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8 homeless moms in San Francisco struggled for help. Now, they're learning to advocate for others 06/29/2024 01:05am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — They know chronic back pain from couch surfing while pregnant. They tuck their children in at bedtime in the backs of cars and under bridges. Once their kids are asleep, and only then, do they let themselves cry. Since January, a group of eight San Francisco mothers have met r Bolivia’s leader says the general accused of leading failed coup wanted to 'take over' as president 06/29/2024 12:01am • LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian President Luis Arce said Friday a former general planned to “take over” the government and become president in a failed coup, and he denied that the Andean nation was in an economic crisis. In an interview with The Associated Press, the embattled leader denied o Families say those detained in Bolivia failed coup were tricked. President says it's not his problem 06/28/2024 10:56pm • LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The death threats came rolling in shortly after Gimena Silva’s husband was detained on accusations that he took part in a failed coup in Bolivia. “They call us, they say that if we do anything, say anything, they’re going to disappear us. They threaten not just us, but Minivan slams into a Long Island nail salon, killing 4 and injuring 9, official says 06/28/2024 10:55pm • A minivan slammed into a Long Island nail salon Friday, killing four and injuring nine people inside the business at the time, a Suffolk County fire official said. The vehicle came to a stop at the back of the Hawaii Nail & Spa store in Deer Park about 4:40 p.m. “There were people trapped," as Judge partially ends court oversight of migrant children, chipping away at 27-year arrangement 06/28/2024 10:35pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Friday approved the Biden administration’s request to partially end a nearly three-decade-old agreement to provide court oversight of how the government cares for migrant children in its custody. U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee ruled that special court supervi 4 Missouri prison guards charged with murder, and a fifth with manslaughter, in death of Black man 06/28/2024 10:22pm • COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Four Missouri prison guards were charged Friday with murder, and a fifth with accessory to involuntary manslaughter, in the December death of a Black man who was pepper sprayed, had his face covered with a mask and was left in a position that caused him to suffocate while in c Mongolia's governing party wins only a slim majority in parliamentary election, early results show 06/28/2024 08:56pm • ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Mongolia's governing party won parliamentary elections Friday but by only a slim margin as the opposition made major gains, according to tallies by the party and news media based on near-complete results. Preliminary results released early Saturday indicated the govern Missouri governor vetoes school safety initiative to fund gun-detection surveillance systems 06/28/2024 07:17pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson vetoed funding Friday for a school safety initiative that would have used video surveillance software to detect guns, becoming the second governor in as many months to balk at implementing the technology. The Republican governor's rejection of NASA astronauts will stay at the space station longer for more troubleshooting of Boeing capsule 06/28/2024 06:26pm • Two NASA astronauts will stay longer at the International Space Station as engineers troubleshoot problems on Boeing’s new space capsule that cropped up on the trip there. NASA on Friday did not set a return date until testing on the ground was complete and said the astronauts were safe. “We’ Prince George’s Co. prompts lawsuit over impending 'temporary reallocation' of firefighters 06/28/2024 05:39pm • A fire broke out at a home near FedEx Field on Friday, minutes before Prince George’s County Fire officials were supposed to gather in Capitol Heights to give an update on a staffing plan that calls for the relocation of some firefighters — a move that has some municipalities going to court. Why NASA astronauts are delayed at the space station after Boeing Starliner launch 06/28/2024 05:14pm • NEW YORK (AP) — When two veteran NASA astronauts blasted off on a test drive of Boeing's new capsule, they expected to head home from the International Space Station in a week or so. It's now three weeks and counting for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams as NASA and Boeing troubleshoot equipment pro Polls close in Iran presidential election held after hard-liner's death and as Mideast tensions rise 06/28/2024 05:13pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranians voted on Friday in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, with the race's sole reformist candidate vowing to seek “friendly relations” with the West in an effort to energize supporters in a vote beset by apathy. Voters The Latest | ‘Carry your son and run’: Gaza families describe fleeing Rafah under Israeli fire 06/28/2024 04:56pm • Displaced Palestinian families in Gaza's south have fled what they said was intensifying Israeli fire in northern areas of Rafah to seek shelter elsewhere, describing a chaotic night as the sounds of fighting drew closer and prompted the difficult decision to evacuate. “Just carry your son and ru Chevron takeaways: Supreme Court ruling removes frequently used tool from federal regulators 06/28/2024 04:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal rules that impact virtually every aspect of everyday life, from the food we eat and the cars we drive to the air we breathe, could be at risk after a wide-ranging Supreme Court ruling Friday. The court rejected a 40-year-old legal doctrine colloquially known as Chevron, e Homeless families to be barred from sleeping overnight at Logan International Airport 06/28/2024 04:31pm • BOSTON (AP) — Homeless families and individuals will be barred from sleeping overnight at Logan International Airport in Boston beginning July 9, state officials said Friday. The state has made efforts to open more overflow shelter beds for homeless families, including many newly-arrived migrants