Amy Grant reflects on new album, resisting labels and writing dark songs

LOS ANGELES (AP) – In the nearly 50 years she’s been working as a musician, Amy Grant has repeatedly resisted the labels others have sought to put on her. It’s difficult to overstate the influence the crossover Christian-pop artist had on culture – evangelical and otherwise – in the late 1980s and early ’90s.

Trump administration settles meatpacking antitrust case

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration has reached a proposed settlement in an antitrust case against a data-sharing company for the meatpacking industry that the federal government had accused of helping drive up grocery prices.

Canvas system used by thousands of schools is back online

A system that thousands of schools and universities use to support instruction was back online Friday after it went down during a cyberattack that created chaos as students tried to study for final exams.

Spiral galaxy's brilliant heart shines bright in a new picture from NASA's Webb telescope

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – A spiral galaxy’s brilliant heart outshines everything within sight in a new picture from NASA’s Webb Space Telescope.

Prosecutors seek to strip U.S. citizenship from diplomat-turned-Cuban spy

MIAMI (AP) – Federal prosecutors are seeking to revoke the U.S. citizenship of former U.S. Ambassador Manuel Rocha, the imprisoned former diplomat who served as a secret agent for Cuba dating back to the 1970s in one of the longest-running betrayals in the history of the foreign service.

Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats' redrawn US House maps

The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, delivering another major setback to the party in a nationwide battle against Republicans for an edge in this year’s midterm elections.

Alabama Republicans look to set new US House primaries if courts allow redistricting

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama lawmakers looking to take part in a national redistricting battle could vote Friday on a plan to alter the state’s congressional primaries if the courts allow Republican state officials to switch to a more advantageous U.S. House map ahead of the November midterm elections.

Deadly bear attack in Glacier National Park is the first in decades

WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) – The body of a missing hiker has been found in Glacier National Park in what authorities say appears to be the first deadly bear attack at the iconic Montana park since 1998.

Suspect in White House correspondents' dinner attack seeks recusal

WASHINGTON (AP) – A man charged with attacking the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is seeking to disqualify top Justice Department officials from direct involvement in prosecuting him because they could be considered victims or witnesses in the case, creating a potential conflict of interest.