After just a few hours, U.S. election bets put on hold by appeals court ruling
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Just hours after it began, legal betting on the outcome of U.S. Congressional elections has been put on…
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As civic knowledge declines, programs work to engage young people in democracy
News21 NEW YORK (AP) — Flanked by stained-glass windows, 54 New York City high school students challenge one another to imagine an ideal democracy.…
Continue ReadingOpinions on what Tagovailoa should do next vary after his 3rd concussion since joining Dolphins
AP Sports Writers MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Nick Saban has a message for Tua Tagovailoa: Listen to experts, then decide what happens next. Antonio…
Continue Reading6 teenage baseball players who took plea deals in South Dakota rape case sentenced
MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — Six teenage players from a South Dakota American Legion baseball team who were charged as adults in a rape case have been…
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Stuck-in-space astronauts make first public comments since Boeing capsule left without them
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Stuck-in-space astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Friday it was hard to watch their…
Continue ReadingUFC’s ascension showed pathway to surpassing boxing even if the road isn’t easy
AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dana White showed the path was there when he accomplished what previously seemed unthinkable — a combat sport…
Continue ReadingNevada is joining the list of states using Medicaid to pay for more abortions
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada is primed to become the 18th state to use Medicaid funds to increase access to abortion for lower-income women. The change…
Continue ReadingState Department diplomatic security officer pleads guilty to storming Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who worked as a U.S. State Department diplomatic security officer has pleaded guilty to joining a mob’s attack on the…
Continue ReadingAll welcome: Advocates fight to ensure citizens not fluent in English have equal access to elections
News21 LAS VEGAS (AP) — In the heart of Las Vegas’ Chinatown, on the second floor of a sprawling shopping plaza that serves as a hub for the…
Continue ReadingAll welcome: Advocates fight to ensure citizens not fluent in English have equal access to elections
News21 LAS VEGAS (AP) — In the heart of Las Vegas’ Chinatown, on the second floor of a sprawling shopping plaza that serves as a hub for the…
Continue ReadingBoar’s Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak
AP Business Writer Boar’s Head said Friday it’s closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak. The Sarasota, Florida-based…
Continue ReadingPope slams both Harris and Trump as ‘against life’ and urges Catholics to vote for ‘lesser evil’
Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday slammed both U.S. presidential candidates for what he called anti-life…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty in Indiana mall shooting that wounded one person last year
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A man charged in a shooting that wounded one person inside a northeastern Indiana shopping mall has pleaded guilty to…
Continue ReadingUber to dispatch Waymo’s robotaxis in Austin and Atlanta next year
AP Technology Writer Ride-hailing leader Uber on Friday announced it will dispatch robotaxis built by driverless technology pioneer Waymo beginning…
Continue ReadingReport says former University of Florida president Ben Sasse spent $1.3 million on social events
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A new report says former University of Florida president Ben Sasse spent over $1.3 million on private catering for lavish…
Continue ReadingUS hits Russian state media with sanctions for raising money for Moscow’s troops in Ukraine
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. State Department has announced new sanctions on Russian state media, accusing a Kremlin news outlet of…
Continue ReadingPope makes new overture to China, calling Beijing ‘a promise and hope’ for the church
Associated Press Writer ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis declared Friday that China was “a promise and a hope” for the Catholic…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Ileana heads toward Los Cabos resorts bringing heavy rains
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico’s resort-studded Los Cabos area warned tourists and residents alike to stay inside…
Continue ReadingFani Willis skips a Georgia state Senate hearing while challenging subpoena
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A special Georgia state Senate committee that had subpoenaed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis with plans…
Continue ReadingPope says sex abuse is ‘demonic’ as he weighs in on new scandal in French church
Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis called sexual abuse “demonic” on Friday as he weighed in on the latest sex assault…
Continue ReadingA tech company hired a top NYC official’s brother. A private meeting and $1.4M in contracts followed
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ahead of the 2022 school year, the education technology company 21stCentEd was seeking to expand its presence in…
Continue ReadingA cat named Drifter is safe after sneaking out and getting trapped in a sewer for nearly 8 weeks
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A cat aptly named Drifter is safe at home after sneaking out and getting trapped in a sewer for nearly eight weeks. The…
Continue ReadingBill would ban sports betting ads during games and forbid bets on college athletes
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The federal government would ban in-game advertising and bets on college athletes under a sports…
Continue ReadingMeet the straight ally who is protesting Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ bill
Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Texas Kadiri Moro is an unusual figure amid the LGBTQ+ rights activists in the coastal West African nation of…
Continue ReadingVessel rescued in English Channel after emergency call to Dover, Delaware, instead of Dover, England
Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Police dispatchers in Delaware’s capital city are being lauded for helping direct rescuers to a boat…
Continue ReadingMiami high schools produced more players on NFL rosters in Week 1 than any other city
NEW YORK (AP) — Miami high schools produced 17 players on NFL rosters opening weekend, most of any city. Las Vegas was second with 16, followed by…
Continue ReadingLA Sparks’ franchise rebuild stalls out as team misses the playoffs for the 4th straight year
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Sparks are still looking to the future. They had hoped to return to the WNBA playoffs this season for the first…
Continue ReadingGreek stationmaster suspended after 2 trains were ordered onto a collision course
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s railway company says a train stationmaster has been suspended after allegedly giving an order that would have…
Continue ReadingCanadian man admits shootings that damaged electrical substations in the Dakotas
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Canadian man has pleaded guilty to federal crimes for shootings at electrical substations and an oil pipeline in the…
Continue ReadingAre California prisons stiffing inmates on $200 release payments? Lawsuit says they are
CalMatters John Vaesau was counting on the $200 he was entitled to by law upon leaving Folsom State Prison in June 2023, after 33 years. He was…
Continue ReadingCongo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A military court in Congo has convicted 37 people, including three Americans, on charges of taking part in…
Continue ReadingPolice killing of an unarmed Nebraska man prompts officers to reconsider no-knock warrants
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police in Nebraska’s largest city are reevaluating their use of some no-knock search warrants after an unarmed Black man was…
Continue ReadingFlorida sued for using taxpayer money on website promoting GOP spin on abortion initiative
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A political committee behind the campaign to pass a constitutional right to abortion…
Continue Reading560,000 children in Gaza vaccinated against polio as first round of campaign ends
By Ibrahim Dahman, Sana Noor Haq and Pauline Lockwood, CNN (CNN) — More than 560,000 children aged below 10 in Gaza have received the first of…
Continue ReadingA man pleads guilty in a shooting outside then-US Rep. Zeldin’s New York home
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A 20-year-old gang member pleaded guilty in a drive-by shooting that wounded two rival gang members in front of the New York…
Continue ReadingYolanda Adams is still in the blessing business with ‘Sunny Days’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Gospel music superstar Yolanda Adams has used her faith and smile to sustain her through life’s ebbs and flows.…
Continue ReadingPro-Russian posters appear on billboards across Italy
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Hundreds of posters have appeared on billboards across Italy this summer, bearing the slogan:…
Continue ReadingGermany signs agreement with Kenya to bring in skilled workers and plug labor market gaps
BERLIN (AP) — German and Kenyan officials have signed an agreement to promote the recruitment of skilled Kenyan workers who can fill gaps in…
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Kitchen fire breaks out in unoccupied Santa Cruz home Friday morning
SANTA CRUZ, Calif (KION-TV) – On Friday morning, Santa Cruz Fire responded to a fire in a home in the area of Westmoor Court and Westmoor Drive in…
Continue ReadingUnited Airlines will offer free internet on flights using service from Elon Musk’s SpaceX
AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — United Airlines says it will offer free WiFi service on flights using the satellite-based Starlink service from…
Continue ReadingNebraska will vote on pro-pot measures despite some invalid signatures
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska has certified two ballot measures to legalize medical marijuana even though the state’s Republican…
Continue ReadingSuddenly, after several seasons, Gary Oldman’s TV series ‘Slow Horses’ gets some Emmy love
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jackson Lamb is an Englishman who solves mysteries, but he’s not your typically elegant, charming…
Continue ReadingSuddenly, after several seasons, Gary Oldman’s TV series ‘Slow Horses’ gets some Emmy love
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jackson Lamb is an Englishman who solves mysteries, but he’s not your typically elegant, charming…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Gordon forms in the Atlantic Ocean. It’s forecast to stay away from land
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Gordon has formed in the Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters say it’s expected to remain over open water…
Continue ReadingNewly freed from federal restrictions, Wells Fargo agrees to shore up crime risk detection
AP Business Writer Wells Fargo has agreed to work with U.S. bank regulators to shore up its financial crimes risk management, including internal…
Continue ReadingNewly freed from federal restrictions, Wells Fargo agrees to shore up crime risk detection
AP Business Writer Wells Fargo has agreed to work with U.S. bank regulators to shore up its financial crimes risk management, including internal…
Continue ReadingDriver charged with killing NHL’s Johnny Gaudreau and his brother had .087 blood-alcohol level
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on…
Continue ReadingLongtime AD and 2-time national champion baseball coach Tanner to switch roles at South Carolina
AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former national champion baseball coach and longtime South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner is changing…
Continue ReadingUS consumer sentiment ticks higher for second month but remains subdued
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ outlook on the economy improved for the second straight month in September, bolstered by lower…
Continue ReadingDolphins will bring in another quarterback, while Tagovailoa deals with concussion
AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins will bring in another quarterback while starter Tua Tagovailoa deals with his latest…
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