Ex-police union boss gets 2 years in prison for $600,000 theft
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former president of one of the nation’s largest police unions has been sentenced to…
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Italy approves extradition of priest charged with murder and torture during Argentina dictatorship
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s justice minister has approved extraditing an Italian priest sought by Argentina on…
Continue ReadingUS Rep. Manning, of North Carolina, is injured in a car accident and released from hospital
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina congresswoman has been released from a hospital after a car accident. The office of Democratic U.S. Rep.…
Continue ReadingTestimony from Hunter Biden associate provides new insight into their business dealings
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Focusing on the Bidens rather than Donald Trump’s federal court…
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Deschutes River Trail closure during concerts causes frustration for some locals
Hayden Homes Amphitheater is a frequent place for locals and visitors to go enjoy concerts during the summer season. But those who want to enjoy the…
Continue Reading87-year-old fends off home intruder, offers snacks to distract him
By Eli Masket, CNN (CNN) — An 87-year-old woman says she offered a young man who entered her Brunswick, Maine, home while she was sleeping a…
Continue ReadingWhy are actors making movies during the strike? What to know about SAG-AFTRA’s ‘interim agreements’
By LINDSEY BAHR and ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writers The actors and writers strikes have resulted in most Hollywood film and television…
Continue ReadingTaj Mahal Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Taj Mahal, India’s most popular tourist attraction. The monument is located on the…
Continue ReadingPervez Musharraf Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Pervez Musharraf, former president of Pakistan. Personal Birth date: August 11,…
Continue ReadingMissouri budgets $50M for railroad crossings in response to fatal 2022 Amtrak derailment
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri plans to spend $50 million on railroad crossing improvements in response…
Continue ReadingA dancer is fatally stabbed after a confrontation in New York, prompting a tribute from Beyoncé
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The fatal stabbing of a gay man after a confrontation between a group of friends who were…
Continue Reading2 US Navy sailors charged with providing sensitive military information to China
By JULIE WATSON and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. officials say two Navy sailors have been arrested on charges related to…
Continue ReadingHome on Long Island Sound in Greenwich, Connecticut sells for almost $139 million
GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — Copper Beech Farm, with 50 acres (20 hectares) of waterfront property in the tony New York suburb of Greenwich, has sold…
Continue ReadingTunisian minister concedes ‘small groups’ of migrants were pushed back into desert no man’s land
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s interior minister has conceded that small groups of sub-Saharan migrants…
Continue ReadingScores injured after protesters against Eritrea’s government attack cultural festival in Sweden
David Keyton STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish media are reporting that an Eritrea-themed cultural festival in a Stockholm suburb took a violent turn when…
Continue ReadingBabies should get recently approved drug for RSV, CDC says
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Infants should get a recently approved drug to protect them against a respiratory virus that sends tens of…
Continue ReadingTwo years after Tokyo, Simone Biles is coming back from ‘the twisties.’ Not every gymnast does
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer Simone Biles’ return to competitive gymnastics has renewed the conversation around “the twisties” that…
Continue ReadingNew York City train derailment leaves several passengers with minor injuries
NEW YORK (AP) — Officials say several passengers suffered minor injuries when a commuter train derailed in New York City. A Metropolitan…
Continue ReadingLindsey Horan calls former teammate Carly Lloyd’s criticism ‘noise’ at the Women’s World Cup
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — United States co-captain Lindsey Horan brushed aside criticism leveled at the…
Continue ReadingZimbabwe’s opposition party claims that a supporter was stoned to death by ruling party’s activists
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s main opposition party says that one of its supporters was stoned to death by…
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