3 killed in shooting at Montgomery grocery store
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Three people have been shot and killed at a small grocery store in Montgomery. City officials say they are investigating if…
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North Carolina Republicans seek fall referendum on citizen-only voting in constitution
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislators have advanced a proposed constitutional amendment…
Continue ReadingRussia’s top diplomat promises more military support for Burkina Faso as he tours West Africa
By ARSENE EVARISTE and MONIKA PRONCZUK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister has pledged more support to…
Continue ReadingWashington man sentenced for 20 ‘swatting’ calls of false threats in US, Canada
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state man who made 20 false reports of bombs and shootings around the U.S. and in Canada, prompting real…
Continue ReadingJudge tosses out Illinois ban on drafting legislative candidates as ‘restriction on right to vote’
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A judge has rejected a law Illinois Democrats approved last month that…
Continue ReadingJury ends second day of deliberations without reaching verdict in fraud trial roiled by bag of cash
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A jury has ended a second day of deliberations without reaching a…
Continue ReadingTrump campaign steps up vice presidential vetting efforts
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign has begun requesting information from his potential vice…
Continue ReadingLawyer in NBA betting case won’t say whether his client knows now-banned player Jontay Porter
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A defense lawyer is declining to comment on the case against a New York man charged in a sports…
Continue ReadingWho testified in Hunter Biden’s trial on federal firearms charges
By RANDALL CHASE, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, CLAUDIA LAUER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jurors who are weighing…
Continue ReadingFDA advisers urge targeting JN.1 strain in recipe for fall’s COVID vaccines
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Government advisers Wednesday said it’s time to update the recipe for the COVID-19…
Continue ReadingA hail stone the size of a pineapple was found in Texas. It likely sets a state record
VIGO PARK, Texas (AP) — Storm trackers in the Texas Panhandle have recovered a massive hail stone that’s about the size of a pineapple. It…
Continue ReadingBear survives hard fall from tree near downtown Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A black bear who had ventured into a Salt Lake City neighborhood from the nearby mountains took a 20-foot tumble from a tree…
Continue ReadingSen. Bob Menendez’s wife is excused from court after cancer surgery
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The wife of Sen. Bob Menendez has been excused from appearing in court next week after her…
Continue ReadingShip at full throttle in harbor causes major South Carolina bridge to close until it passes safely
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press Authorities say a large cargo ship lost control of its engines and went nearly full throttle through a South…
Continue ReadingPro athletes understand gambling on their games is a non-negotiable no-no. Some learned the hard way
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Professional athletes get the lecture at the start of every season, and see the warnings any time…
Continue ReadingMissouri appeals court sides with transgender student in bathroom, locker room discrimination case
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) — A $4.2 million verdict that jurors ordered a Missouri district to pay a transgender student is under consideration again.…
Continue ReadingLA28 organizers choose former US military leader Reynold Hoover as CEO
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The organizing committee for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics has hired retired Army Lt. Gen. Reynold Hoover as its CEO. In a news…
Continue ReadingIRS decides people who got money from Norfolk Southern after Ohio derailment won’t be taxed on it
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Most people who received money from Norfolk Southern in the wake of last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern…
Continue ReadingBiden will praise men like his uncles when he commemorates the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden commemorates the 80th anniversary of D-Day in 1944, he might be…
Continue ReadingClimate records keep getting shattered. Here is what you need to know
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Month after month, global temperatures are setting new records. Meanwhile, scientists and…
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