Theodore Roosevelt presidential library taking shape in North Dakota Badlands
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Construction began in June on the Theodore Roosevelt presidential library planned for the…
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The nation’s largest railroad union wants federal regulators to do more to ensure…
Continue ReadingNicaraguan government bans Jesuit order and says all its property will be confiscated
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s government has declared the Jesuit religious order illegal, and ordered the confiscation of all its property.…
Continue ReadingRussian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin challenged the Kremlin in a brief mutiny
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press Yevgeny Prigozhin made his name as the profane and brutal mercenary boss who in June mounted an armed rebellion that…
Continue ReadingWagner mercenary leader, Russian mutineer, ‘Putin’s chef’: The many sides of Yevgeny Prigozhin
By The Associated Press His name was on the manifest of a passenger plane that crashed in Russia. Just two months ago, Yevgeny Prigozhin was leading…
Continue ReadingMom gets life for stabbing newborn and throwing the baby in a river in 1992. DNA cracked the case
YORK, S.C. (AP) — A 50-year-old woman has been sentenced to life in prison for killing her newborn daughter, whose stabbed body was found in a…
Continue ReadingAmbulance dispatcher dies after being shot in parking lot over weekend; estranged husband charged
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas dispatcher who was shot in the parking lot of a Little Rock-area ambulance service over the weekend has died.…
Continue ReadingExtremists abduct more than 40 women in latest attack in northeast Nigeria
By HARUNA UMAR Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Locals have reported the abduction of 42 women during an attack by Islamic extremist…
Continue ReadingUS nurse kidnapped in Haiti speaks via video for first time since her release
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.S. nurse who was kidnapped in Haiti last month with her young daughter spoke via video this week for the first…
Continue ReadingWoman pleads guilty to fatally shoving Broadway singing coach, age 87, avoiding a long prison stay
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who killed an 87-year-old Broadway singing coach by shoving her onto a Manhattan sidewalk has avoided a lengthy prison…
Continue ReadingArizona court to review ruling that abortion doctors can’t be charged under pre-statehood law
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to review a lower court’s conclusion that abortion doctors can’t be prosecuted under a…
Continue ReadingSupporters of silenced Montana transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr won’t face trespassing charges
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana prosecutors are declining to pursue misdemeanor trespassing charges against seven…
Continue ReadingDeadly heat wave in the central US strains infrastructure, transportation and the Texas power grid
By ACACIA CORONADO and JUAN LOZANO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Temperatures are soaring in the central U.S., leading to deaths and…
Continue ReadingBasketball World Cup 2023: How to watch, who’s playing, who’s favored and more
By The Associated Press The U.S.-Canada rivalry in men’s basketball has been one-sided. The teams have played 22 times in senior men’s official…
Continue ReadingOhio attorney general rejects language for amendment aimed at reforming troubled political mapmaking
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has rejected petition language for a…
Continue ReadingDriver of minivan facing charge in Ohio school bus crash that killed 1 student, hurt 23
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — The driver of a minivan involved in a crash with an Ohio school bus that left one student dead and more than a score of…
Continue ReadingArgentina arrests dozens in looting attempts amid fear of growing violence ahead of October election
By VICTOR R. CAIVANO and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press LOMA HERMOSA; Argentina (AP) — Argentine authorities have reported a large number of…
Continue ReadingJeffrey Epstein’s New Mexico ranch is sold for an undisclosed price to a newly registered company
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Known as the Zorro Ranch, a high-desert property once owned by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has been sold after two…
Continue ReadingCalifornia shop owner killed over Pride flag was adamant she would never take it down, friend says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California woman killed for apparently refusing to remove an LGBTQ+ rainbow Pride flag from outside her store was adamant…
Continue ReadingTropical storm hits Caribbean, wildfires rage in Greece. What to know about extreme weather now
By The Associated Press Tropical Storm Franklin made landfall Wednesday on the island of Hispaniola shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti,…
Continue ReadingGiants tight end Tommy Sweeney collapses from ‘medical event,’ in stable condition
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants say tight end Tommy Sweeney is stable and alert after collapsing during practice and being carted…
Continue ReadingUffizi chief presses for harsh penalties for defacing of Vasari Corridor columns; police ID suspects
MILAN (AP) — The director of Florence’s Uffizi Galleries is calling for stiff penalties against vandals who spray-painted graffiti on the…
Continue ReadingMercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is presumed dead in a plane crash outside Moscow
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a brief armed rebellion against the Russian…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea says its 2nd attempt to launch a spy satellite has failed, vows 3rd try
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says its second attempt to launch a spy satellite failed again but vowed to…
Continue ReadingNew York golfer charged with animal cruelty after goose killed with golf club
By JULIE WALKER and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Officials in New York say a golfer beat a goose to death with a golf club in…
Continue ReadingDeep-sea ‘hot tubs’ help octopus moms hatch their eggs faster
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most octopuses lead solitary lives. So scientists were startled to find thousands of…
Continue ReadingHeavy rain helps douse wildfires in Canada’s British Columbia
KELOWNA, British Columbia (AP) — Firefighters in a scenic region of British Columbia say heavy rain overnight has helped douse wildfires that…
Continue ReadingOklahoma authorities name the BTK killer as the ‘prime suspect’ in at least two unsolved cases
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press The BTK serial killer has been named the “prime suspect” in two unsolved killings…
Continue ReadingThe first 2024 Republican presidential debate is in the books. Here’s what happened
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Follow along for live updates on the first 2024 Republican presidential debate. The field’s early front-runner, Donald…
Continue ReadingJudge clears the way for a civil case to proceed against Alec Baldwin and ‘Rust’ producers
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge has rejected a request by Alec Baldwin’s attorneys to…
Continue ReadingLebanese army helicopter crashes near Beirut killing 2 crew members and injuring 1
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese army says an army helicopter crashed during a training mission in a forest east of Beirut, killing two crew members and…
Continue ReadingBelarus outlaws prominent rights group Viasna, declaring it extremist
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities have declared the country’s oldest and most prominent human…
Continue ReadingPolice officer who shot driver sitting in car is being suspended, will be fired, commissioner says
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s police commissioner says a police officer who shot and killed a driver sitting in his car last week is being…
Continue ReadingSenator Rubio urges Biden administration to reject a former warlord’s extradition to Colombia
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press Writer MIAMI (AP) — Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is calling on the Biden administration to reject…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey to require free period products in schools for grades 6 through 12
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey will require school districts to offer free menstrual products for grades six through 12 under a new law Gov. Phil…
Continue ReadingColorado man accused of killing 10 at supermarket in 2021 is competent for trial, prosecutors say
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man charged with killing 10 people at a Boulder supermarket in 2021 is mentally…
Continue ReadingGunfire in Pittsburgh neighborhood prompts standoff and evacuations; 1 person later pronounced dead
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man facing eviction opened fire at officers from inside a Pittsburgh home Wednesday, shooting down police drones and prompting…
Continue ReadingFounders of crypto mixer arrested, sanctioned after US cracks down on Tornado Cash
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. government officials on Wednesday started cracking down on co-founders of the virtual…
Continue ReadingMexican border city struggles to find space for migrants even with a new shelter
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — At a massive encampment near an international bridge along the U.S.-Mexico border,…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Democrats want to ban sham lawsuits as GOP senator continues fight against local news site
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats are trying to prohibit the use of expensive, sham…
Continue ReadingSaint-Gobain to close New Hampshire plant blamed for PFAS water contamination
MERRIMACK, N.H. (AP) — A French company that has been blamed for contaminating drinking water in some New Hampshire communities with a group of…
Continue ReadingBetty Tyson dies at 75, spent 25 years in New York prison before murder conviction was overturned
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press A Rochester, New York, woman who spent 25 years in prison for murder before being exonerated will be laid to…
Continue ReadingUS approves new $500M arms sale to Taiwan as tension from China intensifies
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has approved a new $500 million arms sale to Taiwan as it ramps up…
Continue ReadingCompromise on long-delayed state budget could be finalized this week, top Virginia lawmakers say
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A compromise deal on a state budget is likely to be reached in the next few days.…
Continue ReadingDisney World workers criticize DeSantis appointees’ decision to eliminate free passes
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Employees of Walt Disney World’s governing district on Wednesday confronted new board members appointed by Gov.…
Continue ReadingNFL cornerback Caleb Farley leans on faith after dad’s death in explosion at North Carolina home
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley says he took the first flight home after learning of an explosion that destroyed…
Continue ReadingCyprus dismantles human smuggling ring bringing Syrian migrants from Syria, Lebanon and Turkey
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus says it has dismantled a criminal human smuggling ring responsible for…
Continue ReadingSt. Louis proposal would ban ‘military-grade’ weapons, prohibit guns for ‘insurrectionists’
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — As the St. Louis mayor pushes legislation that would prohibit “military-grade weapons” on city…
Continue ReadingAs Ralph Yarl begins his senior year of high school, the man who shot him faces a court hearing
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Four months after Ralph Yarl was shot in the head when he went to the wrong house, the Black teenager has started his…
Continue ReadingA magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes deep underground in northern Argentina; no damage reported
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck deep underground in northern Argentina. There have been no immediate reports…
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