Retired Venezuelan general who defied Maduro gets over 21 years in US prison
NEW YORK (AP) — A retired three-star Venezuelan army general who twice tried to mount coups against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been…
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Colorado politics reporter’s expulsion from a Republican gathering causes uproar
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Politicians and news outlets have expressed outrage over the expulsion of a…
Continue ReadingBillie Eilish announces new album: ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ arrives next month
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Eilish announced that her highly anticipated third studio album, “Hit Me Hard and…
Continue ReadingClarence ‘Frogman’ Henry, the New Orleans R&B singer behind the 1956 hit ‘Ain’t Got No Home,’ dies
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans R&B singer Clarence “Frogman” Henry has died at age 87. In 1956, he recorded “Ain’t Got No Home,”…
Continue ReadingAtlantic City casinos were less profitable in 2023, even with online help
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City’s casinos were less profitable in 2023 than they were a year earlier,…
Continue Reading2 people were killed in a shooting during a Las Vegas child custody deposition, police say. The gunman also is dead
By Christina Maxouris, Amanda Musa and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A man fired a gun inside a law office in the Summerlin area near Las Vegas…
Continue ReadingVideo of fatal shooting involving 5 Chicago police officers expected to be released
By Omar Jimenez and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Body camera footage of a deadly police-involved shooting is expected to be released Tuesday, an…
Continue ReadingKiller in Las Vegas law office shooting had ‘very specific targets,’ police say
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say a man opened fire at a law office in the affluent Summerlin neighborhood of Las…
Continue ReadingTrump’s abortion statement angers conservatives and gives the Biden campaign a new target
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump still says he’s proud that the Supreme Court justices he nominated…
Continue ReadingPope marks 6-month anniversary of Hamas attacks by meeting with relatives of hostages
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis met Monday with relatives of hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, marking the six-month anniversary of the attack in…
Continue ReadingTransgender Catholics say new Vatican document shows no understanding of their lives
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Transgender Catholics — as well as a priest who welcomes them to his parish — expressed disappointment Monday…
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Jackpot claimed: What AP knows so far about the $1.3 billion Powerball win
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press Someone in Oregon has claimed the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot won last weekend, which is the eighth-largest…
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OHA partners with dozens more organizations in CO, around the state to expand community public health efforts
Bend’s Abilitree, a center of independent living that works to support and empower the area’s disability community, is among 44 recent recipients of…
Continue ReadingMcConnell, back in Kentucky, talks about life in the Senate after leaving longtime leadership post
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — For nearly two decades, Mitch McConnell’s only job uncertainty hinged on whether…
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US Interior Department announces $79 million toward wildfire mitigation and recovery efforts
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The Department of the Interior announced Monday $79 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to support…
Continue ReadingJackpot claimed: What AP knows so far about the $1.3 billion Powerball win
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press Someone in Oregon has claimed the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot won last weekend, which is the eighth-largest…
Continue ReadingProtesters in southern Mexico set state government building afire and torch a dozen vehicles
CHILPANCINGO, Mexico (AP) — Protesters in southern Mexico have set the state government building afire and torched vehicles in the parking lot. The…
Continue ReadingNew York appeals judge rejects Donald Trump’s request to delay his April 15 hush money trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court judge on Monday rejected Donald…
Continue ReadingNAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women’s sports. NCAA vows to ensure ‘fair competition’
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced a policy Monday that all but bans transgender athletes…
Continue ReadingJustice Department blasts GOP effort to hold Attorney General Garland in contempt over Biden audio
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is blasting Republicans’ effort to hold Attorney General Merrick…
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