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…
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 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…
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…
Continue Reading New lawsuit filed after Iowa building collapse; governor seeks federal aid with emergency response
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A woman whose leg was amputated in order to free her from the rubble of the partially…
Continue Reading The Iron Sheik, charismatic former pro wrestling villain and Twitter personality, dies at 81
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press The Iron Sheik, a former pro wrestler who relished playing a burly, bombastic villain in 1980s battles with some of…
Continue Reading Land trusts offer an innovative way to help the middle class afford a home
By KAY DERVISHI of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Makeisha Robey grew up in a three-bedroom house and always wanted to…
Continue Reading Prince Harry to tabloid newspaper’s lawyer: ‘Nobody wants to be phone hacked’
By BRIAN MELLEY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has rejected a suggestion that a lack of evidence meant his phone…
Continue Reading How to stay healthy as smoke spreads from Canada wildfires
By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As smoke spreads from wildfires in Canada, health agencies are recommending steps to stay safe…
Continue Reading Poland, Germany discuss avoiding repeat of deadly river pollution but ready for all scenarios
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The environment ministers of Poland and Germany have met on the border of the two…
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