US appeals court panel declines to delay execution of one of longest-serving death row inmates
By GENE JOHNSON and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A U.S. appeals court panel on Friday declined to delay Idaho’s…
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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — National security adviser Jake Sullivan; Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. ___ NBC’s “Meet the…
Continue Reading Small, nonthreatening balloon intercepted over Utah by NORAD
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A small, nonthreatening balloon spotted flying high over the mountainous Western United…
Continue Reading Former NRA chief Wayne LaPierre misspent gun rights group’s money, owes more than $4M, jury finds
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The longtime head of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, misspent millions of…
Continue Reading Two Navy SEALs drowned in the Arabian Sea. How the US charged foreign crew with smuggling weapons
By DENISE LAVOIE and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two Navy SEALs drowned last month while trying to board a vessel that…
Continue Reading 2 National Guard members die in northeast Mississippi helicopter crash
BALDWYN, Miss. (AP) — Two National Guard members died after a helicopter crashed Friday afternoon during a training flight in northeast…
Continue Reading White House, tribal leaders hail ‘historic’ deal to restore salmon runs in Pacific Northwest
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration, leaders of four Columbia River Basin tribes and the governors of…
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UTEP unveils Don Haskins statue
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP is unveiling its new statue of Don Haskins outside the center that bears his name today at 3:30 p.m. Watch a preview of…
Continue Reading Kayakers paddle in Death Valley after rains replenish lake in one of Earth’s driest spots
By TY O’NEIL, JOHN LOCHER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Kayakers have been paddling in one of…
Continue Reading Wendy Williams thanks fans for ‘overwhelming’ response to dementia diagnosis
NEW YORK (AP) — Former talk show host Wendy Williams is thanking well-wishers for their response to the revelation she has been diagnosed with…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Wind along with dust and sand for early next week
A nice weekend in store with lots of sun and warming temps. Winds will increase early next week on Monday and Tuesday with some blowing dust and sand…
Continue Reading New Jersey beefs up its iconic Jersey Shore boardwalks with $100M in repair or rebuilding funds
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The link between Atlantic City casinos and the beach, and a walkway in the Jersey Shore…
Continue Reading Colombia will send deep-water expedition to explore 300-year-old shipwreck thought to hold treasure
By ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government has announced an underwater exploration more than 600 meters…
Continue Reading $454 million judgment against Trump is finalized, starting clock on appeal in civil fraud case
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The staggering civil fraud judgment against Donald Trump was finalized by…
Continue Reading California State University student workers vote to unionize, creating largest such union in country
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Undergraduate student workers at California State University have voted to join a union…
Continue Reading Stained glass window showing dark-skinned Jesus Christ heading to Memphis museum
WARREN, R.I. (AP) — A nearly 150-year-old stained-glass church window in Rhode Island that depicts a dark-skinned Jesus Christ interacting with…
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El Paso man pleads guilty to murdering girlfriend
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Christopher Paul Maya pleaded guilty to the April 2023 murder of his girlfriend, 32-year-old Michelle Morales-Nakaza. Maya…
Continue Reading Bill headed to South Dakota governor would allow museum’s taxidermy animals to find new homes
By JACK DURA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press South Dakota’s Legislature has made it easier for the city of Sioux Falls to find new…
Continue Reading Florida refuses to bar unvaccinated students from school suffering a measles outbreak
By TERRY SPENCER Associate Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s controversial surgeon general is drawing criticism for his handling of an…
Continue Reading Judge hands NCAA another loss, says compensation rules likely violate antitrust law, harm athletes
By TERESA M. WALKER and RALPH D. RUSSO AP Sports Writers A federal judge has barred the NCAA from enforcing its rules prohibiting name, image and…
Continue Reading Senators urge Biden to end duty-free treatment for packages valued at less than $800
KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. senators looking to crack down on the number of packages from China that enter the…
Continue Reading Border Patrol releases hundreds of migrants at a bus stop after San Diego runs out of aid money
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Hundreds of migrants were dropped off Friday at a San Diego bus stop instead of at a reception…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s top diplomat tells skeptics at the UN that his country will win the war
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign minister is telling skeptics who believe Ukraine can’t win the war…
Continue Reading Ukraine claims it downed another Russian early warning and control plane in a major blow to Moscow
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces have downed a Russian early warning and control aircraft in a major win…
Continue Reading German bishops to head to Rome after Vatican demands they scrap a vote on contentious lay council
By NICOLE WINFIELD and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press ROME (AP) — A delegation of German bishops is expected in Rome soon after the Vatican insisted…
Continue Reading Maryland House OKs bill to enable undocumented immigrants to buy health insurance on state exchange
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland House has voted for a measure to enable people to buy health insurance through…
Continue Reading Alabama Senate OKs bill targeting college diversity efforts
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers have advanced legislation aimed at prohibiting universities, schools and public entities from maintaining…
Continue Reading Biden tells governors he’s eyeing executive action on immigration, seems ‘frustrated’ with lawyers
By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told the nation’s governors on Friday that he’s…
Continue Reading Video shows Oklahoma nonbinary teen after attack in school bathroom, the day before their death
By KEN MILLER, PHILIP MARCELO and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A 16-year-old Oklahoma student who died the day after a fight…
Continue Reading Facing backlash over IVF ruling, Alabama lawmakers look for a fix
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Lawmakers began scrambling for ways to protect Alabama in vitro fertilization services…
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