Plaintiffs won’t revive federal lawsuit over Tennessee’s redistricting maps
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A group of Tennessee voting and civil rights advocates says it won’t refile a federal lawsuit alleging that…
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Utilities complete transmission line linking Iowa and Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of utilities has completed a high-voltage transmission linking Iowa and Wisconsin. American Transmission Company,…
Continue ReadingApp State cancels football game against Liberty in North Carolina after Helene causes flooding
Appalachian State’s home football game against Liberty in Boone, North Carolina, scheduled for Saturday was canceled because of the impacts of…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts governor says a hospital was seized through eminent domain to keep it open
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says that her administration has formally seized a hospital through eminent domain to help keep it…
Continue ReadingIranian operatives charged in the US with hacking Donald Trump’s presidential campaign
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Iranian operatives have been charged with hacking Donald Trump’s presidential campaign as part of what…
Continue Reading5 people killed in a 4-vehicle chain reaction crash on central Utah highway
PRICE, Utah (AP) — Four people from Minnesota and a Utah man were killed in a four-vehicle chain reaction crash in central Utah. The Utah Highway…
Continue ReadingRescue missions after Helene’s flooding include dozens stranded on Tennessee hospital roof
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As floodwaters from Hurricane Helene quickly surrounded a small Tennessee hospital near a riverbank,…
Continue ReadingKennedy Center’s opening gala is back on after musicians strike ends with a new deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center and the union representing musicians in the National Symphony Orchestra have come to an agreement on a…
Continue ReadingVan Gogh paintings vandalized at a London gallery after 2 activists were sentenced in similar attack
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A pair of paintings by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh at London’s National Gallery were vandalized Friday when a…
Continue ReadingRwanda’s army and an armed group shelled displaced people camps in Congo, rights group says
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A leading rights group says Rwanda’s army and a militia it backs shelled camps for displaced people in…
Continue ReadingIsrael strikes Hezbollah in a huge blast targeting the militant group’s leader
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut on Friday in a series of massive explosions…
Continue ReadingKentucky sues Express Scripts, alleging it had a role in the deadly opioid addiction crisis
Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general has sued pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts. The lawsuit claims the…
Continue ReadingNebraska to become last Big Ten school to sell alcohol at football games in 2025 if regents give OK
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska would sell alcohol at Memorial Stadium in 2025 if the university’s Board of Regents gives its approval at its next…
Continue ReadingJudge orders mental health exam for California man accused of courthouse explosion
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge had ordered a mental health evaluation for a California man arrested in a courthouse bomb attack that…
Continue ReadingTakeaways on AP’s story about challenges to forest recovery and replanting after wildfires
Associated Press The U.S. is struggling to replant forests destroyed by increasingly intense wildfires, with many areas unlikely to recover on their…
Continue ReadingA list of Maggie Smith’s film appearances
LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, who died Friday aged 89, appeared in dozens of films over more than 60 years. Roles ranged from her iconic turn in…
Continue ReadingJoe Wolf, who played for North Carolina and 7 NBA teams, dies at 59
AP Basketball Writer Joe Wolf, a former North Carolina captain for Dean Smith who went on to play for seven teams in an 11-year NBA career before…
Continue ReadingMark Zuckerberg faces deposition in AI copyright lawsuit from Sarah Silverman and other authors
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be deposed as part of a lawsuit brought by authors including comedian Sarah Silverman accusing…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu, at UN, vows that Israel will keep ‘degrading Hezbollah’ until its objectives are met
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled to the world from the United Nations that the multiple…
Continue ReadingBoy on school field trip dies after tree falls on him at a Michigan nature center
HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a 12-year-old boy died after he was struck by a tree that fell at a southeastern Michigan nature center where…
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