Grand jury indicts 2 Bureau of Prisons employees in inmate’s death
PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted two federal Bureau of Prisons employees for allegedly failing to provide medical care for an…
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MLB, WNBA postpone games due to smoke from Canadian wildfires
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has postponed games in New York and Philadelphia on Wednesday night…
Continue Reading Bidens to host Juneteenth concert at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host a Juneteenth concert in a “celebration of community, culture and…
Continue Reading UN investigators compiling evidence on chemical weapons use by Islamic State extremists in Iraq
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. investigators are compiling evidence on the development and use of chemical weapons…
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Staying breezy with below average temps
Cooler than normal temperatures will continue through at least early next week where afternoon highs will top out in the mid and upper 90s.…
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DeSantis defends flying migrants to California as he meets with sheriffs near border
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday defended his state’s decision to fly…
Continue Reading Mexican president: Soldiers apparently executed five men, will face prosecution
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has described the slayings of five men caught on security camera…
Continue Reading Phoenix man convicted of killing 2 young women in early 1990s sentenced to death
PHOENIX (AP) — A man convicted of sexually attacking and fatally stabbing two young Phoenix women in separate killings in the early 1990s was…
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One dead, another injured due to falling wall in California
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) initially reported the victim was conscious, but died while crews attempted to free the worker, CBS News Los…
Continue Reading Newer heart transplant method could allow more patients a chance at lifesaving surgery
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most transplanted hearts are from donors who are brain dead, but new research shows a…
Continue Reading Richard Snyder, ‘warrior-king’ of publishing who presided over rise of Simon & Schuster, dead at 90
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Snyder, a visionary and imperious executive at Simon & Schuster who in bold-faced…
Continue Reading Utah district’s Bible ban spurs protest by parents, Republicans
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican lawmakers rallied with more than one hundred Bible-toting parents and children at…
Continue Reading Florida player Brandon Montour streaks home for birth of child between Stanley Cup Final games
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Montour took a baby break between the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final. With…
Continue Reading House GOP seeks tighter voting rules in DC, which Democrats warn is model for national restrictions
By AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives are making a pitch to overhaul how…
Continue Reading Judge weighs Missouri GOP dispute over estimated cost of allowing abortions
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge is weighing whether to break up a spat between two Republican…
Continue Reading GOP conservatives shutter House to protest McCarthy-Biden debt deal, setting up next budget brawl
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — In fallout from the debt ceiling deal, Speaker Kevin McCarthy is suddenly…
Continue Reading Lionel Messi picks MLS’s Inter Miami in a move that stuns soccer after exit from Paris Saint-Germain
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Lionel Messi has pulled off his latest stunning feat: He is headed to Major League Soccer and joining…
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New York City covered in orange haze amid Canadian wildfires
Experts say the air is especially harmful for more vulnerable populations, including older people and those with lung or heart…
Continue Reading Ex-Florida State football player acquitted in fatal shooting
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida jury agreed Wednesday that a former Florida State football player acted in self-defense when he…
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North Dakota Governor Burgum announces presidential run
He announced his run in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. The seven-year leader of the Peace Garden State said the U.S. needs “a change in the White House…
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