Manhattan diamond dealer charged in scheme to swap real diamonds for fakes
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan diamond dealer with a history of gemstone fraud has been indicted in what officials described as a…
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Missouri judges have overturned 2 murder convictions in recent weeks. Why did the AG fight freedom?
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man who was on the verge of walking out of prison this week after a judge found evidence of his “actual…
Continue ReadingWorkers link US, Canadian sides of new Gordie Howe International Bridge over Detroit River
DETROIT (AP) — Workers have linked the U.S. and Canadian sides of the new Gordie Howe International Bridge spanning the Detroit River. The Detroit…
Continue ReadingUtah Supreme Court overturns death sentence for man convicted of murder in rape cover-up
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence for a man convicted in the murder of a woman to…
Continue ReadingCiting climate change, a federal court in Brazil halts rainforest highway paving
Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — In an unusual action, a Brazilian federal court has halted a project to pave a dirt highway that connects…
Continue ReadingBlack bear and cub destroy car in Connecticut after getting trapped inside
WINSTED, Conn. (AP) — Two black bears are being blamed for causing a bit of a ruckus in Connecticut. State officials say an adult bear and a cub…
Continue ReadingJustice Kagan says there needs to be a way to enforce the US Supreme Court’s new ethics code
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Justice Elena Kagan says the U.S. Supreme Court should bolster its new ethics code by…
Continue ReadingBrazil apologizes for post-World War II persecution of Japanese immigrants
Associated Press Sao Paulo (AP) — The Brazilian government has apologized to the Japanese community for human rights violations in the persecution…
Continue ReadingHulk Hogan visits Detroit Lions camp, says coach Dan Campbell missed his calling as a wrestler
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Hulk Hogan visited Detroit Lions practice and says coach Dan Campbell would have been good in the squared circle. The pro…
Continue ReadingDaughter of late Supreme Court Justice Scalia appointed to Virginia Board of Education
Associated Press/Report for America Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has appointed the daughter of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to serve…
Continue ReadingGabrielle Giffords stumps for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania as campaign for running mate takes shape
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gabrielle Giffords, the former Democratic congresswoman who was grievously wounded in a 2011 shooting, is…
Continue ReadingThousands watch Chincoteague wild ponies complete 99th annual swim in Virginia
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (AP) — Thousands of people gathered in Virginia to watch the Chincoteague wild ponies make their annual swim across the…
Continue ReadingYuval Sharon’s contract as Detroit Opera artistic director extended 3 years through 2027-28 season
DETROIT (AP) — Yuval Sharon’s contract as artistic director of the Detroit Opera has been extended for three years through the 2027-28 season.…
Continue ReadingTexas deaths from Hurricane Beryl climb to at least 36, including more who lost power in heat
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A rising number of heat-related deaths in Texas among residents who lost power during Hurricane Beryl has pushed…
Continue ReadingGaza war protesters hold a ‘die-in’ near the White House as Netanyahu meets with Biden, Harris
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters against the Gaza war have held a “die-in” across from Lafayette Park and the White House as…
Continue Reading‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ brings Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman and some friends to jolt Comic-Con
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — “Deadpool & Wolverine” has swept through Comic-Con, with its hordes of Marvel fans, with a surprise…
Continue ReadingAutomakers hit ‘significant storm,’ as buyers reject lofty prices at time of huge capital outlays
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Investors are punishing automakers’ stocks this week after second-quarter earnings reports exposed industrywide…
Continue ReadingA man got third-degree burns walking on blazing hot sand dunes in Death Valley, rangers say
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Rangers at California’s Death Valley National Park say a European visitor got third-degree burns on his feet…
Continue ReadingDylan Cease throws second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, 3-0 win over Washington Nationals
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hoping for a chance to stay in the game and pitch the second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, Dylan Cease…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia is asking the US Supreme Court to consider transgender surgery Medicaid coverage case
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review rulings that found the state’s refusal to…
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