Uganda’s legislature passes harsh new anti-LGBTQ bill
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan lawmakers passed a bill prescribing jail terms of up to 10 years for offenses…
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Residents sue Louisiana parish to halt polluting plants
By DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer Residents of a Louisiana parish located in the heart of a cluster of polluting petrochemical factories filed a…
Continue Reading Chief recommends firing officers in paralyzed prisoner case
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press The police chief in New Haven, Connecticut has recommended that four officers be fired for mistreating a Black man…
Continue Reading Def Leppard drummer recovering from attack outside hotel
By The Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen says he is recovering from an attack earlier this month outside…
Continue Reading Putin hosts Xi in the Kremlin with imperial palace pageantry
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia and China are showcasing their “no limit friendship” during a pomp-laden Kremlin…
Continue Reading Swiss suspends bonus payouts to Credit Suisse staffers
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s government says it’s ordering Credit Suisse to temporarily suspend bonuses for…
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Yavapai County judge is arrested on suspicion of extreme DUI
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Yavapai County Superior Court officials were continuing to gather information Tuesday about Judge Celé Hancock’s arrest…
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Los Angeles schools shut down as staff begin 3-day strike
Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District walked off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they were joined…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rules for deaf student in education case
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday for a deaf student who sued his public school…
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Trump indictment would be unprecedented in US history
The decision whether to indict former President Donald Trump over hush-money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign lies…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to 30 years after police officer shot friend
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press WETUMPKA, Ala. (AP) — A judge reduced the prison sentence from 55 to 30 years for an Alabama man convicted of…
Continue Reading Snap! Venus fly trap fans ask South Carolina to honor plant
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Conservationists want South Carolina to make the Venus fly trap the state’s official…
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Apaches get new chance to argue mine will harm sacred sites
An Apache group battling a foreign mining firm that wants to build one of the largest copper mines in the United States on what tribal members say is…
Continue Reading Superbug fungus cases rose dramatically during pandemic
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. cases of a dangerous fungus tripled over just three years, and more than half of states have…
Continue Reading Get sett for delays: Badgers burrow under Dutch train tracks
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Badgers burrowing under rail tracks have halted trains in the northern and southern Netherlands, forcing lengthy…
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Yellen says bank situation stabilizing, different from 2008
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen projected calm on Tuesday after recent regional bank collapses but told a gathering of bankers that additional…
Continue Reading Norfolk Southern supports some new regs after Ohio disaster
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Norfolk Southern’s CEO is offering support for some parts of a bipartisan Senate bill to put…
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Pet Talk: Meet Teddy
Meet the Pet of the Week!🐶 Teddy is an adorable pup who is who is looking for a forever home🏠 Click below to learn more about…
Continue Reading Producer claims Fox coerced testimony in Dominion libel case
By RANDALL CHASE and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A Fox News producer has filed a lawsuit claiming the network…
Continue Reading Lawyers: Dispute over Van Gogh art in Detroit is settled
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Lawyers say a deal has been reached over control of an 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh. The deal…
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