1 dead, 9 injured in gas explosion at Missouri home
WYATT, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say one person was killed and nine others were injured Monday in a gas explosion at a southeast Missouri home. Capt.…
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Nicholas Evans, ‘The Horse Whisperer’ author, dies at 72
LONDON (AP) — Nicholas Evans, the British author of the bestselling novel “The Horse Whisperer,” has died at 72. His representatives at United…
Continue ReadingUN envoy seeks expanded Yemen truce to spur ceasefire talks
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top U.N. envoy for Yemen says he is intensifying efforts to achieve an expanded…
Continue ReadingCase against Alex Jones can proceed, Connecticut judge says
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A federal bankruptcy judge has cleared the way for a defamation lawsuit in Connecticut to proceed against Infowars host…
Continue ReadingRapper A$AP Rocky charged with felony assault with a firearm
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper A$AP Rocky was charged with two felonies Monday for pulling a gun on a former…
Continue ReadingTrump Org. CFO expected to plead guilty in NY tax case
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s longtime finance chief is expected to plead guilty as soon as Thursday in a…
Continue ReadingColorado man shoots, kills bear after it entered his home
By JESSE BEDAYN The Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife says a man shot and killed a bear that had…
Continue ReadingIllegal border crossings fall in July but remain high
WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities say migrants were stopped fewer times at the U.S. border with Mexico in July than in June, a second straight monthly…
Continue ReadingAbortion foes tap credit cards to get partial Kansas recount
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas plans to do a partial hand recount of this month’s decisive vote in favor of…
Continue ReadingOregon justice fires panel due to lack of public defenders
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s chief justice fired all the members of the Public Defense Services Commission…
Continue ReadingEvansville house explosion victims died of trauma, asphyxia
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Preliminary autopsy results for the three victims of a house explosion in a southern Indiana neighborhood show they died of…
Continue Reading4 killed as high-speed chase ends in deadly West Texas crash
SANDERSON, Texas (AP) — Four people were killed when a high-speed chase ended in a fiery head-on collision on a remote West Texas highway. The…
Continue ReadingRecall election aimed at LA prosecutor fails to make ballot
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attempt to qualify a recall election that could have ousted Los Angeles County’s…
Continue ReadingMedical investigator rules Baldwin set shooting an accident
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Office of the Medical Investigator has determined that the…
Continue ReadingBurgum aims to allow pledge recitation at meetings, schools
By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Gov. Doug Burgum says he’ll work with legislators on a bill next session to…
Continue ReadingCalifornia man jailed after sharp sound, Vegas airport panic
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 33-year-old California man is jailed in Las Vegas on suspicion of causing a loud noise that sparked panic and travel delays…
Continue ReadingWalmart deal with Paramount gives members streaming perks
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it has signed a deal with Paramount Global to offer the entertainment…
Continue ReadingFAA warns that staffing shortage will delay flights in NYC
By The Associated Press The Federal Aviation Administration says it is reducing flights in the area around New York City because of lack of staffing.…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why US lawmakers’ Taiwan trips keep riling China
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Taiwan is high on the summer travel list for U.S. members of Congress on their August recess…
Continue ReadingUN chief taps Grenada’s Simon Stiell as new UN climate chief
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Simon Stiell from the Caribbean island nation of Grenada as the new…
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