Outspoken abortion provider LeRoy ‘Lee’ Carhart dies at 81
By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press Outspoken abortion provider LeRoy “Lee” Carhart has died. Clinics for Abortions & Reproductive Excellence in…
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N. Korea insults Biden, slams defense agreement with Seoul
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korea’s leader says her country would stage more…
Continue Reading California man guilty of killing 3 after doorbell prank
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California man accused of killing three teenage boys by intentionally ramming their car after they played a…
Continue Reading A look at who’s who in the murder trial of slain kids’ mom
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors say the mother charged in a triple murder case took part in a complex conspiracy…
Continue Reading Canada makes new contract offer to striking public workers
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s government has made a new contract offer to the country’s biggest public workers union as thousands of federal…
Continue Reading Chile, Peru discuss safe passage for stranded migrants
By CÉSAR BARRETO and MARTÍN MEJÍA Associated Press TACNA, Peru (AP) — Stranded for five days under the scorching desert sun alongside a highway,…
Continue Reading Jazz Fest — ‘one of the gems’ — cranks up in New Orleans
By CHEVEL JOHNSON RODRIGUE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sounds of R&B, rock ’n roll, Zydeco, pop, blues, country, rap, gospel and, of…
Continue Reading Conflict over transgender rights simmers across the US
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press As transgender people have increasingly gained acceptance and visibility, conservative lawmakers have zeroed in…
Continue Reading Victim’s sister tells jurors about quick funeral, remarriage
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The sister of a woman killed in what prosecutors say was a doomsday-focused plot told jurors…
Continue Reading Report: FAA overruled engineers, let Boeing Max keep flying
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some engineers for the Federal Aviation Administration wanted to ground the Boeing 737 Max soon after a second deadly crash, but…
Continue Reading California approves rule phasing out big diesel trucks
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — New big rigs and buses that run on diesel would not be sold in…
Continue Reading Montana latest to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana became the latest state to ban or restrict gender-affirming medical care for…
Continue Reading Colorado governor signs 4 gun control bills after massacre
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s governor signed four gun control bills Friday, following the lead of…
Continue Reading Tennessee Gov. Lee says session on guns likely after July 4
By JONATHAN MATTISE and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says a special lawmaking session dedicated to…
Continue Reading Bi-state sage grouse considered for threatened status, again
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — For the third time in a decade, federal wildlife officials are contemplating whether the…
Continue Reading Agency clarifies frack waste ban in Delaware River watershed
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press An environmental group that accused regulators of weakening a ban on the dumping of fracking wastewater in the…
Continue Reading Steve Austin ‘vulnerable’ in ‘Stone Cold Takes on America’
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — “Stone Cold” Steve Austin missed out on many seemingly mundane experiences during his…
Continue Reading Abortion bans fail in conservative South Carolina, Nebraska
By MARGERY A. BECK and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Abortion bans in deeply conservative Nebraska and South Carolina both…
Continue Reading IndyCar banking on new docuseries to boost interest
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The first episode of “100 Days to Indy” featured a behind the scenes look at the IndyCar…
Continue Reading New report blames airlines for most flight cancellations
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Congressional investigators said in a report Friday that an increase in flight cancellations as travel recovered…
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