated Press

By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer The U.S. logged 122 more cases of measles this week — but only four of them in Texas — while the outbreaks in Pennsylvania and Michigan have officially ended. There are 1,168 confirmed measles cases in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. Health officials