Montana man to return home from hospital weeks after grizzly bear bit off lower jaw
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press A Montana man who was mauled by a grizzly bear that bit off the front of his lower jaw is ready to return home…
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The toll of heat deaths in the Phoenix area soars after the hottest summer on record
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The toll of heat-associated deaths in Arizona’s most populous county — still being tallied…
Continue Reading Joran van der Sloot expected to plead guilty in Natalee Holloway extortion case
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Court records filed Friday indicate Joran van der Sloot, the chief suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance,…
Continue Reading Mississippi sheriff aims to avoid liability from federal lawsuit over torture of Black men
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi sheriff who leads the department where former…
Continue Reading Law restricting bathroom use for Idaho transgender students to go into effect as challenge continues
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho law restricting which bathrooms transgender students can use in schools will go into effect while a court challenge…
Continue Reading Palestinians in Gaza face impossible choice: Stay home under airstrikes, or flee under airstrikes?
By ISABEL DEBRE and FATIMA SHBAIR Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Watching the pulverized alleys of Jabaliya refugee camp in northern…
Continue Reading Judge denies bid to prohibit US border officials from turning back asylum-seekers at land crossings
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday denied a bid by immigration advocates to prohibit U.S. officials from…
Continue Reading Trump says he stands with Netanyahu after a barrage of GOP criticism for saying he ‘let us down’
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is stepping back from his pointed criticism of Israel. He said…
Continue Reading As accusations fly over ballot stuffing in mayoral primary, Connecticut Democrat takes the 5th
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A local Democratic official in Connecticut’s largest city has invoked her 5th Amendment…
Continue Reading Lexi Thompson falls short by 3 shots in her bid to make PGA Tour cut in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lexi Thompson looked to be on the verge of becoming the first woman in 78 years to make the cut on the PGA Tour. Two late bogeys…
Continue Reading Environmentalists warn of intent to sue over snail species living near Nevada lithium mine
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Environmentalists are poised to return to court in an ongoing legal battle with the Biden…
Continue Reading US military to begin draining leaky fuel tank facility that poisoned Pearl Harbor drinking water
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Next week the U.S. military plans to begin draining fuel from World War II-era…
Continue Reading South Carolina man convicted of turtle smuggling charged with turtle abuse in Georgia
MACON, Ga. (AP) — A South Carolina man previously convicted of smuggling protected turtles between the United States and Hong Kong faces new…
Continue Reading Ban on electronic skill games in Virginia reinstated by state Supreme Court
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A ban on electronic skill games in Virgnia went back into effect Friday after the state Supreme Court vacated an injunction…
Continue Reading Ex-Illinois child welfare worker guilty of endangerment after boy beaten to death by mom
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — A judge has convicted a former state child welfare worker of child endangerment in connection with the 2019 beating death of…
Continue Reading Virginia statehouse candidates face questions about residency requirements
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia state lawmakers are required to live in the district they represent, as well as in…
Continue Reading Microsoft spent two years trying to buy Activision Blizzard. For Xbox CEO, that was the easy part
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer After two years co-piloting the biggest acquisition in video game history past an onslaught of challenges,…
Continue Reading AP Election Brief | What to expect in Louisiana’s statewide primaries
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The race to replace Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards tops the list of contests voters…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan; Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, a spokesman for the…
Continue Reading What to know about Elijah McClain’s death and the cases against police and paramedics
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Jurors delivered a split verdict against two officers charged in the 2019 death…
Continue Reading Oweh to miss 4th straight game, but Ravens ‘very close’ to full strength, coach says
ENFIELD, England (AP) — Ravens outside linebacker Odafe Oweh will miss his fourth straight game because of an ankle injury when Baltimore plays the…
Continue Reading Executive at Donald Trump’s company says ‘presidential premium’ was floated to boost bottom line
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s top corporate deputies considered adding a “presidential premium” when…
Continue Reading Florine Mark, former owner of Weight Watchers franchises in Michigan and Canada, dies at 90
DETROIT (AP) — Florine Mark, a Michigan business icon and former owner of Weight Watchers franchises in Michigan and Ontario, Canada, has died. She…
Continue Reading AP Exclusive: 911 calls from deadly Lahaina wildfire reveal terror and panic in the rush to escape
By GENE JOHNSON, CLAUDIA LAUER, REBECCA BOONE and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Trapped in their cars, in homes or on the…
Continue Reading Experts say Hamas and Israel are committing war crimes in their fight
By MIKE CORDER and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The deadly attacks by Hamas on Israeli civilians and the…
Continue Reading Elf Bar finds an easy way around US vape import ban: a name change
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese disposable e-cigarettes from Elf Bar remain widely available in the U.S. more than…
Continue Reading Arizona tribe is protesting the decision not to prosecute Border Patrol agents for fatal shooting
SELLS, Ariz. (AP) — The Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona on Friday blasted the decision by the U.S. Attorney’s Office not to…
Continue Reading 5 killed in Mexico prison riot. Authorities cite dispute between inmates
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Five men are dead following a fight between inmates at a prison in Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Tabasco. The state police…
Continue Reading Annual window to shop for Medicare Advantage plans returns on Sunday
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Open enrollment for Medicare opens Sunday, and seniors could have dozens of options to choose from. During the…
Continue Reading Georgia woman sentenced to 30 years in prison in child care death of 4-month-old
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A suburban Atlanta woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the 2021 murder of a 4-month-old who died after she…
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