HANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- A lawsuit has been filed over California's decision to take over monitoring groundwater use in part of the fertile San Joaquin Valley under a landmark law aimed at protecting the vital resource. Read More

A congressman who represents California's north coast has sent a letter to federal regulators asking that they "urgently place" a senior official in the state to respond to tribal needs as wind power is developed offshore. Read More

NEWTON, Mass. (AP) -- Hall of Famer David Ortiz is committed to his post-career work like he was swinging a bat during his playing days. Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) -- BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen have bought parts made by a Chinese company sanctioned under a 2021 law for using forced labor, a Senate inquiry found, prompting lawmakers to call for stricter enforcement. Read More

Skyrocketing instances of antisemitism growing from anti-Israel protests across Canada have prompted a petition aiming to outlaw popular — and problematic — slogans heard at these rallies as hate speech.  Read More

University presidents around the country are scheduled to meet this week to vote on whether to accept a proposed settlement of an antitrust lawsuit that would cost the NCAA nearly $3 billion and create a landmark revenue-sharing system with college athletes. Read More

NEW YORK (AP) -- OpenAI says it plans to halt the use of one of its ChatGPT voices after some users said it sounded like Scarlett Johansson, who famously voiced a fictional, and at the time futuristic, AI assistant in the 2013 film "Her." Read More

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Minnesota lawmakers failed to pass a state Equal Rights Amendment that would have enshrined protections for abortion and LGBTQ+ rights in the state Constitution as the 2024 legislative session came to an acrimonious end. Read More

JERUSALEM (AP) -- The death of Iran's president is unlikely to lead to any immediate changes in Iran's ruling system or to its overarching policies, which are decided by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Read More

Ivan F. Boesky, the flamboyant stock trader whose cooperation with the government cracked open one of the largest insider trading scandals in the history of Wall Street, has died at the age of 87. Read More

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Xander Schauffele might have to watch the replay of his 6-foot putt to see how it dipped into the left side of the hole and looked as though it might spin out. When it comes to him winning the last two years, that's what usually happens. Read More

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's national airline ordered more than 100 new Airbus jets, a reflection of the kingdom's ambitious drive to lure more tourists. Read More

Knowledge advantage can save lives, win wars and avert disaster. At the Central Intelligence Agency, basic artificial intelligence _ machine learning and algorithms -- has long served that mission. Now, generative AI is joining the effort. Read More

NEW YORK (AP) -- The most powerful Democrat in Congress on banking and financial issues called for President Joe Biden to replace the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Monday, saying the agency is broken and there must be "fundamental changes at the FDIC." Read More

TOKYO (AP) -- Those who want to climb one of the most popular trails of the iconic Japanese Mount Fuji will now have to reserve ahead and pay a fee as the picturesque stratovolcano struggles with overtourism, littering and those who attempt rushed "bullet climbing," putting lives at risk. Read More

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by a Canadian-born former Guantanamo detainee who was seeking to wipe away his war crimes convictions, including for killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan. Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Monday declined, for now, to hear a challenge to a Maryland law banning certain semi-automatic firearms commonly referred to as assault weapons. Read More

CANNES, France (AP) -- Before a journalist has even lobbed a question, Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos spit out a string of overlapping answers. Read More

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) -- Six people were killed and dozens arrested following attacks on the residence of a close ally of President Felix Tshisekedi and the presidential palace, in what the country's military described as a foiled coup attempt. Read More

Red Lobster, the casual dining chain that won fans with inventions like popcorn shrimp and "endless" seafood deals, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Read More

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country's foreign minister and several other officials were found dead on Monday, hours after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region of the country's northwest, state media reported. Read More