Wisconsin court: Sex trafficking can be defense for homicide
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that a woman may cite sex trafficking as an immunity…
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Cricket is a welcome distraction for Sri Lankans in crisis
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Cricket has come as a welcome distraction for Sri Lankans having to spend days in long…
Continue ReadingCaribbean court finds anti-sodomy law unconstitutional
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A Caribbean court has ruled that a law in Antigua and Barbuda that criminalizes gay…
Continue ReadingHomes of 85,000 people at risk, but rain eases around Sydney
By MARK BAKER and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Floodwaters have inundated or are threatening the homes of 85,000 people around…
Continue ReadingWest Coast dockworkers still talking after contract expires
By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A contract between shipping companies and 22,000 West Coast dockworkers has expired. But both…
Continue ReadingBradford Freeman, last “Band of Brothers” survivor has died
CALEDONIA, Miss. (AP) — Bradford Freeman, the last survivor of the Army unit featured in the World War II oral history book and miniseries “Band…
Continue ReadingOfficials: Nine fatal drug overdoses in rural Florida county
QUINCY, Fla. (AP) — Officials say nine people died over the holiday weekend from likely drug overdoses in a rural Florida Panhandle county. After…
Continue ReadingCanada to throw out 13.6M doses of AstraZeneca vaccine
OTTAWA (AP) — Canada is going to throw out about 13.6 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine because it couldn’t find any…
Continue ReadingFeds sue over new Arizona citizenship proof law for voting
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Arizona over a new law requiring people who use a federal…
Continue ReadingPolice: Mother drowned children, then killed herself
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Three children whose bodies were found in a suburban Minneapolis lake over the holiday weekend died in drownings that were…
Continue ReadingMexican navy sets net hooks in bid to help vaquita porpoise
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican navy has begun a controversial plan to drop dozens of concrete blocks onto the…
Continue ReadingJudge OKs transfer plan for beagles from troubled facility
CUMBERLAND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has approved a plan that calls for transferring about 4,000 dogs currently housed at a troubled Virginia…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina man pleads guilty in police officer’s death
MOIUNT HOLLY, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina say a man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges stemming from the fatal shooting of a police…
Continue ReadingFederal appeals court greenlights federal deportation policy
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal appeals court is allowing the Biden administration to implement an…
Continue ReadingWestern states could settle feud over beleaguered Rio Grande
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The fight between Texas and New Mexico over the management of one of the longest…
Continue ReadingColorado funeral home owner pleads guilty in body sales case
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado funeral home operator accused of illegally selling body parts and giving clients fake ashes has pleaded…
Continue ReadingKevin Nicholson drops out of Wisconsin GOP governor race
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Kevin Nicholson, a business consultant whose campaign for governor in battleground…
Continue ReadingDeadly July 4 parade: Shots, then a frantic rush to escape
By MICHAEL TARM and SARA BURNETT Associated Press HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — David Shapiro and his wife brought their two young kids to enjoy the…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Biden-Economy-Ohio story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published July 5, 2022, about President Joe Biden’s visit to Ohio on Wednesday, The Associated Press erroneously…
Continue ReadingPakistan police arrest TV journalist on outskirts of capital
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A prominent Pakistani TV anchorperson known for publicly supporting former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arrested on the…
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