Texas governor issues order banning local vaccine mandates
By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued an executive order banning any state or local mandates requiring people to be…
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Alaska mayor promotes debunked treatment for COVID-19
KENAI, Alaska (AP) — The mayor of a borough in Alaska, who says he is not a medical professional, has promoted a debunked treatment for COVID-19.…
Continue ReadingLawyers allied with Trump penalized over Michigan lawsuit
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Nine lawyers allied with former President Donald Trump face financial penalties and other sanctions in…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What’s next for the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy?
By ANITA SNOW and AMY TAXIN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Supreme Court has ordered the reinstatement of the “Remain in Mexico”…
Continue ReadingAP sources: Jailed ex-officer in murder plot beaten to death
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Bureau of Prisons officer who was serving time behind bars has been beaten to death…
Continue ReadingFBI searches Detroit City Hall, 2 council members’ homes
DETROIT (AP) — FBI agents have searched offices at Detroit City Hall and the homes of two City Council members. The searches Wednesday come a few…
Continue ReadingLine 3 opponents descend on Minnesota Capitol to seek a stop
By MOHAMED IBRAHIM Associated Press/Report for America ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Protesters descended upon the Minnesota State Capitol to rally…
Continue ReadingWitness: R. Kelly made victims write fake blackmail letters
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman has testified that R&B hitmaker R. Kelly’s forced her and his other girlfriends to write…
Continue ReadingGuilty plea, 15-year sentence for Louisiana investment scam
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Federal authorities say a northwest Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and accepted a 15-year prison sentence in…
Continue ReadingGuilty plea, 15-year sentence for Louisiana investment scam
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Federal authorities say a northwest Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and accepted a 15-year prison sentence in…
Continue ReadingAppeals 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…
Continue ReadingSpain 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 ReadingSpain 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 ReadingTahoe, Reno areas have worst air quality in country due to smoke, raising concerns about a Covid surge
CNN, KRNV-DT By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The air around Lake Tahoe in California and Reno, Nevada, is thick with brown smoke this week, and the region is…
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 ReadingHow major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stocks pushed higher again on Wall Street Wednesday, marking more milestones for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. The S&P 500…
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…
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DCSO Search and Rescue assists injured mountain biker near Tumalo Falls
Volunteers with Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue came to the aid of an injured mountain biker on the South Fork Trail near…
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