Witness: Kenosha victim was belligerent but no threat
By SCOTT BAUER, MICHAEL TARM and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A witness at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial says the…
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NTSB: Boat didn’t heed danger signals before fatal collision
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board says the captain of a fishing boat that collided with a chemical tanker near…
Continue ReadingAlaska corporation sues over Arctic refuge leases
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska state corporation that was the main bidder in an oil and gas lease sale in the…
Continue ReadingFloods in Indonesia kill at least 6, mud hampers relief work
By AGUS BASUKI Associated Press KOTA BATU, Indonesia (AP) — Flash floods from torrential rains on Indonesia’s main island of Java have killed…
Continue ReadingFormer US congresswoman Barbara-Rose Collins dies at 82
DETROIT (AP) — Barbara-Rose Collins, who represented Detroit in Congress and served on its City Council, has died after contracting COVID-19. She…
Continue Reading2 dead in dramatic shootout near upscale Mexican resorts
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A commando of masked drug gang gunmen stormed ashore at a beach on Mexico’s Caribbean…
Continue ReadingArizona won’t stop using COVID money for anti-mask grants
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is defying a demand that he stop using federal coronavirus relief money to…
Continue ReadingCalifornia nurse charged in death of inmate at county jail
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A nurse at a county jail in California has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after being accused of walking away from a…
Continue ReadingLas Vegas police arrest man sought in deadly store gunfire
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas say they arrested a man sought after opening fire as he entered a convenience store, killing one person in a…
Continue ReadingBarn explosion kills 2 owners, neighbor in northeast Texas
SIMMS, Texas (AP) — Investigators are seeking the cause of an explosion and fire that tore through a northeast Texas barn, killing three people.…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s PUC OKs boosting storage at infamous gas field
By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators have voted to increase the capacity of a Los Angeles-area natural gas…
Continue ReadingMexico announces its biggest seizure of pure fentanyl
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico says it has made the biggest seizure of pure fentanyl in its history, after five suspected drug traffickers were arrested…
Continue ReadingGov. Hogan initially said he would stand by aide on payment
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan initially expressed support in a private message to his former…
Continue ReadingTigray, other groups form alliance against Ethiopia’s leader
By CARA ANNA and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tigray forces have joined with other armed and opposition groups in an…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Murphy wins after mail ballots extend lead
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy was declared the winner in his reelection campaign after…
Continue ReadingTraveler with Biden tested positive for virus in Scotland
WASHINGTON (AP) — A person traveling with President Joe Biden to Europe this past week received a positive test result for the coronavirus. The…
Continue ReadingTeen indicted on murder charge in officer’s fatal shooting
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — A teenager with a lengthy arrest record has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of a South…
Continue ReadingNoem contradicts labor secretary on meeting with daughter
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is contradicting her own labor secretary about a meeting…
Continue Reading2 students charged with homicide in death of Iowa teacher
FAIRFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Two 16-year-old students are charged in the death of a high school Spanish teacher in southeast Iowa. Jefferson County…
Continue ReadingGroup sues Colorado over law banning Native American mascots
DENVER (AP) — A North Dakota-based organization representing Native Americans has sued Colorado for a measure banning American Indian school…
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