Hello! Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up today in Virginia. Questions about today’s coverage plans are welcome, and should be directed to the Richmond bureau at 804-643-6646 or aprichmond@ap.org. A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories … Continue reading
GROOT MARICO, South Africa (AP) — “Is that a rain cloud, or am I imagining things?” asks Jana du Plessis, speaking Afrikaans. “I’d be thrilled if it is,” says her husband, Riaan du Plessis, with a joyless laugh. The flimsy white clouds drifting above this South African farm are not enough to bring relief, or … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders secured the endorsement of the 200,000-member American Postal Workers Union on Thursday, marking the largest labor union to back his Democratic presidential campaign. The union’s decision gives Sanders more organizational strength and a boost heading into the second Democratic debate in Iowa on Saturday. It comes as the … Continue reading
SINJAR, Iraq (AP) — Supported by U.S.-led airstrikes, Kurdish Iraqi troops on Thursday seized part of a highway that is used as a vital supply line for the Islamic State group, a key initial step in a major offensive to retake the strategic town of Sinjar from the militants. The town was overrun by the … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ben Carson has called for harsh criminal penalties for health care fraud, but the Republican presidential candidate and his wife also have kept millions invested with a close friend who admitted defrauding insurance companies, according to an Associated Press review. Pittsburgh dentist Alfonso A. Costa pleaded guilty to a felony count of … Continue reading
HELSINKI (AP) — After the smartphone and fitness bracelet, here comes the smart ring. And the smart pacifier, and smart rollator. “Wellness” computers that monitor your pulse, temperature and other health indicators are becoming increasingly sophisticated and varied to cover every aspect — and age — of human life. Some products, like the ring by … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are skidding Thursday, weighed down by weakness in mining and energy companies as commodities prices fall. Stocks are heading for their sixth drop in seven days. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average sank 159 points, or 1 percent, to 17,532 as of 1:25 p.m. The Standard & Poor’s … Continue reading
MOSCOW (AP) — Details of a new Russian submarine-launched nuclear torpedo have been shown on state-controlled TV, a secret the Kremlin said should never have been aired. Some observers, however, saw it as a deliberate leak. The airing of the video on television channels under tight Kremlin control raised suspicions that it was done intentionally … Continue reading
Hello! Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up today in Virginia. Questions about today’s coverage plans are welcome, and should be directed to the Richmond bureau at 804-643-6646 or aprichmond@ap.org. A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Comcast is further expanding its Internet data caps to new markets in 5 Southern states. The cable company is rolling out more caps as the Internet becomes an increasingly popular way to watch TV. Streaming video eats up more data than surfing the Internet and reading email. Comcast this year became … Continue reading
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The election of a conservative outsider as Kentucky governor has given Republicans a laboratory to show the rest of the country how they’d replace President Barack Obama’s health care law. Three years into a coverage expansion that has brought the share of uninsured Americans to historically low levels, Matt Bevin’s … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite White House objections, the Senate voted for a resolution Wednesday to scrap new federal rules to protect smaller streams, tributaries and wetlands from development and pollution. Senators voted 53-44 in favor of a “resolution of disapproval,” a measure that would void the regulations if also passed by the House and signed … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans of superhero shows based in the DC Comics universe like “The Flash,” ”Arrow” and “Gotham” might have to wait a lot longer for past seasons’ episodes to come to Netflix and Hulu. Jeff Bewkes, the chief executive of DC-owner Time Warner Inc., told analysts on a conference call Wednesday that … Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approved a $310 million bond for affordable housing this week, acknowledging all is not well in the city marked by skyrocketing rents driven by high-paid tech workers. But except for the bond, the election did little to clarify the direction San Francisco will head concerning its … Continue reading
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio said Wednesday he’ll release in the next few weeks all of the statements detailing his use of an American Express card he shared with the Republican Party of Florida. Rubio, a former speaker of the Florida House, had the party-issued card from February 2005 to … Continue reading
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