New Orleans Catholic Church denies ousting food bank leaders for failing to finance abuse payouts
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The archbishop of New Orleans’ Catholic Church denies he ousted top leadership at a church-affiliated food bank in Louisiana for refusing to redirect millions of dollars to support clergy sexual abuse settlements, according
Minnesota House Democratic and GOP leaders reach power-sharing agreement to end partisan stalemate
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democratic and Republican leaders of the Minnesota House reached a power-sharing agreement Wednesday night to end a three-week stalemate that the state’s chief justice said left the chamber “completely dysfunctional.” Details of
‘Wicked’ star Cynthia Erivo is feted as Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Screaming fans lined the streets in frigid conditions Wednesday to catch a glimpse of Cynthia Erivo, the “Wicked” star who is being celebrated as Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman of the Year.
Oregon jury finds truck driver guilty of manslaughter in interstate crash that killed 7 farmworkers
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon jury on Wednesday found a truck driver guilty of manslaughter in a collision on Interstate 5 that killed seven farmworkers in 2023 in one of the state’s deadliest highway crashes. Lincoln
In their own words: What Trump said about Gaza and how top administration officials contradicted him
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Trump administration voices on Wednesday contradicted some of the comments the president made a day earlier about the U.S. taking long-term control of war-shattered Gaza, the possibility of sending in American troops and
The heist of 100,000 eggs in Pennsylvania becomes a whodunit that police have yet to crack
ANTRIM TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — The heist of 100,000 eggs from the back of a trailer in Pennsylvania has become a whodunit that police have yet to crack. Four days after the theft that law enforcement say
Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cows
Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has spread in U.S. herds since last year, Agriculture Department officials said Wednesday. The detection indicates that
Google scraps its diversity hiring goals as it complies with Trump’s new government contractor rules
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is scrapping some of its diversity hiring targets, joining a lengthening list of U.S. companies that have abandoned or scaled back their diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The move, which was outlined
State Dept says US government vessels can now transit Panama Canal without fees
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of State said on Wednesday American government vessels can now transit the Panama Canal without charge fees. “The government of Panama has agreed to no longer charge fees
Trump’s ban on transgender sports may be difficult to enforce
By Jessica DiNapoli and Julia Harte NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting transgender women and girls from playing in female sports offers little guidance on enforcing the ban beyond looking into the “best
