660-mile rescue flight highlights Alaska’s unique challenges
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Air National Guard this week traveled nearly 660 miles (1,062 kilometers) to…
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Police digging out body found in concrete grave under condo
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Pres DENVER (AP) — Police in Colorado are digging out a body encased in concrete that was found in a condo crawl space…
Continue ReadingSheriff: Former Navy SEAL killed in Georgia plane crash
JESUP, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff says a small plane crash in his rural county killed a local chiropractor who served in the military as an elite…
Continue ReadingOklahoma AG to drop charges against GOP Rep. and his wife
Sean Murphy OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond says he plans to drop all criminal charges against a Republican state…
Continue ReadingJustice Thomas reportedly took undisclosed luxury trips
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has for more than two decades accepted luxury trips nearly every year from Republican…
Continue ReadingMan kills hostage at California park after wounding officer
By RICH PEDRONCELLI and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press ROSEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A man fleeing police in Northern California took two hostages at a…
Continue ReadingPolice: Texas boy, 6, not seen since last fall believed dead
EVERMAN, Texas (AP) — Authorities say that a 6-year-old Texas boy whose mother has given various stories to explain his absence since last fall is…
Continue ReadingChampion LSU women accepting Biden invitation to White House
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU’s national champion women’s basketball team will accept an invitation from President Joe Biden to visit the…
Continue ReadingGunmen kill at least 50 in attacks on village in Nigeria
By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities say at least 50 people have died after two attacks on a village in…
Continue Reading3 Alaska Native tribes sue to block major gold mine project
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Three Alaska Native tribes have sued to block what they say would be one of the largest gold mines in the world. They…
Continue ReadingUS would bar full ban on trans athletes but allow exceptions
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Schools and colleges across the U.S. would be forbidden from enacting outright bans on…
Continue ReadingOklahoma AG: Glossip murder conviction should be vacated
By SEAN MURPHY OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s attorney general says death row inmate Richard Glossip’s first-degree murder conviction…
Continue ReadingIRS pledges more audits of wealthy, better customer service
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS released details Thursday on how it plans to use an infusion of $80 billion for…
Continue ReadingVictims criticize church after Catholic sex abuse report
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — While the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore has touted its transparency in publishing the names of…
Continue ReadingConnecticut gov, Houston mayor trade barbs after Final Four
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s governor is taking heat for calling the city of Houston “butt ugly” after returning from the Final Four.…
Continue ReadingHarris promotes huge community solar deal in Georgia visit
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has unveiled what it calls the largest community solar effort in U.S.…
Continue ReadingHigh court: Trans girl can run girls track in West Virginia
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia to continue competing on her middle school’s…
Continue ReadingThe Pink Ladies get their origin story in Paramount+ series
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press The new Paramount+ series “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” is a TV musical about the origin of the gang set…
Continue ReadingRuble drops to pre-conflict value against dollar
MOSCOW (AP) — The ruble has fallen against the U.S. dollar to the value it held just before Russia sent troops into Ukraine more than a year ago.…
Continue ReadingHigh court: Trans girl can run girls track in West Virginia
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia to continue competing on her middle school’s…
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