Trial in daytime ambush of rapper Young Dolph 3 years ago to begin in Memphis
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The trial in the slaying of rapper Young Dolph is set to begin in Memphis, Tennessee. Proceedings are…
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A historic but dilapidated Illinois prison will close while replacement is built, despite objections
AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Corrections has spent September moving hundreds of inmates from Stateville…
Continue ReadingIsrael raids and shuts down Al Jazeera’s bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israeli troops have raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the…
Continue ReadingWNBA star Breanna Stewart raises awareness for marrow donor program after death of father-in-law
AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart lost her father-in-law, Josep Xargay, to cancer nearly a year ago. Stewart is now helping…
Continue ReadingDan Evans, former Republican governor of Washington and US senator, dies at 98
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Dan Evans, a popular three-term Republican governor of Washington state who went on to serve in the U.S. Senate…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris to skip Al Smith dinner, a traditional event for major presidential candidates
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will skip this year’s Al Smith charity dinner in New York. Harris is breaking with…
Continue ReadingPolice chase in NYC, Long Island ends with driver dead and 7 officers, civilian taken to hospitals
MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a police pursuit that began in New York City ended on Long Island with the shooting death of the driver,…
Continue ReadingCards Against Humanity sues Elon Musk’s SpaceX over alleged trespassing in Texas
The maker of the popular party game Cards Against Humanity is accusing Elon Musk’s SpaceX of trespassing on and damaging a plot of vacant land the…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s report on warning signs about suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt
Associated Press Chelsea Walsh was in Kyiv as a nurse and aid worker in the early days of the war in Ukraine. Ryan Routh was there to recruit foreign…
Continue Reading‘Ticking time bomb’: Those who raised suspicions about Trump suspect question if enough was done
Associated Press The more Chelsea Walsh talked to the eccentric fellow American who seemed to pop up in every square and cobblestone street of…
Continue ReadingKenyan president visits Haiti as it grapples with future of international efforts to fight gangs
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Kenya’s President William Ruto has arrived in Haiti. He claimed that Kenyan forces had…
Continue ReadingCongo frees 600 inmates at main prison in a bid to ease overcrowding
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in Congo say 600 prisoners in the country’s main prison have been freed as part of a…
Continue ReadingKathryn Crosby, actor and widow of famed singer and Oscar-winning actor Bing Crosby, dies at 90
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kathryn Crosby, who appeared in such movies as “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad”, “Anatomy of a Murder,” and…
Continue ReadingNew center-right government in France announced 2 months after divisive elections
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The French presidential palace unveiled a long-awaited new government Saturday dominated by conservatives and…
Continue ReadingDeadly bus accident claims lives of 3 Brazilian football players
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A bus carrying a Brazilian football team flipped on a road south of Rio de Janeiro. The accident happened on Saturday, killing…
Continue ReadingSecret Service’s next challenge: Keeping scores of world leaders safe at the UN General Assembly
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Next week’s high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly is bringing more than 140 world leaders to New…
Continue ReadingJudge dismisses lawsuit seeking to protect dolphins along the Mississippi Gulf Coast
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to protect dolphins along Mississippi’s coast from harm by a…
Continue ReadingMadonna makes veiled entrance to Dolce&Gabbana for show celebrating her 1990s heyday
AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Madonna has attempted a semi-stealth entrance to the Dolce & Gabbana runway show draped in a black veil for a…
Continue ReadingClimate activists cleared in UK of charges in rooftop protest at Sunak’s estate
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Four Greenpeace activists who were arrested for scaling the country estate of former British Prime Minister Rishi…
Continue ReadingThe Czech opposition wins big in the regional election and leads in the Senate vote
PRAGUE (AP) — The main opposition party has dominated Czech regional elections and is ahead in the first round of voting for Parliament’s upper…
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