Board recommends clemency for Oklahoma death row inmate
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Board of Pardon and Parole is recommending clemency for death row inmate James…
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Driver gets 1 year in jail in death of Nicki Minaj’s father
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — The driver in a hit-and-run crash that killed the father of rapper Nicki Minaj last year was sentenced Wednesday to a year in…
Continue ReadingSuit: Police chasing white suspect wrongly arrest Black man
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A civil rights lawsuit accuses a suburban Boston police officer of pinning a Black man to…
Continue Reading2 police killed in clash with IS gunmen in Afghan capital
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban official says a gunbattle in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul left at least five people…
Continue ReadingBrooke Eden learned to love herself after falling in love
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Brooke Eden is deep in love and ready to get married, but it was…
Continue ReadingMan charged with killing NY cop released from prison in May
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The 21-year-old man accused of killing an upstate New York police officer and wounding his partner has been charged with…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Scholz says nuclear extension ‘could make sense’
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz says that extending the life of Germany’s three remaining nuclear reactors beyond the end of this year…
Continue ReadingCOVID cases drop 9% globally last week, deaths stable
LONDON (AP) — New coronavirus cases fell 9% globally last week while deaths remained stable. That’s according to the latest weekly assessment…
Continue ReadingGeorgia nuclear plant gets OK to load fuel at new reactor
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Federal regulators say a nuclear power plant being built in Georgia can begin loading radioactive fuel…
Continue ReadingEPA: Chemical in medical-device cleanser poses cancer risk
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is warning residents who live near medical sterilizing…
Continue ReadingTroops of Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh clash; 3 killed
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces have reignited in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.…
Continue ReadingPrimary vote could mean no Black Detroit member in Congress
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — State Rep. Shri Thanedar has won Michigan’s 13th Congressional Democratic primary, topping a…
Continue ReadingUN says nearly 12 million facing acute hunger in Sudan
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations has painted a grim picture for Sudan’s humanitarian situation. It says Wednesday…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 vaccine sales push Moderna past expectations in Q2
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Better-than-expected COVID-19 vaccine sales pushed Moderna past Wall Street’s second-quarter forecasts. The company…
Continue ReadingBlack British civil rights campaigner Roy Hackett dies at 93
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A Black civil rights campaigner who helped lead a bus boycott that played a key role in ending legal…
Continue ReadingPaul Pelosi pleads not guilty to DUI misdemeanor charges
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The husband of U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi pleaded not guilty Wednesday to misdemeanor driving under the influence…
Continue ReadingBats return to Nevada fire station, forcing it to close
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Authorities say bats have infested a Nevada fire station for the second time in seven years, forcing its temporary closure. A…
Continue ReadingGrowing prescriptions help push CVS past Q2 expectations
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer CVS Health thumped second-quarter expectations and hiked its full-year forecast as growing prescription claims helped…
Continue ReadingIran, US, EU to send envoys to Vienna for nuclear talks
By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran, the United States and the European Union say they will send representatives to Vienna…
Continue ReadingHow the climate deal would help farmers aid the environment
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The climate deal reached last week by Senate Democrats could reduce the amount of greenhouse…
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