Tropical Storm Karl forms in Gulf off southern Mexico coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Karl has formed off Mexico’s southern Gulf coast and is forecast to meander in the Gulf for a few days…
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Walker gets boost from GOP leaders after abortion reports
By BILL BARROW Associated Press CARROLLTON, Ga. (AP) — Two U.S. senators, Rick Scott of Florida and Tom Cotton of Arkansas, are boosting the…
Continue ReadingEarly and absentee voting begins across New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Early voting is underway across New Mexico on a limited scale at county clerk’s offices, as election regulators began…
Continue ReadingPotential jurors questioned in NYC bike path attack trial
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has begun questioning a few of the hundreds of prospective jurors summoned for the…
Continue ReadingAttorneys argue over school shooter’s fate: death or prison
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The prosecutor and defense attorney for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz agreed…
Continue ReadingStar witness testifies at California sheriff’s civil trial
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A former manager for a Silicon Valley security business has testified at a sheriff’s civil corruption trial that he and…
Continue ReadingAngela Lansbury, ‘Murder She Wrote’ star, dies at 96
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Angela Lansbury, the scene-stealing British actor who kicked up her heels in the Broadway…
Continue ReadingHBCU president outraged by traffic stop, search of students
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The president of a historically Black university is accusing South Carolina law enforcement officers of racially profiling a…
Continue ReadingJustice Dept. asks court to deny Trump plea over FBI search
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is urging the Supreme Court to steer clear of a legal fight over classified documents seized during an…
Continue ReadingBiden vows ‘consequences’ for Saudis after OPEC+ cuts output
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday there will be “consequences” for Saudi Arabia as the…
Continue ReadingHockey Canada CEO Smith out, board of directors resigns
By The Associated Press Hockey Canada has ousted CEO Scott Smith. Its board of directors has also resigned over a series of scandals that have rocked…
Continue ReadingEx-Michigan governor asks court to drop Flint water charges
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Lawyers for former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder are urging a judge to dismiss misdemeanor charges related…
Continue ReadingWisconsin gov bids to make abortion a central issue in race
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says he wouldn’t sign a bill that keeps in place the…
Continue ReadingVenezuela searches for missing after landslide; 43 dead
By JORGE RUEDA and JUAN ARRAEZ Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Rescue workers in Venezuela are clearing rocks and mud from the streets…
Continue ReadingUkrainians in Prague rally against Russian missile strikes
PRAGUE (AP) — Ukrainians have rallied in Prague for the second straight evening to condemn this week’s barrage of Russian missile strikes against…
Continue ReadingPolice: Woman held captive for a month, repeatedly raped
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) — Charging documents say a Missouri woman was held captive in a basement room for about a month and was raped…
Continue ReadingNew rules fix ‘flaw’ for families seeking Obamacare coverage
WASHINGTON (AP) — More families who are offered expensive health insurance premiums from their employers will get a discount if they sign up…
Continue ReadingSmashing success: NASA asteroid strike results in big nudge
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spacecraft that plowed into a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away…
Continue ReadingSpacey’s lawyer grills Anthony Rapp at sex misconduct trial
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Kevin Spacey has sought to poke holes in accusations by fellow actor…
Continue ReadingSeller exploits gun-buyback loophole with help of 3D printer
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York attorney general’s office has tightened rules on gun buybacks after a critic of…
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