US charges 4 Americans, 3 Russians in election discord case
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Four Americans affiliated with a Black empowerment and political organization have…
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Restored Tennessee Rep. Pearson charts progressive path
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson never guessed he’d be expelled for leading a gun…
Continue ReadingFractured rail found after fiery Minnesota derailment
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press Federal investigators say BNSF railroad is analyzing a section of fractured rail found after last month’s fiery…
Continue ReadingAfter Alabama birthday shooting, hope and frustration
DADEVILLE, Ala (AP) — Three days after gunfire erupted at a Sweet 16 birthday party in Alabama, victims’ relatives and officials are expressing…
Continue ReadingTwitter removes policy against deadnaming transgender people
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter has quietly removed a policy against the “targeted misgendering or…
Continue ReadingFDA clears extra COVID booster for some high-risk Americans
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Tuesday cleared another booster dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19…
Continue ReadingGerman police say at least 4 severely injured in gym attack
BERLIN (AP) — German police say at least four people have been severely injured in an attack at a gym in the western city of Duisburg. Tuesday…
Continue ReadingRalph Yarl armed only with ‘Black skin,’ family lawyer says
By MARGARET STAFFORD and JIM SALTER Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — As Ralph Yarl struggled to come to grips with being shot after going…
Continue ReadingOklahoma sheriff says recording of killing talk was illegal
By KEN MILLER and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press An Oklahoma sheriff’s office says a newspaper’s audio recording in which the sheriff and other…
Continue ReadingAbortion foes urge justices to allow limits on abortion drug
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for anti-abortion doctors on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to allow restrictions to…
Continue ReadingNo charges in police killing of pallbearer at dad’s funeral
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A special prosecutor in West Virginia says no charges will be brought against officers who…
Continue ReadingBiden pans McCarthy’s debt plan as ‘huge cuts’ to Americans
By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy worked furiously Tuesday to build…
Continue ReadingLebanon’s parliament votes to postpone municipal elections
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament has postponed municipal elections for up to a year for a second time amid…
Continue ReadingHunger is soaring and spreading across West Africa, says UN
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — United Nations’ officials say hunger is soaring and spreading across West Africa, with…
Continue ReadingFormer NFL defensive end Chris Smith dead at 31
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Former NFL defensive end Chris Smith, who was touched by tragedy while he played for the Cleveland…
Continue Reading4 killed in Maine home; 3 wounded in linked highway shooting
By PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP Associated Press BOWDOIN, Maine (AP) — Four people were fatally shot at a house in Maine on Tuesday shortly…
Continue ReadingBehind scenes, Schwartz-Morini guiding force for Coach Prime
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — One of Deion Sanders’ most trusted business associates and friends is Constance…
Continue ReadingEU nears deal on $47B law to boost computer chip production
LONDON (AP) — The European Union is closing in on approval for a plan to ramp up semiconductor production. The EU is seeking to wean itself off…
Continue ReadingAir Force unit in document leaks case loses intel mission
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force says it is investigating how a lone airman could access and distribute possibly…
Continue ReadingSouthwest passengers face delays after nationwide grounding
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines planes were briefly grounded nationwide Tuesday for what the airline called an…
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