Rehabilitated sea turtle ‘Sheldon’ released off Florida Keys
MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — Just in time for sea turtle mating season in the Florida Keys, a rehabilitated male loggerhead turtle has been released off…
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Sheriff: Black Wisconsin man injured in arrest wasn’t armed
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Black man whose family says authorities shot him five times during a violent arrest in…
Continue Reading2 more arrested in ex-lawmaker’s COVID relief fraud case
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Two more people have been arrested in a federal criminal case involving a former Connecticut state representative…
Continue ReadingLocals fret as Colombia to declare hippos invasive species
By MARKO ÁLVAREZ and ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press PUERTO TRIUNFO, Colombia (AP) — People around the Colombian town of Puerto Triunfo have grown…
Continue ReadingNebraska state senator to resign amid accusations from aide
By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska state Sen. Mike Groene denies accusations that he took inappropriate photos of a…
Continue ReadingMan charged in 3 Texas deaths indicted in roommate’s slaying
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A man accused of killing three people whose dismembered bodies were found in a burning dumpster in Texas in September has…
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news…
Continue ReadingUN says last of at least 16 staffers held in Ethiopia freed
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says the last of its staff member detained by the Ethiopian…
Continue ReadingWatchdog to probe EPA handling of city’s lead-tainted water
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer A federal watchdog will investigate the government’s handling of drinking water contamination in Benton…
Continue ReadingMediator: Sacklers willing to pay more in Purdue settlement
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A report filed in federal bankruptcy court says members of the Sackler family who own Purdue Pharma are willing…
Continue ReadingAlaska auction to feature huge opal stashed away for years
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An opal that is bigger than a brick is up for sale this weekend in Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska…
Continue ReadingOath Keepers leader to stay jailed until Capitol riot trial
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A federal judge has refused to free Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes from jail while he awaits trial on…
Continue ReadingLegal questions mount amid San Francisco rape kit DNA case
By STEFANIE DAZIO and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The revelation that the San Francisco police crime lab used a sexual…
Continue ReadingFamily: Judge in Potter case swayed by ‘white woman tears’
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The judge who sentenced white former Officer Kim Potter to two years in prison for killing…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s doctor, family get COVID-19 despite safeguards
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says he and his young family have COVID-19 despite their…
Continue ReadingUN urges accountability for escalating violence in Haiti,
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is calling for those responsible for violence in Haiti to be…
Continue ReadingSUV flips over into Michigan pond, 3 young boys killed
HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A third young brother who was trapped inside an SUV that rolled into a pond in southwestern Michigan and flipped…
Continue ReadingState clears Cedar Point in Ohio roller coaster accident
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An investigation has cleared Cedar Point amusement park in Ohio of violating any laws or rules in an accident involving the…
Continue ReadingWidow pleads guilty to role in late cop husband’s scheme
By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The widow of a northern Illinois police officer who killed himself in 2015 amid an investigation into…
Continue ReadingElon Musk’s $5.7B donation sparks questions about giving
By GLENN GAMBOA and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers Leave it to Elon Musk to stir up controversy without saying (or tweeting) a word. According…
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