Judge denies GOP appeal for signature checks on mail ballots
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s State Board of Elections is directing county…
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California braces for dry winter as Western drought drags on
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s dry streak is unlikely to break this winter. State water…
Continue ReadingPhotographer rides out Ian to capture the storm for others
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press Chuck Larsen has lived on Sanibel Island for 12 years, and until last week had never experienced a major…
Continue ReadingPolice: 5 California killings may be work of serial killer
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — A serial killer may have ambushed five men in central California separately in recent months, shooting them to death alone…
Continue ReadingJudge: ITG is liable for Florida tobacco settlement payments
By RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge says cigarette manufacturer ITG Brands assumed liability for tobacco…
Continue ReadingJury pool warned of rough talk in trial tied to Whitmer plot
By ED WHITE Associated Press JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — Jury selection is underway in a third trial connected to a 2020 anti-government plot to kidnap…
Continue ReadingFrustration with Ukraine war spills out on Russian state TV
By The Associated Press Russia’s retreat from a key Ukrainian city over the weekend elicited outcry from an unlikely crowd – state-run media…
Continue ReadingRomance scammer gets 25 years in prison for money laundering
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man found guilty of laundering millions of dollars accrued by online fraud, including scamming vulnerable people on dating…
Continue ReadingNatalie Morales joins CBS News as Los Angeles correspondent
NEW YORK (AP) — Natalie Morales, who spent two decades at NBC News, is joining CBS News as a correspondent starting next month. She will contribute…
Continue ReadingOfficials: US to send Ukraine more advanced rocket systems
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will soon deliver to Ukraine four more of the advanced rocket…
Continue ReadingGeorgia election probe enters new phase with search warrants
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies broke…
Continue ReadingTillerson to testify at corruption trial of Trump adviser
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rex Tillerson, who served as secretary of state under former president Donald Trump, has testified…
Continue ReadingAcclaimed Native American flute player, hoop dancer has died
By GRETCHEN EHLKE Associated Press Kevin Locke, an acclaimed Native American flute player, hoop dancer, recording artist, cultural ambassador and…
Continue Reading2 guilty of violating Floyd’s rights to begin federal term
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two of the four former Minneapolis police officers who were convicted of violating George…
Continue ReadingNC Supreme Court weighs if voter ID tainted by racial bias
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s long-litigated photo voter identification law is now being evaluated…
Continue ReadingUN chief urges Yemen rivals: No new violence and renew truce
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging Yemen’s warring parties to refrain…
Continue ReadingNew this week: Lena Dunham, Mila Kunis and Charlie Puth
By The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming…
Continue ReadingJudge acquits Legion priests in abuse-linked extortion case
ROME (AP) — A judge in Milan has acquitted five members of the Legion of Christ religious order and their lawyers of attempted extortion in a case…
Continue ReadingInterior Dept. to require body cams for law enforcement
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department has launched a set of new policies that would require thousands…
Continue ReadingUS auto sales to fall a bit in 3Q, even with September gains
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — New vehicle sales in the U.S. are expected to have fallen slightly in the third quarter, even with…
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