UN investigator says Eritreans experienced torture and sexual violence during national service
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. independent investigator on human rights says Eritrean refugees and…
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New Zealand is partnering with BlackRock in aim to reach 100% renewable electricity
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government says it will partner with U.S. investment giant BlackRock…
Continue ReadingBiden will tout long-sought Grand Canyon monument designation during Arizona visit
By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce a new national monument to preserve land around Grand Canyon…
Continue ReadingK-pop star Suga becomes 3rd BTS member to begin military service in South Korea
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Following his debut solo tour earlier this year, Suga, the K-pop superstar…
Continue ReadingCarcinogens found at Montana nuclear missile sites as reports of hundreds of cancers surface
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has detected unsafe levels of a likely carcinogen in samples taken at a Montana…
Continue ReadingFirearm count added against Indiana man charged in block party shooting that killed 1, injured 17
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A prosecutor has filed a felony firearm sentencing enhancement against a Muncie man charged with two counts of aggravated…
Continue ReadingNearly all teens on Idaho YMCA camp bus that crashed have been released to their families
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Nearly all of the teenagers aboard an Idaho YMCA camp bus that rolled on a winding highway late last week have been released to…
Continue ReadingTexas judge dismisses murder charge against babysitter who served 15 years over toddler’s death
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge has dismissed a murder charge against a babysitter who served 15 years in prison over the death of a toddler who…
Continue ReadingJudges halt a Biden rule offering student debt relief for those alleging colleges misled them
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has put on hold a rule from President Joe Biden’s administration that…
Continue ReadingColombia’s first leftist president is stalled by congress and a campaign finance scandal
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro took office laying out ambitious goals for the…
Continue ReadingCost of Missouri abortion-rights petition challenged in court again
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Republican lawmakers and anti-abortion activists are going back to court to fight a…
Continue ReadingArrest warrants issued for Alabama riverfront brawl
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Police said Monday that arrest warrants have been issued in connection with a riverfront brawl in Alabama’s capital…
Continue ReadingFederal judge says California’s capital city can’t clear homeless camps during extreme heat
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily banned California’s capital city of Sacramento…
Continue ReadingFargo officer wounded in fatal shooting while responding to crash to leave hospital
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Fargo police officer wounded last month by a shooter who killed another officer is expected to leave the hospital. The Fargo…
Continue ReadingLeader of Texas’ largest county takes leave from job for treatment of clinical depression
HOUSTON (AP) — Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo of Texas says she is taking a temporary leave of absence for treatment of clinical depression.…
Continue ReadingJeff Gunter, a dermatologist who was Trump’s ambassador to Iceland, is running for Nevada Senate
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A dermatologist who was ambassador to Iceland during Donald Trump’s administration is running for U.S. Senate in Nevada. Dr.…
Continue ReadingTrump lawyers urge judge to narrow proposed rules on evidence sharing in election subversion case
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Donald Trump’s legal team told a judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against him on Monday that…
Continue ReadingNew York City doctor charged with sexually assaulting unconscious patients and filming it
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City doctor was indicted Monday on charges that he sexually abused several women who…
Continue ReadingHistory will be made at Women’s World Cup as Colombia, Jamaica and Morocco seek quarterfinal spots
By JENNA FRYER AP National Writer AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — History will be made Tuesday in at least one of the Women’s World Cup knockout…
Continue ReadingIndiana teacher with ‘kill list’ of students, staff sentenced to 2½ years on probation
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A former fifth-grade teacher in northwestern Indiana who was charged with felony intimidation after authorities say she…
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