Iranian presidential candidates debate foreign policy ahead of Friday vote
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s presidential candidates have discussed the country’s foreign policy in a three-hour live debate, promising to seek…
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Husband of bride who was killed on wedding night in an alleged DUI crash awarded $1.3 million in wrongful death settlement
By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — The husband of a bride who was killed on their wedding night in an alleged DUI crash in South Carolina was awarded…
Continue ReadingTeam combs fire-ravaged New Mexico community for remains of the missing
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press Residents are returning to a fire-ravaged village in the mountains of southern New Mexico. The mayor warns…
Continue ReadingUN launches global principles to combat online hate and demands big tech take action now
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief has launched global principles to combat online hate and lies…
Continue ReadingThings to know about dangerous rip currents and how swimmers caught in one can escape
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Stinging jellyfish, rays with their whip-like tails and sharks on the hunt are some…
Continue ReadingUS judge sentences Germine Joly, former leader of a powerful gang in Haiti, to 35 years in prison
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The leader of a notoriously violent gang in Haiti linked to the kidnapping of 16 U.S.…
Continue ReadingA shooter who entered a Tennessee office building and caused a lockdown has died, police say
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee responded to calls of a shooter inside an office building and said the suspect died but no one else…
Continue ReadingMan 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.…
Continue ReadingCavaliers 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 ReadingThe Dali cargo ship leaves Baltimore for Virginia as 8 crew members stuck on board for months are finally home
WMAR, WJLA, ARC, CNN By Gabe Cohen, Holly Yan, Pete Muntean and Braden Walker, CNN (CNN) — Eight of the 21 crew members from the cargo ship…
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…
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