INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Abortion providers and a pregnancy resource center are seeking a preliminary injunction to broaden the scope of a health or life exception to Indiana’s near-total abortion ban. In an amended complaint filed Thursday in Monroe County, south of Indianapolis, the plaintiffs also seek to expand beyond hospitals the sites where abortions can be
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday upheld the Biden administration’s approval of the massive Willow oil-drilling project on Alaska’s remote North Slope, a decision that environmental groups swiftly vowed to fight. U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason rejected requests by a grassroots Iñupiat group and environmentalists to
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court in Washington, DC, spent nearly an hour Thursday considering former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s attempt to overturn his conviction and sentence for contempt of Congress. Bannon was convicted in July 2022 of two counts of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena issued by the now-defunct
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Bethlehem Inn, which recently temporarily closed its Redmond shelter, announced Thursday a planned expansion of services and reopening by January, offering a longer-term program to bridge a “critical cap” between emergency shelters and long-term affordable housing.
Continue ReadingAKRON, Ohio (AP) — LeBron James’ path from basketball prodigy to NBA scoring champion is being memorialized where it began. LeBron James’ Home Court, a museum dedicated to James and his many milestones, will open in Akron on Nov. 25. A multimedia exhibit, the museum will include a re-creation of the apartment where he and
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Longtime Chicago White Sox announcer Jason Benetti is moving to Detroit where he will become the TV play-by-play voice of the Tigers. Detroit announced Benetti’s hiring Thursday. Benetti had been part of the White Sox booth since 2016 and took over as lead announcer when Ken “Hawk” Harrelson retired in 2019. Benetti
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A women’s prison in Mexico plagued by food poisoning and poor medical care has now been hit by a wave of eight suicides in the last 4 1/2 months. The federal prisons bureau confirmed the suicides Thursday, and said it was taking steps to improve the situation. The office says it
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Three former New Mexico State basketball players were charged with multiple sex crimes related to a series of alleged assaults of teammates that led to the disbandment of the team in the middle of last season. A New Mexico grand jury indicted former Aggies Deshawndre Washington, Kim Aiken Jr.
Continue ReadingOXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi football coach Lane Kiffin and the school have filed a motion seeking dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a Rebels player alleging racial and sexual discrimination and negligence. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Oxford contends that DeSanto Rollins, a defensive tackle from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was kicked off
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The High Desert Museum is excited to announce the name of the bobcat who arrived as a small kitten and is now a full-grown cat: Timber!
Continue ReadingBy Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — If someone had told Nadia Mohamed when she was a child that she would one day become mayor of the city where she grew up, she would have said, “you are lying.” But on Tuesday Mohamed achieved just that when she was elected Mayor of St. Louis Park, Minnesota,
Continue ReadingBy Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will visit Israel on Sunday, which will make him the first Republican presidential candidate to visit the country since the October 7 Hamas attacks. Christie, who has made US leadership on the world stage a focal point of his campaign, confirmed the trip,
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon has appealed his criminal conviction for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Bannon’s attorney argued he didn’t ignore the subpoena but was trying to avoid running afoul of executive
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Boston Red Sox owner John Henry was sent a special “Stay In Oakland” box from Bay Area fans packed with a green Athletics cap, a baseball card featuring his likeness and a note telling him all the reasons he should vote no on the team’s
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — US and coalition forces have come under attack at least four more times since the US struck a weapons storage facility in eastern Syria on Wednesday evening, according to a US official. On Wednesday evening, there were two multi-rocket attacks on US and coalition forces at Omar Oil Fields near Mission
Continue ReadingBy Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — The US population is projected to peak in 2080, then start declining, according to a new analysis by the US Census Bureau. Projections released Thursday predict the country’s population will reach nearly 370 million in 2080, and by 2100 will have declined to 366 million. It’s the first
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The National Women’s Soccer League on Thursday announced a new media rights deal that will feature the league’s matches on ESPN, CBS Sports, Amazon Prime Video and Scripps Sports. “These partners believe in our future. They believe in our players, they believe in what we can be,” NWSL
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore was convicted on Thursday of charges that she lied about the finances of a side business to improperly access retirement funds during the COVID-19 pandemic, using the money to buy two Florida homes. A federal jury convicted
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI SPRINGS, Florida (WSVN) — A woman formerly employed by a clinical research facility in Miami Springs is facing charges of grand theft, check deposit with intent to defraud and unlawful use of a two-way communication device, officials said. According to the Miami Springs Police
Continue ReadingBy MARISELA BURGOS, RUBÉN ROSARIO Click here for updates on this story DANIA BEACH, Florida (WSVN) — A dispute over a payment method took a dangerous turn for a 7-Eleven employee in Dania Beach who said an angry customer rammed her with her car. Speaking with 7News on Wednesday, Laquisa said she snapped several images
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