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Ted Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber for years of attacks that killed 3, dies in prison at 81 06/10/2023 04:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician who retreated to a dingy shack in the Montana wilderness and ran a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died Saturday. He was 81. Branded the “Unabomber” by the FBI, Kaczynski Boris Johnson's career spanned dizzying heights and tumultuous lows 06/10/2023 09:06am • LONDON (AP) — He was the mayor who reveled in the glory of hosting the 2012 London Olympics, and the man who led the Conservatives to a whopping election victory on the back of his mission to “get Brexit done.” But Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister was marred by his handling of the coro As Biden visits renamed N.C. military base, DeSantis slams 'political correctness run amok' 06/10/2023 01:47am • FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden traveled to the recently renamed Fort Liberty in North Carolina on Friday to sign an executive order that aims to bolster job opportunities for military and veteran spouses whose careers are often disrupted by their loved ones' deployments. Less tha UN aid chief says Ukraine faces `hugely worse' humanitarian situation after the dam rupture 06/09/2023 09:38pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The humanitarian situation in Ukraine is “hugely worse” than before the Kakhovka dam collapsed, the U.N.'s top aid official warned Friday. Undersecretary-General Martin Griffiths said an “extraordinary” 700,000 people are in need of drinking water and warned that the Review: 'Flamin' Hot' tells inspiring (true?) tale of underdog Frito-Lay janitor 06/09/2023 03:21pm • Jesse Garcia stars in the new movie "Flamin' Hot." (Emily Aragones/Searchlight Pictures) Call it superhero fatigue or multiverse exhaustion, but lately, I have been drawn to inspiring, true stories about the making of real-life products because they ironically feel less packaged than blockbu Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 06/09/2023 01:32pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov US announces new $2.1 billion package of military aid to Ukraine 06/09/2023 11:18am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon announced Friday that it will provide an additional $2.1 billion in long-term weapons aid for Ukraine. The new assistance package will include funding for more Patriot missile battery munitions, Hawk air defense systems and missiles, and small Puma drones that can be Speaker McCarthy eyes new commission to tackle nation's debt, but many Democrats are wary 06/09/2023 12:30am • WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is studying the history books and considering the appointment of a mix of lawmakers and business leaders as he lays the groundwork for a new commission to tackle the nation's growing debt. McCarthy is fresh off his biggest political victory since beco Louisiana governor says he intends to veto anti-LGBTQ+ bills including ban on gender-affirming care 06/08/2023 09:57pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, said Thursday he intends to veto a package of bills passed by the GOP-dominated legislature that targets the LGBTQ+ community, including a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors and the state's version of a “Don't The Best Quintile 2 Dividend Stocks to Buy 06/08/2023 08:00pm • The higher the U.S. stock market goes, the more important stock selection becomes for investors. The environment can be more difficult for dividend investors, as rising interest rates make fixed income alternatives more attractive. One way for investors to historically identify the best-performing l GameStop, Oxford Industries fall; Greif, Graham rise, Thursday, 6/8/2023 06/08/2023 04:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial prices changes on Wall Street Thursday: GameStop Corp., down $4.67 to $21.44. The video game retailer fired CEO Matt Furlong and named Ryan Cohen executive chairman. Greif Inc., up $5.82 to $70.04. The industrial packaging company repor Ruff day in court: Supreme Court sides with Jack Daniel's in dispute with makers of dog toy 06/08/2023 03:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday gave whiskey maker Jack Daniel's reason to raise a glass, handing the company a new chance to win a trademark dispute with the makers of the Bad Spaniels dog toy. In announcing the decision for a unanimous court, Justice Elena Kagan was in an unusual Swarbrick to step down as Notre Dame's AD next year; NBC Sports' Peter Bevacqua will take over 06/08/2023 03:21pm • SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jack Swarbrick will step down as Notre Dame’s athletic director next year after a 16-year run in which he helped the school maintain the football program's independent status amid unprecedented realignment by some of the top conferences in the nation. Notre Dame announced Lionel Messi picks MLS's Inter Miami in a move that stuns soccer after exit from Paris Saint-Germain 06/07/2023 11:37pm • MIAMI (AP) — Lionel Messi has pulled off his latest stunning feat: He is headed to Major League Soccer and joining Inter Miami. After months — years, even — of speculation, Messi on Wednesday finally revealed his decision to join a Miami franchise that has been led by another global soccer ico GOP conservatives shutter House to protest McCarthy-Biden debt deal, setting up next budget brawl 06/07/2023 10:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — In fallout from the debt ceiling deal, Speaker Kevin McCarthy is suddenly confronting a new threat to his power as angry hard-right conservatives bring the House chamber to a halt, reviving their displeasure over the compromise struck with President Joe Biden and demanding deeper