Missouri man accused of beating 6-year-old to death with bat
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — A 37-year-old Missouri man is accused of beating his 6-year-old daughter to death with a bat. Dustin Beechner, of St.…
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California company: Machine failure may have caused wildfire
WEED, Calif. (AP) — A wood products company says it is investigating whether a fire that killed two people as it swept through a Northern…
Continue ReadingFDA panel backs much-debated ALS drug in rare, 2nd review
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of federal health advisers voted Wednesday to recommend approval for an experimental…
Continue ReadingPolice arrest Vegas-area elected official in reporter death
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas-area elected public official has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a veteran…
Continue ReadingFetterman agrees to 1 debate against Oz in Pa. Senate race
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman’s campaign says he’ll…
Continue ReadingParaguay seeks clues in slaying of journalist in border city
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Paraguayan officials are searching for clues in the killing of a journalist in the northern end of the country,…
Continue ReadingUS citizen jailed on child porn allegations in Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A United States citizen has been jailed for alleged child pornography and accused of possible involvement in human…
Continue ReadingSlain man’s family wants suit against Ohio deputy to proceed
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The family of a Black man shot by an Ohio sheriff’s deputy has asked a federal court to stop delaying their wrongful death…
Continue ReadingJudge nixes Oath Keepers leader’s bid to delay Jan. 6 trial
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press The high-profile seditious conspiracy trial for the leader of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group…
Continue ReadingMan charged with threatening to kill member of Congress
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Maryland man has been charged with making an online threat to kill a member of Congress from Texas. A court filing unsealed…
Continue ReadingFormer defense attorney gets 6 months for bribery scheme
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A former defense attorney has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for a bribery scheme involving a former…
Continue ReadingEx Puerto Rico legislator sentenced in bribery scheme
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A judge has sentenced a former Puerto Rico legislator to more than four years in federal prison after he pleaded…
Continue ReadingSerena Williams’ goodbye to U.S. Open a ratings boon to ESPN
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It could have been just one night, but Serena Williams’ exit from tennis turned into a boon…
Continue ReadingApple maintains prices on new iPhones despite inflation
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple’s latest line-up of iPhones will boast better cameras, faster processors,…
Continue ReadingJudge rules against required coverage of HIV prevention drug
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas has ruled that required coverage of an HIV prevention drug under the Affordable Care Act violates…
Continue ReadingTransgender beneficiaries sue Florida over Medicaid limit
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Until this month, Medicaid paid for August Dekker’s testosterone treatments which allowed…
Continue ReadingReport: Building collapses in north Syria, killing 11 people
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state TV says a building has collapsed in the northern city of Aleppo, killing at least 11 people, including three…
Continue ReadingRecord heat wave puts California in fossil fuel conundrum
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A record heat wave put California in a fossil fuel conundrum: The state has had to…
Continue ReadingJudge strikes down 1931 Michigan law criminalizing abortion
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge on Wednesday struck down Michigan’s 1931 anti-abortion law, months after suspending it,…
Continue ReadingObamas return to the White House, unveil official portraits
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, returned to the White House…
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