Alabama sets November date for third nitrogen execution
Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s governor has set a Nov. 21 execution date for what is scheduled to be the nation’s third…
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Correction: Canada Bridge Collapse story
FORT FRANCES, Ont. (AP) — In a story published Aug. 16, 2024, about a rail lift bridge collapse, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the…
Continue ReadingGeorgia governor doubles down on Medicaid program with work requirement despite slow start
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is defending and doubling down on his signature Medicaid program, the only one in the…
Continue ReadingWho is Mike Lynch? A look at the British tech tycoon killed when his yacht sank off Sicily
AP Technology Writers Tech tycoon Mike Lynch, who died after his yacht sank off Sicily, had been trying to move past a Silicon Valley debacle that…
Continue ReadingBoston duck boat captains rescue toddler and father from Charles River
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Officials say a Boston “duck boat” rescued a father and son from the Charles River. The Boston Duck Tours boat was…
Continue ReadingLibya’s powerful central bank governor is fired as country’s deep divisions persist
CAIRO (AP) — One of Libya’s dueling authorities unilaterally fired the country’s powerful central bank governor in an abrupt move that is…
Continue ReadingCongo says it will receive its first mpox vaccines next week to address new global emergency
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s health minister says the country will receive the first vaccine doses to address its mpox…
Continue ReadingFormer NFL player accused of urinating on passenger during Boston to Dublin flight
BOSTON (AP) — A former NFL player accused of drunkenly hitting one man and urinating on another during a flight from Boston to Dublin has been…
Continue ReadingBelarus sends more troops and aircraft to its border with Ukraine
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus has deployed aircraft and air defense troops to its border with Ukraine, a day after President…
Continue ReadingDemocrats seek to disqualify Kennedy and others from Georgia presidential ballots
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Challengers seeking to throw Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off Georgia’s presidential ballot say he must be disqualified…
Continue ReadingWisconsin woman who said she legally killed sex trafficker gets 11 years in prison
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Milwaukee woman who said she was legally allowed to a kill a man because he was sexually trafficking her has been sentenced…
Continue ReadingCourt orders 4 Milwaukee men to stand trial in killing of man outside hotel lobby
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin court commissioner has ordered four Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man by pinning…
Continue ReadingWoman sentenced to 11 years in prison after arguing she was legally allowed to kill a man because he sexually trafficked her
By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — A Milwaukee woman who argued she was immune from prosecution because the man she fatally shot was sexually…
Continue ReadingAlabama says law cannot block people with certain felony convictions from voting in 2024 election
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama says a new state law expanding the list of felonies that cause a person to lose their right to vote will not be…
Continue ReadingUS starts citizenship program for migrant spouses, but some are left out
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Registration has begun under President Joe Biden’s offer of a path to citizenship to spouses of U.S. citizens…
Continue ReadingBus vendor cancellations create chaos as school opens in St. Louis
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Many St. Louis families faced a chaotic first day of school after three bus vendors pulled out at the last minute…
Continue ReadingDC councilmember known for pushing antisemitic conspiracy theories is arrested on bribery charge
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A District of Columbia councilmember known for promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories accepted over $150,000…
Continue ReadingEmployees at Mexico’s federal courts go on strike over reforms that make judges stand for election
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Employees at Mexico’s federal courts have gone on strike over reforms that would make all judges stand for…
Continue ReadingPakistan suffers internet slowdown as government denies setting up a national firewall
Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — People in Pakistan have reported much slower internet over the past several days with some experts…
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SW Bend resident awakens to crackle and glow, flees with dog from $100,000 house fire caused by discarded cigarette
A southwest Bend resident awakened to the sound of crackling, saw an orange glow outside and escaped with her dog from a house fire early Monday that…
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