Australian Parliament takes step toward holding a referendum on Indigenous Voice this year
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s House of Representatives has voted overwhelming in favor of holding a…
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Brother: Authorities told family that body of missing Missouri ER doctor was found in Arkansas
By LISA BAUMANN and JIM SALTER Associated Press The body of a Missouri emergency room doctor who has been missing for more than a week has been found…
Continue ReadingTruck driver indicted on manslaughter charges after deadly Oregon crash that killed 7 farmworkers
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The driver of the semitruck involved in a fatal crash on Interstate 5 in…
Continue ReadingMalaysia finds 100 old artillery shells on Chinese barge, says it likely plundered WWII shipwrecks
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s maritime agency says a detained Chinese barge likely plundered two World War II British shipwrecks in…
Continue ReadingUS Border Patrol chief is retiring after seeing through end of Title 42 immigration restrictions
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the U.S. Border Patrol announced Tuesday that he was retiring, after seeing through…
Continue ReadingMLB takes over Padres broadcasts Wednesday after Bally misses payment
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Major League Baseball will take over broadcasts of San Diego Padres games beginning Wednesday after Diamond Sports…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump’s legal team and Manhattan prosecutors spar over where he will stand trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ten months before Donald Trump is scheduled to stand trial in his historic New York City…
Continue ReadingNevada Republican governor approves abortion protections in cross-party move
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed a bill enshrining existing…
Continue ReadingUS military complains of unsafe, aggressive move by Chinese fighter jet
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military says a Chinese fighter jet flew aggressively close to a U.S.…
Continue ReadingUN extends arms embargo on South Sudan over protests from world’s newest nation and 5 abstentions
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A divided U.N. Security Council has extended an arms embargo on South Sudan over…
Continue ReadingFlorida art dealer gets 2 years, 3 months in Warhol forgery scheme
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida art dealer was sentenced Tuesday to two years and three months in federal prison in connection with a…
Continue Reading3rd man charged in 2002 shooting death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay
NEW YORK (AP) — A third man has been charged in the 2002 shooting death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, prosecutors said Tuesday, marking the…
Continue ReadingManson follower Leslie Van Houten should be paroled, California appeals court rules
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court said Tuesday that Leslie Van Houten, who…
Continue ReadingNo sign of Mississippi governor fulfilling pledge on campaign funds tied to welfare case
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Financial documents show no sign that Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has fulfilled his…
Continue ReadingAlabama sets July execution date as state resumes lethal injections after a series of problems
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday set a July date for the state’s first attempt at a lethal injection following a series…
Continue ReadingACLU sues to block new hybrid Nebraska law restricting abortion, gender-affirming care for minors
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union is suing to block a new Nebraska law combining a…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea spy satellite launch fails as rocket falls into the sea
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s attempt to put its first spy satellite into space…
Continue ReadingMinnesota governor signs bill legalizing recreational marijuana starting in August
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) — Minnesota’s governor has legalized recreational marijuana for…
Continue ReadingNew US aid package for Ukraine will total about $300 million and include munitions for drones
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say a military aid package for Ukraine that is expected to be…
Continue ReadingWhite man who pulled gun gets probation for MLK Day confrontation with Black teens
MIAMI (AP) — A white man has been sentenced to probation in South Florida for pulling a gun and yelling racial slurs in a traffic confrontation…
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