Multiple people hurt in Texas crash as severe storms hit central US
MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — Authorities say multiple people have been hurt in a vehicle pileup at an intersection south of Midland, Texas. The crash came…
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Inmate’s lawsuit seeks to block Alabama’s bid to arrange 2nd execution using nitrogen gas
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate seeking to block the state’s plans to make him the second person…
Continue ReadingAn Iowa woman is sentenced in a ballot box stuffing scheme that supported husband’s campaign
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The wife of a northwestern Iowa county supervisor has been sentenced to four months in jail in a scheme to stuff the ballot…
Continue ReadingCongo appoints its first female prime minister as violence surges in the east
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s president has appointed the country’s first female prime minister,…
Continue ReadingChiefs player Rashee Rice is cooperating with police after sports car crash in Dallas, attorney says
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — An attorney for Kansas City Chiefs player Rashee Rice said Monday that the wide receiver is…
Continue ReadingMike Feinsilber fought the epic AP-UPI rivalry from both camps with wit and grace
By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A veteran of the epic wire service rivalry between The Associated Press and United Press…
Continue ReadingVermont advances bill requiring fossil fuel companies pay for damage caused by climate change
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press The Vermont Legislature is advancing legislation requiring big fossil fuel companies pay a share of the damage caused…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea fires an intermediate-range missile into its eastern waters, South Korea says
By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says North Korea test-fired a suspected…
Continue ReadingOregon governor signs a bill recriminalizing drug possession into law
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek on Monday signed into law a bill that recriminalizes the possession of small amounts…
Continue ReadingMayor of Medellín, Colombia, bans prostitution in neighborhoods that are popular with tourists
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The mayor of Colombia’s second-largest city banned prostitution in some of the…
Continue ReadingGunbattle between Haitian police and gangs paralyzes area near National Palace
By PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavy gunfire erupted Monday in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital as…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about next week’s total solar eclipse in the US, Mexico and Canada
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer North America is on the verge of another masking of the sun during a total solar eclipse. This one will last…
Continue ReadingA Kansas paper and its publisher are suing over police raids. They say damages exceed $10M
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A weekly central Kansas newspaper and its publisher have filed a federal lawsuit over police…
Continue ReadingAs Israel withdraws from raid on Shifa Hospital, accounts from military and witnesses differ wildly
JERUSALEM (AP) — On Monday, the Israeli military withdrew from its second devastating raid on Gaza’s largest hospital, Shifa, leaving it in…
Continue Reading2 men charged with providing fentanyl-laced heroin that killed a prominent NYC transgender activist
NEW YORK (AP) — Two men have been charged with providing the fentanyl-laced heroin that in February killed prominent New York City transgender…
Continue ReadingSami Michael, Iraqi-born and award-winning Israeli author and activist, dies at 97
By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Sami Michael, an award-winning and Iraqi-born Israeli author who was known for writing…
Continue ReadingOhio law banning nearly all abortions now invalid after referendum, attorney general says
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America Ohio’s Republican Attorney General Dave Yost says a 2019 law banning most abortions…
Continue ReadingPolygamous sect leader pleads guilty in scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The leader of an offshoot polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border has pleaded guilty to…
Continue ReadingIsrael clears way to expel Al Jazeera. Channel says Netanyahu’s incitement claim is a dangerous lie
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed to shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in…
Continue ReadingFlorida Supreme Court upholds state’s 15-week abortion ban, but voters will soon have a say
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the state to ban abortions…
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