Environmentalists sue Puerto Rican government over location of renewable energy projects
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Activists and environmental groups including the Sierra Club are suing Puerto…
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Wendy McMahon and Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews take lead news executive roles at CBS
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CBS has appointed Wendy McMahon to a new top role supervising CBS News, its local stations and…
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Oregon Elections Division launches ‘CLEAR’ initiative, aims to boost compliance with campaign finance laws
The Oregon Elections Division announced the CLEAR initiative Monday, a new project that aims to increase compliance with Oregon’s campaign finance…
Continue ReadingNorthwestern sued again over troubled athletics program. This time it’s the baseball program
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — Three former members of Northwestern University’s baseball coaching staff…
Continue ReadingA 7-year-old boy and his relatives are among the dozens killed in the Maui wildfires. Here’s what we know about some of the 115 lives lost
By Amanda Jackson, Holly Yan, Christina Maxouris and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — The apocalyptic wildfires that raced across Maui have claimed…
Continue ReadingIvy League football coaches praise conference’s stability (and wish they weren’t so alone)
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — There’s one college football conference sitting out the reshuffling going on among its big-money…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why is a police raid on a newspaper in Kansas so unusual?
By DAVID BAUDER and JIM SALTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tensions between public officials and the press are hardly unusual. To a large…
Continue ReadingFrozen, hacked-up bodies of at least 13 people found at houses in Mexico’s Veracruz state
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Mexico’s Veracruz state say they found the frozen, hacked-up bodies of at least 13 people in ice chests and…
Continue ReadingDominican authorities investigate Rays’ Wander Franco for an alleged relationship with a minor
By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic are investigating Tampa Bay Rays All-Star…
Continue ReadingAmerican ambassador to Russia visits jailed reporter Gershkovich, says he’s in good health
MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy on Monday made her third visit to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been…
Continue ReadingIndiana teen who shot teacher and student at a middle school in 2018 is ordered to treatment center
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A judge has ordered a teenager who opened fire at a central Indiana middle school in 2018, wounding another student and a…
Continue ReadingIllinois National Guard member dies of heat injuries at Camp Shelby in Mississippi
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — An Illinois National Guard member has died after suffering heat injuries during outdoor fitness activities at a military…
Continue ReadingOne dead in a Russian military jet trainer crash in a region near Crimea
By The Associated Press Russia’s defense ministry says that one person was killed when a Russian military jet trainer crashed while attempting…
Continue Reading5-year-old buried in Rio after being killed during protest against police violence
By DIARLEI RODRIGUES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A 5-year-old girl has been buried in Rio de Janeiro, two days after she was fatally…
Continue ReadingWildfires in Maui are among the deadliest in US history. These are the other fires atop the list
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have killed at least 96 people,…
Continue ReadingUBS to pay $1.44 billion to settle 2007 financial crisis-era mortgage fraud case, last of such cases
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — UBS will pay U.S. authorities $1.44 billion to settle the last lingering legal case over Wall…
Continue ReadingMichael Oher, former NFL tackle known for ‘The Blind Side,’ sues to end Tuohys’ conservatorship
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Michael Oher, the former NFL tackle known for being the inspiration for the…
Continue Reading‘No Labels’ movement says it could offer independent presidential ticket in 2024
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A national political movement that could offer an independent presidential ticket in…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans City Hall announces death of Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s husband, attorney Jason Cantrell
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The city of New Orleans says the husband of Mayor LaToya Cantrell has died. Jason Cantrell’s death was announced Monday…
Continue ReadingThousands in Bosnia protest against violence after man livestreamed killing of ex-wife on Instagram
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Thousands of Bosnians took to the streets to demand authorities act to curb violence against women after a man…
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