Panel says New York, Maryland and maybe California could offer internet gambling soon
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With Rhode Island this week becoming the seventh U.S. state to launch internet gambling, industry…
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‘Rust’ armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on movie set
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in the fatal…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina’s Mark Harris gets a second chance to go to Congress after absentee ballot scandal
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press The Rev. Mark Harris has won the Republican nomination for a U.S. House seat in North Carolina, giving the pastor…
Continue ReadingNo video voyeurism charge for ousted Florida GOP chair, previously cleared in rape case
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors say the ousted former chair of the Republican Party of Florida will not face a video voyeurism charge for…
Continue ReadingFew Americans want US more involved in current wars in Ukraine and Gaza, AP-NORC poll finds
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. navigates involvement in the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, few…
Continue ReadingVienna Philharmonic, once an all-male ensemble, now has 24 female musicians
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A male bastion from its founding in 1842 until 1997, the Vienna Philharmonic has 24 female players…
Continue ReadingWorkers expressed concern over bowed beams, structural issues before Idaho hangar collapse killed 3
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Workers had expressed concerns about bending or bowed beams and structural issues before a steel airport hangar under…
Continue ReadingNew attacks by IS-linked group in Mozambique leave over 70 children missing. Thousands have fled
By TOM GOULD and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A surge of new attacks by an Islamic State-affiliated group in…
Continue ReadingA Polish soldier injured during a training exercise has died, raising the death toll to 2
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish military authorities say that a soldier seriously injured during a training exercise has died. The death raises the…
Continue ReadingHaiti’s prime minister is locked out of his country and faces pressure to resign
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry is struggling to stay in power as he tries to return home, where gang attacks…
Continue ReadingArizona’s health department has named the first statewide heat officer to address extreme heat
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s health department has named a physician to address ways to lessen the effects of extreme heat in the arid…
Continue ReadingThe SAT exam is now fully digital
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The SAT college admissions exam is now entirely online. Rather than filling in a bubble answer sheet…
Continue ReadingFormer track coach sentenced to five years for duping female athletes into sending nude photos
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former college track and field coach has been sentenced to five years in prison for setting up…
Continue ReadingState of the Union: What to watch as Biden addresses the nation
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will deliver his third State of the Union on Thursday night. It’s…
Continue ReadingMinnesota Rep. Dean Phillips ends Democratic primary challenge and endorses President Joe Biden
By WILL WEISSERT and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dean Phillips is ending his long-shot Democratic primary challenge of…
Continue ReadingOklahoma panel denies clemency for death row inmate, paves way for lethal injection
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has denied clemency for a death row inmate convicted of…
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Katie Wilson appointed dean of student life at OSU-Cascades, starts new role in May
Katie Wilson has been appointed associate dean for student life at Oregon State University – Cascades and will lead strategies and activities that…
Continue ReadingHouse passes $460 billion package of spending bills. Senate expected to act before shutdown deadline
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a $460 billion package of spending bills Wednesday that would keep money…
Continue ReadingTexas sheriff who was under scrutiny following mass shooting loses reelection bid
COLDSPRING, Texas (AP) — A Texas sheriff whose office drew national scrutiny and an FBI investigation following a shooting last year in which a man…
Continue ReadingA new IRS program is helping its first users file their income taxes electronically. And it’s free
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s new free electronic filing system for income tax returns is getting its…
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