Government announces more COVID-19 tests can be ordered through mail for no cost
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests delivered to their home free of charge…
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Texas chief who called Uvalde response ‘abject failure’ but defended his state police is retiring
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ state police chief who came under scrutiny over the hesitant response to the Robb Elementary…
Continue Reading North Carolina court says speedway can sue top health official over COVID-19 closure
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s highest court says a racetrack shuttered for defying state gathering limits during the…
Continue Reading Trump-backed Alaska Republican withdraws from US House race after third-place finish in primary
Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom has withdrawn from the race for Alaska’s lone seat in the U.S. House…
Continue Reading Delaware election officials communicated with lieutenant governor’s office amid finance scandal
Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Emails obtained by The Associated Press show that Delaware election officials communicated with one or more…
Continue Reading Officials clear homeless encampment at California state beach
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials have cleared a growing homeless encampment at Dockweiler State Beach in Los Angeles. The cleanup…
Continue Reading Greek coast guards open fire on migrant smuggling boat after alleged ramming, killing 1 passenger
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say the crew of a Greek coast guard vessel has opened fire on a speedboat smuggling migrants — including…
Continue Reading Competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights will appear on Nebraska’s November ballot
Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska voters will choose between two competing abortion measures to either expand abortion rights or limit…
Continue Reading Kansas judge throws out machine gun possession charge, cites Second Amendment
Associated Press A federal judge in Kansas has tossed out a machine gun possession charge and questioned if bans on the weapons violate the Second…
Continue Reading A girl sleeping in her bed is fatally struck when shots are fired at 3 homes in Ohio
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A 12-year-old girl sleeping in her bed was fatally struck when someone fired several shots into three homes in an Ohio city.…
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Fires break out on abandoned Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion that Yemen rebels attacked in Red Sea
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Fires broke out Friday on a Greek-flagged oil tanker previously attacked by Yemen’s…
Continue Reading Former Alabama prosecutor found guilty of abusing position for sex
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama prosecutor was found guilty of six corruption charges for soliciting sexual favors from at least three women…
Continue Reading Are convention viewing numbers a hint about who will win the election? Don’t bet on it
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The final results will be in on Friday: was the Democratic or Republican convention more popular with television…
Continue Reading Prosecutor says ex-sheriff’s deputy charged with manslaughter in shooting of an airman at his home
Associated Press FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s deputy was charged with manslaughter with a firearm, launching a rarely seen…
Continue Reading US sanctions hundreds of firms accused of supplying Russia’s war machine
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sweeping sanctions against hundreds of firms across Russia, Europe, the Middle East and…
Continue Reading Senators demand the USDA fix its backlog of food distribution to Native American tribes
Associated Press A bipartisan group of senators is demanding immediate action from USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack after several tribal nations…
Continue Reading Takeaways from Fed Chair Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell all but proclaimed victory in the fight against inflation and signaled…
Continue Reading Late French film star Alain Delon wanted his dog buried with him. The dog gets to live
PARIS (AP) — Before he died this week, French film icon Alain Delon once suggested he wanted his beloved sheepdog Loubo buried with him. To the…
Continue Reading 2 journalists killed in Turkish airstrike in northern Iraq, local officials say
Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Officials and media reports say two female journalists were killed in a Turkish airstrike that hit their car in…
Continue Reading Maryland police officer convicted of tossing smoke bomb at police during Capitol riot
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Maryland police officer has been convicted of charges that he joined a mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the…
Continue Reading 11th victim found after a boat carrying migrants capsized on a river on the Serbia-Bosnia border
BRATUNAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The death toll from a migrant boat capsizing on the border between Serbia and Bosnia has risen to 11. Serbian…
Continue Reading Snipers kill 4 hostage-takers at Russian prison who claimed allegiance to Islamic State group
MOSCOW (AP) — Snipers from Russia’s National Guard on Friday killed four inmates who had stabbed four prison guards to death and briefly held…
Continue Reading What to stream: Adam Sandler, John Legend, ‘Only Murders in the Building’ and Star Wars Outlaws
This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Adam Sandler’s first comedy special since 2018, Ryan Gosling’s “The Fall Guy”…
Continue Reading Justice Department accuses RealPage of a scheme to help landlords hike rents in antitrust lawsuit
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit Friday against real estate software company RealPage Inc.,…
Continue Reading How to prepare for the Fed’s forthcoming interest rate cuts
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve is poised to cut its benchmark interest rate next month from its 23-year high, with…
Continue Reading Second season of ‘Pachinko’ explores challenges for ethnic Koreans in Japan
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The second season of “Pachinko” — opening Friday — delicately captures the plight of ethnic…
Continue Reading Harris confronts Democratic divisions over Gaza war in convention speech
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With anger over the war in Gaza simmering, Vice President Kamala Harris tried to defuse one of the most divisive…
Continue Reading Two freelance journalists reportedly killed with guerrillas in army raid on home in southern Myanmar
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Two freelance journalists in the strife-torn nation of Myanmar have been killed, one allegedly after being…
Continue Reading From Ferguson to Minneapolis, AP reporters recall flashpoints of the Black Lives Matter movement
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On May 28, 2020, Associated Press photographer Julio Cortez got a call asking him to head to Minneapolis from…
Continue Reading Ukraine says it used US glide bombs in Russia’s Kursk region and has retaken some land in Kharkiv
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military says it used high-precision glide bombs provided by the United States to carry out…
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