Kentucky mom pleads guilty to fatally shooting her 2 sons
SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky woman has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting her two young sons last year. News outlets report that Tiffanie…
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Mexican police capture a suspect in a 2016 Illinois murder
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Police in Mexico have captured a man suspected of strangling an Illinois attorney to death in 2016. The U.S. Marshals…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania high court gives voters provisional option if their mail ballots get rejected
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court has ruled people whose mail ballots are rejected for not following technical…
Continue ReadingIsrael accuses 6 Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza of being Palestinian militants
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli army has accused six Al Jazeera journalists covering the war in Gaza of also being current or former paid…
Continue ReadingCalifornia man charged with using ‘weapon of mass destruction’ in courthouse explosion
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man is facing new federal charges after being arrested in a courthouse bomb attack that injured…
Continue ReadingSweeping blackouts in Cuba raise the question: Why has the island’s solar buildout been so slow?
Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s large-scale blackouts that left 10 million people without power this month may not have happened if the…
Continue ReadingBefore Taylor Swift show in New Orleans, a homeless encampment is forced to move
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In anticipation of three Taylor Swift concerts, which could draw around 150,000 visitors to New Orleans’…
Continue ReadingHarris to give her campaign’s closing argument at the Ellipse, where Trump helped spark Capitol riot
Associated Press ASTON, Pa. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to lay out her campaign’s closing argument by returning to the site near…
Continue ReadingRudy Giuliani is ordered to turn over assets to 2 Georgia election workers. How will that work?
Associated Press Rudy Giuliani has been ordered to turn over his Manhattan apartment, luxury watches and a Mercedes to two Georgia election workers…
Continue ReadingRon Ely, TV’s ‘Tarzan’ in the 1960s, dies at 86
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ron Ely, the tall, musclebound actor who played the title character in the 1960s NBC series…
Continue ReadingFlorida teachers unions head to trial over anti-union law
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s teachers unions are heading back to court in a federal lawsuit challenging…
Continue ReadingAngelenos mourn Mexican-born pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, who starred for the Dodgers in the 1980s
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julia Mendez carefully positioned three candles in a row under a sign welcoming fans to Dodger Stadium. Then…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina government calculates Hurricane Helene damages, needs at least $53B
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The catastrophic flooding and destruction caused by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina likely caused…
Continue ReadingA Venezuelan media tycoon is charged in a bribery conspiracy in Florida
MIAMI (AP) — A Venezuelan media tycoon has been charged in federal court in Florida for what authorities say was his role in laundering money in a…
Continue ReadingEx-St. Louis prosecutor admits she misused public funds and avoids criminal charges
Associated Press Federal authorities say a former St. Louis prosecutor admitted to misusing thousands of dollars in public funds to pay herself back,…
Continue Reading50 years after Philadelphia halted prison medical testing, families seek reparations
Legal Affairs Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Fifty years ago, Philadelphia prison officials ended a medical testing program that had allowed a…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia jail withheld insulin from a diabetic inmate who died, lawsuit says
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The family of a former Philadelphia jail inmate is suing the institution, saying officials there caused the death of a diabetic…
Continue ReadingGeorgia officer fatally shoots a man police say raised a gun during his arrest
CHAMBLEE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia officer shot and killed a man who authorities say raised a handgun during his arrest near Atlanta. The Lawrenceville…
Continue ReadingMolotov cocktail explodes in a Chilean high school, injuring at least 35
Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Authorities say a homemade firebomb has exploded inside a public high school in Chile and ignited a blaze…
Continue ReadingMLB’s League Championship Series averaged 5.35 million viewers, its most-viewed since 2017
AP Sports Writer Major League Baseball’s postseason goes into its dream World Series matchup with its most-watched League Championship Series…
Continue ReadingFederal appeals panel says suspended lawyer Michael Avenatti should be resentenced
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A federal appeals panel has vacated a 14-year sentence for suspended lawyer Michael Avenatti, who rose to fame representing…
Continue ReadingBad state data may misdirect nearly $1 billion in federal funds to replace lead pipes
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency didn’t ensure that states submitted accurate estimates of the number of…
Continue ReadingApple and Goldman Sachs must pay $89 million for mishandling Apple Card transactions, CFPB orders
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A federal regulator on Wednesday ordered Apple and Goldman Sachs to pay a combined $89 million for deceiving…
Continue ReadingGrand Teton grizzly bear No. 399 that delighted visitors for decades is killed by vehicle in Wyoming
Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A famous grizzly bear beloved for decades by countless tourists, biologists and professional wildlife…
Continue ReadingNo amends for Joost Klein: Dutch go back to Eurovision Song Contest but singer declines to rejoin
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands will join the next Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland. But it will be without…
Continue ReadingConnecticut firefighter died after vehicle rolled over, report finds
BERLIN, Conn. (AP) — A firefighter helping to battle a brush fire in Connecticut was killed after a utility vehicle operating on a steep, rocky…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about E. coli and the McDonald’s outbreak
AP Health Writer A food poisoning outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders was caused by a common type of E. coli bacteria that can cause…
Continue ReadingTua Tagovailoa practices for the first time since suffering a concussion in Week 2
AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa practiced Wednesday for the first time since suffering a concussion in Week 2, and the…
Continue ReadingNew York City doesn’t require hotels to be licensed. That’s likely changing soon
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City doesn’t require a license to run a hotel, but that’s likely changing soon. City…
Continue ReadingMore than 1,600 voters have registration revoked under Virginia program targeting noncitizens
Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — More than 1,600 Virginians have had their voter registrations canceled since August under a state program…
Continue ReadingSome Liberal lawmakers ask Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau not to run for a fourth term
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Some lawmakers in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s own Liberal Party have asked the leader not to run for a fourth…
Continue ReadingNigeria’s president reshuffles his cabinet during the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s president has fired five ministers and appointed seven new ones in a major cabinet…
Continue ReadingThousands of North Korean troops in Russia. What does that mean for the war with Ukraine?
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — American and South Korean officials say there’s evidence that thousands of North Korean troops are now…
Continue ReadingFlyaway metal from Missouri Democratic Senate candidate’s rifle grazes reporter at campaign event
Associated Press A Missouri reporter was injured slightly by a metal fragment from Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Lucas Kunce as he practiced…
Continue ReadingElection officials are fighting a tsunami of voting conspiracy theories
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Voting machines reversing votes. More voters registered than people eligible. Large numbers of noncitizens voting.…
Continue ReadingGunman kills 3 people in southern Brazil during hours-long shootout
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Authorities in southern Brazil say a 45-year-old man barricaded himself in a house and killed his father,…
Continue ReadingIowa finds several dozen instances of noncitizens voting in a past election
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s top election official says several dozen people who identified themselves as noncitizens…
Continue ReadingLana Del Rey did marry alligator swamp tour guide Jeremy Dufrene in Louisiana, document shows
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It is official. Lana Del Rey and alligator swamp tour guide Jeremy Dufrene did marry in Louisiana last month. After…
Continue ReadingEU stays on the sidelines over migrant deal between Italy and Albania
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A top European Union official has refused to be drawn on an opinion of an agreement between Italy and…
Continue ReadingPro-Palestinian protester charged with assault after occupying building at University of Minnesota
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Local prosecutors have charged one pro-Palestinian protester with assault while not filing charges against 10…
Continue ReadingSuspect in shootings of Democratic office in Arizona had over 120 guns in his home, officials find
Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona prosecutor said the man arrested in the shooting of a Democratic National Committee office in…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about how Helene’s aftermath is affecting voting in western North Carolina
Associated Press HOT SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — Poll workers and voters in western North Carolina are overcoming several obstacles to participate in the…
Continue ReadingIsraeli weapon seen in rare AP photos of Beirut airstrike appears to be a powerful smart bomb
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — In all but the blink of an eye, an Associated Press photographer’s camera captured the moments that a…
Continue ReadingSuspected drunken driver arrested after passing Harris’ motorcade the wrong way in Wisconsin
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A sheriff’s official says a suspected drunken driver heading the wrong way passed within feet of Vice…
Continue ReadingTim Walz, wife and son vote early in Minnesota
Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, his wife and their son went to a polling place in St.…
Continue ReadingKentucky school choice ballot measure pits competing messages from Gov. Andy Beshear, Sen. Rand Paul
Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The debate over Kentucky’s school choice ballot measure has become a test of influence for Democratic Gov.…
Continue ReadingLawsuits claim dozens of children were sexually abused inside Pennsylvania juvenile facilities
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A set of newly filed lawsuits by people who claim they were sexually abused inside Pennsylvania juvenile…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty to neighbor’s murder and had funeral pamphlet with victim’s name in his home
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a former police officer for more than a decade in South Carolina has pleaded guilty to…
Continue ReadingGeorgia citizenship audit finds few noncitizens on voter rolls
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s top elections official says a check of voter rolls found that 20 of the 8.2 million people registered to vote in the…
Continue Reading‘Conclave’ and Ralph Fiennes go for the (papal) throne
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A bunch of old men in robes sitting inside and picking a pontiff is not your average pitch in Hollywood. But Edward…
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