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Iowa defends immigration law that allows local officials to arrest people told to leave US 06/10/2024 03:46pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa defended its new immigration law on Monday and argued that the state's ability to file criminal charges against people did not infringe on federal authority over immigration because local officials would abide by all federal regulations. Lawyers for the U.S. Department AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Maine's state primaries 06/10/2024 03:22pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Maine voters already cast their votes for president, but they’re back at it on Tuesday for the state primary election. This time, voters will choose two nominees who will vie for a U.S. House seat that could be critical to determining which party wins the majority. When former The Latest | Election shifts the European Parliament further right 06/10/2024 02:47pm • Far-right parties made big gains in the European Parliament in election results that rattled the traditional powers and made French President Emmanuel Macron call snap legislative elections. Macron’s party suffered a heavy defeat from the far-right National Rally party, while in Germany support f In Wyoming, Bill Gates moves ahead with nuclear project aimed at revolutionizing power generation 06/10/2024 02:47pm • Bill Gates and his energy company are starting construction at their Wyoming site for a next-generation nuclear power plant he believes will “revolutionize” how power is generated. Gates was in the tiny community of Kemmerer Monday to break ground on the project. The co-founder of Microsoft is c Extended power outage that hit Puerto Rico angers and worries many during heat advisories 06/10/2024 02:28pm • COAMO, Puerto Rico (AP) — Towns in central and southern Puerto Rico are struggling to emerge from a prolonged power outage that forced authorities in the U.S. territory to activate an emergency response team on Monday and request food distribution to those in need. The outage occurred more than a Facebook owner Meta seeks to train AI model on European data as it faces privacy concerns 06/10/2024 02:00pm • LONDON (AP) — Meta wants to use data from users in privacy-conscious Europe to train its artificial intelligence models, the social media giant said Monday as it faces concerns about data protection while battling to keep up with rivals like OpenAI and Google. The company, which owns Facebook, Ins Sudan's notorious paramilitary group loots a main Darfur hospital, aid group says 06/10/2024 01:58pm • CAIRO (AP) — The notorious Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, fighting Sudan’s military for over a year, fired shots and looted a main hospital in the western region of Darfur, forcing its closure, an international aid group said. The RSF attacked the South Hospital in al-Fasher, the capit Liberal Judge Susan Crawford enters race for Wisconsin Supreme Court with majority at stake 06/10/2024 01:21pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A liberal judge who previously represented Planned Parenthood in a case related to abortion access entered the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday, with majority control of the battleground state's highest court on the line. Dane County Circuit Judge Susan Crawford laun College softball coaches worry the arrival of athlete pay could slow their sport's growth 06/10/2024 01:15pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma slugger Jocelyn Alo energized college softball two years ago on the way to becoming the career home run leader and the sport’s visibility has increased ever since. Six of the nine sessions at this year’s Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City set attendan Book Review: ‘Miss May Does Not Exist’ is an engaging study of enigmatic Hollywood figure Elaine May 06/10/2024 12:58pm • Groundbreaking comedian, writer and filmmaker Elaine May charted her own fearlessly original path in Hollywood and the theater world over the decades. Shunning the spotlight and reluctant to talk to reporters, her name might not be as well known as her comedy partner, Mike Nichols, but Carrie Courog A majority of Black Americans believe US institutions are conspiring against them, a Pew poll finds 06/10/2024 12:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Black Americans say they’ve experienced racial discrimination regularly or from time to time, which colors how they view U.S. institutions like policing, the political system and the media, according to a study on conspiracy theories. The study released Monday by the Pew R Protesters graffiti messages of Palestinian support outside the White House 06/10/2024 12:34pm • Cleanup is underway after graffiti and vandalism were left behind following a protest in D.C. outside the White House calling for a stop to U.S. support of Israel and a cease-fire in Gaza. Faded graffiti was seen smeared throughout Lafayette Park from Saturday's protest. "Unfortunately, the pa This NYC vet makes house calls. In 'Pets and the City,' she's penned a memoir full of tails 06/10/2024 12:09pm • NEW YORK (AP) — As a city kid, Amy Attas had big dreams of roaming the countryside, healing animals a la James Herriot's classic “All Creatures Great and Small.” How did it go? Well, the veterinarian made it from Queens to Manhattan, spending the last 32 years traversing the streets of her hom The UN says more than 10 million people in Sudan have now fled their homes as war continues 06/10/2024 12:04pm • GENEVA (AP) — The number of internally displaced people in Sudan has reached more than 10 million as war drives about a quarter of the population from their homes, the U.N. migration agency told The Associated Press on Monday. More than 2 million other people have been driven abroad, mostly to nei Academy Museum Gala picks starry honorees for its fall fundraiser 06/10/2024 12:00pm • Rita Moreno and Paul Mescal are getting together with Quentin Tarantino in October. It’s not for a movie (yet). All three are being honored at the glamorous Academy Museum Gala, the organization said Monday. The event is only in its fourth year but has established itself as a reliably impressive g