Court in Canadian province blocks new laws against public use of illegal substances
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Supreme Court of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Friday blocked new provincial laws against…
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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio; former Trump White House staffers Alyssa Farah Griffin, Cassidy Hutchinson…
Continue Reading Missing teenager found in man’s bedroom under trap door
STANFORD, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky found a missing 16-year-old North Carolina girl under a trap door in the bedroom of a 34-year-old man after…
Continue Reading Trump’s lawyers say he may testify at January trial over defamation damages in sex abuse case
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say he may testify at a mid-January civil trial set…
Continue Reading Air in Times Square filled with colored paper as organizers test New Year’s Eve confetti
NEW YORK (AP) — Visitors to Times Square got a small preview of New York City’s famed New Year’s Eve party on Friday, as the event’s…
Continue Reading Federal agency orders recall of hazardous magnetic-ball kits sold at Walmart.com
By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Consumer Product Safety Commission has ordered a recall of toys sold at Walmart.com containing…
Continue Reading West Virginia starts distributing funds from the settlement of opioid lawsuits
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is issuing the first checks from a fund established up by the settlement of…
Continue Reading Nebraska governor stands firm on rejection of federal money to feed food-insecure children
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s governor is standing firm on his plans to reject $18 million in federal funding…
Continue Reading US citizen inspired by Hamas sought to wage jihad against ‘No. 1 enemy’ America, prosecutors say
NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. citizen living in Egypt sought to join the al Shabaab terrorist organization and wage violent jihad against America and its…
Continue Reading Maine secretary of state who opted to keep Trump off primary ballot is facing threat of impeachment
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s top election official could face an impeachment attempt in the state Legislature…
Continue Reading Pair of former Detroit Tigers scouts sue team alleging age discrimination
DETROIT (AP) — A pair of former Detroit Tigers scouts sued the team, alleging age discrimination over their terminations after the 2020 season.…
Continue Reading Alex Murdaugh’s pursuit of a new murder trial is set for an evidentiary hearing next month
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The new judge handling the fallout over Alex Murdaugh’s murder…
Continue Reading Kathy Griffin files for divorce ahead of her fourth wedding anniversary
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comedian Kathy Griffin has filed for divorce from longtime partner Randy Bick just shy of the couple’s fourth wedding…
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Notre Dame wins 90th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Update: Notre Dame beat Oregon 40 to 8. Update: Just seconds before halftime, Notre Dame leads Oregon 14 to 0. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Thousands of…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill 6 people, wound 26 others in attack on party in northern Mexico border state
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Six people are dead after a trio of gunmen pulled up to a party in northern Mexico and opened fire on partygoers. The attack…
Continue Reading The Biden administration once again bypasses Congress on an emergency weapons sale to Israel
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For the second time this month the Biden administration is bypassing Congress to approve an…
Continue Reading Powerful Pacific swell brings threat of more dangerous surf to California
By MARCIO SANCHEZ and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Bulldozers built giant sand berms Friday to protect beachfront homes in…
Continue Reading Burundi’s president claims Rwanda is backing rebels fighting against his country
By ELOGE WILLY KANEZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi’s president has accused Rwanda of funding and training rebels behind an…
Continue Reading Suspect in 2 killings, high-speed chase was armed with stolen rifle from Vegas gun show, police say
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A rifle stolen from a Las Vegas gun show was among the weapons used by a man who shot and killed his…
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City of Juárez still receiving migrants at local shelters amid new surge
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — More migrants have been arriving at the border recently, some saying they are still traveling on top of trains overnight.…
Continue Reading Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says he unwittingly sent AI-generated fake legal cases to his attorney
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s onetime personal lawyer and fixer, says he unwittingly passed…
Continue Reading Argentina formally announces it won’t join the BRICS alliance in Milei’s latest policy shift
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina formally announced Friday that it won’t join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, the latest in a dramatic…
Continue Reading Casino smoking and boosting in-person gambling are among challenges for Atlantic City in 2024
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — What to do about smoking in the casinos, and how to keep gamblers coming to the resort…
Continue Reading A British warship arrives in Guyana as tensions heat up in border dispute with Venezuela
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A British warship arrived in Guyana on Friday afternoon amid rising tensions from a border…
Continue Reading Mexican president inaugurates centralized ‘super pharmacy’ to supply medicines to all of Mexico
By MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president inaugurated a huge “super pharmacy” Friday in a bid to end the woes of…
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Salvation Army striving to raise money before the end of the year
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Salvation Army of El Paso’s Red Kettle Campaign is trying to reach its goal of raising $200,000 by the end of the year.…
Continue Reading Abortion debate creates ‘new era’ for state supreme court races in 2024, with big spending expected
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The 2024 elections will be dominated by the presidential contest and the…
Continue Reading South Africa launches case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — South Africa launched a case Friday at the United Nations’ top court accusing…
Continue Reading North Dakota governor declares emergency for ice storm that left thousands without power
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has declared a statewide emergency because of an ice storm that felled power poles and lines,…
Continue Reading Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who pleaded guilty to helping kill her abusive mother, is released from prison
CNN, KYTV By Cheri Mossburg and Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who admitted to helping her boyfriend kill her abusive mother…
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