15-year-old Kansas football player’s death is blamed on heat
Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Outdoor conditioning while a heat advisory was in effect during the humid summer left 15-year-old football…
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New Hampshire’s port director and his wife, a judge, are both facing criminal charges
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire attorney general’s office has announced more charges related to an investigation into…
Continue Reading Parkland shooting judge criticizes shooter’s attorneys during talk to law students
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The former judge who presided over the trial of the 2018 Parkland high school mass murderer has sharply criticized…
Continue Reading What we know about Liam Payne’s death, including some of the unanswered questions
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine authorities continue to investigate the death of ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne, who…
Continue Reading Ex-porn shop worker wants defamation claim lodged by North Carolina lieutenant governor dismissed
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former porn shop worker who was accused by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of defamation has asked a…
Continue Reading Mother, boyfriend face more charges after her son’s remains found in Wisconsin woods
TWO RIVERS, Wis. (AP) — Additional charges have been filed against a woman and her boyfriend in the death of her 3-year-old son whose skeletal…
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Virginia basketball coach Tony Bennett is retiring effective immediately
AP Sports Writers Virginia basketball coach Tony Bennett is retiring effective immediately. The program said Thursday that Bennett will announce his…
Continue Reading Colorado gold mine where tour guide was killed and tourists trapped ordered closed by regulators
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A former Colorado gold mine where a tour guide was killed and a group of tourists was trapped for hours after an…
Continue Reading Indian government employee charged in foiled murder-for-hire plot in New York City
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has announced criminal charges against an Indian government employee in connection with a…
Continue Reading Megan Marshack, aide to Nelson Rockefeller who was with him at his death in 1979, dies at 70
Associated Press Megan Marshack, an aide to Nelson Rockefeller who was with the former vice president when he died in 1979, has died. Marshack died…
Continue Reading What to know about red tide after Florida’s back-to-back hurricanes
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Residents of Florida’s Gulf Coast who weathered back-to-back hurricanes now have…
Continue Reading Oregon Elections Division shuts down phone lines after barrage of calls prompted by false claims
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division shut down its phone lines following a barrage of calls from people responding…
Continue Reading One Direction was the internet’s first boy band, and Liam Payne its grounding force
AP Music Writer One Direction member Liam Payne was found dead this week after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at just 31.…
Continue Reading Dennis Eckersley’s daughter gets suspended sentence in baby abandonment case
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A mother convicted of abandoning her newborn son in the New Hampshire woods in subfreezing temperatures on Christmas night…
Continue Reading Midwest chicken farmers struggle to feed flocks after sudden closure of processor
Associated Press Dozens of farmers in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin are scrambling to feed their flocks after a struggling organic broiler chicken…
Continue Reading Scientists show how sperm and egg come together like a key in a lock
AP Science Writer How a sperm and an egg fuse together has long been a mystery. New research by scientists in Austria provides tantalizing clues,…
Continue Reading What to know about the Los Angeles Catholic Church’s $880M settlement with sexual abuse victims
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to hundreds of victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades.…
Continue Reading Florida digs out of mountains of sand swept in by back-to-back hurricanes
Associated Press/Report for America BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Residents of Florida’s Gulf Coast are digging out from mountains of sand…
Continue Reading Sinwar’s killing opens up opportunity and much uncertainty for the war in Gaza
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s killing of Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’ top leader and the mastermind of the group’s Oct. 7 2023,…
Continue Reading Former elections official in Virginia sues the state attorney general
Associated Press A Virginia elections official who faced criminal charges that were later dropped over a botched vote count in the 2020 presidential…
Continue Reading Oklahoma parents and teachers sue to stop top education official’s classroom Bible mandate
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group of Oklahoma parents, teachers and ministers are suing to stop the state’s top education…
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Following death of Hamas leader, Harris says it’s ‘time for the day after to begin’ in Gaza
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris says the death of Hamas’ top leader, Yahya Sinwar, “gives us an…
Continue Reading Ruben Gallego divorce records unsealed but reveal little about Democratic Senate candidate
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Divorce records for Arizona Democratic Senate candidate Ruben Gallego and his ex-wife, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego,…
Continue Reading Whooping cough is at a decade-high level in US
AP Health Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — U.S. health officials say whooping cough is at its highest level in a decade for this time of year. The Centers…
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US jobless claims hit 258,000, the most in a year. Analysts point to Hurricane Helene, Boeing strike
AP Business Writer The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week jumped to its highest level in a year, which analysts are…
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Biden is making quick trip to Berlin before US election to discuss Ukraine and democracy with allies
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — President Joe Biden has long believed diplomacy is about personal relationships — and he’ll spend Friday in…
Continue Reading Browns announce plans to move from their lakefront stadium since 1999 to dome in the suburbs
AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns are moving out of their lakefront home. The team officially announced plans to leave their 25-year-old…
Continue Reading Onetime art adviser to actor Leonardo DiCaprio, among others, pleads guilty in $6.5 million fraud
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An art adviser who once counted actor Leonardo DiCaprio among her wealthy clients has pleaded guilty to wire…
Continue Reading New Jersey internet gambling revenue set new record in Sept. at $208 million
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Internet gambling in New Jersey set a new record in September with the casinos and their partners…
Continue Reading Attorneys give opening statements in murder trial of Minnesota man accused of killing his girlfriend
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Attorneys delivered opening statements on Thursday in the high-profile murder trial of the former boyfriend of a Minnesota…
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