US judge temporarily blocks Mississippi law on state police permits for some protests
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Mississippi law that requires people…
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UN votes to establish independent body to clarify fate of over 130,000 Syrians missing in conflict
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has approved a resolution that will establish an independent…
Continue Reading Crews will rebuild a critical dam in Puerto Rico that was battered by Hurricane Maria
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials say a key dam in Puerto Rico that was severely damaged by Hurricane Maria will be rebuilt and improved. The…
Continue Reading Dangerous heat and humidity is smothering much of the South and Midwest
By ADRIAN SAINZ, MICHAEL GOLDBERG and JIM SALTER Associated Press As dangerous heat and humidity smothered parts of the South and Midwest on…
Continue Reading Hiroshima peace park and Pearl Harbor memorial will work together to promote peace
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Hiroshima and Pearl Harbor, two symbols of World War II animosity between Japan and the United…
Continue Reading Fugitive suspect in 1984 killing returned to Florida following arrest in California
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A man arrested earlier this month in California has been returned to Florida to face charges in the 1984 killing of a woman,…
Continue Reading Man wanted on Jan. 6 charges arrested with weapons near Barack Obama’s Washington home
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A man armed with explosive materials and weapons, and wanted for crimes related to the Jan. 6,…
Continue Reading Italian police say the man filmed carving his name on the Colosseum is a tourist living in Britain
ROME (AP) — Italian police on Thursday said they believe the man filmed while engraving his name and that of his apparent girlfriend last week on…
Continue Reading California reparations report urges action on housing discrimination and overpolicing
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It was a report two years in the making — one that details how…
Continue Reading In the Supreme Court chamber, the subject was race, the mood was somber, the criticism harsh
By GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts delivered Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling striking down…
Continue Reading New Mexico regulators fine oil producer $40 million for burning off vast amounts of natural gas
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico oilfield and air quality regulators announced unprecedented fines against a…
Continue Reading Essence Festival of Culture 2023 kicks off in New Orleans
By CHEVEL JOHNSON RODRIGUE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nearly 30 years ago, creators of Essence Magazine came to New Orleans to celebrate…
Continue Reading Anti-gang community defense activist Hipólito Mora slain in Mexico
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The leader of an armed civilian movement that once drove a drug cartel…
Continue Reading Police body camera ramp up started a decade ago. How well have they worked?
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Body cameras have proliferated in law enforcement agencies in the U.S. over the past…
Continue Reading Rapper Travis Scott will not face criminal charges in deadly crowd surge at Texas festival
By JUAN LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas grand jury declined to indict rap superstar Travis Scott in a criminal investigation of a…
Continue Reading Court says Tulsa can’t give a Choctaw man a ticket because the Oklahoma city is on reservation land
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal court has ruled that a speeding ticket issued by Tulsa, Oklahoma, to a Native…
Continue Reading North Carolina measure limiting LGBTQ+ curriculum heading to governor’s desk
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers have finalized legislation touted by Republicans as giving…
Continue Reading Biden’s Iran envoy placed on unpaid leave pending a review of his handling of classified documents
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Biden administration’s special envoy for Iran has been placed on…
Continue Reading Wall Street execs host Biden fundraisers as president closes out an end-of-quarter campaign blitz
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden closed out an end-of-quarter campaign blitz Thursday with a pair of…
Continue Reading North Carolina governor signs law clearing up several aspects of impending abortion law
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has signed into law revisions to new abortion…
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