Trump defends push to restrict abortion rights after rebuke
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump, stinging from a rebuke by the nation’s leading…
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Water permits for Saudi Arabia-owned farm in Arizona revoked
PHOENIX (AP) — The state of Arizona has rescinded drilling permits for two water wells for a Saudi Arabia-owned alfalfa farm in the western portion…
Continue Reading DeSantis seeks federal aid for Fort Lauderdale flood victims
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Saturday that he will ask the Biden administration to declare Broward County a disaster…
Continue Reading Israelis protest legal changes before nation’s 75th birthday
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters have flocked to Tel Aviv and cities across Israel to vent their opposition to Prime…
Continue Reading Shannen Doherty files for divorce after 11-year marriage
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Shannen Doherty of hit shows “Charmed” and “Beverly Hills, 90210” has filed for divorce from her husband, Kurt…
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Texas man indicted for alleged threat to kill US Rep. Waters
A federal grand jury indicted a Houston man Friday for allegedly calling the office of California Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters several times…
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MSC Cruises docks in Brooklyn, bringing 10,000 jobs to New Yorkers
On Saturday, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Cruises sailed into its newest homeport: the Brooklyn Cruise…
Continue Reading ‘Park outside’: GM recalls 40,000 pickups to fix fire risk
NEW YORK (AP) — General Motors is recalling certain Chevrolet Silverado medium-duty trucks for model year 2019 or later, following the discovery of…
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Two four-year-old twins found unresponsive in backyard pool
Los Angeles firefighters responded to a home out of Northridge, California when two four-year-old twin boys were found unresponsive in a backyard…
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Minnesota police arrest armed man after standoff
The standoff took place in a Mall of America parking lot just outside circus tents run by the Royal Canadian…
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California beach closed due to sewage dump
250,000 gallons of sewage flowed into the Los Angeles River Thursday, prompting beaches in Long Beach to close, according the CBS News Los…
Continue Reading Akron temporarily bans use of nonlethal force on protesters
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in an Ohio city have agreed to temporarily bar the use of tear gas, pepper spray and other types of nonlethal force…
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Frequent shootings put US mass killings on a record pace
The U.S. is setting a record pace for mass killings in 2023, replaying the horror on a loop roughly once a week so far this…
Continue Reading Longtime Trump ally Laxalt joins PAC supporting DeSantis
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, a longtime Donald Trump ally, will help…
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Sculptures, artifacts returned to Peru in LA ceremony
The United States on Friday returned several Peruvian antiquities, including the intricate knotwork artifacts known as khipus, in a ceremony at the…
Continue Reading After Russia bombs own city, explosive found at same site
By The Associated Press Seventeen apartment buildings were evacuated Saturday in a Russian city near the Ukrainian border after an explosive device…
Continue Reading Oklahoma county worried about fallout from racist recording
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press IDABEL, Okla. (AP) — So many residents of northern Texas cross the border into McCurtain County in far southeast…
Continue Reading Campaign for Greek election begins with dissolved parliament
By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The campaign for Greece’s May 21 national election has officially opened with the…
Continue Reading 5 charged in youth game brawl; man later died of heart event
ALBURGH, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police say five adults have been charged with misdemeanor assault for a brawl that erupted at a middle school…
Continue Reading Brazil’s school violence mirrors US. Its reaction doesn’t
By LAÍS MARTINS and COLLIN BINKLEY SAO PAULO Brazil is grappling with a wave of violence in its schools that resemble U.S.-style attacks. As the…
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