LA police investigating if racist recording taped illegally
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles detectives are investigating whether a recording last year that captured city…
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Dodge, deny or fib: Candidates stay vague on 2024 plans
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — They dodge. They hedge. And, yes, they sometimes even fib — or at least flip-flop.…
Continue ReadingRegulators propose $155M fine for PG&E for 2020 wildfire
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California regulators have proposed fining Pacific Gas & Electric more than $155 million for sparking a 2020 wildfire in…
Continue ReadingPolice chief in Virginia capital city resigns amid scrutiny
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Officials say the police chief in Virginia’s capital city has resigned. A statement released by the city of Richmond said…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota prosecutor: No charges for Noem’s airplane use
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota prosecutor who was overseeing an investigation into Gov. Kristi Noem’s…
Continue ReadingGrand Canyon Caverns visitors rescued with ropes, harnesses
PEACH SPRINGS, Ariz. (AP) — Rescuers used ropes and harnesses to hoist five people to safety after an elevator at a national tourist attraction…
Continue ReadingPowerball jackpot rises to $700M, 8th largest lottery prize
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The eighth-largest lottery jackpot will be up for grabs when numbers are drawn for an estimated $700 million Powerball…
Continue ReadingClorox recalls cleaning products that may contain bacteria
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — If you’re thinking of wiping down your kitchen with that bottle of Pine-Sol all-purpose cleaner under your sink — stop.…
Continue ReadingJustices to sort out if mail-in ballot envelopes need dates
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Senior Pennsylvania elections officials are arguing in a new court filing that handwritten…
Continue ReadingFormer North Dakota tribal official pleads guilty to bribery
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former government official of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation accused of accepting bribes and kickbacks from a…
Continue ReadingWoman testifies Harvey Weinstein rape filled her with guilt
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who says Harvey Weinstein raped her in 2013 has testified that for years she…
Continue ReadingKentucky lawmakers seeking voter OK to call special sessions
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky voters will soon cast votes on a ballot measure state lawmakers crave.…
Continue ReadingCondition of Texas teen shot eating hamburger ‘touch and go’
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press A teen shot by a San Antonio police officer three weeks ago as he put his car in reverse while eating a hamburger…
Continue ReadingStricter clergy oversight part of Buffalo diocese settlement
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo has agreed to strengthen its oversight of priests…
Continue ReadingKerry: US open to talks on contentious climate financing
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry says the United States wants to find a…
Continue ReadingWater investigations said to test Biden racial equity pledge
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A congressional ally says President Joe Biden’s commitment to racial equity is…
Continue ReadingProgressives retract Ukraine letter to Biden after uproar
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of progressive Democrats has retracted a letter to the White House…
Continue ReadingRecord number of Americans have bank accounts, gov’t says
By KEN SWEET and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON The Associated Press / Report for America NEW YORK (AP) — The number of Americans who do not have a bank…
Continue ReadingBosnia: Thousands protest recount of vote in Serb-run region
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Tens of thousands have rallied in Bosnia to demand that electoral authorities end a recount of ballots from a…
Continue ReadingRetrial of Colorado man in border wall fraud case begins
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer defending a Colorado man against charges he cheated donors to a $25 million fund to…
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