King Charles III’s image to appear on Australian coins this year
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An image of King Charles III will soon appear on Australian coins, more than a year…
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Honolulu airport flights briefly paused because of a medical situation in air traffic control room
HONOLULU (AP) — Officials briefly paused flights at Honolulu’s main airport on Wednesday while medical personnel attended to an employee in the…
Continue Reading Man steals car with toddler in back seat, robs bank, hits tree and dies from injuries, police say
WINDSOR, Conn. (AP) — Police in Connecticut say a man suspected of stealing a car with a 17-month-old child in the back seat and then robbing a…
Continue Reading California workers will get five sick days instead of three under law signed by Gov. Newsom
By SOPHIE AUSTIN AND TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law to…
Continue Reading A $19,000 lectern for Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders sparks call for legislative audit
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is facing scrutiny over the purchase of a $19,000…
Continue Reading Rays’ 13-0 start a memory after losing 2 straight to Rangers for quick postseason exit
By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays looked like the team to beat when they started the season 13-0…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania could go after lottery winnings, tax returns of turnpike toll scofflaws
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania lawmakers are advancing legislation to authorize the Department of Revenue to go after the lottery winnings and…
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Final curtain call: UTEP Dinner Theatre program to end this season
by El Paso Matters Staff, El Paso MattersSeptember 29, 2023 This is your Friday Update, which takes a quick look at some developments that El Paso…
Continue Reading Aggravated assault charges filed in case of motorcyclist seen smashing in back of woman’s car
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities have announced an arrest in the case of a motorcyclist seen smashing in the back of a woman’s car while her two…
Continue Reading County agrees to $12.2M settlement with man who was jailed for drunken driving, then lost his hands
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota county has agreed to pay a $12.2 million settlement to a man who was jailed on…
Continue Reading Prosecutors accuse rapper YNW Melly of witness tampering as his murder retrial looms
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida prosecutors have charged rapper YNW Melly with witness tampering ahead of…
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Las Cruces police identify woman killed in officer-involved shooting
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces Police identify the woman killed in Tuesday’s officer-involved shooting as 45-year-old Teresa Gomez. A…
Continue Reading A Texas neighborhood became a target of the right over immigration. Locals are pushing back
By JUAN A. LOZANO and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — Mario Carranza put a mobile home on a $28,000 lot in Colony Ridge, one…
Continue Reading Judge tosses challenge to Louisiana’s age verification law aimed at porn websites
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has rejected an adult entertainment group’s lawsuit against a Louisiana…
Continue Reading Judge orders central Indiana school shooter’s release into custody of parents
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A judge has approved the release of a teenager who opened fire at a central Indiana middle school in 2018, wounding…
Continue Reading Supporters of US aid to Ukraine are watching the turmoil in the House with growing alarm
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The future of additional U.S. aid to Ukraine is in doubt now that Kevin…
Continue Reading The Biden administration says it is using executive power to allow border wall construction in Texas
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration announced they waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow…
Continue Reading The Biden administration says it is using executive power to allow border wall construction in Texas
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration announced they waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow…
Continue Reading The Biden administration says it is using executive power to allow border wall construction in Texas
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration announced they waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow…
Continue Reading Orioles to play at 1 p.m. Saturday, well before Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks play concert next door
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Orioles may be Big Shots this year, but they’ll try to stay out of the Piano Man’s way this weekend. Baltimore…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden prosecutors move to drop old gun count after plea deal collapse
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors who filed firearms charges against Hunter Biden moved Wednesday to formally…
Continue Reading New York to allow ‘X’ gender option for public assistance applicants
NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers will soon be able to choose an “X” gender option when applying for food stamps, Medicaid and other public…
Continue Reading First leopard cubs born in captivity in Peru climb trees and greet visitors at a Lima zoo
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The first two leopard cubs born in captivity in Peru began climbing trees inside their cages at a Lima zoo Wednesday in their…
Continue Reading A Texas neighborhood became a target of the right over immigration. Locals are pushing back
By JUAN A. LOZANO and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — Mario Carranza put a mobile home on a $28,000 lot in Colony Ridge, one…
Continue Reading Environmentalists suffer another setback in fight to shutter California’s last nuclear power plant
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal regulators have rejected a request from environmental groups to immediately shut…
Continue Reading Simone Biles leads U.S. women to record 7th straight team title at gymnastics world championships
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Simone Biles and her teammates were far from perfect, and yet nothing could stand in…
Continue Reading Costco is seeing a gold rush. What’s behind the demand for its 1-ounce gold bars?
NEW YORK (AP) — Looking for something to add to your Costco cart along with the 30 rolls of toilet paper? How about a bar of gold? While not a…
Continue Reading Slain Texas prisoner who was accused of killing 22 older women was stabbed by cellmate, report says
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A Texas prisoner accused of smothering to death 22 older women in their Dallas-area homes so he…
Continue Reading Morgan State shooting erupted during dispute but victims were unintended targets, police say
By LEA SKENE and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Five people injured in gunfire that erupted during homecoming week events at…
Continue Reading Rays stop 33-inning postseason scoreless streak on Mead’s 7th-inning RBI single
ST. PETERSURG, Fla, (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays ended the second-longest postseason scoreless streak at 33 innings when Curtis Mead lined a…
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