Arkansas woman pleads guilty to selling 24 boxes of body parts stolen from cadavers
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A former Arkansas mortuary worker has pleaded guilty to charges that she sold 24 boxes of stolen body parts from medical…
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Reggie Bush plans to continue his fight against the NCAA after the return of his Heisman Trophy
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reggie Bush says the return of his Heisman Trophy is the biggest step yet in his fight against…
Continue ReadingFed plan to rebuild Pacific sardine population was insufficient, California judge finds
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A judge says a plan by federal agencies to rebuild the sardine population in the Pacific was not properly implemented and…
Continue ReadingUS to pull troops from Chad and Niger as the African nations question its counterterrorism role
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says the United States will pull the majority of its troops from Chad and Niger as it…
Continue ReadingAshley Judd, #MeToo founders react to ruling overturning Harvey Weinstein’s conviction
NEW YORK (AP) — Prominent members of the #MeToo movement are speaking out about the court ruling overturning Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape…
Continue ReadingWith ‘Alien’ back in theaters, ‘Alien: Romulus’ director teases how the new film connects
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Ridley Scott’s “Alien” is back in theaters Friday for its 45th anniversary and to get audiences excited about…
Continue ReadingMinneapolis smokers to pay some of the highest cigarette prices in US with a $15 per-pack minimum
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Smokers in Minneapolis will pay some of the highest cigarette prices in the country after…
Continue ReadingBNSF becomes 2nd major railroad to sign on to anonymous federal safety hotline for some workers
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — BNSF will become the second major freight railroad to allow some of its employees to report…
Continue ReadingUkrainian duo heads to the Eurovision Song Contest with a message: We’re still here
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Even amid war, Ukraine finds time for the glittery, pop-filled Eurovision Song Contest.…
Continue ReadingMassive policing for Paris Olympics to include security checks for some of the capital’s residents
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Special anti-terrorism measures being put in place to safeguard the unprecedented opening ceremony…
Continue ReadingNASA astronauts arrive for Boeing’s first human spaceflight
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The two NASA astronauts assigned to Boeing’s first human spaceflight have…
Continue ReadingPutin announces plans to visit China in May
By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin said he plans to visit China in May, in what could become the first foreign trip for the…
Continue ReadingBody-cam footage shows police left an Ohio man handcuffed and facedown on a bar floor before he died
By JOHN SEEWER and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Two police officers are on paid leave after the death of an Ohio man who was…
Continue ReadingNFL draft attendees down for 3rd straight year. J.J. McCarthy among those who didn’t go to Detroit
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — There’s no place Drake Maye would rather be. When the NFL invited the former North Carolina…
Continue ReadingCarefully planned and partly improvised: inside the Columbia protest that fueled a national movement
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Israel-Hamas war demonstrations that began at Columbia University last week have spawned a…
Continue ReadingNative American tribes want US appeals court to weigh in on $10B SunZia energy transmission project
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press Native American tribes and environmentalists want a U.S. appeals court to weigh in on their request to halt…
Continue ReadingPlanned Parenthood announces $10 million voter campaign in North Carolina for 2024 election
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Planned Parenthood affiliated groups have announced a $10 million voter engagement…
Continue ReadingUnited Methodists endorse change that could give regions more say on LGBTQ and other issues
By PETER SMITH Associated Press United Methodist delegates have overwhelmingly endorsed a constitutional amendment seen by advocates as a way of…
Continue ReadingWild horses to remain in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park, lawmaker says
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota U.S. John Hoeven has announced that the National Park Service will abandon plans…
Continue Reading‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is (almost) ready to shake up the Marvel Cinematic Universe
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Shawn Levy is no novice when it comes to rumors around his projects. Years on “Stranger Things” taught him how to…
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