New Fort Wayne, Indiana, mayor is sworn in a month after her predecessor’s death
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Democrat Sharon Tucker has been sworn in as the new mayor of Indiana’s second-most populous city. She replaces the late…
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Ex-gang leader’s account of Tupac Shakur killing is fiction, defense lawyer in Vegas says
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The defense attorney representing a former Los Angeles-area gang leader accused of killing music…
Continue ReadingHouston-area program to give $500 monthly payments to some residents on hold after Texas lawsuit
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Harris County must pause a guaranteed income program for qualifying area residents until…
Continue Reading4 Iranians charged in scheme to hack US agencies and defense contractors
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — US prosecutors on Tuesday announced charges against four Iranian men for a sprawling hacking campaign that…
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‘We are not a battleground state’: Donald Trump did not submit a statement for the Oregon Voters’ Pamphlet
(Update: Adding video, comments from Republican supporters and election analyst) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)- With the Oregon Voters’ Pamphlets expected to hit…
Continue ReadingNYU responds to protests with plywood wall; Mayor Adams says outside agitators may be stirring things up
By Christina Fan, Mahsa Saeidi, Jennifer Bisram Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — A plywood…
Continue ReadingBrewers’ Jakob Junis hit by fly ball during Pirates’ batting practice
By Michael Guise Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jakob Junis was…
Continue ReadingWhen can doctors provide emergency abortions in states with strict bans? Supreme Court to weigh in
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two years after overturning the constitutional right to abortion, the Supreme Court…
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‘It’s pretty exciting’: Sisters nonprofit hangs banners around downtown to honor the graduating HS Class of ’24
A Sisters-based nonprofit, Citizens 4 Community, hung the senior portraits of the Sisters High School graduating Class of 2024 throughout downtown on…
Continue ReadingChurch ‘devastated’ after vandals break century-old statue
By Samson Tamijani Click here for updates on this story MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma (KJRH) — Muskogee’s catholic community…
Continue ReadingCleveland will pay $4.8 million to family of bystander teen killed in high-speed police chase
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The city of Cleveland, Ohio, will pay $4.8 million to the family of a 13-year-old girl who was struck and killed…
Continue ReadingNew federal rule would bar ‘noncompete’ agreements for most employees
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. companies would no longer be able to bar employees from taking jobs with…
Continue ReadingArmenia and Azerbaijan move closer to normalizing ties as the first border marker goes up
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan have come a step closer toward normalizing relations after a bitter conflict over territory. Experts…
Continue ReadingRemembering Lou Conter: The last living survivor of the U.S.S. Arizona, an “American hero”
By Ashley Sharp Click here for updates on this story GRASS VALLEY, California (KOVR) — Lieutenant Commander Lou Conter…
Continue ReadingPeruvian woman becomes first person in country to die by euthanasia
By Abel Alvarado and Jimena de la Quintana, CNN (CNN) — A Peruvian woman with an uncurable disease that left her bed ridden and requiring…
Continue ReadingOrange County car dealership faces lawsuit for reporting loaned out car as stolen
By Lesley Marin Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, California (KCAL) — A Costa Mesa man is suing an…
Continue ReadingScientists say USDA is sharing too little data too slowly on H5N1 flu
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — When the US Department of Agriculture announced late Sunday that it had publicly posted new data from its…
Continue ReadingGeorgia prison officials in ‘flagrant’ violation of solitary confinement reforms, judge says
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge says Georgia prison officials have flagrantly violated a court order to reform…
Continue ReadingSuspect arrested in connection to shooting of Los Angeles County deputy in West Covina
By Matthew Rodriguez, Amy Maetzold, Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — A suspect…
Continue ReadingGrandmother of Juneteenth to receive honorary doctoral degree from SMU
By S.E. Jenkins Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — Civil rights icon Opal Lee will receive an…
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