OAS rights court rules against Mexico on no-bail policy
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Inter American Human Rights Court has ruled that Mexico violated the rights of two men who were held in pre-trial detention…
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1 dead, 3 hurt at Indiana park during memorial for slain man
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Police say one person has died and three have been wounded in a shooting at a park during a memorial in Fort Wayne,…
Continue Reading States confront medical debt that’s bankrupting millions
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Cindy Powers was driven into bankruptcy by 19 life-saving abdominal operations.…
Continue Reading Nebraska lawmakers advance bill to vastly restrict abortion
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a bill that would ban abortion once cardiac activity can…
Continue Reading Maryland sheriff charged in illegal gun rental scheme
By The Associated Press FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — A Maryland sheriff repeatedly lied to federal authorities to help a local firearms dealer illegally…
Continue Reading US to Mali: End restrictions on UN peacekeepers, seek peace
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States is warning Mali’s military government that it would be…
Continue Reading After calls to resign, Feinstein seeks Judiciary replacement
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Recuperating U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California asked Wednesday to be temporarily…
Continue Reading Arkansas requires parents’ OK for children on social media
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Wednesday became the second state to restrict social media use by children,…
Continue Reading Woman tied to Arizona polygamous leader accused of threats
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A woman believed to be one of the 20 wives of a polygamous sect leader jailed in Arizona faces…
Continue Reading N. Korea fires missile that may have been new type of weapon
By HYUNG-JIN KIM, KIM TONG-HYUNG and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Thursday conducted its first…
Continue Reading Scientists challenge US wildlife director’s qualifications
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Dozens of scientists from universities and environmental groups…
Continue Reading Charged debate on Oregon gun bills reflects national divide
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Emotions are running high in Oregon over a bill that would impose restrictions on gun use. The…
Continue Reading ChatGPT could return to Italy if OpenAI complies with rules
ROME (AP) — ChatGPT could return to Italy soon if its maker, OpenAI, complies with measures to satisfy regulators who had imposed a temporary ban…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s outrage grows over video seeming to show beheading
By SAMYA KULLAB and HANNA ARHIRIOVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine launched an investigation Wednesday into a gruesome video that…
Continue Reading Pet arrives home, dog-tired, after Alaskan sea-ice odyssey
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 1-year-old Australian shepherd took an epic trek across 150 miles (241 kilometers) of frozen Bering Sea ice that…
Continue Reading Arizona House expels GOP lawmaker over unproven accusations
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona House of Representatives on Wednesday expelled a Republican lawmaker who…
Continue Reading Mom of boy killed in road rage shooting tried to save kids
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — The mother of a boy who was killed and another who was wounded in a shooting during a…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy calls for confiscating Russian Central Bank funds
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine’s president is renewing his call to confiscate Russian Central Bank assets held…
Continue Reading Colombia president removes police chief who cited exorcisms
The Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro has removed the national police director who had talked about using…
Continue Reading Chasing Horse’s Nevada sex abuse trial on hold indefinitely
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The sexual abuse trial of a “Dances With Wolves” actor charged in Nevada with abusing Indigenous…
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