Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?
Associated Press Voters in five states will decide referendums on abortion rights this year, with potentially more to come. Colorado, Florida,…
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Ex-senator, Illinois governor candidate McCann gets 3 1/2 years for fraud and money laundering
AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois state senator and candidate for governor will spend 3 1/2 years in prison after…
Continue ReadingHis brother was found dead, his mother was arrested, then this baby was found crawling by a highway
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana sheriff says a 1-year-old boy survived two days of sometimes stormy weather before a truck driver…
Continue ReadingUN declares 2025 to 2034 the decade to combat increasing sand and dust storms from Africa to China
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has declared 2025 to 2034 the United Nations Decade on Combating Sand and Dust…
Continue ReadingGermany’s foreign minister says she doesn’t plan to run for chancellor in the next election
BERLIN (AP) — German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says she doesn’t plan another run to try and get the post of Germany’s leader in…
Continue ReadingNo fooling: FanDuel fined for taking bets on April Fool’s Day on events that happened a week before
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The FanDuel sports book took bets on some mixed martial arts fights on April 1, 2022. But — April…
Continue ReadingA look at heat records that have been broken around the world
Associated Press This year has already seen many heat records broken as the world grows hotter with more and more greenhouse gases added to the…
Continue ReadingFort Campbell soldier found dead in home was stabbed nearly 70 times, autopsy shows
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An autopsy shows that a Fort Campbell soldier found dead in her home had been stabbed nearly 70 times. The body of…
Continue ReadingKevin Costner’s second ‘Horizon’ film pulled from theatrical release
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The August theatrical release for the second chapter of Kevin Costner’s ambitious Western epic “Horizon: An…
Continue ReadingRon DeSantis is now expected to speak at the Republican National Convention, AP source says
Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is now expected to address former President Donald Trump’s nominating convention next week. That’s…
Continue ReadingCalls for justice grow in death of Black man outside Milwaukee hotel as GOP convention approaches
Associated Press Calls for justice in the death of a Black man who was pinned to the ground during a struggle with security guards at a Milwaukee…
Continue ReadingRays shortstop Wander Franco is formally charged with sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl
Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been formally charged with sexually abusing a…
Continue ReadingQueen Camilla visits Wimbledon and joins fans in doing ‘the wave’
LONDON (AP) — Queen Camilla has made an appearance at Wimbledon. Camilla, the wife of King Charles III, took a seat in the Royal Box, where guests…
Continue ReadingNYPD recruit dies following medical episode at Bronx training facility, just days before graduation
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police recruit has died after suffering a medical episode at a training facility in the Bronx,…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia won’t seek death penalty in Temple U. officer’s death. Colleagues and family are upset
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s top prosecutor won’t seek the death penalty for a teenager charged with fatally…
Continue ReadingTiny homes, built largely with philanthropic support, offer more patch than solution to homelessness
Chronicle of Philanthropy In response to a nationwide crisis that has left more than 650,000 people without housing, 100 tiny home villages for the…
Continue ReadingCNN cutting about 100 jobs and plans to debut digital subscriptions before year’s end
AP Business Writer CNN is eliminating approximately 100 jobs and plans to debut its first digital subscription product before the end of the year as…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia police chief responsible for hiring of officer who killed Tamir Rice steps down
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia police chief responsible for the hiring of a former Cleveland officer who fatally…
Continue ReadingJudge says Rudy Giuliani bankruptcy case likely to be dismissed. But his debts aren’t going away
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge said Wednesday he was leaning toward throwing out Rudy Giuliani ‘s bankruptcy case after lawyers for…
Continue ReadingSen. Bob Menendez’s lawyer tells jury that prosecutors’ bribery case ‘dies here today’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A defense lawyer for Sen. Bob Menendez has tried to convince a New York jury that there’s nothing to the…
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