What to know about the latest trial involving Amanda Knox
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Amanda Knox is again defending herself in an Italian court in a slander case that has the…
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Town creates public art ordinance after free speech debate over doughnut mural
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Voters in a New Hampshire town have passed an ordinance addressing what local officials…
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Deschutes County joins ODOT, others in not allowing political signs in road rights of way
With Primary Election Day approaching on Tuesday, May 21, the Deschutes County Road Department said Monday it wants to make sure political campaigns…
Continue ReadingRalph Puckett Jr., awarded Medal of Honor for heroism during the Korean War, dies at 97
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press A retired U.S. Army colonel who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Korean War has died at age 97. A…
Continue ReadingInvestigators focus on electrical system of ship in Baltimore bridge collapse
By LEA SKENE and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Federal safety investigators are focusing on the electrical power system of the…
Continue ReadingJapan is giving Washington 250 new cherry trees to replace those to be lost in construction work
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Japan is giving the United States 250 new cherry trees to help replace the hundreds that are…
Continue ReadingTennessee Senate OKs a bill that would make it illegal for adults to help minors seeking abortions
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee on Wednesday advanced legislation making it illegal…
Continue ReadingLast call for dry towns? New York weighs lifting post-Prohibition law that let towns keep booze bans
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York towns and villages that have post-Prohibition bans on alcohol…
Continue ReadingTrump says Arizona’s abortion ban goes too far while defending the overturning of Roe v. Wade
By BILL BARROW and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump said Wednesday that an Arizona law that criminalizes nearly all…
Continue ReadingShip’s power system and circuit breakers are focus of Key Bridge collapse probe, investigators say
By Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The investigation into why a cargo ship lost power and struck a Baltimore bridge last month, causing it to…
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How to limit PFAS in your drinking water and food, according to experts
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The US Environmental Protection Agency has finalized stringent new regulations on levels of six perfluoroalkyl…
Continue Reading‘There is no joy:’ Palestinians mark Eid in destroyed mosques and homes, as Israel’s war in Gaza rages
By Rob Picheta, Zeena Saifi, Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman, Tareq Alhelou, Mohammad Sawalhi and Abdel Qadder Al-Sabbah, CNN (CNN) — Mohammad…
Continue ReadingWith inflation back up, the long-predicted storm clouds in the economy may actually be forming
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Progress on inflation is moving in the wrong direction. The latest Consumer Price Index, released…
Continue ReadingFamily of Nigerian businessman killed in California helicopter crash sues charter company
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a Nigerian business leader who died in a Southern California helicopter crash that killed five others filed a…
Continue ReadingMorocco’s earthquake killed thousands. But survivors marking Ramadan say it didn’t shake their faith
By SAM METZ Associated Press AMIZMIZ, Morocco (AP) — Communities hit hard by last year’s deadly earthquake in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains…
Continue ReadingTrump supporters trying to recall Wisconsin GOP leader failed, elections review concludes
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin elections officials say the effort by supporters of former President Donald Trump to…
Continue ReadingStudio behind hit ‘Sound of Freedom’ wants to give audiences greenlight power
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Angel Studios wants to give audiences the power to decide what movies are made. The company behind…
Continue ReadingEU Parliament approves major reforms to migration policy
By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — The European Union’s plan to reform how it handles irregular migration passed a key hurdle on Wednesday, as the…
Continue ReadingFord recalls nearly 43,000 SUVs due to gas leaks that can cause fires, but remedy won’t fix leaks
DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling nearly 43,000 small SUVs because gasoline can leak from the fuel injectors onto hot engine surfaces, increasing…
Continue ReadingStubbornly high US inflation grew stronger than expected in March
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Surging gas prices and sky-high mortgages and rent sent inflation rising more than expected in March, adding…
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