9 arrested in federal investigation into drug trafficking at New Mexico prison
MILAN, N.M. (AP) — Authorities have arrested eight people in connection with a suspected drug trafficking operation at a federal prison in the…
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A Palestinian-Israeli collective made one of 2024’s most lauded docs. Will it be released in the US?
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Basel Adra, a Palestinian, and Yuval Abraham, an Israeli, spent five years making a movie that depicts daily life in…
Continue ReadingRescuers find body of worker swept away from Tennessee factory by Hurricane Helene flood
ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) — Rescue workers in Tennessee have recovered the body of the final person still missing after massive flooding from Hurricane…
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California could soon have highest minimum wage
Proposition 32 would boost it to $17 an hour for the rest of this year and $18 dollars starting in…
Continue ReadingZack Minasian promoted to Giants’ general manager, joining brother, Angels’ Perry Minasian, as GMs
AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Zack Minasian and older brother Perry get chatting, they typically focus the talk on their children…
Continue ReadingBrowns CB Denzel Ward back at practice following 6th concussion, not yet cleared to play Sunday
AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns cornerback Denzel Ward returned to practice Friday and could be cleared to play Sunday against…
Continue ReadingA makeshift goldfish pond beneath a leaky Brooklyn fire hydrant is reborn in a tree bed
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An urban pond where goldfish used to swim beneath a leaky New York City fire hydrant has been replaced by a new…
Continue ReadingGrand Canyon accepts invitation to join the Mountain West Conference by 2026
PHOENIX (AP) — Grand Canyon has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West Conference no later than 2026, according to an announcement sent…
Continue ReadingGrand Canyon accepts invitation to join the Mountain West Conference by 2026
PHOENIX (AP) — Grand Canyon has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West Conference no later than 2026, according to an announcement sent…
Continue ReadingMeet Decoy Ohtani, perhaps the most valuable pet of the World Series
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As Los Angeles Dodgers fans thronged to the World Series victory parade in Los Angeles on Friday, many had their…
Continue ReadingMeet Decoy Ohtani, perhaps the most valuable pet of the World Series
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As Los Angeles Dodgers fans thronged to the World Series victory parade in Los Angeles on Friday, many had their…
Continue ReadingEarly in-person voting in North Carolina exceeds 2020 total
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Early in-person voting in North Carolina ends Saturday, but the number of people who have cast ballots by…
Continue ReadingArmy looking into shoving allegations involving the general who heads US Central Command
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army’s Criminal Investigation Division is looking into allegations that the four-star general who…
Continue ReadingCourt confirms federal takeover of a Mississippi jail but limits power over budget
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An appeals court says a federal receiver can proceed with a takeover of a Mississippi jail where a judge…
Continue ReadingA judge delays the wrongful death lawsuit against Karen Read until after her criminal trial
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A judge has ruled that Karen Read won’t have to give a deposition in her wrongful death lawsuit until after…
Continue ReadingEarly voting reaches such heights that some Georgia polls may be Election Day ‘ghost town’
Associated Pressda STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — Flags telling people to “Vote Here” fluttered in not only English, but Spanish, Korean,…
Continue ReadingMan sentenced to life in Young Dolph killing gets 35 more years in prison
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has given a Tennessee man sentenced to life in prison in the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young…
Continue ReadingUS is sending $425 million in military assistance to Ukraine
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says it is sending an additional $425 million in military assistance to Ukraine as Kyiv prepares to…
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Locals donate to the Share Your Holidays Turkey Drive
The event is to help provide meals for families in need in time for Thanksgiving. All proceeds will go to the Crossroads Mission and to local…
Continue ReadingRapper Young Thug is a free man. Here are things to know about his plea.
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Young Thug is a free man after pleading guilty to gang, drug and gun charges. About 2 ½ years after he was…
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