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California opens track-and-field finals to more girls after success of trans athlete
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The governing board for California high school sports is changing its…
Rick Derringer, who had a hit with ‘Hang On Sloopy’ and produced ‘Weird Al,’ dies at 77
Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer, who shot to fame at 17 when his band The…
New Orleans jail escapees caught following car chase in Texas; 2 inmates still on the run
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Only two of the 10 New Orleans jail escapees remain…
Amid measles outbreak, Texas is poised to make vaccine exemptions for kids easier
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas this year has been the center of the nation’s largest…
‘How did you get here?’ A large elephant seal is found lumbering along a South African street
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and…
Thousands without power in Houston as thunderstorms roll through Texas toward southeastern US
Thousands in the Houston area are without power after hefty thunderstorms with 70-mile-per-hour winds, hail…
Virginia’s capital is under a boil-water advisory after more water treatment operations issues
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Officials issued a boil-water advisory Tuesday in parts of Virginia’s capital…
Taiwan pledges to buy more American goods as a 32% tariff looms
TAIPEI (AP) — Taiwan’s president on Tuesday pledged to buy more American goods, including natural…
Trump administration orders Michigan coal plant to stay open
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Energy Department ordered a Michigan coal-fired power plant to remain…
Missouri to hold special session on aid for tornado victims plus Chiefs and Royals stadiums
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are to kick off a special session Monday…
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge’s order on deportations to South Sudan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to halt an…
Wisconsin Supreme Court suspends judge who left court to arrest a hospitalized defendant
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended a Dane County judge for a…
Vessel’s implosion can be heard on new video from expedition to Titanic wreckage
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — U.S. Coast Guard officials investigating the disappearance of an experimental submersible…
French Open 2025: Novak Djokovic is bothered by the weather more than anything in 1st-round win
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic experienced the lowest of lows — pulling out of the…
Manhunt launched for ex-police chief known as ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ after his escape from prison
As law officers search Arkansas’ rugged Ozark Mountains for a former police chief and convicted…