National monument proposed for North Dakota Badlands, with tribes’ support
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A coalition of conservation groups and Native American tribal citizens have asked President Joe Biden to…
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Alice Brock, who helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s classic ‘Alice’s Restaurant,’ dies at 83
NEW YORK (AP) — Alice Brock has died at age 83. Her Massachusetts-based eatery helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s deadpan Thanksgiving standard,…
Continue Reading A police chief in Mexico kills himself as troops try to arrest him in a corruption probe
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The police chief of a small town in central Mexico took his own life as troops closed in to arrest him as part of a large-scale…
Continue Reading Officer kills pet dog mistaken for a coyote in Massachusetts town. The owner says it was unnecessary
Associated Press An animal control officer shot and killed a pet dog in a Massachusetts town after mistaking it for a coyote in an incident local…
Continue Reading Louisiana lawmakers pass income and corporate tax cuts, raising statewide sales tax to pay for it
Associated Press/Report for America BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s GOP-dominated legislature passed tax cuts on personal and corporate…
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Cheating on your spouse is no longer a crime in New York, with the repeal of a little-known 1907 law
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York has repealed a seldom-used law over a century old that made it a crime to cheat on your spouse. The…
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DirecTV calls off acquisition of rival Dish, possibly ending a yearslong pursuit
AP Business Writer DirecTV is calling off its planned acquisition of rival Dish after the offer was rejected by bond holders at that company. The…
Continue Reading Texas Supreme Court overturns ruling that state Attorney General Ken Paxton testify in lawsuit
Associated Press The Texas Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that state Attorney General Ken Paxton testify in a whistleblower…
Continue Reading CNN wants the North Carolina lieutenant governor’s defamation lawsuit against it thrown out
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — CNN wants a defamation lawsuit against it filed by North Carolina’s lieutenant governor dismissed. Mark…
Continue Reading Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old canals used to fish by predecessors of ancient Maya
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central…
Continue Reading Ex-Colorado football player dedicates time to fulfilling wishes for older adults
AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Former Colorado wide receiver and Olympic freestyle skier Jeremy Bloom has made it his mission to fulfill as…
Continue Reading Michigan elections board smoothly certifies results of 2024 election
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Board of State Canvassers has voted unanimously to certify the the results of the November…
Continue Reading School district defends decision to punish parents for wearing pink ‘XX’ wristbands
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — School district officials who punished two parents for wearing pink wristbands marked “XX” during a…
Continue Reading California case is the first confirmed bird flu infection in a US child
Associated Press Health officials on Friday confirmed bird flu in a California child — the first reported case in a U.S. minor. The child had mild…
Continue Reading County official in Arizona pleads guilty to embezzling over $38M in public funds
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — An elected official for an Arizona border county has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $38 million in public funds over a…
Continue Reading Authorities are investigating the death of a woman who was struck by an NYPD vehicle
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general has announced an investigation into the death of a woman who was struck and killed by an unmarked…
Continue Reading The man who ended Nadal’s career helps the Netherlands beat Germany to reach the Davis Cup final
AP Tennis Writer MALAGA, Spain (AP) — The last man to face — and beat — Rafael Nadal in an official tennis match has led the Netherlands into…
Continue Reading Jury deliberates on whether man held down teen while he was raped at youth center in 1990s
Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A jury is deliberating on whether a New Hampshire man held down a teenage boy while he was raped at a…
Continue Reading What to know about a Wisconsin man who faked his own death and fled to Eastern Europe
GREEN LAKE, Wis. (AP) — A sheriff says a Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning this summer and abandoned his wife and three children is in…
Continue Reading What to stream: Michael Fassbender spies, yacht rock doc, Ben Stiller, the Beatles and Lindsay Lohan
The Oscar-nominated animated charmer “Robot Dreams” and the romantic comedy “Sweethearts” are some of this week’s new streaming…
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