New US prisons chief pledges truth, reform for ailing system
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The outsider brought in to reform the ailing federal Bureau of Prisons…
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Nevada elections office seeks clarity on ballot hand count
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — A rural Nevada county’s plan to hand-count all paper ballots for the November…
Continue ReadingArizona officials back off on full hand-count, OK audit
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The two Republicans on the three-member Cochise County Board of Supervisors in southeastern Arizona…
Continue ReadingScott Peterson finally moved off California’s death row
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Scott Peterson has been moved off death row more than two years after the California Supreme Court overturned his death…
Continue ReadingMary J. Blige, Jill Biden team up for cancer prevention
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — R&B singer Mary J. Blige has joined first lady Jill Biden to promote cancer…
Continue Reading2 conservatives accused in hoax robocall scheme plead guilty
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Two right-wing operatives have pleaded guilty in Cleveland to single felony counts of…
Continue ReadingN Carolina sheriff who disparaged Black employees resigns
WHITEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A suspended North Carolina sheriff has resigned in the aftermath of a leaked audio recording in which he called Black…
Continue ReadingProtests: Rocks, smoke bombs outside drag story time event
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Protesters threw rocks and smoke grenades at each other outside a drag queen story time event at an Oregon pub that was to have…
Continue ReadingYe dropped by talent agency, documentary on him scrapped
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A completed documentary about the rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been shelved…
Continue ReadingWhat’s behind worrying RSV surge in US children’s hospitals?
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Children’s hospitals in parts of the U.S. are seeing a surge in a common respiratory illness that can…
Continue ReadingUSPS honoring late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with stamp
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. A new stamp design unveiled on Monday…
Continue Reading‘It’s about time’: Celebrations of Diwali illuminate NYC
By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The week dawned gloomily in New York, but the drab mist was little match for the holiday at hand:…
Continue ReadingFor Anthony Hopkins, a grandfather role with personal echoes
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The “heart and soul” of a film is an often-overused term, but it’s practically unavoidable when…
Continue ReadingEx-Foreign Service officer admits sex crimes in Philippines
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A retired Foreign Service officer has pleaded guilty to having sex with one minor and exchanging explicit images with…
Continue ReadingMeet Dale Haney, the White House groundskeeper for 50 years
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidents come and go, but White House grounds superintendent Dale Haney has been a…
Continue ReadingOn witness stand, Trump ally denies foreign influence charge
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A close ally of former President Donald Trump has taken the witness stand at his federal trial to…
Continue ReadingPolice: No remains in car buried behind California mansion
ATHERTON, Calif. (AP) — Crews fully excavated a car that police said was buried in the backyard of a Northern California mansion 30 years ago and…
Continue ReadingOrg. of American States boss slammed over watchdog’s removal
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The head of the Organization of American States unfairly maligned the reputation of a Brazilian…
Continue ReadingLeslie Jordan, versatile Emmy-winning actor, dies at 67
By LYNN ELBER and MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leslie Jordan, the actor whose wry Southern drawl and versatility made…
Continue ReadingBiden’s midterm ‘closing argument’: Look at the alternative
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has given a pep talk to Democratic organizers at party headquarters and…
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