Alabama lawmaker arrested on voter fraud charge
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama legislator was arrested Tuesday on felony voter fraud charges accusing him of voting in a district where he did…
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Anti-abortion activists, including one who kept fetuses, convicted of illegally blocking DC clinic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five anti-abortion activists, including a woman who was discovered to have five fetuses in her home, have been convicted of…
Continue ReadingUN chief warns that rise in global distrust and improvements in nukes are `recipe for annihilation’
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief is warning that an alarming rise in global distrust and division coupled…
Continue ReadingProfessional Women’s Hockey League unveils its Original 6: 3 teams based in the US and 3 in Canada
By JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writers The new Professional Women’s Hockey League has unveiled its Original Six franchises. All six…
Continue ReadingA judge told Kansas authorities to destroy electronic copies of newspaper’s files taken during raid
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press A judge ordered Kansas authorities to destroy all the electronic copies they made of a small newspaper’s files when…
Continue ReadingTrades dominate the day as NFL teams trim rosters to 53 players
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer A slew of trades highlighted roster cutdown day in the NFL. Kicker Wil Lutz is reuniting with coach Sean Payton…
Continue Reading‘Like Snoop Dogg’s living room’: Smell of pot wafts over notorious U.S. Open court
By JAMES MARTINEZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s become a stink at the U.S. Open: a pungent marijuana smell that wafted over an outer…
Continue ReadingJury convicts central Indiana man of 3 counts of murder in 2021 apartment slayings
LEBANON, Ind. (AP) — A jury has convicted a central Indiana man of three counts of murder in the 2021 execution-style slayings of three people that…
Continue ReadingMigrant woman dies after a ‘medical emergency’ in Border Patrol custody in South Texas, agency says
HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Patrol says a migrant woman died in South Texas after spending just under a day in federal custody.…
Continue ReadingTribal ranger draws weapon on climate activists blocking road to Burning Man; conduct under review
Associated Press NIXON, Nev. (AP) — A tribal ranger’s conduct is under review after he pointed a weapon Sunday at environmental activists and…
Continue ReadingTeachers go on strike in southwest Washington state over class sizes
CAMAS, Wash. (AP) — Teachers in a small school district in southwestern Washington state are on strike over class sizes and other issues,…
Continue ReadingThey lost everything in Hurricane Ian and are bracing for Idalia. Here’s what they want you to know
CNN By Christina Zdanowicz and Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — Less than a year after Hurricane Ian smashed into the Gulf Coast of Florida, the…
Continue ReadingThey lost everything in Hurricane Ian and are bracing for Idalia. Here’s what they want you to know
By Christina Zdanowicz and Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — Less than a year after Hurricane Ian smashed into the Gulf Coast of Florida, the residents…
Continue ReadingPolice raid suspected gay wedding in Nigeria and arrest more than 200 people
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Nigerian police arrested more than 200 people at a wedding on Monday, in one of the biggest mass…
Continue ReadingUS says a smuggler with terrorist ties helped get migrants from Uzbekistan into the country
By REBECCA SANTANA and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it has detected and stopped a network…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia University recommends keeping some language classes, moving forward with axing majors
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University plans to eliminate its world languages department but is…
Continue ReadingBrother and sister killed in shooting in front of a Puerto Rican courthouse
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Two siblings have been fatally shot in front of a courthouse in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. Police said in a…
Continue ReadingManhattan building superintendent accused of killing wife, two young children in murder-suicide
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime superintendent at a New York City building fatally stabbed his wife and two young…
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DEQ extends Central, Southern Oregon air quality advisory for another day or two
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued another air quality advisory Tuesday for Central and Southern Oregon due to smoke from the…
Continue ReadingWhat makes Idalia so potent? It’s feeding on intensely warm water that acts like rocket fuel
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Feeding on some of the hottest water on the planet, Hurricane Idalia is rapidly strengthening as it bears down…
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