Newsom’s green budget has something for everyone - even bees
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amid a drought that followed a year of historic wildfires exacerbated by a warming planet, California’s governor on Friday proposed...
$11B for transit would aid bullet train, move Olympic crowds
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday proposed spending an additional $11 billion on transportation improvements, much of it for a tro...
City where Daunte Wright shot to vote on policing changes
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Leaders in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April are expected to ...
Oklahoma governor booted from Tulsa Race Massacre commission
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The commission formed to observe the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre announced Friday that it had booted Oklahoma Gov...
Kemp extends Georgia gas tax waiver due to pipeline outage
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday ordered that state taxes on motor fuels remain suspended for another week to offset higher prices aft...
Biden meets DACA recipients in immigration overhaul push
President Joe Biden met Friday with six immigrants who benefited from an Obama-era policy that protected those brought to the U.S. illegally as childr...
Granholm: Normal service at gas pump likely by late Sunday
WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says the nation is “over the hump” on gas shortages following a ransomware cyberattack that force...
Biden cancels Trump’s planned ‘Garden of American Heroes’
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday put the kibosh on his predecessor's planned “National Garden of American Heroes" and revoked former Preside...
Review of leases requested after report of unused building
BISMARCK, N.D. — A North Dakota state lawmaker said Friday that a news report about expensive but unused office space underscores the need for a revie...
Cuba rolls out mass vaccines while awaiting study results
HAVANA — The jab didn't even hurt, and Mabel Aguilera figures it may finally let her see granddaughters on the other side of Cuba who she hasn't glimp...
Stocks close higher with help from tech, still down for week
Stocks closed higher for the second day in a row but still ended with a weekly loss after three sizable drops earlier in the week. The S&P 500 add...
Internet gambling still strong in NJ even with casinos open
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Internet gambling continued its strong performance in New Jersey in April, even with Atlantic City's nine casinos open for busin...
Flames engulf cargo ship’s remains off US coast; no injuries
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Fire burned Friday inside the remains of an overturned cargo ship being dismantled along the Georgia coast.
Gaetz associate agrees to cooperate in federal investigation
WASHINGTON — A Florida politician who emerged as a central figure in the federal investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz has agreed to cooperate with feder...
San Francisco streetcars are back but no cable cars yet
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco’s iconic cable cars remain sidelined by the coronavirus pandemic but officials said Friday the city’s historic streetcar...
California budget has $35 million for basic income programs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to use a sliver of the state's massive budget surplus to give poor people money each month wit...
Ramadan drives donations, memberships to giving circles
Sahina Islam can still recall the day when she heard an elderly Pakistani couple got kicked out of their New York City home by their son-in-law and we...
PWHPA forging ahead without NHL backing of women’s hockey
The Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association is forging ahead with its bid to establish an economically sustainable professional league in Nor...
Deaths rise as Palestinians flee Israeli fire in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinians grabbed their children and belongings and fled neighborhoods on the outskirts of Gaza City on Friday as Israel un...
Palestinians: 6 killed by Israeli army fire in West Bank
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinian health officials say six Palestinians were killed by Israeli army fire in the West Bank on Friday.
Dump Trump? Kicking him off NYC golf course may not be easy
NEW YORK — Donald Trump has a rich history of fighting back when he’s down and making others pay, and that's exactly how he intends to deal with New Y...
‘Foot soldiers’ of Birmingham to BLM: ‘Keep on keeping on’
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Charles Avery had barely started marching when police arrested him, forced him into a police vehicle and took him to jail for parti...
Palestinians flee as Israeli artillery pounds northern Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinian families grabbed their children and belongings and fled neighborhoods on the outskirts of Gaza City on Friday as I...
Honda returns to quarterly profit despite pandemic damage
TOKYO — Honda swung into the black in January-March, recording a 213 billion yen ($2 billion) profit despite the lingering impact of the pandemic.
Israeli tanks pound Gaza ahead of possible ground incursion
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli artillery pounded northern Gaza early Friday in an attempt to destroy a vast network of militant tunnels inside the te...
Asian stocks climb after Wall Street rebound led by Big Tech
BANGKOK — Asian shares rose Friday after Wall Street put the brakes on a three-day losing streak with a broad stock market rally powered by Big Tech c...
Power restored in Taiwan after rolling blackouts
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Power has been restored to millions of people in Taiwan after an equipment failure at a power plant set off rolling blackouts across ...
Police: 9 wounded in Providence, Rhode Island, shooting
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Nine people were wounded Thursday evening in Rhode Island's capital in what police there believe to be the largest shooting in city...
Colorado speedway program aims to curb illegal street racing
MORRISON, Colo. — Frustrated by an increase in dangerous street racing amid the pandemic, Denver police have deployed the department's helicopter to t...
Israel threatens Gaza ground invasion despite truce efforts
JERUSALEM — Israel on Thursday said it was massing troops along the Gaza frontier and calling up 9,000 reservists ahead of a possible ground invasion ...