California lawmakers vote to fast-track low-income housing on churches’ lands
By TRÂN NGUYỄN and SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have voted to fast-track…
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Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial defense includes claims of a Republican plot to remove him
By JAKE BLEIBERG and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has long denied corruption accusations…
Continue ReadingMark Levin, Jen Psaki get more screen time on MSNBC, Fox News
NEW YORK (AP) — Two cable news personalities with little in common — Mark Levin and Jen Psaki — both learned on Thursday that they will be…
Continue ReadingDeSantis pushes back on man who blamed him for Jacksonville shooting deaths: ‘That is nonsense’
CNN, WFOX, WJAX By Jessica Dean and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis aggressively pushed back Thursday against a…
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Forest Service funds fight against invasive species on Ochoco National Forest, Crooked River Grassland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The US Forest Service has awarded over $900,000 to fight invasive species in Oregon and Washington. The funding, which…
Continue ReadingEpiscopal Church restricts Michigan bishop from ministry during misconduct investigation
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press An Episcopal bishop in Michigan has been placed on an immediate restriction from ministry as part of a misconduct…
Continue ReadingVirginia lawsuit stemming from police pepper-spraying an Army officer will be settled
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia town is settling a lawsuit that sprang from a Black and Latino Army lieutenant being pepper sprayed during a…
Continue ReadingJets’ Aaron Rodgers shows support for unvaccinated tennis star Novak Djokovic
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers crossed an item off his sports bucket list and then made a…
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Deschutes County 2040 draft Comprehensive Plan is out for community review, feedback
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The draft Deschutes County 2040 Comprehensive Plan is now available for community review and feedback, the county announced…
Continue ReadingTexas heat brings the state’s power grid closest it has been to outages since 2021 winter storm
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The sweltering heat wave in Texas has the power grid manager again asking residents to cut…
Continue ReadingHuman skull found in Goodwill donation box in Arizona; police say no apparent link to any crime
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — It’s probably not the strangest item ever donated to a Goodwill store. But employees of the thrift store in the Phoenix…
Continue ReadingThe first experiment to produce oxygen on another planet has come to an end
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The first experiment to produce oxygen on another planet has come to an end on Mars after exceeding NASA’s…
Continue ReadingCompany pulls spicy One Chip Challenge from store shelves as Massachusetts investigates teen’s death
By MICHAEL CASEY and STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The maker of an extremely spicy tortilla chip sold as the One Chip…
Continue ReadingHis swimming raised money for friends with cancer. Then the doctor called.
By Lane Casadonte Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, Virginia (WTVR) — Growing up in Southern California,…
Continue ReadingMan struck by tree while cleaning hurricane debris is third Florida death from Hurricane Idalia
CROSS CITY, Fla. (AP) — Officials say an elderly man who was cleaning debris from Hurricane Idalia in north Florida when a tree fell on him has…
Continue ReadingNew federal rule may help boost competition for railroad shipments at companies with few options
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Companies with plants and factories that are only served by one railroad may soon be able to get…
Continue ReadingFormer FTX crypto executive pleads guilty to making millions in illegal campaign contributions
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former top executive at the failed FTX cryptocurrency exchange pleaded guilty Thursday to…
Continue Reading21 people indicted and 90 dogs seized in Indiana dogfighting and drug trafficking investigation, US attorney says
By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — A federal grand jury has indicted 21 people in connection to dogfighting and drug trafficking, Indiana authorities…
Continue ReadingLouisiana grand jury charges 91-year-old disgraced priest with sexual assault of teenage boy in 1975
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana grand jury has charged a now-91-year-old disgraced priest with sexually assaulting a…
Continue ReadingCharges dropped, Riquna Williams wants to rejoin Las Vegas Aces after domestic violence arrest
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Criminal domestic violence charges have been dropped against Las Vegas Aces player Riquna Williams,…
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