8-year-old paralyzed in parade attack awake, asking for twin
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press An 8-year-old boy whose spine was severed in the shooting at a Fourth of July Parade is conscious for the…
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Sysco accuses 4 largest beef processors of price fixing
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The nation’s largest food distributor has joined the other businesses accusing the four…
Continue ReadingElection officials face security challenges before midterms
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Election officials preparing for the upcoming midterms face a myriad of threats,…
Continue ReadingPalestinian president and Israeli defense minister meet
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz have met in the occupied West Bank. They…
Continue ReadingCyclist murder suspect moved around Costa Rica before arrest
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The suspect in the killing of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in Texas tried to change…
Continue ReadingNipsey Hussle’s legacy inspires 3 years after his murder
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even though Nipsey Hussle was gunned down outside a Los Angeles clothing store…
Continue ReadingMichigan man rescued from California trail where family died
MARIPOSA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a Michigan tourist who tried to retrace the steps of a family who died during a grueling summer hike in…
Continue ReadingOfficer who killed Tamir Rice quickly leaves new police job
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press The former Cleveland police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 has withdrawn from the…
Continue ReadingNicaragua finally shows off a dissident a year after arrest
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The wife of Nicaraguan political activist Félix Maradiaga told journalists her husband had lost more than 65 pounds during his…
Continue ReadingTexas governor authorizes state to return migrants to border
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has authorized state forces to apprehend and transport migrants to…
Continue ReadingBiden awards Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday presented the nation’s highest civilian honor, the…
Continue ReadingActing as own lawyer, accused CIA coder argues for acquittal
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former CIA software engineer accused of causing the biggest theft of classified information in CIA…
Continue ReadingCelebrities react to ‘Godfather’ star James Caan’s death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Co-stars and admirers are reacting to the death of “Godfather” star James Caan. Billy Dee Williams starred opposite Caan in…
Continue ReadingHolder White is state high court’s 1st Black woman justice
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The first Black woman to serve on the Illinois Supreme Court has been sworn in.…
Continue ReadingMan convicted of officer’s murder in holdup gets 30 years
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who was convicted of murder in connection with a 2019 robbery in New York City that led to a police officer’s shooting and…
Continue ReadingHuge underground search for mysterious dark matter begins
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer LEAD, South Dakota (AP) — In a former gold mine a mile underground, inside a titanium tank filled with a rare…
Continue ReadingAlbania: Thousands join opposition protest over price hikes
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Thousands of Albanian opposition supporters have held a peaceful protest in the capital Tirana, urging the center-left…
Continue ReadingSpectacle in Michigan race threatens GOP’s bid for governor
By BRIAN SLODYSKO, SARA BURNETT and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican primary for Michigan governor is shaping up…
Continue ReadingIRS asks Treasury watchdog to probe Comey, McCabe tax audits
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS commissioner has asked the Treasury Department’s internal watchdog to immediately…
Continue ReadingBiden trip promotes budding Arab-Israeli security ties
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Once-unthinkable coordination between Israeli and Arab militaries is in…
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