Illinois scraps plan for building migrant winter camp due to toxic soil risk
By CLAIRE SAVAGE and MELISSA PEREZ WINDER Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration has canceled…
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Roger Goodell says football will become a global sport in a decade
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says he sees football becoming a global sport within the next…
Continue ReadingTop TV of 2023: AP’s selections include ‘Succession,’ ‘Jury Duty,’ ‘Shrinking,’ ‘Swarm’
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press With so many shows on TV and streaming services, it’s impossible not to miss a gem or two. This…
Continue ReadingPeruvian constitutional court orders release of former President Alberto Fujimori
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s constitutional court ordered an immediate humanitarian release Tuesday for imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori,…
Continue ReadingVoting experts warn of ‘serious threats’ for 2024 from election equipment software breaches
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Election security experts and computer scientists say an effort to access voting system…
Continue ReadingJustice Sandra Day O’Connor will lie in repose at the Supreme Court on Dec. 18
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will lie in repose at the court on Dec. 18. A funeral service at the…
Continue ReadingA pregnant Texas woman is asking a court to let her have an abortion under exceptions to state’s ban
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis asked a court Tuesday to let her…
Continue ReadingTrump’s defense at civil fraud trial zooms in on Mar-a-Lago, with broker calling it ‘breathtaking’
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press Former President Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial turned Tuesday to one of the topics that has…
Continue ReadingUS officials want ships to anchor farther from California undersea pipelines, citing 2021 oil spill
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Federal investigators have concluded that a 2021 rupture of an undersea oil pipeline…
Continue ReadingSt. Louis prosecutor who replaced progressive says he’s ‘enforcing the laws’ in first 6 months
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Prosecution of violent crime in St. Louis is up sharply since a new circuit attorney was appointed…
Continue ReadingHow to watch the fourth Republican presidential debate and what to look for
By MEG KINNARD and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The number of candidates on stage is shrinking, but the fundamentals of…
Continue ReadingShohei Ohtani met with the Dodgers in LA for 2-3 hours, manager Dave Roberts says
By TERESA WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani met with the Los Angeles Dodgers a few days ago at Dodger Stadium, manager…
Continue ReadingEuropean soccer body UEFA pledges at UN to do more to promote human rights and fight discrimination
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — European soccer body UEFA went to the United Nations pledging to do more to promote human rights…
Continue ReadingUS made offer to bring home jailed Americans Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich. Russia rejected it
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says its made a new and significant offer aimed at securing the release of American detainees Paul…
Continue Reading2 plead guilty in fire at Atlanta Wendy’s restaurant during protest after Rayshard Brooks killing
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Two of three people charged with arson in the burning of the Wendy’s restaurant in Atlanta where…
Continue ReadingJonathan Majors’ accuser recounts night of assault, actor’s ‘violent temper’ that left her fearful
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Majors’ former girlfriend testified Tuesday that the actor was prone to fits of…
Continue ReadingHarvard, MIT, Penn presidents defend actions in combatting antisemitism on campus
By ANNIE MA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of…
Continue ReadingParaguay rounds up ex-military leaders in arms smuggling sting carried out with Brazil
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Several former top military officials in Paraguay have been arrested as part of a cross-border law enforcement…
Continue ReadingTexas high school sends Black student back to in-school suspension over his locs hairstyle
By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY Associated Press A Texas high school sent a Black student back to in-school suspension Tuesday for refusing to change his…
Continue ReadingFamilies of 3 Black victims in fatal Florida Dollar General shooting plead for end to gun violence
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Lawyers and family members of three Black people who were fatally shot during a racially motivated attack at a north…
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