NBA announces the Phoenix Suns will host the 2027 All-Star game
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns will host the 2027 NBA All-Star game, the league announced Thursday, giving owner…
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Iowa House OKs bill to criminalize death of an “unborn person” despite IVF concerns
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in Iowa’s House of Representatives have approved a bill that would…
Continue Reading Tennessee lawmakers advance bill to undo Memphis’ traffic stop reforms after Tyre Nichols death
By JONATHAN MATTISE and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Tennessee House lawmakers have advanced a bill to undo the…
Continue Reading Judge denies Trump relief from $83.3 million defamation judgment
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The federal judge who oversaw a New York defamation trial that resulted in an $83.3 million…
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Judge suggests Paxton has ‘ulterior political motives’ in Annunciation House case
by Robert Moore, El Paso MattersMarch 7, 2024 An El Paso district judge lashed out at the Texas Attorney General’s Office after a lawyer said in…
Continue Reading Automaker Rivian pauses construction of its $5 billion electric truck plant in Georgia
By JEFF AMY and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The CEO of Rivian Automotive announced Thursday that the electric truck maker is pausing…
Continue Reading Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkley among veterans eager to see how the NFL values running backs
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Derrick Henry is back in the gym, eager to prove turning 30 is just a number…
Continue Reading Indiana nears law allowing more armed statewide officials at state Capitol
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s governor will decide whether certain statewide elected officials can carry…
Continue Reading Miami Seaquarium gets eviction notice several months after death of Lolita the orca
By FREIDA FRISARO and DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Seaquarium, an old-Florida style tourist attraction that was home to…
Continue Reading Houston police chief apologizes for department not investigating 264K cases due to staffing issues
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s police chief pledged on Thursday to restore public trust in his department following…
Continue Reading United Airlines plane makes a safe emergency landing in LA after losing a tire during takeoff
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ AND HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A United Airlines jetliner bound for Japan made a safe landing in Los…
Continue Reading Nothing to sniff at: Bill would help pay to retire Ohio drug-detecting K9s under legal cannabis
By PATRICK ORSAGOS and BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI ASSOCIATED PRESS WHITEHALL, Ohio (AP) — Two Ohio lawmakers are sponsoring a bill that seeks to ease the…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s president says dismissed military commander Zaluzhnyi will be new ambassador to the UK
KYIV (AP) — Ukraine’s former military chief has been appointed the country’s new ambassador to the United Kingdom. It comes a month after he…
Continue Reading Mississippi Supreme Court affirms a death row inmate’s convictions in the killings of 8 people
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court has affirmed the convictions and death sentences of a man found guilty of killing eight people,…
Continue Reading US Army soldier indicted and accused of selling sensitive military information
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An Army soldier has been arrested on accusations of selling sensitive information…
Continue Reading Bill that could make TikTok unavailable in the US advances quickly in the House
By KEVIN FREKING and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill that could lead to the popular video-sharing app TikTok being…
Continue Reading Investigators say tenant garage below collapsed Florida condo tower had many faulty support columns
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Federal investigators determining why a Florida condominium tower partially…
Continue Reading Cannabis sales in Minnesota are likely to start later than expected. How much later isn’t clear
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s top cannabis regulator says the state probably won’t meet its goal…
Continue Reading Steve Lawrence, singer, entertainer and half of popular stage duo Steve & Eydie, dies at 88
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Lawrence, a singer and top stage act who as a solo performer and in tandem with his…
Continue Reading New Mexico ranks last when it comes to education. Will a mandatory 180 days in the classroom help?
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has adopted a new rule mandating that school calendars consist of at…
Continue Reading Senate passes bill to compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and JIM SALTER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Thursday that would compensate Americans…
Continue Reading Mexico arrests 2 taxi drivers who beat, kicked German tourists at a club in Playa del Carmen
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors have arrested two taxi drivers who participated in the beating of two German tourists outside a club in Mexico’s…
Continue Reading A small earthquake and ‘Moodus Noises’ are nothing new for one Connecticut town
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press EAST HAMPTON, Conn. (AP) — A small earthquake hit the small Connecticut town of East Hampton on Wednesday, but…
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Cole Brauer becomes first American woman to race sailboat alone and nonstop around world
A CORUNA, Spain (AP) — Alone, Cole Brauer braved three oceans and the elements as she navigated her sailboat for months. When she and her 40-foot…
Continue Reading Indiana man pleads guilty to assaulting police with baton and makeshift weapons during Capitol riot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press An Indiana man has pleaded guilty to using a metal baton, a lamp and other makeshift weapons to assault police…
Continue Reading State AGs send letter to Meta asking it to take ‘immediate action’ on user account takeovers
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — A group of 40 state attorneys general have sent a letter to Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta expressing concern…
Continue Reading ‘We were not allowed to cry:’ Released Israeli hostage describes the ‘hell’ of being held in Gaza
CNN By Christiane Amanpour and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli woman taken hostage by Hamas in Gaza has described the “hell” of being…
Continue Reading Fox will air package of college football games on Friday night beginning this fall
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Fox will expand its coverage of college football with a package of Friday night games. The schedule of games, which…
Continue Reading Investigators say they confirmed pilots’ account of a rudder-control failure on a Boeing Max jet
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Federal investigators said Thursday they confirmed pilots’ account of a brief failure of rudder controls on…
Continue Reading Feds investigating suspected smuggling at Wisconsin prison, 11 workers suspended in probe
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating a possible smuggling ring at a Wisconsin prison that…
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