As more women forgo the hijab, Iran’s government pushes back
By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Billboards across Iran’s capital proclaim that women should wear their…
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Army sergeant who fatally shot BLM protester in Texas sentenced to 25 years as governor seeks pardon
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Army sergeant who fatally shot an armed protester at a Black Lives Matter march in…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the mass shooting at a Texas mall
By JAKE BLEIBERG and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press ALLEN, Texas (AP) — It took four minutes for a neo-Nazi with an arsenal of firearms to kill…
Continue ReadingASEAN leaders condemn attack on aid convoy in Myanmar
By JIM GOMEZ and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia (AP) — Southeast Asian leaders condemned an attack on an aid convoy that the…
Continue ReadingIndia’s ruling Hindu nationalists challenged in state vote
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — People in the southern Indian state of Karnataka are voting in an election where surveys showed…
Continue ReadingGOP says Biden family financial records a smoking gun. White House calls it a ‘political stunt’
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing growing pressure to show progress in their investigations, House Republicans on…
Continue ReadingTrump digs in on election lies, insults accuser during CNN town hall event
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press During a contentious CNN town hall Wednesday night, former President Donald Trump dug in on his lies about the 2020…
Continue ReadingKansas City considers becoming LGBTQ sanctuary city
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City Council committee will consider a resolution on Wednesday that would…
Continue ReadingUS prices stay high, showing inflation pressures persist
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer prices in the United States rose again in April, and measures of underlying…
Continue ReadingDays after Texas bus stop crash, little info on the victims
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Two days after eight people were killed when an SUV slammed into a crowd waiting at…
Continue ReadingMaryland Supreme Court reverses ruling on digital ad tax
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s highest court has reversed a ruling by a lower court that the state’s…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina Republicans advance new abortion restrictions
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Republicans are pushing new abortion restrictions in an…
Continue ReadingChasing Horse asks Nevada high court to toss sex abuse case
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A “Dances With Wolves” actor charged with sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls for more…
Continue ReadingRussia’s wildfire death toll rises to 21 in Ural Mountains
MOSCOW (AP) — The death toll from wildfires in Russia’s Ural Mountains has risen to 21, according to Russian state news agency Tass. Wildfires…
Continue ReadingDog co-owned by country’s Tim McGraw wins new breed at show
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A bracco Italiano named Lepshi won his breed’s debut at the United States’ most…
Continue ReadingMarilyn Manson lawsuit against ex Evan Rachel Wood gutted
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge on Tuesday threw out key sections of Marilyn Manson’s lawsuit…
Continue ReadingTunisian naval guard kills 3 near synagogue; 10 injured
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian naval guard shot and killed a colleague and two civilians Tuesday as he…
Continue Reading$3.4M fine proposed over 2021 California oil pipeline leak
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal agency is proposing a nearly $3.4 million fine for an energy company over a 2021 oil pipeline spill that fouled…
Continue ReadingFlorida driver in 116-mph fatal house crash gets 27 years
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who was driving his Tesla at least 116 mph before crashing into a house and killing two people in 2021…
Continue ReadingMissing climbers in Alaska likely triggered avalanche, fell
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two mountain climbers missing in Alaska likely triggered a small avalanche, and…
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