With GOP maps out, Democrats hope for more legislative power in battleground Wisconsin
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ new legislative maps have given Democrats hope of regaining…
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Alec and Hilaria Baldwin announce TLC family reality series
By KAITLYN HUAMANI Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria are the next family set to star in their own reality…
Continue Reading UK military horses injured after bolting across London in April ‘recovering with remarkable speed’
LONDON (AP) — The British Army says that the five military horses that bolted and injured themselves as they ran loose through central London in…
Continue Reading Mexico’s incoming administration pledges to reduce budget deficit as markets recover from shock
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s treasury secretary has pledged to bring down the budget deficit in coming years, after the country suffered a…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to life without parole in ambush shooting of Baltimore police officer
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore man has been sentenced to life without parole in the 2021 ambush shooting of a city police officer who was killed…
Continue Reading Treasury official says budget assistance designed to help Ukraine anti-corruption efforts
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Just back from a visit to Ukraine, a U.S. Treasury official is describing a country whose…
Continue Reading Father of Alaska woman killed in murder-for-hire plot dies during memorial ride marking her death
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The father of an Alaska woman killed in a murder-for-hire scheme in 2019 died during a weekend memorial motorcycle ride…
Continue Reading Any French military in Ukraine would be a ‘legitimate target’ for Russian forces, Lavrov says
By LOUIS PATRICK OKAMBA Associated Press OYO, Republic of Congo (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister says any French military instructors in…
Continue Reading Summer hours can be a way for small business owners to boost employee morale and help combat burnout
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer As the temperature heats up and summer approaches, small business owners may be considering offering summer hours,…
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President Biden’s executive order on immigration and its impacts on the border
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — President Joe Biden announced new actions to secure the border today. These new actions will bar or prohibit migrants who…
Continue Reading Chicago police tweak mass arrests policy ahead of Democratic National Convention
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling is touting the nation’s second-largest police…
Continue Reading Correction: Gizmodo-Sale story
NEW YORK (AP) — In a story published June 4, 2024, about G/O Media’s sale of the technology news site Gizmodo, The Associated Press…
Continue Reading Security clearance is restored for ex-FBI employee who testified on politicization claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former FBI employee who accused the bureau of politicizing its work has seen his security clearance restored. Marcus Allen was…
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ABC-7 First Alert: City of Las Cruces to Activate Cooling Stations
El Paso, Texas ( KVIA)-June is the hottest month in the borderland, with temperatures ranging from 100 to 110 degrees on some days. Triple-digit…
Continue Reading City council censures alderman for posting Facebook photo of severed arm found at beach
WLS By WLS Digital Team Click here for updates on this story WAUKEGAN, Illinois (WLS) — Waukegan’s city council…
Continue Reading US health officials advise using antibiotic as a ‘morning-after pill’ against STDs
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials now recommend that some people consider taking an antibiotic as a…
Continue Reading Maine company plans to launch small satellites starting in 2025
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Representatives for a Maine company that plans to send small satellites into space from…
Continue Reading Prisoner dies 12 days after Pennsylvania judge granted compassionate release for health reasons
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who had been serving life for second-degree murder is dead, about two weeks after being granted a medical…
Continue Reading One hundred-day milestone since Sebastian Rogers disappeared
WTVF, TBI, CNN By Nick Beres Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — An unfortunate…
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President Biden announces new immigration executive actions limiting asylum for migrants
Update: Several organizations are now reacting to President Biden’s announcement. The ACLU of Texas released the following message on the…
Continue Reading India’s popular but polarizing leader Narendra Modi is extending his decade in power. Who is he?
By ASHOK SHARMA, SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who claimed victory for…
Continue Reading Feds seek woman who left bag of $120,000 as bribe with promise of more at home of food fraud juror
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities in Minnesota have confiscated cellphones and taken all seven defendants…
Continue Reading Maryland’s Hogan will skip GOP convention again as party leaders hedge on funding his campaign
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican running to flip a Senate seat that could…
Continue Reading Scottie Scheffler says he’s still trying to move past his arrest even after charges were dropped
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler said he knew five days in advance that charges related to…
Continue Reading Interpol and FBI break up a cyber scheme in Moldova to get asylum for wanted criminals
By THOMAS ADAMSON and STEPHEN MCGRATH Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A sting by Interpol and the FBI has broken up attempts in Moldova to sabotage…
Continue Reading Biden rolls out asylum restrictions, months in the making, to help ‘gain control’ of the border
By SEUNG MIN KIM, COLLEEN LONG, ELLIOT SPAGAT and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans…
Continue Reading Pro-Kurdish lawmakers stage protest in Turkey’s parliament to denounce the ouster of a new mayor
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — More than a dozen legislators from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party have staged a demonstration in parliament to denounce the…
Continue Reading Taliban evicted 6,000 displaced Afghans form informal settlements, says aid group
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An aid group says Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have evicted thousands of displaced people in the capital Kabul and…
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Many Americans are still shying away from EVs despite Biden’s push, an AP-NORC/EPIC poll finds
WASHINGTON — Many Americans still aren’t sold on going electric for their next car purchase. High prices and a lack of easy-to-find…
Continue Reading The UN says global public debt hit a record $97 trillion in 2023. Developing countries are hard hit
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations is reporting that global public debt rose to a record $97 trillion last year,…
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