Key police testimony caps first week of ex-politician’s trial in Las Vegas reporter’s death
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The first week of a former politician’s murder trial has wrapped up in Las Vegas. The jury tasked with…
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Bird flu restrictions cause heartache for 4-H kids unable to show off livestock at fairs across US
Associated Press EVART, Mich. (AP) — Alison Smith stared at the virtually empty dairy barn inside the Osceola County Fairgrounds, once bustling…
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Make eye exams part of the back-to-school checklist. Your kids and their teachers will thank you
Associated Press When a little boy burst into tears in her third-grade classroom last fall, Audrey Jost pulled him aside while the other kids were at…
Continue Reading As political convention comes to Chicago, residents, leaders and activists vie for the spotlight
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — As the American city that has hosted more political conventions than any other, Chicago has pretty much seen it…
Continue Reading Heart disease is rampant in parts of the rural South. Researchers are hitting the road to learn why
Associated Press Darrell Dixon’s father was just 25 when he had a major heart attack in the rural Mississippi Delta. By his early 40s, a series of…
Continue Reading Congo’s humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral again into a global health emergency
Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Sarah Bagheni had a headache, fever, and itchy and unusual skin lesions for days, but she had no inkling that…
Continue Reading Strategist who ran DeSantis’ ill-fated bid is working with Musk to help organize voters for Trump
Associated Press Ron DeSantis’ senior political aides were gathered last year at the Florida governor’s campaign headquarters, an office…
Continue Reading The pro-Palestinian ‘uncommitted’ movement is at a standstill with top Democrats as the DNC begins
Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Of the thousands of delegates expected to gather Monday at the Democratic National Convention, just 36 will…
Continue Reading Walz’s China experience draws GOP attacks, but Beijing isn’t counting on better ties
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has a history with China. And Republicans are seizing on it. The Democratic vice…
Continue Reading ‘Shoot me up with a big one’: A timeline of the last days of Matthew Perry
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The arrest of five people in the overdose death of Matthew Perry has revealed key details about the…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s new capital isn’t ready yet. The president is celebrating Independence Day there anyway
Associated Press PENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia is marking 79 years of independence with a ceremony in its future new capital of…
Continue Reading 16 villagers killed and 20 abducted in Congo in attacks blamed on Islamic State-linked rebels
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Militants with ties to the Islamic State group have killed 16 villagers in northeastern Congo and kidnapped…
Continue Reading Gold medal boxer Imane Khelif hailed upon return to Algeria
TIARET, Algeria (AP) — An outpouring of fans greeted Algerian boxer Imane upon arrival back in her hometown on Friday and at a parade in Tiaret,…
Continue Reading 20 Nigerian students abducted by gunmen in an ambush in the north
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen in northern Nigeria have ambushed vehicles conveying some university students and abducted 20 of…
Continue Reading Typhoon Ampil moves away from Japan as train services resume and no major damage is reported
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon that slammed the Tokyo area with heavy rains and brought mudslide warnings in northern Japan is…
Continue Reading US envoy defends anti-drug cooperation with Mexico amid neighbor’s complaint on drug capo surrender
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Mexico is defending cross-border anti-drug cooperation after Mexican prosecutors complained the Americans…
Continue Reading Border arrests drop 33% to a 46-month low in July after asylum restrictions take hold
WASHINGTON (AP) — Arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico plummeted 33% in July to the lowest level since September 2020, a result of…
Continue Reading Her name was on a filing agreeing to be a Cornel West elector. Her question: What’s an elector?
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — When Denisha Mitchell was asked why she filled out paperwork to serve as an Arizona elector for the independent…
Continue Reading New California laws aim to reduce smash-and-grab robberies, car thefts and shoplifting
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a bipartisan package of 10 bills that aims to crack down…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill.; Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” —…
Continue Reading Songwriter-producer The-Dream seeks dismissal of sexual assault lawsuit
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers for The-Dream, a Grammy-winning songwriter and producer, are seeking the dismissal of a woman’s…
Continue Reading Pharmacist blamed for deaths in US meningitis outbreak will plead no contest in Michigan case
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Massachusetts pharmacist charged with murder in the deaths of 11 Michigan residents from a 2012 U.S. meningitis…
Continue Reading Ukrainian forces left a path of destruction in the Kursk operation. AP visited a seized Russian town
SUDZHA, Russia (AP) — A trail of destruction lies in the path that Ukrainian forces carved on their risky incursion into Russia, blasting through…
Continue Reading What is ‘price gouging’ and why is VP Harris proposing to ban it?
AP Economics Writer Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed a ban on “price gouging” by food suppliers and grocery stores, as part of a broader…
Continue Reading Discarded gender and diversity books trigger a new culture clash at a Florida college
Associated Press A tiny Florida college is once again at the center of the state’s culture wars after a dumpster left the campus library filled…
Continue Reading Dirt track racer Scott Bloomquist, known for winning and swagger, dies in plane crash
Associated Press Dirt track race car driver Scott Bloomquist has died in a plane crash in Tennessee. The sheriff’s office in Hawkins County…
Continue Reading Mississippi poultry plant settles with OSHA after teen’s 2023 death
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi poultry processing plant has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor that requires it to…
Continue Reading Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold in half the country
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has kept on hold in roughly half the country new regulations about sex discrimination in education, rejecting a…
Continue Reading Election officials keep Green Party presidential candidate on Wisconsin ballot
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election officials have decided to allow the Green Party’s presidential candidate to remain…
Continue Reading Newlyweds and bride’s mother killed in crash after semitruck overturns in Colorado
DENVER (AP) — A newlywed couple and the bride’s mother were killed in a crash after a semitruck overturned on Interstate 70 west of Denver,…
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