California woman charged with killing man over cat dispute
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California woman has been charged with killing a man by ramming her car into him after accusing him of trying to run…
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LIV Golf denies report of deal to buy TV time on FS1
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Saudi-funded LIV Golf is denying a report that it was close to a U.S. television deal in which it would buy time to…
Continue ReadingAmazon to raise average hourly pay by $1 to $19 in October
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon said Wednesday it’s raising its average starting pay for frontline workers from $18…
Continue ReadingRohingya seek reparations from Facebook for role in massacre
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer With roosters crowing in the background as he speaks from the crowded refugee camp in Bangladesh that’s…
Continue ReadingFormer governor Cuomo forming PAC, hosting weekly podcast
NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is taking his biggest steps yet to return to the public eye, more than a year after resigning in…
Continue ReadingReport: 200 environmental activists killed globally in 2021
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Some 200 environmental and land defense activists were killed around the world in 2021, including some 54 in Mexico, which…
Continue ReadingIndigenous groups, activists resist Congo’s oil block plan
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — The auctioning of oil and gas blocks in Congo has stirred resistance and concern among…
Continue ReadingMexico is world’s deadliest spot for environmental activists
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press VICAM, Mexico (AP) — Mexico has become the deadliest place in the world for environmental and land defense…
Continue ReadingFormer Chicago cop indicted on federal civil rights charge
CHICAGO (AP) — A former Chicago police officer has been indicted on a federal civil rights charge for allegedly kidnapping and sexually abusing…
Continue ReadingSalt water creeps to New Orleans in low Mississippi River
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Pres NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers says the Mississippi River is so low and slow that salt water…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor approves farmworker unionization law
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A broadly smiling California Gov. Gavin Newsom joined about two dozen jubilant, cheering…
Continue ReadingOfficials: Search for migrants after boat sinks off Keys
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Officials say four Cuban migrants swam to shore in the Florida Keys, and three others were rescued from the ocean after their…
Continue ReadingGeorgia election officials discuss breach, security measures
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia State Election Board held a meeting Wednesday meant to reassure board members and the…
Continue ReadingPolice: Oakland high school shooting wounds 6 adults
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — At least six adults were wounded in a shooting at a school campus in Oakland on Wednesday, with at least some of the victims…
Continue ReadingMississippi city with water woes to replace some lead pipes
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Officials in Mississippi’s capital city say workers have found lead in water pipes…
Continue Reading2 men arrested in robbery of pastor during church service
By TOM HAYS and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two men have been arrested for the July robbery of a Brooklyn pastor who was…
Continue ReadingSenators push new oversight to combat federal prison crises
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation Wednesday to…
Continue ReadingJurors must decide how much Newtown families suffering worth
By DAVE COLLINS and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — After watching days of testimony that included the parents of slain…
Continue ReadingIan threatens Florida’s already unstable insurance market
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s property insurance market was already in peril. Now comes Hurricane Ian.…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Bolsonaro enlists Neymar on campaign stop
By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro enlisted the help of soccer star Neymar on a campaign…
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