U.S. to nominate Okefenokee Swamp refuge for listing as UNESCO World Heritage site
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A U.S. agency says it will nominate the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge for a…
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Takeaways from investigation that turned up gold bars, a luxury car and cash at a US senator’s home
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife are accused of…
Continue Reading Federal judge rules Texas university that canceled drag show didn’t violate free speech rights
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press A federal judge has ruled that a university in the Texas Panhandle did not violate the constitutional right to…
Continue Reading Federal judge rules Texas university that canceled drag show didn’t violate free speech rights
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press A federal judge has ruled that a university in the Texas Panhandle did not violate the constitutional right to…
Continue Reading Giorgio Napolitano, former Italian president and first ex-Communist in that post, has died at 98
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s presidential palace says Giorgio Napolitano, the first former Communist to…
Continue Reading Who’s Bob Menendez? New Jersey’s senator charged with corruption has survived politically for years
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez’s defense against new federal corruption charges against him, his wife…
Continue Reading Judge peppers lawyers in prelude to trial of New York’s business fraud lawsuit against Trump
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge peppered Donald Trump’s lawyers with questions…
Continue Reading Judge overseeing case to remove Trump from ballot agrees to order banning threats and intimidation
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Colorado judge overseeing the first significant lawsuit to bar former President Donald…
Continue Reading Dallas mayor switches parties, making the city the nation’s largest with a GOP mayor
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Friday that he is switching to the Republican Party,…
Continue Reading Dallas mayor switches parties, making the city the nation’s largest with a GOP mayor
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Friday that he is switching to the Republican Party,…
Continue Reading Spain’s World Cup winners return to action after sexism scandal with 3-2 win in Sweden
GOTHENBURG, Sweden (AP) — Spain’s World Cup-winning women’s team have gotten back to being soccer players. A 3-2 win over Sweden in Gothenburg…
Continue Reading Germany considering short-term migration border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic
BERLIN (AP) — A government official says that Germany is considering establishing short-term border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic to…
Continue Reading The UAW strike is growing, again. What to know as 7,000 more auto workers join the union’s walkouts
NEW YORK (AP) — The United Auto Workers strike against Detroit automakers has spread to dozens of facilites nationwide. And the walkouts are…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Analyzing El Paso’s third migrant wave
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Things are quickly evolving along the border, and all El Pasoans have a front row seat to those changing conditions. John…
Continue Reading Minneapolis plans to transfer city property to Native American tribe for treatment center
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis officials plan to transfer two city-owned properties to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa. The tribe plans to build an…
Continue Reading Hawaii economists say Lahaina locals could be priced out of rebuilt town without zoning changes
By ANDREW SELSKY and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Residents who survived the wildfire that leveled the Hawaii town of…
Continue Reading Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life…
Continue Reading Yemen’s southern leader renews calls for separate state at UN
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The president of Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council said in an interview that he will…
Continue Reading Sabato De Sarno makes highly anticipated debut at Gucci under the gaze of Hollywood stars
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Sabato De Sarno wants people to fall in love with Gucci again, titling his debut collection…
Continue Reading Nebraska mother sentenced to 2 years in prison for giving abortion pills to pregnant daughter
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press A Nebraska mother who pleaded guilty to giving her teenage daughter pills for an abortion and helping to burn and…
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Authorities seek bi-national solutions to ongoing migrant surge in El Paso
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Migrants continue to line up at different parts of the border wall, waiting to be processed and accepted into the U.S. In…
Continue Reading Ice pops cool down monkeys in Brazil at a Rio zoo during a rare winter heat wave
By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Upon spotting a zookeeper laden with a bucket full of fruit-flavored ice pops, black…
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Doña Ana County Sheriff gives background on former deputy charged with sexually assaulting woman while on duty
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart on Friday held a new conference to address the allegations of sexual assault…
Continue Reading GOP candidate challenging election loss in race to lead Texas’ most populous county drops lawsuit
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The highest profile Republican candidate who had sued seeking to overturn election results in the…
Continue Reading GOP candidate challenging election loss in race to lead Texas’ most populous county drops lawsuit
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The highest profile Republican candidate who had sued seeking to overturn election results in the…
Continue Reading Both parties rally supporters as voting begins in Virginia’s closely watched legislative elections
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Early voting has begun in Virginia’s costly, high-stakes and closely watched legislative…
Continue Reading Oklahoma judge arrested in Texas capital, accused of shooting parked cars and causing collision
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge was arrested in Austin, Texas, last week after authorities say he opened fire…
Continue Reading Convicted sex offender back in custody after walking away from a St. Louis hospital
SHREWSBURY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a man convicted of child sex crimes is back in custody after walking away from a St. Louis hospital.…
Continue Reading White House preparing for government shutdown as House Republicans lack a viable endgame for funding
By JOSH BOAK, STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Friday directed federal agencies to get ready…
Continue Reading `10 Days in a Madhouse’ opera premieres in Philadelphia, celebrating women’s voices
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Composer Rene Orth’s “10 Days in a Madhouse,” based on the 1887 book by trailblazing…
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