Cheerleader drops sexual harassment lawsuit against Northwestern University
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — A cheerleader has dropped her federal sexual harassment lawsuit against Northwestern University. Hayden Richardson filed suit…
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South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s prisons director says the state’s supply of its lethal injection drug is pure, its…
Continue Reading Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey sentenced to 5 years in prison, fined $3M for money laundering
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in…
Continue Reading Your own personalized ‘SportsCenter’? ESPN working on that for upcoming streaming service
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN is looking at using artificial intelligence to create personalized “SportsCenter” shows for subscribers to its…
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Claw machine games are Rio de Janeiro’s new public enemy
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro police carried out 16 search warrants targeting the claw machines that elicit exhilaration…
Continue Reading Minnesota state senator pleads not guilty to burglarizing stepmother’s home
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota state senator has pleaded not guilty to burglarizing the home of her estranged stepmother after her…
Continue Reading Michigan mayor dismissed from lawsuit over city’s handling of lead in water
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The mayor of Benton Harbor, Michigan, has been dismissed from a lawsuit that accuses him of mismanaging problems with…
Continue Reading The suspect in a French synagogue attack said he wanted to change Israel’s actions, prosecutors say
PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors say a 33-year-old man accused in an arson attack on a synagogue last weekend said he wanted to defend Palestinians…
Continue Reading Nebraska’s Supreme Court to decide if those with felony convictions can vote in November
Associated Press Nebraska’s Supreme Court has heard arguments in a lawsuit that challenges election officials’ refusal to restore the voting…
Continue Reading New Jersey man drowns while rescuing 2 of his children in Delaware River
DELAWARE WATER GAP, Pa. (AP) — A New Jersey man vacationing with his family in Pennsylvania drowned in the Delaware River while rescuing two of his…
Continue Reading Ludacris’ gulp of untreated Alaska glacier melt was totally fine, scientist says
Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Rapper-turned-actor Chris “Ludacris” Bridges sparked concern from some social media followers…
Continue Reading Trump campaign was warned not to take photos at Arlington before altercation, defense official says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign was warned about not taking photographs before an altercation at Arlington…
Continue Reading Wisconsin sheriff investigating homicide at aging maximum security prison
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an apparent homicide at an aging maximum security prison in…
Continue Reading What a new indictment means for Donald Trump’s federal 2020 election interference case
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith is pressing forward with his 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump,…
Continue Reading FAA grounds SpaceX after rocket falls over in flames at landing
AP Aerospace Writer SpaceX launches are on hold after a booster rocket toppled over in flames while landing Wednesday. The Federal Aviation…
Continue Reading Health insurance providers to fund street doctors and clinics to serve LA’s homeless population
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials with L.A. Care Health Plan and Health Net say they will commit $90 million over five years to build a…
Continue Reading Wasn’t polio wiped out? Why it is still a problem in some countries
AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Police has been eliminated in most parts of the world, but the infectious disease is still spreading in a small…
Continue Reading Water buffalo corralled days after it escaped in Iowa suburb and was shot by police
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An escaped water buffalo is headed to a large animal hospital days after it wandered away from a suburban Iowa property and…
Continue Reading Following protests, DeSantis says plan to develop state parks is ‘going back to the drawing board’
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said a controversial proposal by his administration to…
Continue Reading An Israeli freed from Gaza returns to a village where 70% of homes are targeted for demolition
Associated Press KHIRBET KARKUR, Israel (AP) — An Israeli hostage rescued from Gaza returned to a hero’s welcome tinged with a bitter reality.…
Continue Reading US Open tennis will stay on ESPN through 2037 under a new 12-year agreement
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Open tennis tournament will stay on ESPN through 2037 under a 12-year contract that starts in 2026. The network and the…
Continue Reading Death toll is now 9 in listeria outbreak tied to Boar’s Head deli meat, CDC says
AP Health Writer At least nine people have died after being infected with listeria from Boar’s Head deli meats tied to a massive recall last…
Continue Reading Haitian and Kenyan police try to oust gangs from a rough part of Haiti’s capital
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s Prime Minister Garry Conille says that Haitian forces working with police sent from…
Continue Reading Workers breach key Klamath dams, allowing salmon to swim freely for the first time in a century
Associated Press Workers have breached the final dams on a key section of the Klamath River, clearing the way for salmon to swim freely through a…
Continue Reading US Open: Coco Gauff, Caroline Garcia and other tennis players say cyberbullying is still a problem
AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Garcia, a U.S. Open semifinalist two years ago, is drawing attention to the problem of cyberbullying in…
Continue Reading Auditor faults Pennsylvania agency over fees from Medicaid-funded prescriptions
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A review by Pennsylvania’s elected financial watchdog says there are shortcomings in a state agency’s…
Continue Reading Former police officer accused of killing pregnant woman and staging it as a suicide
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts police officer pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of killing a woman he is accused of…
Continue Reading Wimbledon champion Krejcikova out of US Open, Shelton and Tiafoe set to meet in 3rd round
AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe is getting the rematch he wants, a second shot at Ben Shelton at the U.S. Open. But there…
Continue Reading Attorney for white homeowner who shot Ralph Yarl says his client needs a psychological evaluation
Associated Press The attorney for an elderly white homeowner who shot Ralph Yarl after the teenage Black honor student came to his home by mistake…
Continue Reading A judge weighs whether to spare Missouri man from execution after evidence was mishandled
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — An evidentiary hearing in Missouri will determine the fate of a man on death row who thought DNA evidence…
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