South Carolina senators reject a near-total abortion ban
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina senators rejected a ban on almost all abortions Thursday in a special…
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US changes names of places with racist term for Native women
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. government has joined a ski resort and others that have quit using a racist term for…
Continue ReadingQueen Elizabeth II, a monarch bound by duty, dies at 96
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — On her 21st birthday in 1947, Princess Elizabeth went on the radio and made a promise to Britain and…
Continue ReadingTrump documents probe: US ready to appeal judge’s hold
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is preparing to appeal a judge’s decision granting the appointment…
Continue ReadingMichigan’s high court puts abortion question on Nov. ballot
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI, SARA BURNETT and ED WHITE Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Voters will determine whether to place abortion rights in the…
Continue Reading‘A stalwart’: World mourns Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II
LONDON (AP) — Condolences have poured in from around the world after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, whose rule saw Britain through decades of…
Continue ReadingUS restarts burns of forest fuel, paused after runaway blaze
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is resuming its practice of intentionally lighting fires to clear…
Continue ReadingJudge approves $2.46 billion Boy Scouts reorganization plan
BY DENISE LAVOIE and RANDALL CHASE Associated Press A bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a $2.46 billion reorganization plan proposed by the Boy…
Continue ReadingQ&A: John Legend talks still proving his musical relevance
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Legend may have multiple Grammys and achieved the rare EGOT status, but the…
Continue ReadingUK politicians unite in tribute to queen as Britain mourns
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. politicians across the political spectrum have united in sorrow at the death of Queen Elizabeth…
Continue ReadingRecord 8 fledged chicks for Louisiana’s wild ‘whoopers’
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A record eight whooping crane chicks have taken wing in Louisiana after hatching in the…
Continue ReadingHearing to determine if Missouri boarding school will close
By JIM SALTER Associated Press A Missouri boarding school already under scrutiny amid physical and sexual abuse allegations may soon be shut down,…
Continue ReadingCalifornia faces weather threats from fires to floods
By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forces are beginning to collide in California as wildfires threaten communities, an epic heat…
Continue ReadingFormer Atlanta official gets 14 years in corruption case
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A pastor, political operative and former high-ranking Atlanta city official was sentenced Thursday…
Continue ReadingWVa university graduates’ transcripts blocked after closure
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Hundreds of graduates of a shuttered private Christian university in West Virginia say…
Continue ReadingLA County homeless numbers up but many more went to shelters
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The number of homeless people counted in Los Angeles County is up this year, but at a much…
Continue ReadingProsecutor: Official’s DNA in slain reporter’s fingernails
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The DNA of a jailed elected official who was angered by past and upcoming newspaper stories was…
Continue ReadingCamilla becomes queen, but without the sovereign’s powers
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — After seven decades, the United Kingdom has a new woman to call queen. Charles’ wife, Camilla, the…
Continue ReadingGreek police don’t find migrants reported at Turkish border
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a search and rescue operation has failed to locate a large group of migrants on an islet on the…
Continue ReadingAfter a lifetime of preparation, Charles takes the throne
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles has been preparing for the crown his entire life. Now, at age 73, that moment has…
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