Non-binary Oklahoma lawmaker censured after protest arrest
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Black, non-binary Democratic state legislator in the Oklahoma House has been formally…
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Man serving life sentence admits to 1990 Missouri slaying
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — A prisoner who has been behind bars for decades for a St. Louis-area killing has pleaded guilty to killing one woman. Gary…
Continue ReadingArizona attorney general sues to stop county election switch
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Arizona’s Democratic attorney general is suing a rural, Republican-controlled county to stop it from…
Continue ReadingTexas, feds settle probe over $9B Houston highway project
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Federal authorities have announced they are lifting their hold of a more than $9 billion Houston…
Continue ReadingIn reversal, Biden weighs detaining migrant families
By COLLEEN LONG and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is considering detaining migrant families who cross…
Continue ReadingHow passengers teamed up to restrain man on chaotic flight
By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A passenger who helped restrain a threatening man on a weekend flight from Los Angeles to Boston said…
Continue ReadingLibel lawsuit over ‘media men’ list settled out of court
By HILLEL ITALIE and JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writers NEW YORK (AP) — An author-editor’s libel lawsuit over allegations that he had committed…
Continue ReadingBattle for Bakhmut takes center stage in war in Ukraine
By The Associated Press The six-month battle for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has been the longest and bloodiest fight of the war so far. Little…
Continue ReadingTrain derails in northern Egypt, killing 2, injuring 16
CAIRO (AP) — A passenger train derailed Tuesday north of Cairo, killing at least two people and injuring 16 others, Egyptian authorities said. It…
Continue ReadingSiemens Mobility to build rail car plant in North Carolina
LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A division of Siemens AG will build a passenger rail car manufacturing plant in central North Carolina and create 500 jobs…
Continue ReadingSudan general says military leaders clinging to power
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A powerful paramilitary commander has slammed Sudan’s ruling generals, saying they oppose stepping…
Continue ReadingWomen sue Texas over abortion ban, say it risked their lives
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Five women who said they were denied abortions even when pregnancy endangered their lives…
Continue ReadingRussian gallery shows art by ‘Merchant of Death’ freed by US
MOSCOW (AP) — Viktor Bout, a former Russian arms dealer who was released from prison in the U.S. in a swap for WNBA star Brittney Griner in…
Continue ReadingMan faces execution in death of estranged wife, her daughter
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas inmate is facing scheduled execution Tuesday evening for fatally stabbing his estranged…
Continue ReadingUK says plan to stop Channel migrants pushes bounds of law
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government says it’s ready for human-rights legal challenges to a tough new law…
Continue Reading2nd victim from stampede after GloRilla concert identified
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The second person who died following a stampede after a rap concert in Rochester, New York, was identified Tusday as…
Continue ReadingAngela Bassett, Oscar nominee, is just doing her thing
By LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angela Bassett has a presence that feels warm and inviting but also demands your respect. The…
Continue ReadingChicago-area 17-year-old pleads not guilty in triple slaying
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago teenager has pleaded not guilty in the fatal shooting of his 17-year-old girlfriend, a 9-year-old girl…
Continue ReadingChanel’s camellias, empty chairs close Paris Fashion Week
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Colossal camellias served as the ready-to-wear altarpiece for Chanel’s sparkling, bloom-inspired…
Continue ReadingUkraine military identifies soldier seen in grisly war video
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military on Tuesday tentatively identified as one of its missing soldiers a…
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