Man cleared in author’s 1981 rape sues NY over conviction
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — The man who served 16 years in prison for the 1981 rape of author Alice Sebold and was exonerated last year is suing New York…
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California reps ask US for new water study at former base
By MARTHA MENDOZA Associated Press Writer SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Two of California’s congressional representatives are asking the Centers…
Continue ReadingIllinois governor to end mask mandate for schools next week
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he’s ending the mask mandate for Illinois schools effective Monday. The Centers…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor ends 12 emergencies, but not for COVID
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has officially ended multiple state emergencies. But he said…
Continue ReadingAlaska school officials apologize for behaviors at game
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Officials from a southeast Alaska school district say a pep club’s “country” theme for…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador charges ex-president in 1989 Jesuit massacre
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Prosecutors in El Salvador have charged former president Alfredo Cristiani in the 1989 massacre of six Jesuit…
Continue ReadingJohn Landy, pursuer of Bannister’s 4-minute mile, dies at 91
By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer John Landy, an Australian runner who dueled with Roger Bannister in a bid to become the first person to run a…
Continue ReadingMajor hurdle cleared in plan to demolish 4 California dams
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal regulators have issued a draft environmental impact statement saying there are…
Continue ReadingRussia vetoes UN demand that Russia stop attacking Ukraine
By EDITH M. LEDERER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding that…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What does Texas’ data on abortions say about law?
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Texas has released data showing a marked drop in abortions at clinics in the state in the first…
Continue ReadingPolice investigating performer Donny Davis’ death in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police are investigating the death of a 43-year-old comedian and performer after a night with several other people at a luxury…
Continue ReadingJudge limits inquiry into juror at Ghislaine Maxwell trial
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge says she’s limiting an inquiry into possible juror misconduct at British…
Continue ReadingPolice find 2 adults, 2 children dead in North Texas home
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Police making a welfare check in a small North Texas town found the bodies of two adults and two children in their house,…
Continue ReadingJudge dismisses charges against 2 in 1990s child abuse case
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge in Ohio has dismissed charges against two people who their attorneys say were falsely…
Continue ReadingArizona Starbucks becomes 1st outside New York to unionize
By TERRY TANG Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Employees at a Starbucks in suburban Phoenix voted Friday to form a union, becoming the first…
Continue ReadingUS sanctions on Russian oligarchs miss richest of rich
By MICHAEL BIESECKER, JOSHUA GOODMAN, SARAH EL DEEB and RICHARD LARDNER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Experts say the sanctions on oligarchs…
Continue ReadingNC Republicans ask US Supreme Court to block Congress map
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislators have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a…
Continue ReadingSentence, state trial loom for ex-cops in Floyd’s killing
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three former Minneapolis police officers convicted of violating George…
Continue ReadingFeds sue Pennsylvania court system over bans on opioid meds
By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit accusing Pennsylvania’s judicial system…
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