A New York City law used to padlock suspected illegal pot shops is ruled unconstitutional
Associated Press A New York City judge has ruled that a law the city has relied on to padlock suspected unlicensed marijuana shops is…
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US forest managers finalize land exchange with Native American tribe in Arizona
CAMP VERDE, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. forest managers have finalized a land exchange with the Yavapai-Apache Nation that has been decades in the making and…
Continue Reading Phoenix man suffered burns when held down by officers during triple-degree heat
A man suffered third-degree burns this summer when Phoenix police officers held him down on pavement for four minutes on a day of triple-degree heat.…
Continue Reading Colorado accidentally put voting system passwords online, but officials say election is secure
Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Voting system passwords were mistakenly put on the Colorado Secretary of State’s website…
Continue Reading World Series Game 3 averages 13.64 million, beats ‘Monday Night Football’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The World Series beat “Monday Night Football” in the battle for television viewers. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ 4-2…
Continue Reading A clumsy early voting option has backed up election offices in Pennsylvania and frustrated voters
Associated Press DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A clumsy and time-consuming early voting option in the nation’s biggest presidential battleground state…
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Court approves Tupperware’s sale to lenders, paving way for brand’s exit from bankruptcy
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. bankruptcy judge has approved a sale of Tupperware Brands. The move paves the way for the iconic food…
Continue Reading Ex-convict found guilty of killing 2 from Vietnam in Vegas Strip hotel room in 2018
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury in Nevada found a previously convicted felon guilty of breaking into a room at a Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino and robbing…
Continue Reading As New York’s Democratic mayor deflects questions about Trump, some see act of self-preservation
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has declined to say whether he opposes Donald Trump’s plan to launch the largest…
Continue Reading Prosecutor tells jury of a 9/11-style attack planned by Kenyan who trained as a pilot
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Kenyan man plotted a 9/11-style attack on a U.S. building before his plans were…
Continue Reading Canada alleges Indian Home Minister Amit Shah ordered campaign targeting Sikh separatists
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A Canadian official alleged Tuesday that Indian Home Minister Amit Shah ordered a campaign of violence, intimidation and…
Continue Reading Judge in case of Trump assassination attempt in Florida declines to recuse herself
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the criminal case of a man charged with trying to assassinate former President…
Continue Reading Michigan woman charged in grandson’s accidental gun death makes plea deal
WHITE CLOUD, Mich. (AP) — A 65-year-old woman charged with violating Michigan’s new gun storage law in the death of her grandson has pleaded no…
Continue Reading Israel must step in if it bans the UN agency that is a lifeline for Gaza, UN says
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations stressed Tuesday that if Israel puts in place new laws cutting ties with the U.N. agency…
Continue Reading Investigation finds Rhode Island governor played a role in awarding contract
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A long-running investigation found that Rhode Island’s governor “personally and directly intervened” in the…
Continue Reading Manager of a key Nevada swing county goes on medical leave ahead of election
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The manager of a key swing county in northern Nevada is out on medical leave, a departure announced just days before the…
Continue Reading US chooses winning bids in first commercial sale for floating offshore Atlantic wind
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. government has chosen winning bids to develop wind power off New England in the first commercial…
Continue Reading Active shooter at Atlanta hotel is taken into custody after multiple shots fired
ATLANTA (AP) — Police say a man fired at least 15 gunshots at a Four Seasons Hotel in Atlanta during a standoff and has been taken into custody.…
Continue Reading ‘Not an act of God.’ How the Rev. Richard Joyner became a farmer, then a climate activist
Religion News Service CONETOE, N.C. (RNS) — Congregants at Conetoe Chapel Missionary Baptist Church thought their pastor was crazy when he…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rejects push to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from ballot in two swing states
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the presidential ballot…
Continue Reading China’s new crew has arrived at space station in sign of growing influence in space field
Associated Press JIUQUAN, China (AP) — A Chinese space ship carrying a three-person crew docked with its orbiting space station Tuesday as the…
Continue Reading Man who threatened Fani Willis and sheriff over Trump investigation gets nearly 2 years in prison
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — An Alabama man who left threatening phone messages for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the county…
Continue Reading Crossing against the light? You won’t get ticketed now that jaywalking is legal in NYC
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jaywalking — that time-honored practice of crossing the street outside of the crosswalk or against the traffic…
Continue Reading Family releases video showing final moments before Black man’s death in Missouri prison
Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who died after he was placed in a spit hood and restrained in a Missouri prison was motionless…
Continue Reading Francis Ford Coppola to receive AFI Life Achievement Award
NEW YORK (AP) — Francis Ford Coppola will receive the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award, the American Film Institute announced Tuesday. Coppola, who…
Continue Reading Owner of NYC day care where toddler fatally ingested fentanyl pleads guilty to federal charges
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who owned a New York City day care center where a toddler died after ingesting fentanyl has pleaded guilty to federal drug…
Continue Reading Au pair charged in double homicide pleads guilty to manslaughter
Associated Press/Report for America FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A judge in Virginia has accepted a guilty plea in what prosecutors say was an elaborate…
Continue Reading Funeral home owner jailed after 18 bodies found in various stages of decomposition, authorities say
DOUGLAS, Ga. (AP) — A funeral home owner in south Georgia has been arrested and accused of neglecting human corpses after authorities said they…
Continue Reading In a first since 1938, Des Moines, Iowa, kids will trick-or-treat on Halloween
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For the first time since 1938, children in Des Moines, Iowa, will go trick-or-treating on Halloween. Going…
Continue Reading The Associated Press’ role in calling races and polling voters
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of news organizations, readers, listeners and viewers will look to the The Associated Press Decision…
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