Republican-led Oklahoma committee considers pause on executions amid death case scrutiny
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma is one of the busiest death penalty states in the nation, but some Republican…
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Dick Butkus, fearsome Hall of Fame Chicago Bears linebacker, dies at 80
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A photo of Dick Butkus sneering behind his facemask filled the cover of Sports Illustrated’s…
Continue Reading Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger gives $40 million in stock to California museum
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investor Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s right-hand man for more than five decades, has made…
Continue Reading Father weeps as 3 charged with murder in his toddler’s fentanyl death at NYC day care
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The father of a toddler who authorities say died of fentanyl poisoning at a New York City day…
Continue Reading Republican leader of Wisconsin Assembly says he won’t move to impeach state’s top elections official
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Assembly says he won’t pursue impeachment for the state’s top elections…
Continue Reading Colorado funeral home with ‘green’ burials under investigation after improperly stored bodies found
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press PENROSE, Colo. (AP) — Authorities in Colorado said Thursday they were investigating the improper storage of human…
Continue Reading US moves closer to underground testing of nuclear weapons stockpile without any actual explosions
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Scientists charged with ensuring the aging U.S. stockpile of nuclear weapons are good to go —…
Continue Reading FTX co-founder testifies against Sam Bankman-Fried, saying they committed crimes and lied to public
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — FTX’s co-founder has begun to tell a New York jury that he and Sam Bankman-Fried…
Continue Reading Nigeria’s president faces new challenge to election victory as opposition claims he forged diploma
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s main opposition says it will present new evidence to support its court…
Continue Reading NYC mayor to residents of Puebla, Mexico: ‘Mi casa es su casa,’ but ‘there’s no more room’
By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press PUEBLA, Mexico (AP) — The mayor of New York City is in Puebla, Mexico, thanking migrants for their contributions…
Continue Reading Ramaswamy says angry protesters rammed his car in Iowa; police say no evidence crash was intentional
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Vivek Ramaswamy’s presidential campaign says protesters upset…
Continue Reading US Customs officials seize giraffe feces from woman at Minnesota airport
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal customs agents pooh-poohed the plans of a Iowa woman who wanted to make jewelry from giraffe feces she picked up on a…
Continue Reading A homeless man is charged with capital murder and rape in the death of a 5-year-old Kansas girl
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A homeless man has been charged with murder and rape in the killing of…
Continue Reading US regulators seek to compel Elon Musk to testify in their investigation of his Twitter acquisition
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday it is seeking a court order that would compel Elon…
Continue Reading Criminal charges lodged against Hartford ex-officer accused of lying to get warrant and faking stats
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A former Hartford police officer accused by his own department of lying to get an arrest warrant and inflating his traffic…
Continue Reading Railroad unions want scrutiny of remote control trains after death of worker in Ohio railyard
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Most of the reaction to the predawn death of a rail worker who mistakenly stepped in front of…
Continue Reading Ron DeSantis sharpens his attacks on Donald Trump in their shared home state of Florida
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is turning up the heat on…
Continue Reading Nobel Peace Prize guesswork focuses on the Ukrainian war, protests in Iran and climate change
By MARK LEWIS Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will be soon be revealed and the annual guessing game…
Continue Reading Tony! Toni! Toné! say reuniting after 25 years ‘Feels Good’ — and they’re working on something new
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The three original members of the legendary R&B band Tony! Toni! Toné! have reunited…
Continue Reading Dartmouth tells NLRB that basketball players are students – for real – not employees
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Dartmouth College lawyers say the Ivy League school’s basketball players shouldn’t be…
Continue Reading Reprieve for New Orleans as salt water creeping up the Mississippi River slows its push inland
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Salt water inching up the Mississippi River is progressing more slowly than once projected —…
Continue Reading A look at Russia’s deadliest missile attacks on Ukraine
By The Associated Press Since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military has repeatedly used missiles to blast civilian…
Continue Reading Nonprofit service provider Blackbaud settles data breach case for $49.5M with states
Associated Press Fundraising software company Blackbaud agreed Thursday to pay $49.5 million to settle claims brought by the attorneys general of 49…
Continue Reading The US government seems ready to order a recall of millions of air bag inflators for safety concerns
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government appears poised to order a recall of millions of air bag inflators due to a…
Continue Reading Indianapolis police capture a cheeky monkey that escaped and went on the lam
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Momo the monkey’s taste of freedom is over. The primate spurred an hourslong search on Indianapolis’ east side after he…
Continue Reading Officers’ lawyers challenge analysis of video that shows Black man’s death in Tacoma, Washington
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Lawyers for three police officers charged in the death of Manny Ellis have challenged a…
Continue Reading Ex-USC gynecologist charged with sexually assaulting students dies before going to trial
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former University of Southern California gynecologist charged with sexually more than a…
Continue Reading A look at the contenders for House speaker and the demands they’re facing from fellow Republicans
By STEPHEN GROVES, FARNOUSH AMIRI and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are trying to rally around a new House speaker…
Continue Reading Report of fatal New Jersey car crash fills in key gap in Menendez federal bribery investigation
BOGOTA, N.J. (AP) — Nadine Menendez, now the wife of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, killed a man with her car in December 2018 and left the scene…
Continue Reading ‘Dancing On My Own’ singer Calum Scott says he’ll perform for Phillies if they win the World Series
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — British singer Calum Scott says he’ll visit Philadelphia and perform his pop hit…
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