The trial of a Honolulu businessman is providing a possible glimpse of Hawaii’s underworld
BY JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A trial underway in U.S. court is providing a possible glimpse into Hawaii’s…
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New Mexico governor proposes $500M to treat fracking wastewater
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A proposal by New Mexico’s governor to underwrite the treatment and recycling of oil-industry wastewater is being denounced…
Continue ReadingAfter stalling in 2023, a bill to define antisemitism in state law is advancing in Georgia
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A bill to define antisemitism in Georgia law stalled in 2023 over how it should be worded. But a…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania GOP endorses York County prosecutor in a three-way contest for state attorney general
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Republican Party is endorsing York County’s district attorney for state…
Continue ReadingKyiv rejects calls to cede land to Russia by Slovakia’s populist leader ahead of high-level meeting
By Andrew Carey, Ivana Kottasová, Jessie Gretener and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has rejected suggestions by Slovakia’s new Prime…
Continue ReadingTrial ordered for 5th suspect in shooting outside high school that killed 14-year-old, hurt others
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A fifth suspect has been ordered to stand trial in an ambush shooting that killed a 14-year-old and wounded several other…
Continue ReadingIran to execute protester with mental health condition on Tuesday, says lawyer
By AnneClaire Stapleton and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — An Iranian protester with a mental health condition will be executed on Tuesday over…
Continue ReadingHusband arrested in Costa Rica in connection with wife’s death after more than 30 years on the run, police say
By Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — A man wanted in connection with the 1991 killing of his wife was extradited earlier this month from Costa Rica,…
Continue ReadingFloridians wait to see which version of Ron DeSantis returns from the presidential campaign trail
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis first took office in 2019, he surprised many with…
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Burglars break into Redmond’s Hola Restaurant, steal cash and tequila; police have DNA evidence, seek tips from public
Redmond Police asked the public for tips Monday to help them solve a weekend burglary at Hola Restaurant in which someone broke in and stole cash and…
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Police report sheds light on Redmond man’s death from cold exposure after crash, fall on rocks above Dry Canyon
Newly released details from a police report shed more light on the cold-exposure death of a 38-year-old Redmond man who crashed his SUV into rocks at…
Continue ReadingTribes, environmental groups ask US court to block $10B energy transmission project in Arizona
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and KEN RITTER Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge is being asked to issue a stop-work order on a $10…
Continue ReadingFamilies sue Kentucky gun shop that sold AR-15 used in 2023 bank shooting that killed 5
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky gun shop that sold the AR-15 used to kill five people at a Louisville bank is…
Continue ReadingSuspect in killing of 8 people in suburban Chicago has fatally shot himself in Texas, police say
By KATHLEEN FOODY and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago…
Continue ReadingMedical facilities battered amid Israeli assault in Khan Younis, say Palestinian officials in Gaza, as death toll rises
By Celine Alkhaldi and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Medical facilities in Khan Younis in southern Gaza have been battered amid an Israeli…
Continue ReadingGigi Riva, all-time leading scorer for Italy men’s national team, dies at 79
CAGLIARI, Sardinia (AP) — Gigi Riva, the all-time leading goalscorer for Italy men’s national team who was known as the “Rombo di Tuono”…
Continue ReadingCriminals are extorting money from taxi drivers in Mexico’s Cancun, as they have done in Acapulco
Criminal gangs are trying to extort ‘protection’ payments from taxi drivers in Mexico’s Caribbean coast resort of Cancun. It is a problem…
Continue ReadingChristine Sinclair re-signed by the Thorns for another season
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Christine Sinclair, the world’s top international goal scorer among both women and…
Continue ReadingCaitlin Clark’s collision with a fan raises court-storming concerns. Will conferences respond?
By ERIC OLSON and PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writers The visual of one of the nation’s most popular athletes knocked to the floor after a fan who was…
Continue ReadingGeorgia lawmakers advance bill to revive disciplinary commission for state prosecutors
By SUDHIN THANAWALA and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans in the Georgia House of Representatives have advanced a bill that…
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