Bo Hines, who lost a close 2022 election in North Carolina, announces another Congress run
MOCKSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina congressional candidate who narrowly lost in the state’s only U.S. House swing district in 2022 is…
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Commission weighs whether to discipline Illinois judge who reversed rape conviction
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — A western Illinois judge could face removal from office after a judicial…
Continue Reading Massachusetts is running out of shelter beds for families, including migrants from other states
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Democratic Gov. Maura Healey says shelters are being pushed past their capacity,…
Continue Reading Powell reinforces Fed’s cautious approach toward further interest rate hikes
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested that the Fed is in no hurry to further…
Continue Reading Shohei Ohtani is donating 60,000 baseball gloves to Japanese schoolchildren
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Two-way star and coveted free agent Shohei Ohtani is donating about 60,000 baseball gloves to Japanese elementary schools.…
Continue Reading Independent inquiry launched into shipwreck off Greece that left hundreds of migrants feared dead
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s state ombudsman says it is launching an independent investigation into the coast guard’s handling of a maritime…
Continue Reading Man charged after he fired 2 shots trying to prevent purse snatching on NYC subway
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a vigilante who fired two shots inside a New York City subway station after…
Continue Reading Maine court hears arguments on removing time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s highest court is preparing to weigh in on the removal of time limits on child…
Continue Reading Democrats postpone a subpoena vote in the Supreme Court ethics probe after a blowup with Republicans
By MARK SHERMAN and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee abruptly adjourned a meeting…
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10 people transported to the hospital after a multi-vehicle crash
Update: Texas DPS told ABC-7 that around 12:40 a.m. Thursday, a trooper saw a Kia passenger car driving on Paisano Drive, with multiple people hiding…
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Graffiti tagger wanted by Las Cruces Police
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Crime Stoppers of Las Cruces-Doña Ana County is offering up to $1,000, for information that helps identify the…
Continue Reading Biden’s team says progress on big public works projects may hinge on the outcome of the 2024 vote
By JOSH BOAK and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it’s started 40,000 construction projects…
Continue Reading As Hollywood scrambles to get back to work, stars and politicians alike react to strike ending
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Hollywood jumped into planning mode Thursday at the news of a tentative agreement between striking actors and the…
Continue Reading Cleaning agent found in the bottled drink that sickened a man and triggered alarm in Croatia
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian police say that traces of a cleaning agent have been found in the fizzy drink served to a man in Croatia whose…
Continue Reading NY is developing education program on harms of medically unnecessary surgery on intersex children
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is requiring state health officials to develop an outreach program to educate the public on the…
Continue Reading Jury rejects insanity defense for man convicted of wedding shooting
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A jury has rejected an insanity defense for a man convicted of shooting and wounding a…
Continue Reading U.S. childhood vaccination exemptions reach their highest level ever
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The proportion of U.S. kindergartners exempted from school attendance vaccination requirements has…
Continue Reading Two Florida deputies seriously injured after they were intentionally struck by a car, sheriff says
BRANDON, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man intentionally drove into two sheriff’s deputies, badly injuring them before a third deputy…
Continue Reading Menopause discussions are coming into the open, with a boost from celebs
By COLLEEN NEWVINE Associated Press TV, movies, books and music frequently showcase the tumult of tweens coming of age. Until recently, the same…
Continue Reading Pastor’s suicide brings grief, warnings of the dangers of outing amid erosion of LGBTQ+ rights
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press SMITHS STATION, Ala. (AP) — After the 2019 suicide of a local teenager, small-town mayor and pastor F.L.…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico declares flu epidemic as cases spike. 42 dead and more than 900 hospitalized since July
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Health officials in Puerto Rico have declared a flu epidemic. Health Secretary Carlos Mellado said Thursday that at…
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Juarez man pleads guilty to conspiring to traffick firearms upon illegal re-entry to the U.S. through El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A man from Juarez pled guilty to one count of conspiring to traffick firearms and one count of illegal re-entry to the U.S.…
Continue Reading Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he’s back home after having a minor stroke in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he suffered a minor stroke while attending a business conference in Mexico City. Wozniak…
Continue Reading Iceland’s Blue Lagoon spa closes temporarily as earthquakes put area on alert for volcanic eruption
By EGILL BJARNASON Associated Press HUSAVIK, Iceland (AP) — The Blue Lagoon geothermal spa — one of Iceland’s biggest tourist attractions —…
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Three former NMSU Men’s Basketball Players charged with multiple felony sex crimes
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — After a more than six-month investigation, the New Mexico Attorney General’s office has charged three former New…
Continue Reading Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says DeSantis, not Trump, is the best Republican to win the 2024 election
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says it “feels good to get in the game” after endorsing…
Continue Reading FBI head cites a ‘potential conflict of interest’ in the selection process for a new headquarters
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The contentious debate over a new FBI headquarters is intensifying. Bureau Director…
Continue Reading Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial will go on after lawyers seek early verdict ending case
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers have been thwarted in their longshot bid to put an…
Continue Reading Kenya says it won’t deploy police to fight gangs in Haiti until they receive training and funding
By EMMANUEL IGUNZA and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya says it won’t deploy its police officers to Haiti until all…
Continue Reading Police say 2 Jewish schools in Montreal were hit by gunshots; no injuries reported
MONTREAL (AP) — Montreal police say two Jewish schools in the city were hit overnight by gunshots. Staff members discovered bullet holes on the…
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