Man acquitted of murder because of insanity escapes hospital
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A 29-year-old man acquitted by reason of insanity of murder in the 2013 stabbing death of his father in Austin has escaped…
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Biden suspends rules limiting immigrant arrest, deportation
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Biden administration has suspended an order that had focused resources for the arrest and…
Continue ReadingHouston-area sheriff withdraws as candidate for ICE director
HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston-area sheriff has withdrawn from consideration for Immigration and Customs Enforcement director. In social media postings…
Continue ReadingCalifornia advances Texas-style lawsuits over illegal guns
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Assembly has approved Texas-style lawsuits over illegal guns, mimicking…
Continue ReadingUS officials back in Venezuela in a bid to rebuild ties
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press Writer CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Senior U.S. government officials have quietly traveled…
Continue ReadingCourt finds France negligent in Caribbean pesticide case
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A court in Paris found the French government guilty of wrongful negligence involving…
Continue ReadingInfant burials in Mexico: Aztec customs lasted post-Conquest
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Four children in Mexico were buried in the years after the Spanish Conquest with rituals and grave offerings that suggest…
Continue ReadingMoscow police detain opposition politician
UNDATED (AP) — Moscow police have detained one of the few politicians openly opposing the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine who remains in Russia. A…
Continue ReadingA look at recent Amtrak derailments and other crashes
By The Associated Press An Amtrak passenger train struck a dump truck at an uncontrolled crossing in a rural area of Missouri killing three people on…
Continue ReadingLawyer who advised Trump says federal agents seized phone
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative lawyer who aided former President Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the 2020…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania House targets colleges’ fetal research in bill
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A proposal is advancing in the Pennsylvania Legislature to require the four state-related…
Continue ReadingManchin: Commission on veterans facilities to be dismantled
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A group of U.S. senators has agreed to effectively dismantle a commission tasked by the…
Continue ReadingBritney Spears’ ex ordered to trial on stalking charge
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — A California judge found Monday that there is enough evidence against a man once briefly married to Britney Spears who…
Continue ReadingCalifornia voters to weigh constitutional right to abortion
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters will decide in November whether to guarantee the right to an abortion in…
Continue Reading8-year-old Florida boy accidentally shoots and kills baby
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A 1-year-old girl is dead and her 2-year-old sister injured after an 8-year-old boy accidentally shot them at a Florida…
Continue ReadingMan sentenced to life term for killing of Iowa state trooper
GRUNDY CENTER, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally shooting an Iowa State…
Continue ReadingUN urges Libya’s rivals to agree on elections this week
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. political chief is urging Libya’s rival factions to agree on measures…
Continue ReadingBiden aims at China in new illegal fishing policy framework
By BARRY HATTON and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The Biden administration is stepping up efforts to combat illegal…
Continue ReadingHeckler charged with assault after confronting Rudy Giuliani
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A heckler who clapped former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on the back at a campaign event…
Continue ReadingHelicopter pilot helping Alaska firefighters dies in crash
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials say a helicopter pilot working to support firefighters battling a blaze in…
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