Utah man is charged with killing 2-year-old boy, and badly injuring his twin sister
ROY, Utah (AP) — A Utah man who served two years in prison for breaking the arm of an infant in 2016 is charged with killing a 2-year-old boy and…
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The head of Arkansas’ Board of Corrections says he’s staying despite governor’s call for resignation
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has called for the immediate resignation of Board of Corrections Chairman Benny…
Continue Reading TV sitcom ‘Extended Family’ inspired by real-life relationship of Celtics owner, wife and her ex
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The new NBC sitcom “Extended Family” is loosely based on the real-life family dynamics between…
Continue Reading NFL denies Eagles’ appeal of $100,000 fine, security chief DiSandro’s sideline ban, AP sources say
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL has denied the Eagles’ appeal of a $100,000 fine and the league’s ban of the team’s security…
Continue Reading Bidens make traditional pre-Christmas visit to children’s hospital
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden joined first lady Jill Biden, for a Christmas season visit to Children’s National…
Continue Reading Delaware hospital system will pay $47 million to settle whistleblower allegations of billing fraud
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware’s largest hospital system will pay more than $47 million to settle whistleblower…
Continue Reading Former Kenyan minister and 2 others charged with fraud over hospitality college project
By TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s anti-corruption commission has charged the country’s former tourism minister and…
Continue Reading Probe: Doomed Philadelphia news helicopter hit trees fast, broke up, then burned, killing 2 on board
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press SHAMONG, N.J. (AP) — New details are emerging about the fatal crash of a Philadelphia TV news helicopter earlier…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Supreme Court orders new legislative maps in redistricting case brought by Democrats
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Republican-drawn legislative maps on…
Continue Reading 1 still missing a week after St. Louis’ largest nursing home closed abrubtly
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — One person is still missing a week after residents were scattered when St. Louis’…
Continue Reading Mentally disabled Indiana man wrongfully convicted in slaying reaches $11.7 million settlement
ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — Attorneys for a mentally disabled man who was wrongfully convicted in the slaying of a 94-year-old woman say he has reached an…
Continue Reading More Brazilians declared themselves as being biracial, country’s statistics agency says
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s statistics agency says more Brazilians declared themselves as being…
Continue Reading Bristol Myers Squibb acquires Karuna Therapeutics for $14 billion, boosting neuroscience portfolio
NEW YORK (AP) — Drugmaker Bristol Myers Squibb is acquiring Karuna Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company that has developed a new…
Continue Reading Nevada rangeland taxed by wild horses, land managers plan to round up thousands of the animals
WINNEMUCCA, Nev. (AP) — U.S. land managers are planning to round up more than 2,800 wild horses across four Nevada counties beginning next week.…
Continue Reading Residents of Iceland village near volcano that erupted are allowed to return home
By MARCO DiMARCO Associated Press GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Residents of the small fishing town in Iceland where a volcano erupted this week have…
Continue Reading Railroad operations resume after 5-day closure in 2 Texas border towns
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press The federal government on Friday reopened two cross-border railroad crossings in Texas, five days after the…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rejects prosecutor’s push to fast-track ruling in Trump election subversion case
By MARK SHERMAN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Friday it will not immediately take up a plea by special…
Continue Reading Truck carrying gas hits railroad bridge and explodes as a train passes overhead
GLENVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A tractor-trailer loaded with what authorities believe were gas containers slammed into the bottom of an overhead railroad…
Continue Reading Missouri school board that previously rescinded anti-racism resolution drops Black history classes
By JIM SALTER Associated Press O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A conservative-led Missouri school board has voted to drop elective courses on Black…
Continue Reading Seattle hospital says Texas attorney general asked for records about transgender care for children
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked a Seattle hospital to hand over records regarding…
Continue Reading A British sea monitoring agency says another vessel has been hijacked near Somalia
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A British sea trade monitoring agency says another boat has been hijacked near the coast of Somalia. That and the…
Continue Reading Florida State has sued the ACC, setting the stage for a fight to leave over revenue concerns
By BOB FERRANTE and RALPH D. RUSSO AP Sports Writers TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State sued the Atlantic Coast Conference on Friday,…
Continue Reading Trump says he’s eager to debate Biden in 2024, even if controversial commission plans events
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says he is eager to debate President Joe Biden, even if the debates…
Continue Reading Flu and COVID infections are rising and could get worse over the holidays, CDC says
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Look for flu and COVID-19 infections to ramp up in the coming weeks, U.S. health officials say,…
Continue Reading Authorities knew Maine shooter was a threat but felt confronting him was unsafe, video shows
By PATRICK WHITTLE and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Police who declined to confront an Army reservist in the weeks before he…
Continue Reading Albania’s parliament lifts the legal immunity of former prime minister Sali Berisha
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s parliament has voted to lift the legal immunity of former Prime Minister Sali…
Continue Reading Former Colombian soldier pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president
By GISELA SALOMON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A former Colombian soldier has pleaded guilty to conspiring in the 2021 assassination of Haitian…
Continue Reading Some Catholic bishops reject Pope’s stance on blessings for same-sex couples. Others are confused
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — In an extraordinary pushback against Pope Francis, some Catholic bishops in Africa,…
Continue Reading Greece to offer exclusive Acropolis visits outside of regular hours — for a steep price
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is planning to offer exclusive guided tours of the ancient Acropolis, its most powerful tourist magnet, to handfuls of…
Continue Reading Lone gunman in Czech mass shooting had no record and slipped through cracks despite owning 8 guns
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Officials say a 24-year-old student owned eight guns when he opened fire at a university building…
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