Trial begins over Texas’ sweeping 2021 elections law
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California fast food and health care workers poised to win major salary increases
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nearly 1 million California workers would win major salary increases under a pair of bills…
Continue Reading Helton teams up with organization to eliminate $10 million in medical bills for Colorado residents
DENVER (AP) — Retired Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton is teaming up with the organization RIP Medical Debt to help eliminate $10 million…
Continue Reading US moves to advance prisoner swap deal with Iran and release $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has cleared the way for the release of five American citizens…
Continue Reading Challengers seek rewrite of Missouri abortion-rights ballot measures, calling them misleading
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Advocates are asking a Missouri judge to rewrite what they say are misleading…
Continue Reading Man charged with aiding Whitmer kidnap plot says he should have called police
By ED WHITE Associated Press A man charged with assisting the leaders of a plan to kidnap Michigan’s governor is denying any role. But he told…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates often speak out on hot topics. Only one faces impeachment threat
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who Republicans are threatening…
Continue Reading Evidence insufficient to charge BTK killer in Oklahoma cold case, prosecutor says
PAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma prosecutor says there’s insufficient evidence to charge the BTK serial killer in the 1976 disappearance of a…
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El Paso County Judge discusses expected migrant surge over the coming months
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego sat down with ABC-7 Monday. He said that the county has seen a rise in the number of…
Continue Reading Canadian man charged with murdering four Muslims was inspired by white nationalism, prosecutors say
WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — Canadian federal prosecutors are arguing that a man facing murder charges in the deaths of four members of a Muslim family…
Continue Reading DraftKings apologizes for sports betting offer referencing 9/11 terror attacks
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Sports betting company DraftKings apologized Monday after using the Sept. 11, 2001,…
Continue Reading Man accused of walking into FBI office, confessing to killing Boston woman in 1979
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors say a 68-year-old man walked into an FBI field office in Oregon and confessed to…
Continue Reading Portugal routs Luxembourg in record 9-0 win without suspended Ronaldo. Drone delays Armenia-Croatia
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Portugal didn’t need Cristiano Ronaldo to rack up its biggest-ever win in a competitive game. A 9-0 rout of…
Continue Reading Cybersecurity issue prompts computer shutdowns at MGM Resorts properties across US
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino and hotel giant MGM Resorts International says a cybersecurity issue led to the shutdown of computer systems at its…
Continue Reading Dominican president suspends visas for Haitians and threatens to close border with its neighbor
By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The president of the Dominican Republic says he has…
Continue Reading ‘Stop Cop City’ petition campaign in limbo as Atlanta officials refuse to process signatures
By R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Officials from the City of Atlanta have refused to verify tens of thousands of signatures submitted by…
Continue Reading Indiana ends quarterback competition by naming Tayven Jackson the starter
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Indiana’s quarterback competition ended Monday with coach Tom Allen naming Tayven Jackson the Hoosiers’…
Continue Reading Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba tests positive for testosterone. He risks 4-year ban
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has tested positive for testosterone. Italy’s anti-doping agency…
Continue Reading British foreign secretary visits Israel to highlight close ties at precarious time for the country
JERUSALEM (AP) — The British foreign secretary has arrived in Israel on a three-day visit to a country in turmoil, facing its biggest protest…
Continue Reading US approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the…
Continue Reading Outrage intensifies over New Mexico governor’s temporary gun ban as sheriff vows not to enforce it
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal lawsuits, cries for impeachment and outside protests. Democratic New…
Continue Reading US sets record for billion-dollar weather disasters in a year — and there’s still 4 months to go
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The deadly firestorm in Hawaii and Hurricane Idalia’s watery storm surge helped push the United States to an…
Continue Reading Armenia launches joint military drills with United States that anger Moscow
By AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia has launched a joint military exercise with the United States, a move that has…
Continue Reading Sarah Burton, who designed Kate’s royal wedding dress, to step down from Alexander McQueen
LONDON (AP) — The fashion designer who created the wedding dress of Kate, the Princess of Wales, is stepping down as creative director at Alexander…
Continue Reading As US East Coast ramps up offshore wind power projects, much remains unknown
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. (AP) — As the U.S. races to build offshore wind power projects that will transform…
Continue Reading Over 100 VIPs attend UN screening of documentary on Russia’s siege of Ukrainian city of Mariupol
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than a hundred ambassadors, journalists and representatives of a broad spectrum of…
Continue Reading Trial begins over Texas voter laws that sparked 38-day walkout by Democrats in 2021
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A trial began Monday over a sweeping Texas voting law that sparked a 38-day walkout by Democrats in 2021, part of Republican…
Continue Reading Trial begins over Texas voter laws that sparked 38-day walkout by Democrats in 2021
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A trial began Monday over a sweeping Texas voting law that sparked a 38-day walkout by Democrats in 2021, part of Republican…
Continue Reading Balzan Prizes recognize achievements in study of human evolution, black holes with $840,000 awards
MILAN (AP) — An American literary historian, a French paleoanthropologist, a Danish evolutionary geneticist and a German-Dutch radio astronomer…
Continue Reading Marine Capitol rioter gets 1 hour of community service for each of 279 Marine Civil War casualties
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One of three active-duty Marines who stormed the U.S. Capitol together has been sentenced…
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