Sunday’s NCAA women’s title game draws record TV audience
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — LSU’s 102-85 victory over Iowa in Sunday’s national championship game was the most-viewed NCAA women’s…
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Union Pacific sued after firing rail worker on medical leave
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A lawsuit says Union Pacific routinely hires private investigators to check out employees’…
Continue ReadingBelize, Guatemala reaffirm Taiwan ties during Tsai visit
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Belize has reaffirmed its diplomatic ties with Taiwan, the second country to do so in a week…
Continue ReadingWhy Leonardo DiCaprio testified at trial of Fugees rapper
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Leonardo DiCaprio testified Monday at the trial of former Fugee rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, who is…
Continue ReadingAbortion clinic ban in Utah challenged by lawsuit
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Planned Parenthood and ACLU of Utah filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a new Utah law that would…
Continue ReadingNavy sailor charged in Capitol riot was stationed on carrier
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press The FBI says a man charged with storming the U.S. Capitol was stationed on a Navy aircraft carrier when he…
Continue ReadingGroup steers Swiss billionaire’s money to liberal causes
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Berger Action Fund is a nondescript name for a group with a rather specific purpose:…
Continue ReadingLawsuit seeks records of toxic exposures at Uzbek air base
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Veterans’ advocacy groups have sued the U.S. Department of Defense seeking records of…
Continue ReadingLSU’s Mulkey talks “timing” as national champs return home
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU’s national championship women’s basketball team has returned to campus where thousands of fans gathered to welcome…
Continue ReadingAlaska oil plan opponents lose 1st fight over Willow project
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Opponents of a major oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope lost the first…
Continue ReadingUS infrastructure splurge extends to remote New Mexico farms
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced $40 million in grants to extend high-speed internet to extremely…
Continue ReadingReports: Syria says Israel carried out strikes on Damascus
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media says Israel has staged airstrikes on the southern suburbs of the Syrian capital of Damascus causing some material…
Continue ReadingSecond autopsy done in unsolved South Carolina death probe
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A lawyer for the family of a teenager found dead nearly eight years ago…
Continue ReadingKansas lawmakers pass bill to help child sex abuse survivors
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators have given final approval to a bill that would make it easier to pursue criminal charges or file lawsuits…
Continue ReadingJill Biden wants champions LSU — and Iowa — at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden said Monday that she wants the defeated Iowa women’s basketball team to be invited to the White House in…
Continue ReadingOklahoma police: Arrest made in fatal biker gang shootout
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City police say a man has been arrested on in connection with a weekend shooting involving rival biker gangs at a bar…
Continue ReadingJailed US reporter’s defense appeals his arrest in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — Lawyers representing an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal arrested in Russia on espionage charges have appealed his…
Continue ReadingRicochet, San Diego’s surfing therapy dog, dies at 15
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ricochet, the beloved Golden Retriever who found her calling as a therapy dog when she learned to surf, has died in Southern…
Continue ReadingNashville police: School shooter planned attack for months
By TRAVIS LOLLER, JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As students across Nashville walked out of class…
Continue ReadingSecurity official in Argentina punched, kicked at protest
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Protesting bus drivers punched, kicked and threw rocks at the top law enforcement official of Buenos Aires province…
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