Man accused of threatening lives of presidential candidates goes to trial
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The trial of a New Hampshire man accused of threatening the lives of presidential candidates began Monday in federal court.…
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Cavaliers hiring Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson as next coach, AP source says
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that the Cleveland Cavaliers are…
Continue ReadingFire kills 8 in office building near Moscow
At least eight people have died in a fire in an office building near Moscow, including two who jumped from the building to escape the flames. State…
Continue ReadingPuerto Rico power company suspends $65M worth of maintenance projects, sparking outcry amid outages
By CORAL MURPHY MARCOS Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The private operator of Puerto Rico’s power grid has confirmed the deferral…
Continue ReadingIowa receiver Kaleb Brown arrested for operating a vehicle under the influence, fake license
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Police say Iowa receiver Kaleb Brown was arrested for operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and…
Continue ReadingFormer North Dakota lawmaker to plead guilty to traveling to pay for sex with minor
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former North Dakota lawmaker who was one of the most powerful members of the Legislature has…
Continue ReadingHouse ethics panel reviews 2 GOP lawmakers’ campaign payments to private social clubs
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee is reviewing separate accusations against two Republican…
Continue ReadingColombia launches talks with rebel group led by fighters who returned to arms after 2016 peace deal
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia has launched peace talks with the Second Marquetalia rebel group as President…
Continue ReadingPolice ask Texas prosecutors to treat attempted drowning of 3-year-old child as a hate crime
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Police say a Texas woman allegedly tried to drown a 3-year-old girl in a pool after making racist…
Continue Reading$2 million bail set for man charged with trying to drown 2 children at Connecticut beach
MILFORD, Conn. (AP) — A New York man has been charged with attempted murder after authorities said he tried to drown two young children at a…
Continue ReadingNASA calls off spacewalk after spacesuit water leak
By The Associated Press NASA has canceled a spacewalk at the International Space Station after water leaked from an astronaut’s spacesuit.…
Continue ReadingFederal lawsuit challenges Georgia law that limits many people or groups to posting 3 bonds a year
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press A new federal lawsuit challenges a Georgia law that expands cash bail and restricts organizations that help people…
Continue ReadingLawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
By SARA CLINE and KEVIN McGILL Associated Pressu BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana’s new…
Continue ReadingInfant mortality rate rose 8% in wake of Texas abortion ban, study shows
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer A new study shows the infant death rate in Texas went up in the wake of the state’s abortion ban. The analysis…
Continue ReadingAfter FBI raid, defiant Oakland mayor says she did nothing wrong and will not resign
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A defiant and furious mayor of Oakland, California, says she did not do anything wrong and has no plans to resign from…
Continue ReadingGraceland steward Jack Soden and soul man Wilson Pickett among 9 named to Memphis Music Hall of Fame
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Music Hall of Fame inducted its inaugural class of 25 luminaries at a rousing…
Continue ReadingCanada to start 30-day consultation to impose surtax on Chinese electric vehicles
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s government is investigating whether to impose a surtax on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles. A 30-day…
Continue ReadingKenyan police are leaving for a controversial deployment in Haiti to take on powerful, violent gangs
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of Kenyan police officers are leaving for Haiti, where they will lead a…
Continue ReadingHiker found safe after 10 days in Northern California mountains
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A hiker missing for 10 days has been found safe in the mountains in Northern California. Lukas McClish left the rural…
Continue ReadingPlane with 2 on board makes emergency beach landing on New York’s Fire Island. No injuries reported
BAY SHORE, N.Y. (AP) — A small plane has made an emergency landing on the beach on New York’s Fire Island and the two people on board were…
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