Adoptive parents sentenced in starving death of Washington teen
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The adoptive parents convicted in the starving death of a 15-year-old boy in Washington state have been sentenced to…
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New York pledges $1B on chip research and development in Albany in bid for jobs, federal grants
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Democrats say the state will spend $1 billion to expand research…
Continue ReadingLawyers for New Hampshire casino owner fight fraud allegations at hearing
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former New Hampshire state senator is fighting allegations that he fraudulently obtained a…
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Oregon artist Kristy Kún to install large-scale fiber art in Sisters Library; public invited to reception
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon artist Kristy Kún brings her dynamic textile art to the Sisters Library on Saturday as part of the Deschutes Public…
Continue ReadingNo victims found in huge debris pile after corner of Bronx apartment building collapses
By JOSEPH B. FREDERICK, JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters said they didn’t find anybody…
Continue ReadingAfter losing Houston mayor’s race, US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee to seek reelection to Congress
HOUSTON (AP) — Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee has announced she’ll seek reelection to Congress in 2024. The Democrat announced Monday…
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Gov. Kotek, task force list 10 recommendations to ban public drug use, revive downtown Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Tina Kotek and Co-Chair Dan McMillan, president and CEO of The Standard, released a set of 10 priority…
Continue ReadingThe US is restricting visas for nearly 300 Guatemalan lawmakers, others for ‘undermining democracy’
By GISELA SALOMON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The Biden administration says it will impose visa restrictions on nearly 300 Guatemalan lawmakers,…
Continue ReadingGovernor wants New Mexico legislators to debate new approach to regulating assault-style weapons
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico could become an early political testing ground for a proposal to make assault-style…
Continue ReadingFormer Fox host Tucker Carlson is launching his own streaming network with interviews and commentary
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ousted Fox News host Tucker Carlson is starting his own streaming service, promising to “tell the…
Continue ReadingTwo Nashville churches, wrecked by tornadoes years apart, lean on each other in storms’ wake
By JONATHAN MATTISE, HOLLY MEYER and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After a March 2020 tornado destroyed the Rev. Jacques…
Continue ReadingHere’s what we know about a Texas woman’s battle for an abortion
CNN By Zoe Sottile, Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — In one of the most high-profile abortion cases since the fall of Roe V. Wade,…
Continue ReadingAfter 20 years in prison, a wrongfully convicted man is freed. Here’s what he plans to do next
By Cheri Mossburg, Brad Parks, Rachel Webb and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Marvin Haynes has spent most of his life behind bars for a crime he…
Continue ReadingRamaswamy was the target of death threats in New Hampshire that led to FBI arrest, campaign says
By KATHY McCORMACK and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say they charged a New Hampshire man with threatening…
Continue ReadingUN cuts global aid appeal to $46 billion to help 180 million in 2024 as it faces funding crisis
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is targeting fewer people and seeks less money in its 2024 global…
Continue Reading5 countries in East and southern Africa have anthrax outbreaks, WHO says, with 20 deaths reported
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The World Health Organization says five countries in East and southern Africa are in the middle of outbreaks of the…
Continue ReadingThird Mississippi man is buried in a pauper’s grave without family’s knowledge
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A third family says they recently discovered a relative was buried in…
Continue ReadingMan sues NYC after he spent 27 years in prison, then was cleared in subway token clerk killing
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man who was recently cleared in the gruesome, fiery 1995 killing of a subway token booth clerk…
Continue ReadingLeaders of Guyana and Venezuela to meet this week as region worries over their territorial dispute
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The leaders of Guyana and Venezuela have expressed their intentions to cooperate…
Continue ReadingAn asteroid will temporarily eclipse one of the brightest stars in the sky tonight
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — An asteroid in our solar system will temporarily block the light of Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in…
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