Woman dies after falling into uncovered maintenance hole in New York City

NEW YORK (AP) – A 56-year-old woman fell into an open maintenance hole on a busy New York City street and died, police and utility officials said as they investigated how it could have happened.

South Carolina Republicans press toward House vote on congressional redistricting plan

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Republicans in the South Carolina House cast aside Democratic suggestions and objections Tuesday as they worked toward a key vote on a congressional redistricting plan that could give the GOP a shot at winning an additional seat in the November midterm elections.

Movie Review: 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu' makes a clumsy big-screen debut

It’s been nearly seven years since there was a new “Star Wars” movie released in theaters and there are lots of ways to do it. “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,” a disjointed off-ramp that lacks the scale and ambition of its sisters, fails the task. As the Mandalorians might say, this is not the way.

Affordable Care Act enrollment projected to plunge by 5 million as costs spike

NEW YORK (AP) – Nationwide enrollment in the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace could plummet by nearly 5 million people this year, shrinking the number of participants in the program by more than 20%, according to a new analysis from the healthcare research nonprofit KFF.

Google announces slew of AI advances, including personal AI assistant coming soon

Google will soon unleash a wealth of new artificial intelligence-powered tools and systems, including an AI assistant that will help users by proactively performing tasks on their behalf.

Judge bans arrests by federal agents in immigration courts in New York

NEW YORK (AP) – Federal agents can no longer make arrests without exceptional circumstances in and around three Manhattan buildings where immigration proceedings occur, a judge ruled.

Hearings to focus on why a UPS cargo plane engine fell off

Federal safety investigators will hold hearings this week examining why the engine flew off a UPS cargo plane last year, causing a crash that killed 15 people, and why Boeing didn’t address the underlying flaw sooner.

Timeline of recent US-Cuba relations amid heightened tension

WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States began ratcheting up pressure on communist-controlled Cuba after the military action in Venezuela early this year resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro.

17,000 under evacuation orders as Southern California wildfire threatens homes

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) – More than 17,000 people were under evacuation orders in Southern California on Tuesday as a wildfire threatened suburban homes.