Brett Favre to appear before US House panel looking at welfare misspending
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is scheduled to appear before a congressional committee examining how…
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Footage shows NYPD officers firing at man with knife in subway shooting that wounded 4
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Footage of two New York City police officers opening fire at a subway station as they confronted a man holding a…
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‘Water is flooding everywhere’ as torrential rains sweep through West and Central Africa
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — As torrential rains sweep through Central and West Africa, floods have killed more than 1,000 people and…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — National Security Council spokesman John Kirby; Reps. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., and Jason Crow, D-Colo. ___…
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A lost cat’s mysterious 2-month, 900-mile journey home to California
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A gray cat living an extraordinary life of visits to the beach and trips to the lake went on his biggest…
Continue Reading The head of Boeing’s defense and space business is out as company tries to fix troubled contracts
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Boeing is replacing the head of its defense and space business. That the unit that has been saddled with money-losing…
Continue Reading Ex-Memphis police supervisor says there was ‘no need’ for officers to beat Tyre Nichols
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police supervisor says there was “no need” for five officers to punch, kick, and hit…
Continue Reading Human remains in Kentucky positively identified as the Kentucky highway shooter
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Human remains found in Kentucky have been positively identified as the man who shot 12 vehicles and wounded five people on…
Continue Reading ‘The West Wing’ cast visits the White House for a 25th anniversary party
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden invited cast members from “The West Wing” to the White House to mark the 25th…
Continue Reading California fire agency employee arrested on suspicion of starting 5 blazes
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection employee has been arrested on suspicion he started…
Continue Reading Court takes ‘naked ballots’ case over Pennsylvania mail-in voting
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court will decide if counties have to accept provisional ballots cast on election…
Continue Reading Alleged Hezbollah financier pleads guilty to conspiracy charge
NEW YORK (AP) — A Lebanese and Belgian citizen labeled a “global terrorist” by the United States in 2018 has pleaded guilty to conspiring to…
Continue Reading A dozen Tufts lacrosse players were diagnosed with a rare muscle injury
BOSTON (AP) — A dozen Tufts University men’s lacrosse players have been diagnosed with a rare muscle injury following a…
Continue Reading An appeals court has revived a challenge to President Biden’s Medicare drug price reduction program
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A constitutional challenge to the Biden administration program enabling Medicare to negotiate lower prices for…
Continue Reading Police arrest 15-year old for making social media threats against DC schools
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Police on Friday arrested a 15-year old boy on charges related to threats on social media that prompted an…
Continue Reading Mexican cartel leader’s son convicted of violent role in drug trafficking plot
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of a Mexican drug cartel leader has been convicted of charges that he used violence to help his father…
Continue Reading Google begins its defense in antitrust case alleging monopoly over advertising technology
AP Business Writer ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Google has opened its defense against allegations that it holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising…
Continue Reading Zoo Atlanta’s last 4 pandas are leaving for China
ATLANTA (AP) — Zoo Atlanta’s last four giant pandas will be moved to China next month, as its 25-year agreement with the country comes to an end.…
Continue Reading Delaware governor draws criticism from fellow Democrats for vetoing doctor-assisted suicide bill
Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Democratic Gov. John Carney has vetoed a bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware. Carney said in his…
Continue Reading Florida deputy accidentally shoots and kills his girlfriend, officials say
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A former north Florida deputy has been fired after telling investigators he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend.…
Continue Reading High insulin prices spur a federal lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit managers
AP Health Writer The federal government is suing some pharmacy benefit managers over a system of drug rebates that regulators say has made the price…
Continue Reading Federal officials have increased staff in recent months at NY jail where Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is held
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The federal Bureau of Prisons says it has increased staffing in recent months to make up for staggering shortfalls…
Continue Reading Mississippi mayor says a Confederate monument is staying in storage during a lawsuit
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Confederate monument that was removed from a courthouse square in Mississippi will stay in storage while a…
Continue Reading Son arrested in killing of Vermont town official father, stepmother and stepbrother
Associated Press State police say the son of a Vermont town official has been arrested on charges of killing his father, his stepmother and his…
Continue Reading Secret Service report details communication failures preceding July assassination attempt on Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service’s performance during a…
Continue Reading Did Middle East device attack violate international law? Advocates want an investigation
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Human rights advocates are calling for an independent investigation into the deadly explosions of pagers and…
Continue Reading Facebook loses jurisdiction appeal in Kenyan court paving the way for moderators’ case to proceed
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has lost an appeal in a Kenyan labor court. On Friday, the court ruled…
Continue Reading Why does ‘The Babadook’ still haunt? Its director, Jennifer Kent, has some answers
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Not many small-budget, first-feature films can be fairly said to have shifted cinema but Jennifer Kent’s…
Continue Reading Jury deliberations begin in civil trial over ‘Trump Train’ encounter with Biden-Harris bus in Texas
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A jury in Texas began to deliberate Friday whether the so-called “Trump Train” that…
Continue Reading What to know about Mark Robinson, the embattled Republican nominee for North Carolina governor
Associated Press North Carolina’s Republican candidate for governor is at the center of a national news story. That’s because of the…
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