Reduced to a trickle, river managers brace for more drying
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press BERNALILLO, N.M. (AP) — With hotter and drier weather plaguing New Mexico, water managers are warning that…
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Drought drives Las Vegas to cap size of home swimming pools
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Limiting the size of new swimming pools in and around Las Vegas might save a drop in the proverbial…
Continue ReadingMayors ask Biden to help with influx of asylum-seekers
By CLAUDIA TORRENS and MORGAN LEE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two Republican border-state governors who are investing billions of dollars on…
Continue ReadingTaurean Blacque, actor on ‘Hill Street Blues,’ dead at 82
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taurean Blacque, an Emmy-nominated actor who was known for his role as a detective on the 1980s NBC drama series “Hill Street…
Continue ReadingKansas vote could allow ban, but abortion foes mum on plans
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A vote is looming in Kansas that could clear the way for the Legislature to more strictly…
Continue ReadingPolice bodycam video shows teen raising arms before shot
CHICAGO (AP) — An attorney says police bodycam video of an officer shooting a 13-year-old boy appears to show the boy raising his hands in the air…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Not unusual for ex-cop to report later for prison
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The federal judge who sentenced Thomas Lane to 2 1/2 years in prison on a civil rights…
Continue Reading3 Wichita officers suspended for inappropriate tweets
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita, Kansas, officials say they have suspended three police officers who were among several law enforcement officers who…
Continue ReadingTouched by Uvalde, Bo Jackson donated to pay for funerals
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former sports superstar Bo Jackson helped pay for the funerals of the 19 children and two…
Continue ReadingJudge won’t quash subpoenas for Georgia false electors
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge says Georgia Republicans who signed a certificate falsely stating that Donald Trump had…
Continue ReadingString quartet brings music to inmates in Mississippi prison
PEARL, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Corrections says a string quartet has brought classical music into a prison. Two violinists, a…
Continue ReadingYouTube to remove videos spreading abortion falsehoods
SAN BRUNO, Calif. (AP) — YouTube will begin removing misleading videos about abortion in response to falsehoods being spread about the procedure…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court won’t let Biden implement immigration policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won’t allow the Biden administration to implement a policy that prioritizes deportation of people in the…
Continue ReadingEvents in disappearance of former Teamsters head Jimmy Hoffa
By The Associated Press A chronology of events in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, former president of the Teamsters union: July 30, 1975 — Hoffa…
Continue ReadingFeds issue guidance on cleanup plan for abandoned coal mines
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Department of the Interior has issued guidance for nearly $725 million in funding available this fiscal year for…
Continue ReadingCVS seeks verification on drugs with possible abortion use
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer CVS Health is asking pharmacists in some states to verify that a few of the prescriptions they provide will not be…
Continue ReadingWoman in $400K GoFundMe scam gets 1 year in federal case
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A woman who admitted her role in a scam that raised $400,000 using a fake story about a homeless man has been sentenced in…
Continue ReadingGov seeks to salvage aluminum mill deal promised to Kentucky
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear has made a pitch to a company that took over plans to build an aluminum…
Continue ReadingFBI: No sign of Jimmy Hoffa under New Jersey bridge
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The FBI found no evidence of missing Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa during a search of land under a New…
Continue ReadingNicaragua newspaper says staff have fled the country
By GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — One of Nicaragua’s leading national newspapers announced Thursday on its website that its…
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