Firefighters gain 40% containment of California’s fourth-largest wildfire on record
CHICO, Calif. (AP) — California’s largest wildfire so far this year was 40% contained Wednesday after scorching more than 670 square miles…
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Proposal to allow local police to make arrests near Arizona border with Mexico will appear on ballot
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that a proposal that would let local police make arrests near the state’s…
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Developers of stalled Minnesota copper-nickel mine plan studies that may lead to significant changes
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The developers of a long-delayed copper-nickel mining project in northeastern Minnesota have announced plans…
Continue Reading Alaska appeals court clears way to challenge juvenile life sentences
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska appeals court ruling now provides legal grounds for people who were sentenced to life as juveniles to have their…
Continue Reading Michigan State sued by quiz creator over Hitler question streamed on videoboards at football game
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State has been sued over the Adolf Hitler question that appeared on Spartan Stadium screens before a game last…
Continue Reading West Virginia senator removed as committee chair after indecent exposure charges
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia state legislative committee chairman was removed from his position by chamber leadership…
Continue Reading Contenders in key Wisconsin Senate race come out swinging after primaries
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican millionaire businessman Eric Hovde and Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin are wasting no time going…
Continue Reading Hidden report reveals how workers got sick while cleaning up Ohio derailment site
Associated Press The creeks around East Palestine, Ohio, were so badly contaminated by last year’s disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment that some…
Continue Reading Alabama district judge suspended and accused of letting child abuse cases ‘languish,’ complaint says
OZARK, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama district judge who presides over cases in juvenile court was suspended after a state-led investigation that looked at…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden reportedly sought US government help for Ukrainian gas company Burisma
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden asked the U.S. ambassador to Italy for help regarding an energy project a Ukrainian gas company was pursuing while…
Continue Reading Top official says Federal Reserve can’t risk being too late with rate cuts
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Federal Reserve official warned that the central bank needs to cut its key interest rate before the job…
Continue Reading White Florida woman says she fatally shot Black neighbor amid fear for her own life
Associated Press A white Florida woman told investigators she fired a shot through her door at a Black neighbor because she panicked as the other…
Continue Reading 10 dogs are found dead at a home in Mississippi, and a man has been arrested
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — An animal cruelty investigation in Mississippi has resulted in one arrest. The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department…
Continue Reading Suburban New York county bans masks meant to hide people’s identities
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A suburban New York county has officially banned people from wearing masks in public except for health or religious reasons.…
Continue Reading Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for a shared silver Olympic wrestling medal rejected by arbitration court
AP Sports Writer Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for a shared silver medal after she was disqualified from an Olympic final for missing…
Continue Reading NASA still deciding whether to keep 2 astronauts at space station until next year
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA said Wednesday it’s still deciding whether to keep two astronauts at the International…
Continue Reading Ruling that bounced Kennedy from New York ballot could challenge him in other states
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential campaign suffered a blow this week when a judge in New York…
Continue Reading US safety agency ends probe of Tesla suspension failures without seeking a recall
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. highway safety regulators have closed an investigation into complaints that suspension parts can fail on nearly 75,000 Tesla…
Continue Reading 3 years into a life sentence, Alex Murdaugh to get his day before the South Carolina Supreme Court
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The appeals are just beginning for disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who is almost…
Continue Reading Mayor of Columbus, Ohio, says ransomware attackers stole corrupted, unusable data
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The mayor of Ohio’s capital city says data recently stolen by hackers was unusable and that no personal information about…
Continue Reading An offering, a fire, a prayer. How a Mexico City community celebrates its pre-Hispanic origins
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Santos’ spiritual journey has left a mark on her skin. Soon after the 50-year-old embraced her…
Continue Reading Texas woman recovering after dramatic rescue from submerged vehicle
WEST ORANGE, Texas (AP) — Newly available video shows police in southeast Texas making a dramatic water rescue of a woman whose vehicle was almost…
Continue Reading Mexico’s president to send diplomatic note over US funding for a Mexican anti-corruption NGO
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has lashed out at U.S. funding for a Mexican anti-corruption non-profit group, and said he will send a…
Continue Reading Graffiti celebrating Italian volleyball player Paola Egonu vandalized after Italy wins Olympic gold
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Rome’s mayor and several others have denounced the defacing of a street-art celebration of Paola Egonu. She helped…
Continue Reading What we know about Ukraine’s surprise push into Russian territory
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — For more than a week, Ukrainian troops have pushed into the Kursk region of Russia, just north of their…
Continue Reading A city in Oklahoma agrees to pay more than $7 million to an exonerated former death row inmate
Associated Press EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma city has agreed to pay more than $7 million to a former death row inmate who was exonerated after…
Continue Reading China’s foreign minister meets with Myanmar’s military boss as civil war strains their relations
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China’s top diplomat has visited Myanmar and met with the leader of its military government as growing…
Continue Reading Delegate who was arrested at Ferguson protest withdraws from DNC as bodycam video is released
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Missouri Democratic Party says that one of the people accused of damaging a Ferguson Police Department fence…
Continue Reading A top Hamas official says the group is losing faith in the US as a mediator in Gaza cease-fire talks
Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A top Hamas official said the Palestinian militant group is losing faith in the United States’ ability to…
Continue Reading American handed a 15-day sentence by a Moscow court on charges of disorderly conduct
MOSCOW (AP) — A court in the Russian capital has handed a 15-day sentence to a U.S. citizen on charges of disorderly conduct. Moscow’s District…
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