Wisconsin capital city sends up to 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots, leading to GOP concerns
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Up to 2,000 voters in Wisconsin’s heavily Democratic capital of Madison were sent duplicate absentee…
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Survivors of sex abuse at Illinois juvenile detention facilities hope for justice
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Survivors of child sex abuse at juvenile detention facilities in Illinois are hoping for justice. Hundreds of…
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US company accuses Mexico of expropriating its property on the Caribbean coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An American quarry company says the Mexican government has carried out a de facto expropriation of its properties on…
Continue Reading Capitol rioter mistakenly released from prison after appeals court ruling, prosecutors say
Associated Press The federal Bureau of Prisons mistakenly released an Iowa man from custody before he finished serving his 30-month sentence for…
Continue Reading Qatar is the second Muslim nation whose citizens can travel to the US without a visa
AP Diplomatic Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Gulf nation of Qatar has become just the second Muslim-majority country to be admitted into a program that…
Continue Reading Ex-officer testifies in tears he’s sorry for Tyre Nichols beating. ‘I made his child fatherless’
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer who has pleaded guilty to violating Tyre Nichols’ civil rights testified…
Continue Reading Department of Justice sues Visa, alleges the card issuer monopolizes debit card markets
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services…
Continue Reading California judge charged in wife’s death is arrested on suspicion of drinking alcohol while on bail
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge has been taken into custody after another judge contended that he lied about drinking…
Continue Reading Trump mixes up the name of Charlottesville, Virginia, during his speech in Georgia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump flubbed the name of Charlottesville, Virginia, while going off script during a speech on Tuesday otherwise focused…
Continue Reading Key takeaways from AP’s interview with Francis Ford Coppola about ‘Megalopolis’
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — You have by now probably heard a few things about “Megalopolis.” Maybe you know that Coppola financed the $120…
Continue Reading Haitian group in Springfield, Ohio, files citizen criminal charges against Trump and Vance
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The leader of a nonprofit representing the Haitian community has invoked a private-citizen right to file…
Continue Reading Two powerful unions join protests in Martinique over the high cost of living
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Two powerful unions on the French Caribbean island of Martinique have joined protests against high living costs that…
Continue Reading US is sending $375 million in military aid to Ukraine and will announce billions more
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has announced the U.S. will send Ukraine an undisclosed number of medium-range cluster…
Continue Reading Prince Harry says harms of social media have created an ‘epidemic’ for today’s youth
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry said today’s youth is in the midst of an “epidemic” of anxiety, depression and social isolation…
Continue Reading Georgia court could reject counting presidential votes for Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Supreme Court justices are expressing skepticism that votes for presidential candidates Cornel West and…
Continue Reading Guatemala to send 150 military police officers to help fight gangs in Haiti
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AP) — Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo says his country will send 150 military police officers to help Haiti fight…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania county must tell voters if it counted their mail-in ballot, court rules
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state appeals court is upholding a lower court’s finding that a Republican-controlled county in…
Continue Reading A Texas county has told an appeals court it has a right to cull books on sex, gender and racism
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Texas county that wants to keep 17 books off its shelves — some dealing humorously with flatulence and…
Continue Reading Home address of Detroit Lions head coach posted online following team’s playoff loss
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A classmate of Detroit Lions Head Coach Dan Campbell’s daughter reposted the family’s home address on…
Continue Reading Dior’s sporty elegance and urban grit hits Paris Fashion Week
AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Maria Grazia Chiuri’s Dior collection took a sporty turn, blending athletic prowess with an urban menace on…
Continue Reading Texas man who waived his right to appeal death sentence is executed for killing infant son
Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who had waived his right to appeal his death sentence received a lethal injection Tuesday…
Continue Reading What is Hezbollah, the group battling Israel in Lebanon?
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — After almost a year of trading fire, Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah are now engaged in ferocious…
Continue Reading Tren de Aragua gang started in Venezuela’s prisons and now spreads fear in the US
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Former federal agent Wes Tabor says his phone has been lighting up with calls from police departments around the U.S.…
Continue Reading Passenger killed when horse smashes through windshield during California highway crashes
NORCO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say the passenger in a car was killed when a horse smashed through the windshield during a series of crashes on a…
Continue Reading Tom Watson, longtime Associated Press broadcast editor in Kentucky, has died at age 85
Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Tom Watson, a hall of fame broadcast reporter whose career included decades as a broadcast editor for The…
Continue Reading John Leguizamo reaches back in time to reclaim Latin American history for a PBS documentary series
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If you think Latin American history starts with Christopher Columbus, John Leguizamo would like to have a…
Continue Reading Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he has Parkinson’s disease
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he told a congressional…
Continue Reading FAMU postpones upcoming home game against Alabama A&M because of threat of Helene
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University has postponed its upcoming college football game against Alabama A&M because of Tropical…
Continue Reading 80 years after D-Day the family of a Black World War II combat medic receives his medal for heroism
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Waverly B. Woodson Jr., who was part of the only African American combat unit involved in the D-Day invasion…
Continue Reading Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ is one from the heart
AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — You have by now probably heard a few things about “Megalopolis.” Maybe you know that Coppola financed the $120…
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