Girl, 6, dies on mine drop ride at Colorado amusement park
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a 6-year-old girl died at an amusement park in the western Colorado town of…
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Plea and a trial loom in next month for Giuliani associates
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The October illegal campaign contribution trial of an associate of Rudy Giuliani and a guilty…
Continue ReadingLaw firm: Attorney whose wife, son were killed took money
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A lawyer from a prominent South Carolina legal family who found his wife and son shot to…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans: Seniors left in dark, hot facilities after Ida
By KEVIN MCGILL and JEFF MARTIN NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officials in New Orleans say they will thoroughly inspect senior living apartments in the…
Continue ReadingPolice staffing woes complicate reform effort in Baltimore
By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s police force is struggling to meet staffing targets to fully comply with a…
Continue ReadingDo ATVs belong on roads? Towns are abuzz on perks, drawbacks
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press MORRISTOWN, Vt. (AP) — Rural communities across the country are wrestling with the economic perks and environmental…
Continue ReadingMinnesota State Patrol purged messages after Floyd protests
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Court testimony shows that the Minnesota State Patrol purged emails and text messages immediately after protests over the death…
Continue ReadingRussia blocks Navalny-linked voting website
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have blocked access to a website affiliated with imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny that advises voters…
Continue ReadingBiden directs federal aid to NY, NJ after deadly flooding
LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. (AP) — President Joe Biden has approved major disaster declarations greenlighting federal aid for people six New Jersey counties…
Continue ReadingGoodbye Columbus: Mexico statue to be replaced by Indigenous
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Christopher Columbus is getting kicked off Mexico City’s most iconic boulevard. Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum says the Columbus…
Continue ReadingEx-Marine held without bond in shooting of Florida family
By TERRY SPENCER and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former Marine sharpshooter accused of invading the home of…
Continue ReadingJustice Department will ‘protect’ abortion seekers in Texas
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says it will not tolerate violence against anyone who is trying to obtain an abortion in Texas as federal…
Continue ReadingWiggling twin panda cubs are born at the Madrid Zoo
MADRID (AP) — Madrid’s panda family has grown with the birth of twin cubs. The Madrid Zoo announced the births on Monday. The twins were born to…
Continue Reading2nd inmate in 2 weeks killed at same Indiana federal prison
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the second time in two weeks, an inmate has been killed at one of the most secure federal…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What are some key decisions in fighting fires?
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Thousands of wildfires burn in the U.S. each year, and each one requires…
Continue ReadingFirst responders nationwide resist COVID vaccine mandates
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press The resurgence of COVID-19 this summer and the national debate over vaccine requirements have created a fraught…
Continue ReadingNATO chief urges China to join nuclear arms control talks
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is urging China to join international efforts to limit the spread of nuclear weapons amid…
Continue ReadingLabor shortage leaves union workers feeling more emboldened
By BEN FINLEY and TOM KRISHER Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — When negotiations failed to produce a new contract at a Volvo plant in Virginia…
Continue ReadingActor Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of ‘Breathless,’ dies at 88
By THOMAS ADAMSON and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of the iconic French New Wave film “Breathless,”…
Continue ReadingFormer France defender Adams dies after 39 years in a coma
By The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Former France and Paris Saint-Germain defender Jean-Pierre Adams has died after spending 39 years in a coma.…
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