US: Russia looks to step up hits on Ukraine infrastructure
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. State Department on Monday issued a security alert warning that Russia is stepping up…
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Man sentenced in extremist killing of federal officer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man who destroyed evidence during the investigation of the deadly shooting of a federal officer in California by an…
Continue ReadingCalifornia to protect health benefits for young immigrants
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new policy in California means about 40,000 low-income young adults living in the country…
Continue ReadingHawaii couple remain jailed amid mystery about stolen IDs
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. judge is upholding a previous ruling to detain a Hawaii couple accused of…
Continue ReadingLawyer: No evidence of mom’s alleged Qanon kidnapping plot
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A lawyer for a Colorado woman who lost custody of her son for allegedly lying about his health…
Continue ReadingJournalist killed in Mexico, 15th to die so far this year
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A journalist who ran an online local news program was shot to death Monday in southern Mexico, making him the 15th media worker…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor OKs setting rules for disrupted meetings
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved a bill setting standards for when officials…
Continue ReadingWalmart ordered to pay Oregon man $4.4M for racial profiling
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — DDA Multnomah County grand jury has ordered Walmart to pay $4.4 million in damages to a man who sued the store, saying he was…
Continue ReadingGrand jury weighs possible charges against North Carolina AG
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A local North Carolina grand jury has advanced its consideration of…
Continue ReadingCongo reports new Ebola case linked to previous outbreak
By AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO Associated Press BENI, Congo (AP) — Congo’s health ministry has confirmed a new Ebola case in Congo’s eastern Beni…
Continue ReadingAfghan refugee faces murder charge in third Muslim killing
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Afghan refugee charged in the slayings of two Muslim men is facing new charges…
Continue ReadingMan admits faking death to avoid sex abuse charges
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A military veteran has pleaded guilty to faking his own death off the coast of Alabama to avoid sexual abuse charges in…
Continue ReadingAccuser’s mom: R Kelly’s threats made her fear for her life
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A mother whose daughter prosecutors say R. Kelly sexually abused starting when she was 14…
Continue ReadingArgentine prosecutors request 12-year sentence for VP
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández to 12 years in prison and bar her from…
Continue ReadingHaitians launch protests, demand ouster of prime minister
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Thousands of protesters in Haiti’s capital and other major cities blocked roads,…
Continue ReadingOilfield wastewater line spills in northwestern North Dakota
By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators are investigating a massive spill of  oilfield wastewater from…
Continue ReadingMistrial declared in Southern California spa bombing case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has declared a mistrial in a case against a man charged with blowing up his ex-girlfriend’s Southern California spa…
Continue ReadingCompany: Legal settlement puts Okefenokee mine back on track
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A company seeking to mine in southeast Georgia near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp says the…
Continue ReadingAtlanta police: 2 killed, 1 shot in Midtown neighborhood
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police say a woman fatally shot two people and wounded a third at two different locations in Atlanta’s Midtown…
Continue ReadingArizona levee breached, hiker missing after floods hit West
By SAM METZ and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press A levee was breached Monday in a small town near the Arizona-New Mexico state line, forcing the…
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