FBI got earlier tip about Colorado Springs gay bar shooter
By COLLEEN SLEVIN AND JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Authorities said the person who would later kill five at a Colorado gay nightclub…
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Warnock delivers 51-seat Senate for Democrats, and much more
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — For Senate Democrats, an oh-so-slim 51-49 majority never sounded so good. Sen.…
Continue ReadingOklahoma panel votes to reject clemency for death row inmate
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A five-member Oklahoma board has decided that a man convicted in the shotgun slayings of an…
Continue ReadingNantucket’s topless beaches bylaw approved by state
NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — A bylaw that allows anyone, regardless of gender, to go topless on Nantucket’s beaches has been approved by the…
Continue ReadingHow Michelle Williams found the music of Mitzi Fabelman
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In both Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” and Kelly Reichardt’s upcoming “Showing Up,”…
Continue ReadingPutin says Ukraine fight is taking longer than expected
By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Wednesday that his…
Continue ReadingReport: Classified items found at Trump storage unit in Fla.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A published report says lawyers for former President Donald Trump found at least two items marked as classified during a recent…
Continue ReadingInterracial marriages to get added protection under new law
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — One day in the 1970s, Paul Fleisher and his wife were walking through a department store…
Continue ReadingDuke Energy: All equipment damaged in NC shooting now fixed
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Duke Energy says it has completed repairs on substation equipment…
Continue Reading1 person hurt in shooting outside suburban Atlanta Walmart
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Police in suburban Atlanta say one person was shot and injured Wednesday in a shooting near the automotive center at a Walmart…
Continue ReadingVigil held in Texas to honor 7-year-old Athena Strand
PARADISE, Texas (AP) — A 7-year-old Texas girl who was found dead last week after she was reported missing from her home is being remembered as…
Continue ReadingBiden signs #MeToo law curbing confidentiality agreements
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press President Joe Biden has signed legislation curbing the use of confidentiality agreements that block victims of…
Continue ReadingJesuit priests demand transparency in Vatican’s artist case
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — One of the Vatican’s leading Jesuit advisers on preventing clergy sexual abuse is calling for…
Continue ReadingCould trawler cams help save world’s dwindling fish stocks?
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — For years, Mark Hager’s job as an observer aboard New England fishing boats made him a…
Continue ReadingACLU sues Missouri school district over book removal policy
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — The ACLU of Missouri is suing a suburban Kansas City school district over its policy of automatically removing any library…
Continue ReadingAfter World Cup, US men recede to background for 3 1/2 years
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The United States men’s soccer team recedes into the background of American sports for the…
Continue ReadingUkraine ex-lawmaker, alleged Russian agent, faces US charges
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities in New York have criminally charged a former Ukrainian…
Continue ReadingChristmas ornament honors gingerbread White House tradition
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and NATHAN ELLGREN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — This year’s Christmas ornament from the White House Historical…
Continue ReadingExperts raise concerns as Nigeria limits cash withdrawals
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Experts raised concerns over a new policy announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria that…
Continue ReadingFrench activists protest against killing of male chicks
PARIS (AP) — French animal rights activists have protested against what they say are broad exceptions to a new legislation that was meant to ban…
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