Videos show flames from engine of plane that returned to Houston airport after takeoff
HOUSTON (AP) — A Southwest Airlines plane that had flames shooting out of an engine returned to a Houston airport about 30 minutes after takeoff…
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Trump lawyers seek April 2026 trial date in federal election subversion case
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump have asked a federal judge to set an April 2026 trial date in the case…
Continue Reading Southern Baptist leader resigns from top administrative post for lying on his resume about schooling
The Associated Press Tennessee pastor Willie McLaurin, who leads the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, resigned Thursday from…
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El Paso Mayor files veto against City Council action that would eliminate juvenile curfew ordinance
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser filed a veto against an action taken by City Council during its August 15 meeting that would…
Continue Reading Federal appeals court upholds block of Idaho transgender athletes law
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press A federal appeals court has upheld a decision blocking Idaho’s first-in-the-nation ban on transgender…
Continue Reading Mexico finds 2 migrants dead in desert, looking for 2 more reported dead
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican immigration officials say they have found two migrants dead in the desert near the Texas border, and are looking for two…
Continue Reading Judge rules Florida law banning some Chinese property purchases can be enforced
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge is refusing to block a new Florida law that bans citizens of China and some other countries from…
Continue Reading Senegalese opposition leader in intensive care nearly three weeks into hunger strike
By ZANE IRWIN Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko is in intensive care 19 days into a political…
Continue Reading New York City suggests housing migrants in jail shuttered after Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y (AP) — New York City officials want to ease pressure on overcrowded homeless shelters by housing…
Continue Reading Firefighters battling lightning-sparked blazes in Northern California get help from light rain
HAMBURG, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling lightning-sparked blazes in northwest California have gotten some help from wet weather. The Head Fire…
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Paso del Norte Children’s celebrates 75th anniversary with luncheon
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Paso del Norte Children’s, a nonprofit organization providing services to children with special needs and their parents,…
Continue Reading Progress toward parity for women on movie screens has stalled, report finds
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new study on inclusion in film shows just how much of a rarity “Barbie” is. For every woman as a…
Continue Reading Dominican officials say it may take months to identify all 28 people killed in this week’s explosion
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic say it could take months to identify all of the 28 victims who died in a…
Continue Reading District attorney drops at least 30 cases that involved officers charged in death of Tyre Nichols
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A district attorney in Tennessee has said his office has dropped 30 to 40 cases…
Continue Reading Victims of deadly 2016 Tennessee fire will have another chance to pursue lawsuits
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Victims of a deadly 2016 wildfire that began in Great Smoky Mountains National Park before it burned through a Tennessee…
Continue Reading 6 Arkansas schools say they are moving forward with AP African American studies course
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The six Arkansas schools that planned to offer Advanced Placement African American…
Continue Reading The fall of Rudy Giuliani: How ‘America’s mayor’ tied his fate to Donald Trump and got indicted
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani glared across a Washington hearing room as a lawyer seeking his disbarment after…
Continue Reading UN: North Korea is increasing repression as people are reportedly starving in parts of the country
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. rights chief says North Korea is increasing its repression of human rights and…
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Person shoots through Clint border barrier at Border Patrol agents
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Border Patrol officials say a group of agents were shot at from the Mexican side of the border barrier this morning.…
Continue Reading Water managers warn that stretches of the Rio Grande will dry up without more rain
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The ongoing lack of rain and hot conditions have left one of North America’s longest rivers in dire shape again,…
Continue Reading New Hampshire sheriff charged with theft, perjury and falsifying evidence
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire attorney general says a sheriff has been arrested and charged with eight felonies as part an investigation…
Continue Reading Authorities investigating threats to grand jurors who indicted Trump in Georgia
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press Authorities in Georgia are investigating threats made against the grand jurors who indicted former President Donald…
Continue Reading South Dakota state senator resigns and agrees to repay $500,000 in pandemic aid
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press A South Dakota state lawmaker is resigning after agreeing to repay $500,000 in federal COVID-19 relief funding…
Continue Reading US escalates trade dispute with Mexico over limits on genetically modified corn
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government says it is formally requesting a dispute settlement panel in its ongoing fight over Mexico’s limits on…
Continue Reading Suspect in New Jersey councilwoman’s slaying indicted on murder, weapons charges
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A church associate charged with gunning down a New Jersey councilwoman has been indicted on murder and weapons charges.…
Continue Reading Florida man who attacked officers with flagpole at Capitol riot gets 4 years in prison
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida man who used a flagpole to attack officers who were trying to defend the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced…
Continue Reading Connecticut official continues mayoral campaign despite facing charges in Jan. 6 case
DERBY, Connecticut (AP) — A Connecticut alderman and mayoral candidate is pressing ahead with his campaign after being charged this week by federal…
Continue Reading Brazilian hacker claims Bolsonaro asked him to hack into the voting system ahead of 2022 vote
By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian hacker claimed at a congressional hearing Thursday that then-President Jair…
Continue Reading Former Northwestern athletes send letter defending school’s athletic culture
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Approximately 1,000 former Northwestern University athletes have sent a letter condemning hazing while defending the…
Continue Reading Just two of 15 wild geese found trapped in Los Angeles tar pits have survived
By AMANCAI BIRABEN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a flock of 15 wild Canada geese mistakenly landed in the Los Angeles Tar Pit’s hot…
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