MATT SEDENSKY

National writer

Sedensky is a national writer for The Associated Press.

Founder of far-right Catholic site resigns over breach of its morality clause, group says

The founder of a far-right, unofficial Catholic media group has resigned for an unspecified violation of the organization’s morality clause, the group said in a statement.

In the shadow of loss, a mother’s long search for happiness

After losing her daughter in a shooting at a Colorado movie theater in 2012, Sandy Phillips was determined to help others grieving as deeply as she was.

US will regulate nursing home staffing for first time, but proposal lower than many advocates hoped

An association that lobbies for health care facilities says President Joe Biden’s decision to require nursing homes to comply with federal rules on staffing levels will cost them billions of dollars.

They were alone in a fight to survive. Maui residents had moments to make life-or-death choices

As the Maui wildfire approached, residents of Lahaina had moments to make decisions that would determine whether they lived or died.

As flames swallowed Maui, survivors made harrowing escapes

Harrowing stories of survival are spreading from those who fled Maui’s voracious fires. At least 55 people have been killed in the blazes; thousands of others are telling of narrow escapes.

New York, city of Trump’s dreams, delivers his comeuppance

Donald Trump is due to return to the city that put him on the map, but which long ago rejected him. Queens-born Trump faces charges from a grand jury in Manhattan, the place he long has viewed as center of the world, where he built his business empire and spent the vast majority of his life.

In nursing homes, impoverished live final days on pennies

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — New pants to replace Alex Morisey’s tattered khakis will have to wait. There’s no cash left for sugar-free cookies either.

In nursing homes, impoverished live final days on pennies

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — New pants to replace Alex Morisey’s tattered khakis will have to wait. There’s no cash left for sugar-free cookies either.

In 67 minutes of video, brutality followed by nonchalance

The 67 minutes of body camera and surveillance footage released in the death of a Memphis man at the hands of police give a glimpse of a harrowing night that oscillates between brutality and nonchalance.

As Brazil reels from riots, Bolsonaro finds home in Florida

As Brazil reels from mobs of rioters swarming its seats of power, its former leader has decamped to a Florida resort, where droves of supporters flocked to cheer on their ousted president.

Arizona farm gives refuge from pain, for man and beast alike

CORNVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — The leader has the name of her dead baby spelled out in beads on her left wrist, and standing before her is a mother so grief-choked by her young son’s death that she flips on her side at one point in this creekside yoga class and sobs.

Older people left out as UN speeches repeatedly invoke young

As war, climate change and inequality have consumed much of the U.N. General Assembly, world leaders have largely left out mention of the planet’s aging population.

Regional fights take stage at UN where Ukraine has dominated

Two of the world’s most persistent conflicts have punctuated debate at the United Nations. That’s a deviation for the annual gathering of world leaders that has been dominated by the war in Ukraine.

Japan to loosen travel restrictions imposed during pandemic

Japan’s prime minister has announced that his nation’s strict border restrictions will be loosened next month.

Trudeau: Russia ‘failing and flailing’ in Ukraine war

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Russia’s partial military mobilization is a sign it is “failing and flailing” in its invasion of Ukraine.

Shaped by war, Bosnian leader chides UN inaction on Ukraine

Bosnia’s leader is decrying the failure of the United Nations to prevent war in Ukraine. He says it’s a chilling repeat of his country’s own brutal conflict three decades ago.

Philippines leader: Rich countries have put poorest at risk

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is telling leaders gathered at the United Nations that the world’s richest people have put its poorest at risk.

On sidelines of UN, a push for China’s abuses to be punished

Diplomats and human rights advocates speaking on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly are calling for forceful action on China’s alleged persecution of ethnic minorities.

Deal on Capitol Hill could ease seniors’ health costs

Some older Americans are cheering news of a deal on Capitol Hill that could lead to lower drug costs.

‘We’ve done our part': End of Roe brings answer to prayer

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — There is a prayer Tanya Britton has said in the hazy first moments of morning and in the stillness of the night.

Abortion foes, accustomed to small wins, ready for a big one

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For tens of millions of Americans who see abortion as wrong, it’s gone this way for a half-century: One woman swayed to reconsider as dozens of others follow through.

Abortion foes, accustomed to small wins, ready for a big one

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The first of them arrived outside the clinic past 4 a.m., before a steady rain fell and a scalding sun rose, and all along, they had prayed for a moment like this.

‘Like every other day': 10 lives lost on a trip to the store

The 10 people shot and killed in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, were caregivers and protectors and helpers.

Nursing home care, funding system need overhaul, report says

A major report says American nursing home residents are subjected to ineffective care and poor staffing, and that facility finances are shrouded in secrecy and regulatory lapses go unenforced.

70 minutes at Astroworld: A countdown to catastrophe

Anticipation had been building for hours, but never more than now, as the red numerals on the countdown clock disappeared and the first synthesized notes vibrated.

Ghost towns: Nursing home staffing falls amid pandemic

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — When Natalie Walters arrived at her father’s nursing home, the parking lot was nearly empty and, inside, the elevator made no stops.

Nursing home staffing falls as patients plead for help

NEW YORK (AP) — One in three U.S. nursing homes has fewer nurses and aides than before the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the truth of a profit-driven industry with too few caring for society’s most vulnerable.

AP-NORC poll: Virus fears linger for vaccinated older adults

A new survey finds that vaccinated older adults are far more worried about COVID-19 than the unvaccinated are.

Ida deals new blow to Louisiana schools struggling to reopen

Louisiana students were just getting back to class after a year and a half of COVID-19 disruptions when Hurricane Ida struck. Now many of them are missing school again.

Ida deals new blow to Louisiana schools struggling to reopen

LULING, La. (AP) — Tara Williams’ three little boys run shirtless, because most of their clothes were swept away, and they stack milk crates beneath a blazing sun because their toys are all gone too.