Florida deputy accidentally shoots and kills his girlfriend, officials say
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A former north Florida deputy has been fired after telling investigators he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend.…
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High insulin prices spur a federal lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit managers
AP Health Writer The federal government is suing some pharmacy benefit managers over a system of drug rebates that regulators say has made the price…
Continue ReadingFederal officials have increased staff in recent months at NY jail where Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is held
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The federal Bureau of Prisons says it has increased staffing in recent months to make up for staggering shortfalls…
Continue ReadingFDA approves first flu vaccine that can be self-administered at home
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first flu vaccine that does not have to be…
Continue ReadingMississippi mayor says a Confederate monument is staying in storage during a lawsuit
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Confederate monument that was removed from a courthouse square in Mississippi will stay in storage while a…
Continue ReadingSon arrested in killing of Vermont town official father, stepmother and stepbrother
Associated Press State police say the son of a Vermont town official has been arrested on charges of killing his father, his stepmother and his…
Continue ReadingDid Middle East device attack violate international law? Advocates want an investigation
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Human rights advocates are calling for an independent investigation into the deadly explosions of pagers and…
Continue ReadingFacebook loses jurisdiction appeal in Kenyan court paving the way for moderators’ case to proceed
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has lost an appeal in a Kenyan labor court. On Friday, the court ruled…
Continue ReadingJury deliberations begin in civil trial over ‘Trump Train’ encounter with Biden-Harris bus in Texas
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Closing arguments have begun in Texas in a civil trial over a so-called “Trump Train”…
Continue ReadingWhy does ‘The Babadook’ still haunt? Its director, Jennifer Kent, has some answers
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Not many small-budget, first-feature films can be fairly said to have shifted cinema but Jennifer Kent’s…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Mark Robinson, the embattled Republican nominee for North Carolina governor
Associated Press North Carolina’s Republican candidate for governor is at the center of a national news story. That’s because of the…
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Nearly 2-week-old Bachelor Complex of fires now 37% contained; more progress on Flat Top, Firestone blazes
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Nearly two weeks after lightning sparked a rash of fires in the Cascades and points east, the more than 450 firefighters…
Continue ReadingA strike by Boeing factory workers shows no signs of ending after its first week
AP Airlines Writer A labor strike at Boeing showed no signs of ending Friday, as the walkout by 33,000 union machinists entered its eighth day and…
Continue ReadingJudge asked to cancel referendum in slave descendants’ zoning battle with Georgia county
Associated Press DARIEN, Ga. (AP) — Elected commissioners of a Georgia county are asking a judge to cancel a special election that challenges…
Continue ReadingHaiti’s insecurity is worsening as gangs seize more territory, UN rights expert says
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A U.N. human rights expert says that gang violence is spreading across Haiti as a U.N.-backed mission…
Continue ReadingMali officials close livestock markets over suspected links to militants
Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Following a deadly attack in Mali’s capital by al-Qaida linked militants, authorities there have…
Continue ReadingSenior Hezbollah commander among 31 killed in Israeli airstrike in southern Beirut
By Tamara Qiblawi, Charbel Mallo, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Christian Edwards, Jeremy Diamond and Tim Lister, CNN Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — A deadly…
Continue ReadingBiden opens busy foreign policy stretch as anxious allies shift gaze to Trump, Harris
Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden is opening a busy stretch tending to international allies anxious about where U.S.…
Continue ReadingAn ancient Greek vase gifted to an Italian leader is returned by his family to Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — As Italian prime minister, Alcide De Gasperi oversaw the post-World War II return to Greece of Rhodes and the other…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand’s army chief: Pacific nations need tailored military training
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s army chief, Maj. Gen. Rose King, has highlighted the challenges Pacific Island…
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