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Media coalition sues Tennessee prison officials to get more access to executions
A coalition of news organizations including The Associated Press is suing Tennessee’s top prisons official…
Food aid at risk of expiring as effort to fund SNAP benefits fails in Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders in Congress said it’s all or nothing on Wednesday as…
What shutdown? Trump isn’t canceling travel, golf or his ballroom even with the government shuttered
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump isn’t curtailing travel. He’s not avoiding golf or making…
Judge says Greenpeace must pay $345 million in pipeline lawsuit, cutting jury amount nearly in half
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge has ordered Greenpeace to pay damages of…
What to know about Hurricane Melissa as death toll rises
The death toll was growing Wednesday as Hurricane Melissa made its way across Cuba and…
DOJ prepares to send election monitors to California, New Jersey following requests from state GOPs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Department of Justice is preparing to send federal election observers…
UN condemns US embargo on Cuba for a 33rd year, but Washington’s stand draws bit more support
UNITED NATION (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn the U.S.…
Louisiana and Virginia take steps toward redistricting in a growing battle for US House power
Republican lawmakers in Louisiana and Democrats in Virginia pressed ahead Wednesday with plans that could…
Anxiety over global warming is leading some young Americans to say they don’t want children
Amanda Porretto isn’t sure she’ll ever have children. At 27, she is the average age…
Months after a man was killed at a ‘No Kings’ march in Utah, his wife still seeks answers
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The widow of a beloved Utah fashion designer who was…
‘Free Solo’ climber Alex Honnold takes on projects from environmental podcast to scaling skyscraper
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Honnold knows a thing about passion and challenges. Since his…
Judges rule some Florida gun laws are unconstitutional. Here’s what to know
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A pair of court rulings declaring some of Florida’s gun restrictions…
Lawyers for British political commentator Sami Hamdi are challenging his US detention in court
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys for Sami Hamdi, a British political commentator being held by…
Detroit paying nearly $6M in second death connected to bus driver with many crashes
DETROIT (AP) — The city of Detroit has agreed to pay $5.85 million to settle…
A sheriff says a North Carolina suspect may have killed 4 of his children over several months
SMITHFIELD, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina man accused of killing four of his children…
US is sending dozens of relief workers to help with fallout from Hurricane Melissa
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is deploying several dozen disaster relief workers, including urban…
A man who spent 43 years in prison before his conviction was overturned now faces deportation
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After waiting more than four decades to clear his name in a…
Rozier and Billups will not receive NBA salaries while on leave in gambling cases, AP sources say
NBA guard Terry Rozier and coach Chauncey Billups will not receive their salaries while on…
Russian mobsters sentenced to 25 years for foiled plot to assassinate Iranian dissident journalist
NEW YORK (AP) — Two purported Russian mobsters were each sentenced to 25 years behind…
Families of Spain’s flood victims voice sorrow and rage at one-year memorial ceremony
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — Spain commemorated Wednesday the anniversary of last year’s massive floods that…
Nigeria’s Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says US visa was revoked after Trump criticism
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said on Tuesday that his non-resident…
Federal trial over Trump’s National Guard deployment in Portland begins
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal trial over whether President Donald Trump can deploy the…
Iran isn’t actively enriching uranium but movement detected near nuclear sites, UN official tells AP
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran does not appear to be actively enriching uranium, but renewed…
27 parties and 1,166 candidates crowd the ballot for the Dutch election
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch voters in Wednesday’s general election were spoiled for choice.…