On pardons, Biden weighs whether to flex presidential powers in broad new ways
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden faces a stark choice as he contemplates broad preemptive pardons to protect aides and allies…
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What to know about Northern California’s rare tsunami warning
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A rare and brief tsunami warning tested city and county responses in Northern California after a 7.0…
Continue ReadingMother of Austin Tice, journalist missing in Syria, says new information proves her son is alive
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The mother of Austin Tice, an American journalist missing in Syria for more than a decade, said Friday that she…
Continue ReadingNews groups sue Idaho prison leader for increased witness access to lethal injection executions
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Associated Press and two other news organizations are suing Idaho’s top prison official for…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans police arrest man accused of killing paradegoers during multiple mass shootings
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police have arrested a man accused of killing two people during a large parade where two separate shootings within…
Continue ReadingRoad accident in Ivory Coast leaves at least 26 dead and 28 injured
Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Authorities say a fiery crash involving two minibuses in Ivory Coast has killed at least 26 people and…
Continue ReadingNFL ends investigation into sexual assault allegations against Browns QB Deshaun Watson
AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The NFL has closed an investigation into sexual assault allegations against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun…
Continue ReadingBurkina Faso’s military junta sacks the prime minister and dissolves the government
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has issued a decree dismissing Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de…
Continue ReadingDominican Republic seizes 9.5 tons of cocaine, marking a new record
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have confiscated nearly 9.5 tons of cocaine. It is the…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about abortion access in Missouri
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Planned Parenthood wanted to resume offering abortions in several Missouri clinics on Friday, immediately…
Continue ReadingOnline library drops its legal battle to provide free e-books without publishers’ permission
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A prolonged and closely watched copyright case involving an online library’s unauthorized offering of free…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico seeks record $47.8M fine for excess air pollution by natural gas processor
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico environmental regulators have issued a $47.8 million fine on allegations of excess air pollution…
Continue ReadingRep. Ocasio-Cortez announces bid for top Oversight job as Democrats push for generational change
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is running to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee. The New…
Continue ReadingUSDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus
AP Health Reporter The U.S. government on Friday ordered testing of the nation’s milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the…
Continue ReadingTrump taps forceful ally of hard-line immigration policies to head Customs and Border Protection
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The picture of who will be in charge of executing President-elect Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration and…
Continue ReadingColorado man gets 22 years in prison for kidnapping a woman from Michael Bloomberg’s ranch
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A judge sentenced a man to 22 years in federal prison for kidnapping a woman from Michael Bloomberg’s Colorado ranch.…
Continue ReadingA 40-year-old Christian commune faces an uncertain future
Religion News Service HARDWICK, Mass. (RNS) — As fall shifts into winter in Hardwick, Massachusetts, temperatures are unseasonably high for…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court will decide if Palestinian authorities can be sued in US over attacks in Middle East
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to settle a years-long legal dispute over whether Palestinian authorities can be…
Continue Reading6 people killed in wrong-way crash on Mississippi highway
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say six people died after a pickup truck traveling the wrong way on a Mississippi highway collided with a car.…
Continue ReadingKenya police boss denies reports officers in Haiti peacekeeping mission haven’t been paid in months
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s top police official has denied reports that officers serving in the United Nations-backed…
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