Kansas abortion vote shows limits of GOP’s strength
By AARON M. KESSLER, JOHN HANNA, NUHA DOLBY and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An increase in turnout among Democrats…
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California governor proposes extending nuclear plant’s life
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday proposed extending the life of the state’s last…
Continue ReadingVoter groups object to proposed Nevada hand-counting rules
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report For America RENO, Nev. (AP) — As officials in some parts of rural Nevada vow to bypass voting machines in…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea to pardon Samsung’s Lee, other corporate giants
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung’s de-facto leader secured a pardon Friday of his conviction for bribing…
Continue ReadingGetty Museum in LA to return illegally exported art to Italy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles is returning ancient sculptures and other works of art that were illegally exported from…
Continue ReadingMexican army seizes 1.5 tons of meth from truck
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army says a tip led to the seizure of almost 1.5 tons of meth and 328 pounds (149 kilograms) of apparent fentanyl at…
Continue ReadingSmyly stars as Cubs beat Reds in 2nd ‘Field of Dreams’ game
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Standing among rows of Iowa cornstalks, Nico Hoerner had Johnny Bench on his left and Billy…
Continue ReadingCops: Oregon crime ring moved $22M in catalytic converters
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in suburban Portland, Oregon, said Thursday they arrested a crime ring leader responsible for trafficking more than…
Continue ReadingFirefighters continue battling large Hawaii wildfire
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Dozens of firefighters are battling a large wildfire in a rural area of Hawaii’s Big Island.…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand welcomes back first cruise ship since COVID hit
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has welcomed the first cruise ship to return since the coronavirus…
Continue ReadingLandfill odor: Health problems, but no elevated cancer risk
By JIM SALTER Associated Press Missouri’s health department has announced findings of a lengthy examination of the troubled Bridgeton Landfill in…
Continue ReadingMan arrested near home of Iranian dissident faces gun charge
NEW YORK (AP) — A man arrested in New York City near the home of an Iranian opposition activist and writer has been indicted on a weapons count.…
Continue ReadingFBI: Data from mall gunman’s laptop cannot be recovered
GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — The FBI says data cannot be recovered from the laptop of the 20-year-old man who allegedly shot five people in a suburban…
Continue ReadingProtester: San Francisco paramedic sedated her involuntarily
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A protester is suing the city of San Francisco claiming that a San Francisco paramedic…
Continue Reading2 dead, 4 injured in riot at northern Mexico border prison
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials say two inmates are dead following a fight between rival gangs at a prison in Ciudad Juarez, a city across the…
Continue ReadingJudge to decide if Scott Peterson victim of jury misconduct
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press A prosecutor says a California juror who convicted Scott Peterson in the murder of his pregnant wife may have…
Continue ReadingOSHA investigates deaths of Amazon workers in New Jersey
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Federal work-safety investigators are looking into the death of an Amazon worker and an injury that potentially…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Marshawn Lynch-Vegas Arrest story
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a story published August 11, 2022, about the arrest of former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch on suspicion of driving while…
Continue ReadingOlympics attack victims’ families to boycott German ceremony
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press The families of 11 Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian attackers at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich will not…
Continue ReadingCuomo: Taxpayers should pay sexual harassment legal bills
NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants taxpayers to foot his legal bills to defend himself against a sexual harassment claim…
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