Pacific heat wave threatens Hawaii’s iconic coral reefs
Sep 23, 2019
By CALEB JONES CAPTAIN COOK, Hawaii (AP) — At the edge of an ancient lava flow where jagged black rocks meet the Pacific, small off-the-grid homes overlook the calm blue waters of Papa Bay on…
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Young people lead global climate change protests
Sep 20, 2019
By ROD McGUIRK and FRANK JORDANS BERLIN (AP) — In Canberra and Kabul, Cape Town and Berlin, and across the globe, hundreds of thousands of people took the streets Friday to demand that leaders tackle…
Nevada desert towns prep for possible ‘Storm Area 51’ influx
Sep 19, 2019
By KEN RITTER LAS VEGAS (AP) — Visitors descending on the remote Nevada desert for “Storm Area 51” are from Earth, not outer space. No one knows what to expect, but the two tiny towns…
Dillinger family members apply again to exhume his grave
Sep 18, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Family members of 1930s gangster John Dillinger have submitted a new application to exhume his Indianapolis gravesite. The Indiana State Department of Health said it received the latest application Tuesday. Dillinger’s family…
Purdue Pharma begins Chapter 11 bankruptcy journey
Sep 17, 2019
By TOM MURPHY and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO NEW YORK (AP) — Purdue Pharma gets its day in court Tuesday after the OxyContin maker filed for bankruptcy and negotiated a potential multi-billion dollar settlement to resolve thousands…
No Deal: Auto workers strike against GM in contract dispute
Sep 16, 2019
By TOM KRISHER and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER DETROIT (AP) — More than 49,000 members of the United Auto Workers walked off General Motors factory floors or set up picket lines early Monday as contract talks with…
PG&E reaches $11B deal with California wildfire insurers
Sep 13, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric and a group of insurers announced Friday they reached an $11 billion settlement to cover most of the claims from wildfires in California in 2017 and 2018.…
18 years later, America vows to ‘never forget’ 9/11
Sep 11, 2019
By KAREN MATTHEWS and JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) — Americans commemorated 9/11 with solemn ceremonies and vows Wednesday to “never forget” 18 years after the deadliest terror attacks on American soil. A crowd of…
Share of uninsured Americans rises for 1st time in a decade
Sep 10, 2019
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans without health insurance edged up in 2018 — the first evidence from the government that coverage gains from President Barack Obama’s health…
Juul warned over claims e-cigarette safer than smoking
Sep 09, 2019
By MATTHEW PERRONE (AP) — Federal health authorities on Monday blasted vaping company Juul for illegally pitching its electronic cigarettes as a safer alternative to smoking and ordered the company to stop making unproven claims…