An Ohio city reshaped by Haitian immigrants lands in an unwelcome spotlight
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Many cities have been reshaped by immigrants in the last few years without attracting much notice. Not…
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North Carolina’s public universities cut 59 positions as part of a massive DEI overhaul this summer
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Newly released reports from North Carolina’s public university system to prove compliance with a new…
Continue Reading Remains found in car in Illinois river identified as 2 men who vanished in 1976, coroner says
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say DNA testing on skeletal remains found in a car pulled this year from an Illinois river confirmed they are…
Continue Reading Justin Timberlake reaches plea deal to resolve drunken driving case, AP source says
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Timberlake is scheduled to enter a new plea Friday in his drunken driving case in New York’s…
Continue Reading Campbell wants to say goodbye to the ‘soup’ in its name. It isn’t the first to make such a change
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Campbell is ready to drop the soup — at least from its official name. Campbell Soup Co. announced its…
Continue Reading CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Wildfires plague U.S. West and Brazil, Yagi rampages in Vietnam
Extreme weather is striking multiple places around the world, including wildfires in California, a hurricane that threatens Louisiana, drought and…
Continue Reading Federal judge temporarily blocks Utah social media law aimed at protecting children
Associated Press A federal judge in Utah temporarily blocked a social media access law aimed at protecting children’s privacy. U.S. District Court…
Continue Reading Authorities find no smoking gun in Nassar records held by Michigan State University
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Michigan’s attorney general says records finally given up by Michigan State University don’t reveal…
Continue Reading Mom, brother, grandfather and caregivers are charged with starving 7-year-old disabled boy to death
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A mother, grandfather, adult brother and two caregivers in Florida have been charged with the…
Continue Reading Court could clear the way for Americans to legally bet on US elections
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Amid the explosion of legal gambling in the United States, some things have remained off-limits,…
Continue Reading Indiana judge rules against abortion providers fighting near-total ban
Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana county judge has ruled against abortion providers who are seeking to broaden access to the…
Continue Reading Speaker Johnson postpones vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson postponed a vote Wednesday on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies…
Continue Reading Mississippi man found not guilty of threatening Republican US Sen. Roger Wicker
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A jury has cleared a Mississippi man on a charge of threatening to kill Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker during a…
Continue Reading Serbian appeals court overturns ruling to extradite to Belarus a critic of its authoritarian regime
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — An appeals court in Serbia has overturned an earlier ruling that a prominent critic of the authoritarian government in…
Continue Reading The prison where the ‘In Cold Blood’ killers were executed will soon open for tours
LANSING, Kan. (AP) — The shuttered Kansas prison where the killers chronicled in Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood” were executed is now a…
Continue Reading The Mississippi River is running low again. It’s a problem for farmers moving beans and grain
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The water level of the Mississippi River is unusually low for the third straight year, forcing barge companies to…
Continue Reading A Soyuz craft with 2 Russians and 1 American docks at the International Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russians and an American has docked at the International Space Station. The capsule atop a towering…
Continue Reading Tyreek Hill says he could have handled his traffic stop better but he still wants the officer fired
AP Sports Writers MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill acknowledged Wednesday that he could have handled himself…
Continue Reading Harvard reports slight decline in Black students in wake of affirmative action ruling
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — There was a slight decline in the number of Black students in Harvard University’s freshman class, the first…
Continue Reading A Philadelphia officer has died of his injuries from a June shooting
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia police officer has died from his wounds nearly three months after being shot in the neck after a traffic stop.…
Continue Reading Election officials warn that widespread problems with the US mail system could disrupt voting
Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — State and local election officials from across the country on Wednesday warned that problems with the…
Continue Reading The Oklahoma Supreme Court denies a request to reconsider Tulsa Race Massacre lawsuit dismissal
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court has rejected a request to reconsider its ruling to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the…
Continue Reading Trump cited Hungary’s Orbán as an example of foreign support during debate
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has praised Hungary’s autocratic leader, further fanning concerns…
Continue Reading What to know about Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Music superstar Taylor Swift is officially in her Kamala Harris era after releasing a lengthy Instagram…
Continue Reading Donald Trump faces his own debate fallout just months after benefiting from Joe Biden’s
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump emerged Wednesday from a rocky debate against Kamala Harris looking to regain his footing with 55…
Continue Reading The ancient jar smashed by a 4-year-old is back on display at an Israeli museum after repair
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli museum has put back on display a rare Bronze-Era jar that a 4-year-old accidentally smashed.…
Continue Reading Israeli airstrikes hit UN school and homes in Gaza and kill at least 34 people, hospitals say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes across Gaza overnight and Wednesday hit a U.N. school sheltering displaced Palestinian families…
Continue Reading US-based researchers win $1 million prize for their work on face recognition
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Four scientific researchers working in the United States are sharing a $1 million prize from a Portuguese foundation for…
Continue Reading The UK will hold an inquiry into a notorious slaying during Northern Ireland’s Troubles
LONDON (AP) — The British government has announced it will hold a public inquiry into the killing of Pat Finucane. He was a lawyer whose 1989…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris, gun owner, talks firearms at debate
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said during Tuesday’s debate that she owns a gun, surprising some viewers.…
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