Appeals court rejects case accusing NYU Law Review of bias
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court says a Texas group has no standing to claim that New York University illegally gives preference to women…
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Spain judge nixes backup site for disputed Hawaii telescope
By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A judicial decision from Spain has put a halt on an alternative plan to build a giant telescope in…
Continue ReadingPorn actor Ron Jeremy indicted on over 30 sex assault counts
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say adult film actor Ron Jeremy has been indicted on more than 30 counts of…
Continue ReadingAnti-parasite drug used on Arkansas jail’s inmates for COVID
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Inmates at a northwest Arkansas jail have been prescribed ivermectin to combat…
Continue ReadingUp to 10,000 refugees expected to come through Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Refugees from Afghanistan have arrived at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin and up to 10,000 more could do so in the coming weeks. That…
Continue ReadingWisconsin man charged in parents’ killing and dismemberment
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man accused of killing and dismembering his father has been charged with committing the same crimes against his…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Indigenous march to pressure court on land ruling
By DÉBORA ÁLVARES and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Thousands of Indigenous people have marched toward Brazil’s Supreme…
Continue ReadingFlorida kite surfer killed: High winds slam man into a house
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida kite surfer has died after a strong wind picked the man off the ground, carried him 400 feet and slammed him…
Continue ReadingEx-Florida deputy gets 35 years for child porn charges
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida deputy accused of having sex with a 15-year-old girl has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison.…
Continue ReadingBiden taps Milwaukee Mayor Barrett as Luxembourg ambassador
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden has nominated Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg. The White…
Continue ReadingImmigrant families from San Diego area stuck in Afghanistan
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — At least six families from a San Diego suburb are among those stuck in Afghanistan after…
Continue ReadingUruguay starts to dance again as pandemic subsides
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — After long months of illness, Uruguay is once again starting to dance. The government last week authorized ballrooms and…
Continue ReadingPurdue: Settlement better for states than continuing suits
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A Purdue Pharma lawyer says states would get more money from settling with the company than if they were allowed…
Continue ReadingFinal victim found in Tennessee flooding disaster search
By JONATHAN MATTISE and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) — The body of the final person missing from a devastating weekend flood…
Continue ReadingConservative hoaxers face $5.1M fine for election robocalls
By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two conservative hoaxers face a record $5.1 million fine for allegedly making illegal…
Continue ReadingMolina agrees to $10M contract with Cards for final season
By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina’s 19th season will be his last. The 39-year-old made…
Continue ReadingKentucky man convicted in killing after governor’s pardon
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A man pardoned by Kentucky’s former governor for a 2014 drug robbery killing has been…
Continue ReadingWisconsin lawmaker with COVID-19 on ventilator, stable
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican state senator from Wisconsin who opposed mask and vaccine mandates and then…
Continue ReadingConcern about endangered whales cited in suit over wind farm
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A group of Nantucket residents have filed a federal lawsuit to block the construction of dozens of…
Continue ReadingNashville Freedom Rider Ernest ‘Rip’ Patton dies at 81
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville Freedom Rider and civil rights leader Ernest “Rip” Patton has died. He…
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