WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic lawmakers joined scores of scientists, health and environmental officials and environmental activists Tuesday in denouncing an industry-backed proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency that could limit dramatically what kind of science the agency considers …

HOCKESSIN, Del. (AP) — The Latest on the aftermath of a deadly riot at a Delaware prison (all times local):11:15 a.m.While Delaware officials have made progress on many of the recommendations in a final report on a deadly inmate riot last year, Gov. John Carney says understaffing and …

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian prosecutors are pushing to question U.S. intelligence agents and a former ambassador to Moscow in their investigation of an influential foe of Vladimir Putin.The general prosecutor's office made the announcement Tuesday in the wake of Putin's summit Monday with U.S. …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on Ohio's plan to execute a killer for a 1985 slaying (all times local):11:15 a.m.A condemned Ohio killer has arrived at the state death house a day ahead of his scheduled execution.The Department of Rehabilitation and Correction transported inmate Robert …

BERLIN (AP) — A Dutch company that presented the world's first lab-grown beef burger five years ago said Tuesday it has received funding to pursue its plans to make and sell artificially grown meat to restaurants from 2021.Mosa Meat said it raised 7.5 million euros ($8.8 million), mainly …

SAO PAULO (AP) — He's tweeting about the politics of the day. He's offered commentary on the World Cup. And he's leading polls for October's presidential election.Yes, he's still in jail.Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva — universally known as Lula — has not …

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Without ever mentioning President Donald Trump by name, former U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday took aim at "strongman politics" in his highest-profile speech since leaving office, urging people around the world to respect human rights and other values now under …

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — A Canadian firm operating a high-speed ferry between Maine and Nova Scotia says it will spend $3 million to improve a proposed new base in Bar Harbor.The town received the 15-page proposal to relocate The CAT from Portland to Bar Harbor last week. The Bangor Daily …

HOUSTON (AP) — Sheriff's deputies in Houston acting on a tip from a caller Tuesday arrested a suspected serial killer linked to the deaths of three people.The caller spotted a Nissan Sentra that authorities had earlier said was being driven by Jose Gilberto Rodriguez, 46, wanted in …

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A candidate running for a seat in Pakistan's parliament from former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's political party escaped an assassination attempt in eastern Punjab province, police said Tuesday.Local police official Mohammad Afzal said that Sheikh Aftab Ahmed, who served …

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Officials in central Poland have halted improvements at a city park after archeologists found possibly tens of thousands of remains at the site of an old Evangelical cemetery that were supposed to have been exhumed and moved in the 1950s.A playground, an open-air gym …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say two planes carrying more than 250 passengers made emergency landings at Kansas City International Airport.Kansas City Aviation Department spokesman Joe McBride says the first emergency landing happened around 4:30 p.m. Monday after crews on Delta Air …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's semi-annual testimony to Congress on Tuesday (all times local):___10:45 a.m.Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell did not specifically answer a question about what might happen to the U.S. economy in a trade war with …

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Latest on former U.S. President Barack Obama's speech in South Africa (all times local):5 p.m.Former U.S. President Barack Obama is taking aim at the "utter loss of shame among political leaders when they're caught in a lie and they just double down and lie some …

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Obama notes 'utter loss of shame among political leaders when they're caught in a lie and they just double down'

HOCKESSIN, Del. (AP) — Delaware officials are touting progress in prison reform efforts following a deadly inmate riot last year, but they acknowledge that reducing mandatory overtime for correctional officers at the state's understaffed maximum-security prison remains a challenge.Officials …

LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in northern England are facing a ban on using garden hoses or sprinklers amid one of the longest spells of hot, dry weather in years.The United Utilities water company said the temporary ban, which affects seven million domestic customers in northwestern …

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Defense Ministry says it's ready to boost cooperation with the U.S. military in Syria, following talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.The ministry said in a statement Tuesday that it's ready for "practical implementation" of …

UNION CITY, N.J. (AP) — A fifth child has died from injuries sustained in a New Jersey house fire last week.The Hudson County prosecutor's office announced Tuesday that 4-year-old Shamira Lopez has died.Officials have previously said that Friday morning's fire at a three-story home in Union …

MOSCOW (AP) — For Vladimir Putin, holding a summit with Donald Trump was a victory in itself.While the U.S. leader went home to widespread criticism after their Monday meeting, the Russian president came home to universal praise in Moscow — even though there were no major …