US appeals court says man can sue Pennsylvania over 26 years of solitary confinement
Legal Affairs Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has ruled that a man who spent 26 years in solitary confinement in Pennsylvania can…
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Judge suspends arrest order of a top Brazilian country music star amid money laundering probe
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian judge has suspended the preventive arrest of one of the country’s most popular country music…
Continue ReadingJohn Sterling back in New York Yankees’ radio broadcast booth, 5 months after retirement
NEW YORK (AP) — John Sterling returned to the New York Yankees’ radio broadcast booth, five months after announcing his retirement. Sterling had…
Continue ReadingJury awards teen pop group OMG Girlz $71.5 million in battle with toy maker over “L.O.L.” dolls
NEW YORK (AP) — Toy maker MGA Entertainment must pay $71.5 million in damages for infringing on the name and likeliness of teen pop group OMG Girlz…
Continue ReadingUnion workers at Hawaii’s largest hotel go on strike
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Around 2,000 hotel workers went on strike Tuesday at the world’s largest Hilton hotel and the biggest hotel in…
Continue ReadingIran’s president tells the UN that his country wants to play a ‘constructive role’ in world affairs
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s new president is signaling to world leaders that he wants to open what he’s calling a…
Continue ReadingMississippi’s Republican governor pushes income-tax cut, says critics rely on ‘myths’
Associated Press FLOWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says legislators should ignore “myths” from opponents who want to block…
Continue ReadingJudge to approve auctions liquidating Alex Jones’ Infowars to help pay Sandy Hook families
Associated Press Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ‘ Infowars media platform and its assets will be sold off piece by piece in auctions this fall…
Continue ReadingEx-officer charged with couple’s death in Houston drug raid awaits jury’s verdict
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A jury is deliberating the fate of a former Houston police officer accused of being responsible for the 2019 deaths…
Continue ReadingInmate who was beaten in back of patrol car in Arkansas has filed federal lawsuit
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas inmate who was beaten by a police officer in the back of a patrol car has sued the former…
Continue ReadingA city proud of its role in facing down hatred confronts a new wave of violence
Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — There was a time when the city of Birmingham, Alabama, earned the nickname “Bombingham,” renowned for…
Continue ReadingPac-12 files a federal lawsuit against Mountain West over $43 million in ‘poaching’ penalties
AP College Football Writer The Pac-12 is suing the Mountain West over what it calls an unlawful and unenforceable “poaching penalty” that would…
Continue ReadingSt. Lucia’s first Olympic medalist returns home to cheers and calypso
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — As the first St. Lucian to win an Olympic medal, sprinter Julien Alfred already has poetry, paintings…
Continue ReadingMan who staked out Trump at Florida golf course charged with attempting an assassination
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who authorities say staked out Donald Trump for 12 hours on his golf course in Florida and wrote of his…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Parkinson’s disease after Brett Favre’s announcement
More than a decade after retiring from football, Brett Favre says he has Parkinson’s disease. Favre told a congressional hearing Tuesday that he…
Continue ReadingTrump praises Russia’s military record in argument to stop funding Ukraine’s fight
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump is again criticizing the Biden administration’s financial support for Ukraine in its war…
Continue ReadingSepsis and malnutrition stalk the new mothers and babies of South Darfur
CAIRO (AP) — The humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders says new mothers and their children in the Sudanese region of South Darfur are…
Continue ReadingEPA data make it hard to know the extent of the contamination from last year’s Ohio derailment
Associated Press The way the Environmental Protection Agency has reported its test results since the disastrous East Palestine, Ohio, train…
Continue ReadingAccused drug dealer arrested in killings of 2 confidential police informants, police in Indiana say
RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — An accused drug dealer has been arrested in the killings of two confidential police informants whose bodies were stashed in…
Continue ReadingIn effort to refute porn-site message report, Mark Robinson campaign hires a law firm
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson says his campaign has hired a law firm to…
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