Mexico on track to break asylum application record
By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico is on track to receive more asylum applications this year than ever before as…
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In a court filing, a Tennessee couple fights allegations that they got rich off Michael Oher
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Memphis couple who took in former NFL offensive lineman Michael Oher when he was in high…
Continue ReadingAlabama Public Library Service to create list of controversial books
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Public Library Service has voted to create a list of books that parents might consider inappropriate for…
Continue ReadingPerson of interest in fatal Tennessee shooting caught after 2-day manhunt, authorities say
MAYNARDVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say that a man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Tennessee has been arrested. A two-day manhunt…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump’s last-minute legal challenge could disrupt New York fraud trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A last-minute legal challenge by Donald Trump’s lawyers could disrupt a trial scheduled for…
Continue ReadingOhio attorney general rejects language for political mapmaking reform amendment for a second time
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has once again rejected petition language for a…
Continue ReadingRepublican David McCormick plans to run for US Senate again in Pennsylvania, sources tell AP
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — David McCormick plans to run for U.S. Senate for a second time in Pennsylvania. According to…
Continue ReadingBill Clinton remembers Bill Richardson as skilled, informal US diplomat: ‘The bad guys liked him’
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton is eulogizing New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as a…
Continue ReadingZelenskyy plans to visit Washington as Congress is debating $24 billion in aid for Ukraine
By STEPHEN GROVES, LISA MASCARO and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected on Capitol…
Continue ReadingFlorida man who hung swastika banner on highway overpass is arrested
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who authorities say is a member of an extremist group has been arrested in displaying a banner with…
Continue ReadingCasino giant Caesars Entertainment reports cyberattack; MGM Resorts says some systems still down
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino company Caesars Entertainment has joined Las Vegas gambling rival MGM Resorts International…
Continue ReadingPsychedelic drug MDMA eases PTSD symptoms in a study that paves the way for possible US approval
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer The psychedelic drug MDMA can reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers reported in a new…
Continue ReadingAs captured fugitive resumes sentence in the US, homicide in his native Brazil remains unsolved
By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When the Brazilian prosecutor in charge of a homicide case targeting Danelo Cavalcante saw…
Continue ReadingIowa teen found guilty of 2nd-degree murder and manslaughter in deaths of 2 students at school
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A jury has found an Iowa teenager guilty of second-degree murder and voluntary…
Continue ReadingHow hard will Hurricane Lee hit New England? The cold North Atlantic may decide that
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press New England is known for its fickle weather, powerful nor’easters and blizzards. Destructive hurricanes,…
Continue ReadingBritain, France and Germany say they will keep their nuclear and missiles sanctions on Iran
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Britain, France and Germany have announced that they will keep their sanctions on Iran…
Continue ReadingCharges in St. Louis more than doubled after embattled St. Louis prosecutor resigned
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Criminal prosecutions have more than doubled in St. Louis since the city’s progressive prosecutor resigned under fire. The St.…
Continue ReadingOn 60th anniversary of church bombing, victim’s sister, suspect’s daughter urge people to stop hate
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Friday will mark the 60th anniversary of the 1963 bombing at 16th Street…
Continue ReadingAs Soccer Moses, Jars of Clay guitarist Stephen Mason finds unexpected joy
By BOB SMIETANA of Religion News Service Stephen Mason’s life has been shaped by guitars, barber shears and the Bible. And then there was the dad…
Continue ReadingGOP candidate’s wife portrays rival’s proposed pay raise for school personnel as unfeasible
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The wife of Republican gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron has dismissed the Democratic…
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