Texas murder conviction overturned for improper legal work
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas death row inmate’s murder conviction has been overturned because a prosecutor in…
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12th inmate dies as New York City’s jail crisis grows
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An inmate on a New York City jail barge died Wednesday after an apparent medical emergency,…
Continue ReadingOfficials free man accused of hiring hitman to kill wife
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors in Virginia have dropped all charges against a man charged with hiring a hitman to kill his ex-wife after…
Continue ReadingFederal judge: Florida immigration law racially motivated
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has struck down part of a Florida immigration enforcement law as…
Continue ReadingPulitzer-winning reporter Jim Sheeler dead at 53
NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Sheeler, a former Rocky Mountain News journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his extensive and compassionate reporting on the…
Continue ReadingUK coroner asks for public inquiry into Novichok poisonings
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A coroner presiding over an inquest into the death of British woman who was poisoned by a…
Continue ReadingHigh school goes remote again, blames student misbehavior
By MICHAEL MELIA Associated Press A Connecticut high school that recently resumed full in-person learning for the first time since the pandemic hit…
Continue ReadingMormon church to require masks in temples amid COVID surge
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced that masks will be required inside temples to limit the spread…
Continue ReadingSenators: Bipartisan police overhaul talks end with no deal
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate negotiators say bipartisan congressional talks on overhauling policing practices have ended…
Continue ReadingKey Libya commander suspends duties ahead of December vote
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press A powerful Libyan east-based commander says he has suspended his role as leader of a self-styled Libyan army,…
Continue ReadingPolish regulators renew license for Discovery-owned channel
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s broadcasting regulators have extended the license of Discovery Inc.-owned TVN24. But they also also adopted a…
Continue ReadingFed: On track to slow support for economy later this year
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled Wednesday that the Fed plans to announce…
Continue ReadingVideo shows Missouri officers let police dog bite Black man
By JIM SALTER Associated Press The St. Louis County prosecutor’s office is investigating an incident caught on cellphone video in which white…
Continue ReadingTaliban face uphill battle in efforts to speak at UN meeting
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The new rulers of Afghanistan have an uphill battle in their efforts to be recognized in…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 creates dire US shortage of teachers, school staff
By JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Schools have welcomed students back to classrooms but face a new challenge: a shortage of…
Continue ReadingBush to headline fundraiser for Cheney after Trump backs foe
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President George W. Bush will headline a fundraiser for top Donald Trump critic Liz Cheney…
Continue ReadingCalifornia man charged with perjury in Hollywood execs suit
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors have charged a Los Angeles man with perjury, saying he falsified emails…
Continue ReadingMet season to open with first-ever opera by Black composer
By MIKE SILVERMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Met Opera’s season opens on Monday, and for the first time in its 138-year history it will…
Continue ReadingAnti-LGBT resolution revoked by regional assembly in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A region in southern Poland has revoked an anti-LGBT resolution under the threat of losing European Union funding. The…
Continue ReadingCOVID case delays contentious redistricting in Oregon
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America A broken power-sharing deal, the lingering possibility of a Republican walkout and a COVID-19 case…
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