Judge: Woman accused in kids’ slayings still unfit for trial
ST. ANTHONY, Idaho (AP) — A judge has decided an Idaho woman charged with conspiring with her new husband to kill her two children is still not fit…
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FDA delays decision on e-cigarettes from vaping giant Juul
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials have delayed a high-stakes decision on whether to permit bestselling…
Continue ReadingFund manager admits orchestrating $100M investment fraud
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — An investment fund manager from Philadelphia has admitted orchestrating a $100 million securities fraud scheme. Federal…
Continue ReadingCountry singer Brett Eldredge encounters bear in garage
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Country singer Brett Eldredge had an encounter with a bear in a garage at a North Carolina home. The Charlotte Observer…
Continue ReadingPolice: Suspect in killings of Houston family killed himself
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Police say a man suspected of killing a family of four and setting their Houston home on fire…
Continue ReadingUS, Mexico restart high-level economic talks after 4 years
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Mexico have restarted high-level economic talks after a four-year pause.…
Continue ReadingEPA seeks to restart process that could restrict Alaska mine
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will seek to restart a process that could…
Continue ReadingAlabama: Pastor can hold inmate’s hand during execution
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama will allow an inmate’s pastor to hold his hand during an execution scheduled for…
Continue ReadingOfficial’s comment triggers fear Polish govt wants out of EU
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish opposition politicians are accusing the governing party of putting Poland’s membership in the European Union in…
Continue ReadingJustice Department to review police force in Columbus, Ohio
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The mayor of Columbus, Ohio, says the U.S. Justice Department…
Continue ReadingUN: 18,000 Yemeni airstrike casualties since 2015
CAIRO (AP) — A United Nations panel says at least 18,000 Yemeni civilians have been killed or wounded by airstrikes since the country’s war…
Continue ReadingTrump endorses GOP challenger to Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has endorsed a Wyoming attorney in his bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, one of his most…
Continue ReadingAtaturk’s legacy sparks row between Greek Cypriots, Turkey
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The withdrawal of a book from Greek Cypriot high school classes over a disputed reference to modern Turkey’s founder…
Continue ReadingJudge Judy returning to TV in November, with granddaughter
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Judge Judy Sheindlin will return to television on on November 1 with “Judy Justice,” a new show…
Continue ReadingGiraffe, football star’s namesake, dies in Louisiana zoo
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A young giraffe named for a Louisiana football star has died in a zoo in Baton Rouge. The Baton Rouge zoo says the…
Continue ReadingFarmers restore native grasslands as groundwater disappears
By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press MULESHOE, Texas (AP) — To avoid Dust Bowl conditions, more farmers are restoring native grasslands in areas where…
Continue Reading3rd arrest made in Texas shooting of New Orleans officer
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Police say a third man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of an off-duty New Orleans police…
Continue ReadingSheriff: Florida family massacre followed random encounter
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff says a chance encounter with a former Marine beset by…
Continue ReadingEXCERPT: 20 years on, ‘The Falling Man’ is still you and me
By RICHARD DREW Associated Press Twenty years on, Associated Press photographer Richard Drew still gets asked about the “Falling Man” photograph…
Continue ReadingMichael Constantine of ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ dies at 94
By The Associated Press Michael Constantine, an Emmy Award-winning character actor who reached worldwide fame playing the Windex bottle-toting father…
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