Board approves Arkansas site for planned 3,000-inmate prison despite objections
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Board of Corrections has approved an 815-acre site where it plans to build a new prison,…
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US judge tosses Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, governor pledges swift appeal
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge has overturned Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, leaning on recent U.S. Supreme…
Continue ReadingGunman who wounded a man before fleeing into the subway is arrested, New York City police say
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police have apprehended a man who they say shot and wounded another man on a Manhattan street and then fled into the…
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy; radio host Charlamagne tha God. ___…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Republican Don Bacon wins reelection to U.S. House in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District
Republican Rep. Don Bacon won a fifth term representing the Omaha-centered U.S. House district for Nebraska on Friday. In yet another hard-fought…
Continue ReadingPolice arrest a man after 9 people are stabbed over 2 days in Seattle
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A man has been arrested in connection with a spate of random stabbings over two days in Seattle, in which nine…
Continue ReadingFamine is likely imminent in northern Gaza, hunger experts say
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Hunger experts are warning that there’s “a strong likelihood” famine is imminent in parts of…
Continue ReadingGov. Tim Walz vows to fight Donald Trump’s agenda while working to understand his appeal
Associated Press EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz has vowed make Minnesota a safe haven for the values that drove the Democratic presidential…
Continue ReadingBolivians carry adorned human skulls asking for favors in the Ñatitas festival in La Paz
Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Hundreds of Bolivian devotees have arrived at the municipal cemetery of La Paz carrying human skulls…
Continue ReadingSean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks bail, citing changed circumstances and new evidence
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has filed a new request for bail, saying changed circumstances, along with new evidence,…
Continue ReadingSpanish phone giant Telefónica to pay $85M to resolve US probe of Venezuelan bribery scheme
WASHINGTON (AP) — Spain’s largest telecommunications operator will pay more than $85 million to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation…
Continue ReadingLevi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie pledges to make San Francisco safer as mayor
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie says he will make streets safer, help small businesses and squash the open-air…
Continue ReadingTrump’s deportation plan a key focus for Canada’s Cabinet committee on US-Canada relations
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to launch a mass deportation of millions of undocumented people is a top…
Continue ReadingMichigan jury awards millions to a woman fired after refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A jury has awarded more than $12 million to a woman who lost her job at a Michigan insurance company after…
Continue ReadingMississippi Senate paid Black attorney less than white ones, US Justice Department says
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Senate discriminated against a Black attorney by paying her about half of what her white…
Continue ReadingTrump’s shunning of transition planning may have severe consequences, governance group says
Associated Presss WASHINGTON (AP) — A good-governance group is warning of severe consequences if President-elect Donald Trump continues to steer…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the House push to expand some Social Security benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected to try next week to pass a Social Security-related bill to ensure benefits for workers who are also…
Continue Reading1 killed and 3 wounded after gunmen open fire at Brazil’s largest international airport
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police said that unidentified gunmen in a black car killed at least one person and wounded another three Friday…
Continue ReadingRafael weakens into a tropical storm as it swirls over the Gulf of Mexico after lashing Cuba
HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Rafael has weakened into a tropical storm as it swirls through the Gulf of Mexico where it is expected to break apart after…
Continue ReadingUS agency says Tesla’s public statements imply that its vehicles can drive themselves. They can’t
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency says Tesla is telling drivers in public statements that its vehicles…
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