NFL schedule makers didn’t seek out a Chiefs game close to a Taylor Swift concert
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Creating the NFL schedule is a complicated process that requires tens of thousands of computers coming up with…
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Iowa center called police nearly 1,000 times in 3 years before teen killed staffer, records show
By JIM SALTER Associated Press Police records show that officers responded nearly 1,000 times in the past three years to an Iowa juvenile treatment…
Continue ReadingBiden marks Brown v. Board of Education anniversary amid signs of erosion in Black voter support
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has marked the 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that struck…
Continue ReadingDisability rights advocate says state senator with violent history shoved him at New York Capitol
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A disability rights advocate made a complaint to New York State Police…
Continue ReadingUS government suspends funding for virus research group at center of Covid-19 origin controversy
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday suspended funding to EcoHealth Alliance, a virus…
Continue ReadingDonor and consultant convicted again of trying to bribe North Carolina’s insurance commissioner
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A major North Carolina political donor and his associate have been convicted a second time of attempting to bribe the…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia candidate hospitalized after being bitten by snakes while removing campaign signs
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A candidate for West Virginia secretary of state is hospitalized for copperhead snake bites sustained while he was…
Continue ReadingChad’s military leader is confirmed as election winner in the final tally despite opposition protest
By EDOUARD TAKADJI Associated Press N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad’s constitutional council has confirmed that President Mahamat Deby Itno,…
Continue ReadingFamily of Lewiston, Maine, shooter testifies about struggle to get him help before the tragedy
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — In emotional testimony Thursday morning, family members of Robert Card, the man responsible for two shootings…
Continue ReadingBelarus targets opposition activists with raids and property seizures
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Belarus have announced raids and the seizure of property of 104…
Continue ReadingTexas judge orders new election after GOP lawsuit challenged 2022 election result in Houston area
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas judge has ruled in favor of a Republican candidate challenging the results in a 2022…
Continue ReadingUS proposes ending new federal leases in nation’s biggest coal region
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration has proposed an end to new coal leasing from federal reserves in…
Continue ReadingNewly mapped lost branch of the Nile could help solve long-standing pyramid mystery
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Egypt’s Great Pyramid and other ancient monuments at Giza exist on an isolated strip of land at the edge of the…
Continue ReadingDrones smuggled drugs across Niagara River from Canada, 3 suspects caught in NY
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a smuggling operation used drones to fly drugs across the Niagara River from Canada into upstate New York. A…
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Supreme Court saves consumer protection agency after a challenge from conservatives and the payday lending industry
By John Fritze and Joan Biskupic, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the federal watchdog created in response to the 2008…
Continue ReadingHaiti’s crisis rises to the forefront of elections in neighboring Dominican Republic
By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press VERON, Dominican Republic (AP) — As soaring violence and political turmoil grip…
Continue ReadingUS Coast Guard says Texas barge collision may have spilled up to 2,000 gallons of oil
By LEKAN OYEKANMI and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Early estimates indicate up to 2,000 gallons of oil may have…
Continue ReadingThe late Rev. Billy Graham is immortalized in a statue unveiled at the US Capitol
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press A bronze sculpture of the late Rev. Billy Graham was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, with…
Continue ReadingMorehouse College might halt graduation ‘on the spot’ if there are disruptions when President Biden speaks
By Victor Blackwell, CNN (CNN) — Morehouse College President David A. Thomas said Thursday he would shut down commencement ceremonies “on the…
Continue ReadingMurder trial set for September for Minnesota trooper who shot motorist during freeway stop
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota state trooper who’s charged with murder for fatally shooting a motorist as he tried to pull away from a traffic…
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