Bounty hunter sentenced to 10 years in prison for abducting Missouri woman
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A bounty hunter has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for kidnapping a suburban St. Louis woman…
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Judge in a bribery case against Honolulu’s former top prosecutor is suddenly recusing himself
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A month before the start of a trial against Honolulu’s former top prosecutor for…
Continue ReadingCharles Fried, former US solicitor general and Harvard law professor, has died
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Charles Fried, a former U.S. solicitor general and conservative legal scholar who taught at Harvard…
Continue ReadingWisconsin’s Democratic governor promises to veto last-ditch Republican redistricting effort
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has promised to veto a redistricting proposal that the…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey Supreme Court rules against Ocean casino in COVID business interruption case
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Here’s a rare case of a casino losing. Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino Resort…
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OSU-Cascades professor receives $628,000 ODE award to boost K-12 students’ participation in computer science
An Oregon State University-Cascades professor has been assigned a $628,000 award from the Oregon Department of Education to expand universally…
Continue ReadingOfficer shoots suspect who stabbed 2 with knife outside Atlanta train station, authorities say
ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say a transit officer shot a man outside a downtown Atlanta commuter station after he stabbed two people and attacked…
Continue ReadingKentucky lawmakers resume debate over reopening road in the heart of the state Capitol complex
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers have resumed debating whether to reopen a road through the heart of…
Continue ReadingCarol Kane on working with Jason Schwartzman and her dream of being in a Martin Scorsese film
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Carol Kane really wanted to work with Jason Schwartzman, but the opportunity would require…
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State audit finds health care regulators need to improve fair, equal and consistent discipline of health care professionals
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Medical Board can do more to ensure it disciplines health care professionals fairly and…
Continue ReadingA Colorado pastor says God told him to launch a crypto venture. He’s now accused of pocketing $1.3 million from his followers
By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Denver pastor Eli Regalado had an exciting message for his congregation. After months of prayers and cues from…
Continue ReadingCease-fire efforts for Israel-Hamas war gain steam. But an agreement still appears elusive
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press Efforts to reach a new cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appear to be gaining steam. Egyptian and U.S. officials…
Continue ReadingWater-guzzling ‘hot drought’ in the West is unprecedented in at least 5 centuries, study suggests
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The West’s recent heat-driven megadroughts are unprecedented in at least 500 years, new research shows. “Hot…
Continue ReadingRussia accuses Ukraine of shooting down military plane, killing all 74 on board
By Andrew Carey, Radina Gigova, Katharina Krebs, Yulia Kesaieva, Anna Chernova, Olga Voitovych and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Russia accused Ukraine…
Continue ReadingMore than 70 are dead after an unregulated gold mine collapsed in Mali, an official says
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — An official in Mali says that more than 70 people have been killed after an unregulated gold…
Continue ReadingVatican tribunal rejects auditor’s wrongful termination lawsuit in case that exposed dirty laundry
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican tribunal has rejected a wrongful termination lawsuit brought by the Holy See’s former…
Continue ReadingGroundwater levels are rapidly declining around the world — with a few notable exceptions
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Many parts of the world are experiencing a rapid depletion in the subterranean reserves of water that billions of…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia opens its first liquor store in over 70 years as kingdom further liberalizes
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A liquor store has opened in Saudi Arabia for the first time in over 70 years, a diplomat…
Continue ReadingBiden extends State of the Union invitation to a Texas woman who sued to get an abortion and lost
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have extended an invitation to attend the State of…
Continue ReadingArgentina’s president faces 1-day general strike as foes seek to derail his austerity agenda
By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s President Javier Milei faced a one-day…
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