Texas police: Uvalde officers’ probe to be over by year-end
By ACACIA CORONADO and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ state police chief says a criminal investigation into the…
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Bulgaria to buy a second batch of eight new F-16s from US
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s caretaker government has approved the purchase of a second batch of eight new F-16 fighter jets needed to bring…
Continue ReadingWhy election results may not be known right away
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press It’s the night of the election. Polls have been closed for hours. Why don’t Americans know the winners?…
Continue ReadingMan who dragged officer into mob gets over 7 years in prison
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A Tennessee man who dragged a police officer into a mob of rioters during the U.S. Capitol attack has been…
Continue ReadingHand vote count on hold after Nevada high court says illegal
By GABE STERN, KEN RITTER and SCOTT SONNER Associated Press PAHRUMP, Nev. (AP) — An unprecedented hand-count of mail-in ballots in a rural Nevada…
Continue ReadingTotalEnergies income hits $6.6 billion despite Russia loss
By BARBARA SURK and OLEG CETINIC Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s TotalEnergies has reported third-quarter net income of $6.6 billion…
Continue ReadingMaine begins removing those naughty license plates
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine is cleaning up its roads one naughty license plate a time. The state is enforcing new…
Continue ReadingGunfire in Chicago alley kills boy who was washing his hands
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say a 7-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet while washing his hands in the bathroom of his family home. Police…
Continue ReadingAfter abortion vote, Kansas lawmakers’ power back on ballot
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas voters are being asked to give their legislators greater power over how state…
Continue ReadingBosnia: Recount confirms pro-Russia Serb leader won election
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — An election recount has confirmed a staunchly pro-Russia Bosnian Serb leader’s victory over an opposition…
Continue ReadingFishermen face shutdowns as warming hurts species
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishing regulators and the seafood industry are grappling with the possibility that some…
Continue ReadingFBI background check blocked gun sale to St. Louis shooter
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The 19-year-old gunman who forced his way into a St. Louis school and killed two people purchased…
Continue ReadingMusk doesn’t seek a “free-for-all hellscape” for Twitter
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Elon Musk is telling Twitter advertisers he is buying the platform to “help humanity” and doesn’t…
Continue ReadingAverage long-term mortgage rate jumps above 7% this week
By MATT OTT and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates topped 7% for the first time in more than…
Continue Reading7 people hurt when amusement park train derails in Missouri
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — Seven people suffered what were described as minor injuries after an amusement park train derailed in Branson, Missouri. The…
Continue ReadingChina accused of using overseas bases to target dissidents
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — China has reportedly established dozens of “overseas police stations” in nations…
Continue ReadingUS unemployment claims inched higher, but remain very low
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Slightly more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market remains…
Continue ReadingIran leaders try to link protests to gun attack killing 15
By The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader and its president have tried to link the nationwide protests…
Continue ReadingAlabama jury convicts parolee in 2018 triple killing
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man who was charged with killing two women and a boy months after being paroled from prison was convicted of…
Continue ReadingSri Lankans march against government crackdown on protests
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Thousands of Sri Lankans have marched in the capital to urge the government to…
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