Brendan Farrington, a veteran news reporter who covered Florida politics, hurricanes and quirkiness for The Associated Press for more than 25 years, has died. He was 60. Farrington died Friday at his home in Tallahassee following a brief illness, said Steve Schale, a close friend of the family. Based in the state capital, he was regarded as well-sourced, fair and kind, with a good sense of humor. He also was a big sports fan who boasted of having visited every major league ballpark. Many him a...

NEW YORK (AP) — Reporters from three major news organizations — CNN, MS NOW and Politico — were denied access to the White House on Saturday morning, with reporters from the two cable networks both going live to report they’d been barred following a ban imposed by President Donald Trump. The actions escalated Trump’s long-running efforts in administrative action — and sometimes in the courts — to restrict news coverage by journalists he finds objectionable, and is the latest test...

ROME (AP) — Italian health authorities see evidence that rising temperatures and longer warm seasons are helping mosquitoes spread West Nile virus across a wider area, during more months of the year. More than 650 infections have been reported in Italy so far this year, accounting for roughly half of all cases recorded in Europe, according to local health authorities. “Higher temperatures linked to climate change help mosquitoes reproduce and extend the transmission season, increasing the...