Abortion rights advocates push for 2024 ballot initiative in Arizona
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Abortion rights advocates plan to ask Arizona voters to create a constitutional right to…
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ESPN is jumping into sports gambling in a $2 billion deal
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Casino owner PENN Entertainment has dropped Barstool, the sports website, agreeing to a $2 billion…
Continue ReadingAstronauts get first look at the spacecraft that will fly them around the moon
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The four astronauts assigned to fly around the moon next year have gotten their…
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Full statement by Oregon secretary of state on M. 113 decision, reaction by Senate GOP Leader Tim Knopp of Bend
Oregon’s secretary of state announced Tuesday that Republican lawmakers who stayed away from the Capitol for several days during the recent…
Continue ReadingTrump vows to keep campaigning on his criminal cases despite prosecutors seeking order to stop
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press WINDHAM, N.H. (AP) — Donald Trump is blasting special counsel Jack Smith and vowing to…
Continue ReadingAir Force veteran Tony Grady joins Nevada’s crowded Senate GOP field, which includes former ally
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — Retired Air Force Lt. Col. and former Lt. Gov. candidate Tony Grady announced…
Continue ReadingA 6-year-old said ‘I did it’ after shooting his teacher at Virginia school, warrants say
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Recently unsealed search warrants describe the moments after a 6-year-old shot his teacher…
Continue ReadingAlabama brawl turns spotlight on Montgomery’s racial history
By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — Viral video of a chaotic brawl along Montgomery, Alabama’s riverfront has renewed…
Continue ReadingFederal report sheds new light on Alaska helicopter crash that killed 3 scientists, pilot
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A helicopter that crashed on Alaska’s North Slope in July, killing three state…
Continue ReadingElectric bus maker Proterra files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
BURLINGAME, Calif. (AP) — Electric bus, van and truck maker Proterra says it is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from a federal court in…
Continue ReadingGerman man whose wife accused him of holding her captive for years to be released
PARIS (AP) — The lead prosecutor in the French city of Sarreguemines says a 55-year-old German man who was arrested after his wife accused him of…
Continue ReadingUC Davis stabbings suspect deemed not competent to stand trial, will be transferred to state hospital
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The former University of California Davis student accused in a series of stabbings earlier this year is set to…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts governor declares state of emergency amid influx of migrants seeking shelter
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency Tuesday, citing an influx of migrants…
Continue ReadingTrump plans Iowa State Fair stop, though he won’t attend candidate chat with GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit the Iowa State Fair Saturday, the…
Continue ReadingNew York doctor is charged with drugging and assaulting patients
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A Queens doctor has been charged with drugging, raping and filming the sexual assaults of a string of women,…
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Oregon Capitol construction quietly edges $90 million over budget
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers this year quietly approved a $90 million cost overrun for a Capitol renovation project, ratcheting up spending…
Continue ReadingLocal businesses in northern Nigeria feel the sting of regional sanctions against neighboring Niger
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A decision by a bloc of West African nations to shut down their borders with Niger as a way…
Continue ReadingLast defendant sentenced to 37 years in mass shooting at St. Paul bar that left one dead, 14 injured
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A St. Paul man has been sentenced to nearly 37 years for his role in a mass shooting at a bar that left one person dead and…
Continue ReadingBill Clinton’s presidential center expanding, will add Hillary Clinton’s personal archives
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Bill Clinton’s presidential center is planning a major expansion that will include a…
Continue ReadingWhen and how to watch the Perseid meteor shower
By Amaya McDonald, CNN (CNN) — One of nature’s most stunning light displays is right around the corner. The Perseid meteor shower will reach…
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