Texas attorney accused of smuggling drug-laced papers to inmates in county jail
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities have accused a Houston attorney of using work-related visits to a county jail to…
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Deep sea explorer Don Walsh, part of 2-man crew to first reach deepest point of ocean, dies at 92
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press Retired Navy Capt. Don Walsh, an explorer who in 1960 was part of a two-man crew that made the first voyage to the…
Continue ReadingArizona county again rejects a bid to hand-count all 2024 ballots
KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — For the second time in nearly four months, officials in a northwestern Arizona county are rejecting a proposal to hand-count…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Highway Patrol officer fatally shoots man walking on freeway, prompting investigation
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — State authorities are investigating after a California Highway Patrol officer shot and…
Continue ReadingSenate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children’s safety online
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee has issued bipartisan subpoenas to the CEOs of…
Continue ReadingBiden celebrates his 81st birthday with jokes as the White House stresses his experience and stamina
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is celebrating his 81st birthday by joking repeatedly about his advanced…
Continue ReadingGun battles in Mexican city of Cuernavaca leave 9 dead, including 2 police, authorities say
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gun battles between police and armed civilians in Cuernavaca, Mexico, have left nine dead, including two police officers. The…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s president to talk trade, technology and defense on state visit to the UK
LONDON (AP) — The leaders of Britain and South Korea are seeking to strengthen trade and defense ties between their countries during a state visit…
Continue ReadingA man is charged with threatening a Palestinian rights group as tensions rise from Israel-Hamas war
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Utah man has been charged with threatening a Palestinian rights organization in…
Continue ReadingSignature-gathering starts anew for mapmaking proposal in Ohio that was stalled by a typo
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Backers of a proposal to change Ohio’s troubled political mapmaking system can finally…
Continue ReadingPolice in Haiti detain a new suspect in the 2021 slaying of President Jovenel Moïse
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Authorities in Haiti have arrested a new suspect in the July 2021 slaying of President…
Continue ReadingKansas oil refinery agrees to $23 million in penalties for violating federal air pollution law
COFFEYVILLE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas refinery has agreed to pay more than $23 million for violating the Clean Air Act and breaching an earlier…
Continue ReadingFederal appeals court deals a blow to Voting Rights Act, ruling that private plaintiffs can’t sue
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided federal appeals court on Monday ruled that private…
Continue ReadingYears after Parkland massacre, tour freshens violence for group of House lawmakers
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — A second group of U.S. House lawmakers toured the building where Parkland high school…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico Supreme Court weighs GOP challenge to congressional map, swing district boundaries
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Republican Party has urged New Mexico’s state Supreme Court to strike down a…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift’s Rio tour marred by deaths, muggings and a dangerous heat wave
By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The deaths of two people, muggings and a dangerous heat wave left legions of Taylor…
Continue ReadingIsrael reveals signs of Hamas activity at Shifa, but a promised command center remains elusive
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Nearly a month ago, the Israeli military unveiled a detailed 3D model of Gaza’s Shifa…
Continue ReadingMexico issues decree forcing private freight railway lines to give preference to passenger service
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s government has issued a decree that will force private freight railway lines to give preference to passenger train…
Continue ReadingOSHA finds plant explosion that killed 1 person could have been prevented
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found an explosion that killed one…
Continue ReadingShapiro says unfinished business includes vouchers, more school funding and higher minimum wage
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says his list of unfinished business for the state Legislature…
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