Trump cancels press conference on election fraud claims, citing attorneys’ advice
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump now says he won’t be holding a news conference next week to…
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Colorado fugitive takes plea deal in connection with dramatic Vegas Strip casino standoff
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A fugitive from Colorado jailed since a standoff last month that included furniture flying out of…
Continue ReadingExecution set for Florida man convicted of killing two women he met at beach bars in 1996
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of killing two women he met at beach bars in the Florida Panhandle in 1996 is set to be executed. Michael…
Continue Reading2 Nigerian brothers plead not guilty to sexual extortion charges after death of Michigan teenager
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — Two Nigerian brothers have pleaded not guilty to sexually extorting teenage boys and young men in Michigan and across the…
Continue ReadingIdentifying victims of the Maui wildfire will be a challenging task. Here’s what it entails
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Officials face a formidable challenge identifying the remains of more than 100 victims of the…
Continue Reading3 deaths suspected in the Pacific Northwest’s record-breaking heat wave
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three people may have died in a record-shattering heat wave in the Pacific Northwest this week, officials said. The Multnomah…
Continue ReadingAuthorities charge 9 current and former California police officers in corruption case
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nine current or former Northern California police officers were charged Thursday in a…
Continue ReadingVideos show flames from engine of plane that returned to Houston airport after takeoff
HOUSTON (AP) — A Southwest Airlines plane that had flames shooting out of an engine returned to a Houston airport about 30 minutes after takeoff…
Continue ReadingTrump lawyers seek April 2026 trial date in federal election subversion case
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump have asked a federal judge to set an April 2026 trial date in the case…
Continue ReadingSouthern Baptist leader resigns from top administrative post for lying on his resume about schooling
The Associated Press Tennessee pastor Willie McLaurin, who leads the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, resigned Thursday from…
Continue ReadingFederal appeals court upholds block of Idaho transgender athletes law
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a decision blocking Idaho’s first-in-the-nation ban on…
Continue ReadingMexico finds 2 migrants dead in desert, looking for 2 more reported dead
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican immigration officials say they have found two migrants dead in the desert near the Texas border, and are looking for two…
Continue ReadingJudge rules Florida law banning some Chinese property purchases can be enforced
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge is refusing to block a new Florida law that bans citizens of China and some other countries from…
Continue ReadingSenegalese opposition leader in intensive care nearly three weeks into hunger strike
By ZANE IRWIN Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko is in intensive care 19 days into a political…
Continue ReadingNew York City suggests housing migrants in jail shuttered after Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration wants to house migrants in a notorious…
Continue ReadingFirefighters battling lightning-sparked blazes in Northern California get help from light rain
HAMBURG, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling lightning-sparked blazes in northwest California got some help from wet weather, authorities said…
Continue ReadingDominican officials say it may take months to identify all 28 people killed in this week’s explosion
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic say it could take months to identify all of the 28 victims who died in a…
Continue ReadingVictims of deadly 2016 Tennessee fire will have another chance to pursue lawsuits
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Victims of a deadly 2016 wildfire that began in Great Smoky Mountains National Park before it burned through a Tennessee…
Continue Reading6 Arkansas schools say they are moving forward with AP African American studies course
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The six Arkansas schools that planned to offer Advanced Placement African American…
Continue Reading2 men arrested, accused of telemarketing fraud that cheated people of millions of dollars
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities say two men have been arrested in Nevada and Wisconsin on charges that…
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