Florida to schools: Don’t follow federal LGBTQ protections
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is advising school districts to ignore protections for LGBTQ students that President Joe Biden’s administration…
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Iran raises death toll from mudslides, floods to at least 53
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has raised the death toll from landsides and flash floods this week across the country to at least 53, including those…
Continue ReadingMali issues international warrant for ex prime minister
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s Supreme Court prosecutor has issued an international arrest warrant for ex-Prime…
Continue ReadingStates reach deal over marketing, safety of generic opioids
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former opioid manufacturer is agreeing in principle to pay up to $2.4 billion in a deal…
Continue ReadingMexico’s economy grows by 1% in 2nd quarter
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s economy grew by 1% in the second quarter. Mexico’s national statistics agency said Friday that growth for the first…
Continue ReadingRicher nations fall short on climate finance pledge
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press Richer countries failed to keep a $100 billion-a-year pledge to developing nations to help them achieve their…
Continue ReadingNeurologist guilty on 12 counts of sexually abusing patients
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A once-prominent neurologist has been found guily on charges of sexually abusing patients while…
Continue ReadingShark sightings get more common at New York beaches
By ARIJETA LAJKA Associated Press BABYLON, N.Y. (AP) — As bathers cooled themselves in the Atlantic surf on New York’s Fire Island last…
Continue ReadingJan. 6 panel to share 20 transcripts with Justice Department
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee will share 20 of its interview transcripts…
Continue ReadingBlinken presses Russia to free Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on…
Continue ReadingAlabama says delay in execution caused by IV line issue
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s prison system said Friday that a delay before an execution was caused because…
Continue ReadingSome Republicans see good politics in same-sex marriage bill
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When asked if he’d support legislation to protect same-sex marriage, one conservative…
Continue ReadingVenezuela’s Guaidó wins UK court ruling in battle over gold
LONDON (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has won a U.K. court ruling in a battle over $1 billion in gold bullion held in the Bank of…
Continue ReadingStates hope for revenue boost with Mega Millions craze
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, JAMES POLLARD and GABE STERN Associated Press A bump in college scholarships for New Mexico students. A new bike trail nestled…
Continue ReadingFrance skirts over Khashoggi killing amid Saudi prince visit
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s presidency has focused on global warming, the war in Ukraine and the Iran nuclear deal…
Continue ReadingWill Smith posts an apology video for slapping Chris Rock
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Will Smith has again apologized to Chris Rock for slapping him during the Oscar telecast in…
Continue ReadingRaid seizes contraband thought headed to Oklahoma prisons
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Department of Corrections says contraband including weapons, cellphones, drones…
Continue ReadingShips must slow down more often to save whales, feds say
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Vessels off the East Coast must slow down more often to help save a vanishing species of…
Continue ReadingFamily: 2 Americans captured in Ukraine sent to prison
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Two Americans captured while fighting with the Ukrainian Army apparently have been sent to a prison. Alex Drueke and Andy…
Continue ReadingMurder investigation leads to videos of attacks on homeless
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Police investigating two brothers for a killing in South Carolina have found videos of…
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