New York governor signs law establishing reparations and racial justice commission
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Tuesday that establishes a commission to study racial justice and…
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Philly’s progressive prosecutor, facing impeachment trial, has authority on transit crimes diverted
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A new law taking aim at Philadelphia’s progressive prosecutor…
Continue ReadingPoliticians, workers seek accountability after sudden closure of St. Louis nursing home
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis political leaders and people connected to a shuttered nursing home are calling for…
Continue ReadingGermany protests to Iran after a court ruling implicates Tehran in a plot to attack a synagogue
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has protested to Iran after a court ruling implicated the Islamic republic in a plan to attack a synagogue last year. The…
Continue ReadingMinnesota panel chooses new state flag featuring North Star to replace old flag seen as racist
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s new state flag should feature an eight-pointed North Star against a dark…
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NW Redmond residents escape early-AM fire in home’s crawlspace that caused $85,000 damage
Three residents of a northwest Redmond home and their dogs escaped a fire early Tuesday morning when a family member smelled smoke, a fire official…
Continue ReadingRegulators approve deal to pay for Georgia Power’s new nuclear reactors
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Regulators have unanimously approved an additional 6% rate increase to pay for remaining costs at…
Continue ReadingGroups sue over new Texas law that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The White House and Mexico’s president on Tuesday came out strongly against a new…
Continue ReadingA woman who had a miscarriage is now charged with abusing a corpse as stricter abortion laws play out nationwide
CNN By Maria Sole Campinoti, Holly Yan and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — An Ohio woman who had sought treatment at a hospital before suffering a…
Continue ReadingNevada high court upholds sex abuse charges against ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court has denied Nathan Chasing Horse’s request to toss a sprawling…
Continue ReadingA woman who had a miscarriage is now charged with abusing a corpse as stricter abortion laws play out nationwide
By Maria Sole Campinoti, Holly Yan and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — An Ohio woman who had sought treatment at a hospital before suffering a…
Continue ReadingItalian fashion influencer apologizes for charity miscommunication, is fined 1 million euros
MILAN (AP) — An Italian fashion blogger-turned-businesswoman has apologized after being fined 1 million euros by Italy’s anti-trust authority for…
Continue ReadingEx-Proud Boys leader is sentenced to over 3 years in prison for Capitol riot plot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to more than…
Continue ReadingThousands rally across Slovakia to protest the government’s plan to amend the penal code
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands have returned after a week to the streets in a dozen of major cities across Slovakia to keep protesting a…
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Warm Springs man struck, killed by pickup on Highway 97 in Redmond
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Warm Springs man was struck and killed by a pickup truck on Highway 97 in Redmond early Tuesday morning, Oregon State…
Continue ReadingNew York City faulted for delays in getting emergency food aid to struggling families
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Advocacy groups say thousands of struggling families in New York City are waiting unacceptably long times to receive…
Continue ReadingFormer Haitian senator sentenced to life in prison in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president
By GISELA SALOMON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge in Miami has sentenced a former Haitian senator to life in prison for conspiring to…
Continue ReadingResults in Iraqi provincial elections show low turnout and benefit established parties
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s first provincial elections in a decade saw a relatively low turnout and largely…
Continue ReadingImmigration fuels uptick in US population growth
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The number of immigrants to the U.S. jumped to the highest level in two decades this year,…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from lawsuits accusing JBS, others of contributing to Amazon deforestation
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE, Associated Press and RUBENS VALENTE, Agencia Publica JACI-PARANA, Brazil (AP) — Authorities in a western Brazil state are…
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