California board OKs parole of ex-Mexican Mafia killer
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California parole officials have approved releasing a notorious former Mexican Mafia…
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Senate panel OKs NATO expansion, rushing to full Senate vote
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has given easy bipartisan approval to admitting…
Continue ReadingNearly 160 world leaders plan to attend UN September meeting
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A very high number of heads of state and government — 157 — say they plan to…
Continue ReadingGeorgia fake electors may face charges in election probe
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor who’s investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others…
Continue ReadingMost major nations lag in acting on climate-fighting goals
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For most of the major carbon-polluting nations, promising to fight climate change is a lot…
Continue ReadingSimon & Schuster publisher steps down to work on book
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The publisher of Simon & Schuster’s flagship imprint, Dana Canedy, is stepping down to…
Continue ReadingMissouri officer dies after being shot during traffic stop
NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri police officer has died after being shot while trying to conduct a traffic stop. Authorities said Officer…
Continue ReadingMan shot dead while working at ‘Law & Order’ film location
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man working at a filming location for the TV series “Law & Order: Organized Crime” has been shot and killed.…
Continue ReadingJudge dismisses suit vs. Wisconsin over Cephus reinstatement
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging the University of Wisconsin System reinstated former Badgers receiver Quintez…
Continue ReadingSheriff says prison reform advocate committed ‘evil act’
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville, Tennessee, Sheriff Daron Hall has testified that a prominent prison reform…
Continue ReadingChicken hitches ride, ends up in Vermont’s largest city
HINESBURG, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont family’s chicken is back home after hitching a ride last month in the undercarriage of their pickup truck and…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Methanol in South Africa teen deaths often fatal
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — According to a health official in South Africa, methanol was found in the blood of the 21…
Continue ReadingUS disrupts North Korean hackers that targeted hospitals
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI and Justice Department recently disrupted the activities of a hacking group that was…
Continue ReadingHighway safety agency running ads in effort to curb speeding
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency says it will spend $8 million on ads aimed at stemming the rising number of traffic…
Continue ReadingMan serving time on gun charges accused in 2007 slaying
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A man serving time in federal prison on weapons charges is now accused of killing an Alabama teenager in 2007. Police in…
Continue ReadingGovernment says Bannon ignored subpoena, acted above the law
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are accusing former Trump adviser Steve Bannon of willfully ignoring a…
Continue ReadingAcademy of Country Music Awards head to Texas on Prime Video
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Academy of Country Music Awards is heading to Texas next year as they continue their live-streaming partnership with…
Continue ReadingHoover Dam transformer explodes; no one hurt
By KEN RITTER and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — A transformer exploded at Hoover Dam, producing a thick cloud of black…
Continue ReadingEx-NYC mayor Bill de Blasio drops out of crowded House race
NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is dropping out of the crowded race for the Democratic nomination in a redrawn…
Continue ReadingMississippi clinic ends challenge of near-ban on abortion
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi abortion clinic that was at the center of the…
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