Idaho halts execution by lethal injection after 8 failed attempts to insert IV line
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press KUNA, Idaho (AP) — Idaho halted the execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech on Wednesday after medical…
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They’re a path to becoming governor, but attorney general jobs are now a destination, too
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Rather than trying to keep their seats in Congress, two of North Carolina’s U.S. representatives are vying for…
Continue Reading Warlord involved in hundreds of murders repatriated to Colombia after serving US drug sentence
By ASTRID SUÁREZ and MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian warlord Salvatore Mancuso has been returned to his native…
Continue Reading Thousands of public safety workers remember 3 slain Minnesota first responders as fallen heroes
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Thousands of law enforcement officers, firefighters and paramedics packed a Minnesota church…
Continue Reading States offer services for disabled kids, then make their families wait 10 years for them
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The parents of hundreds of thousands of U.S. children with physical or intellectual disabilities…
Continue Reading Texas man who long claimed innocence is executed for the slayings of 2, including cousin
By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who had long claimed his conviction more than 20 years…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s likely next president made 4-star general despite links to alleged human rights abuses
By EDNA TARIGAN and ACHMAD IBRAHIM Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has awarded an honorary four-star…
Continue Reading An Italian family of three is back in Rome following two years of captivity in Mali
ROME (AP) — Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani was on hand Tuesday for the arrival in Rome of an Italian family of three just hours after…
Continue Reading FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer asks judge to reject 100-year recommended sentence
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer says a recommended sentence of 100 years in prison for the…
Continue Reading Many in Iran are frustrated by unrest and poor economy. Parliament elections could see a low turnout
By The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is holding parliamentary elections this Friday, yet the real question may not be…
Continue Reading A key witness in the Holly Bobo murder trial is recanting his testimony, court documents show
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Court documents show that the star trial witness in the killing of a 20-year-old nursing…
Continue Reading US asylum measure aimed at curbing claims has limited impact given strained border budget
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Inside giant white tents that house about 1,000 migrants near Tucson International Airport,…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Zelenskyy pleads for more ammunition at Albania summit of southeastern European nations
By LLAZAR SEMINI and SUSIE BLANN Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Ukraine’s president has pleaded for more ammunition to repel Russian…
Continue Reading A small drone flies into a damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor for the first time to study melted fuel
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A small drone has flown inside one of the damaged reactors at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi…
Continue Reading Supreme Court to hear challenge to bump stock ban in high court’s latest gun case
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a challenge to a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden in defiant deposition blasts GOP, insists he did not involve his father in business
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden was defiant Wednesday in a closed-door deposition on Capitol Hill, blasting a…
Continue Reading South Korean and US troops will begin major exercises next week in response to North Korean threats
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean and U.S. troops will begin their expanded annual military drills next week…
Continue Reading 1 person injured when Hawaii tour helicopter crashes on remote Kauai beach
LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) — One person was injured when a tour helicopter crashed on a remote beach on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The Kauai Fire…
Continue Reading A quarter of Gaza’s population is one step from famine and aid trucks are looted, UN says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — At least one quarter of Gaza’s population – 576,000 people – are one step away…
Continue Reading Expert in Old West firearms says gun wouldn’t malfunction in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Courtroom testimony by an independent gun expert Tuesday cast new doubt on Alec…
Continue Reading State Dept. screens AP-PBS Ukraine war film days after 2-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. State Department has hosted a screening of the award-winning Associated Press-PBS “Frontline” Ukraine war…
Continue Reading Michigan takeaways: Presidential primaries show warning signs for Trump and Biden
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Joe Biden and Donald Trump easily won their party’s primaries in Michigan, but…
Continue Reading Why AP called Michigan for Trump: Race call explained
By ROBERT YOON and MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press declared former President Donald Trump the winner of…
Continue Reading Why AP called Michigan for Biden: Race call explained
By MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press declared President Joe Biden the winner of Michigan’s Democratic primary…
Continue Reading Ban on gender-affirming care for minors allowed to take effect in Indiana
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is being allowed to take effect by…
Continue Reading Louisiana moves closer to final passage of tough-on-crime bills that could overhaul justice system
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana, a state grappling with one of the highest rates of incarceration and violent…
Continue Reading Rocket fire reported off Yemen in Red Sea in a new suspected attack by Houthi rebels
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A rocket exploded late Tuesday night off the side of a ship traveling through…
Continue Reading Mississippi’s Republican-led House will consider Medicaid expansion for the first time
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is one step closer to what would be a landmark shift in…
Continue Reading Donna Summer estate sues Ye and Ty Dolla $ign, saying they illegally used ‘I Feel Love’
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estate of Donna Summer is suing rappers Ye and Ty Dolla $ign alleging they…
Continue Reading Motive in killing of Baltimore police officer remains a mystery as trial begins
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Trial began Tuesday for a man accused in the deadly shooting ambush of Baltimore police officer…
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