Sheriff announces prison transport policy changes following killing of deputy
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Marion County sheriff in Indianapolis has announced changes to a prisoner transport policy following the killing of a…
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Nebraska governor signs order narrowly defining sex as that assigned at birth
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press Nebraska’s governor has signed an executive order directing state agencies to use narrow definitions of a…
Continue Reading Georgia Power customers could see monthly bills rise $9 to pay for the Vogtle nuclear plant
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Residential customers of Georgia’s largest electrical utility could see their bills rise by $9 a…
Continue Reading Alex Murdaugh loses prison phone privileges after lawyer records phone call for documentary
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina prison officials say convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has lost his phone…
Continue Reading Russia’s actions at U.N. terminate Mali sanctions and panel of experts reporting, recently on Wagner
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Mali’s military junta succeeded in kicking out the U.N. peacekeeping force, and on…
Continue Reading Voters in one Iowa county reject GOP-appointed auditor who posted about 2020 election doubts
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — Voters in one Iowa county have rejected a GOP-appointed auditor who had previously made…
Continue Reading Memphis plant that uses potentially hazardous chemical will close, company says
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A medical equipment sterilizing plant using a chemical whose emissions could lead to cause…
Continue Reading University of North Carolina students rally for gun safety after fatal shooting of faculty member
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A school shooting that frightened students and left one faculty…
Continue Reading West Point time capsule that appeared to contain nothing more than silt yields centuries-old coins
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press A nearly 200-year-old time capsule that appeared to yield little more than dust when it was opened at West Point…
Continue Reading Texas judge rules as unconstitutional a law that erodes city regulations in favor of state control
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A Texas judge ruled Wednesday that a new law eroding the power of the state’s…
Continue Reading Mexican Navy hopes to expand net-snagging hooks to protect endangered vaquita porpoises
By FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press SAN FELIPE, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s Navy says it is planning to expand the area where it sinks concrete blocks…
Continue Reading Kansas reporter files federal lawsuit against police chief who raided her newspaper’s office
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press One of the reporters who works at the small Kansas newspaper that was raided by authorities earlier this month filed a…
Continue Reading Sauce Gardner voted top cornerback by panel of AP Pro Football Writers
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner piled up plenty of awards in an impressive rookie season for the New York Jets.…
Continue Reading Justin Jefferson selected top wide receiver by panel of AP Pro Football Writers
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Justin Jefferson has been setting records and terrifying defenses since the Minnesota Vikings selected him in…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania is considering an earlier 2024 presidential primary, partly to avoid voting on Passover
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania lawmakers are advancing legislation to hold the state’s 2024 presidential…
Continue Reading Children getting wrongly dropped from Medicaid because of automation `glitch’
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The federal Medicaid agency says some children may have been wrongly dropped from the…
Continue Reading Prosecutors drop felony charges against Iowa man who had guns, ammunition in Chicago hotel room
CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped all felony charges against an Iowa man who was arrested in 2021 by Chicago police for having guns and…
Continue Reading Man who fatally shot South Carolina college student entering wrong home was justified, police say
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Police say a resident who fatally shot a University of South Carolina student who tried to enter the wrong home on his…
Continue Reading Biden warns Idalia still dangerous, says he hasn’t forgotten about the victims of Hawaii’s wildfires
BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says Hurricane Idalia is “still very dangerous” even though it has…
Continue Reading Trump dismissive as New York attorney general accuses him of inflating his net worth by $2 billion
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump defended his real estate empire and his presidency in a face-to-face clash with…
Continue Reading Mexican mothers mark day of the disappeared with protest and demands for the government to do more
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mothers of some of 111,000 people who have disappeared in Mexico over decades of violence are…
Continue Reading Locomotive manufacturer, union reach tentative deal to end 2-month strike
ERIE, Pa. (AP) — The country’s largest locomotive manufacturer and its striking union workers have reached a tentative agreement that could end a…
Continue Reading California prison on generator power after wildfires knock out electricity and fill cells with smoke
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press A Northern California prison was on generator power for a second week and inmates were issued masks to cope…
Continue Reading Bee alert: 5 million bees fall off truck near Toronto and drivers are asked to close windows
TORONTO (AP) — Police west of Toronto on Wednesday warned drivers to keep their car windows closed after a truck spilled crates carrying five…
Continue Reading Civil rights advocates defend a North Carolina court justice suing over a probe for speaking out
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Civil rights advocates and Democratic state legislators are defending and praising a…
Continue Reading Abortion anecdote from DeSantis at GOP debate is more complex than he made it sound
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, CHRISTINE FERNANDO and ALI SWENSON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was asked during last…
Continue Reading Hurricane Franklin cranks past Bermuda as a Category 2 storm
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The outer bands of Hurricane Franklin are lashing Bermuda as the Category 2 storm charges past the island located in…
Continue Reading Retired Giants catcher Buster Posey goes back to school to complete his degree from Florida State
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Retired San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey is working to complete his college…
Continue Reading Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again, this time at a Kentucky event
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to…
Continue Reading Iran warns Israel that it will face retaliation for its airstrike on Syria
By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister has condemned Israel’s airstrike on the international airport of…
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