Abortion ban goes to S. Carolina House floor for big fight
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A near total abortion ban in South Carolina that doesn’t include exceptions for…
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Amazon: FTC probe hounding Bezos, execs; subpoenas too broad
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Amazon has complained to federal regulators that they are hounding company founder Jeff Bezos…
Continue ReadingAmazon to raise seller fees for holidays amid rising costs
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is raising charges on third-party sellers again — this time adding a holiday fee for…
Continue ReadingWhat’s in big Biden bill? Health, climate goals become law
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden arrived at the White House promising to “build back”…
Continue ReadingIndependent journalist found slain in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say an independent journalist found dead in northern Mexico was killed by a blow to the head. It was the…
Continue ReadingCity buying tougher windshields after cop killed in cruiser
ELWOOD, Ind. (AP) — A central Indiana city where a police officer was killed by gunshots fired into his cruiser is investing in bullet-resistant…
Continue ReadingAGs: Lender heaped insurance plans onto unwitting borrowers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Maryland-based lender deceived its loan customers by selling them insurance policies they didn’t ask for or know about…
Continue ReadingOver-the-counter hearing aids expected this fall in US
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have finalized a long-awaited rule that’s expected to allow millions of…
Continue Reading‘Pop Idol’ and stage star Darius Campbell Danesh dies at 41
LONDON (AP) — Performer Darius Campbell Danesh, who went from a British reality television show to a stage and music career, has died at the age of…
Continue ReadingReports: Israel carried out Gaza strike that killed 5 minors
By FARES AKRAM and SAM McNEIL Associated Press JEBALIYA, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Palestinian human rights group and an Israeli newspaper are reporting…
Continue ReadingFox News gets into movies with story from romance novelist
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News is getting into the movies, producing its first feature film that will debut Sept. 1 on the Fox Nation streaming service.…
Continue ReadingDHS watchdog rebuffs lawmakers on Secret Service testimony
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department’s inspector general has refused congressional requests for…
Continue ReadingCourt upholds Arkansas’ use of sedative in executions
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld Arkansas’ use of the sedative midazolam in its…
Continue Reading6 French tourists on plane that crashed into lake, killing 2
PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a small plane that plunged into a lake that straddles the Arizona-Utah state line, killing two people and…
Continue ReadingPalestinian President Abbas skirts apology for Munich attack
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has expressed no regret for the deadly attack by Palestinian…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s presidential campaign kicks off amid violence fears
By MAURICIO SAVARESE and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press JUIZ DE FORA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s presidential election campaign officially began with…
Continue Reading34-year-old woman is Iran’s first monkeypox case
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s official IRNA news agency is reporting that authorities have announced the first case of monkeypox in the country.…
Continue ReadingKey informant defends role during Whitmer kidnap plot trial
By ED WHITE Associated Press Defense attorneys have grilled an FBI informant in the trial of two men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan’s…
Continue ReadingElvis death anniversary increases tourism at his birthplace
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — The Elvis Presley Birthplace and Museum in Tupelo, Mississippi, has welcomed an increasing number of visitors as fans…
Continue ReadingDrug dealer who bribed DEA agent gets 11+ years in prison
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A convicted California drug trafficker who paid bribes to a corrupt Drug Enforcement Administration agent has been…
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