Month: August 2022

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press/Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Republican Party says it has canceled a Tuesday evening…

PHOENIX (AP) — The attorney for Arizona’s most populous county has sent a letter warning a local candidate to stop encouraging voters to take the…

SEATTLE (AP) — The medical examiner’s office in Washington state’s most populous county, which includes Seattle, has reported six…

By DANIEL POLITI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday it is seeking possession…

BELDEN, Miss (AP) — A Mississippi man says his pet cat helped prevent a robbery at his home. The calico cat named Bandit lives near Tupelo with her…

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Officials say one of the nation’s largest rent-to-own companies will pay $15.5 million…

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A political consultant who is accused of helping put a “ghost candidate” on a ballot to siphon off votes from the…

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi flew into Taiwan on an Air Force passenger jet Tuesday,…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s state’s attorney’s office says a grand jury has indicted a 15-year-old boy accused in the fatal…

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A prosecutor says the parents of a 6-year-old eastern Indiana boy who fatally shot his 5-year-old sister in their home each…

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has approved two massive arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United…

By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press Washington (AP) — The number of people living in America without health insurance coverage hit an all-time low of…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press A federal judge has tossed out a public records lawsuit on the 2020 census based on the interpretation of one…

DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a 12-year-old girl held captive in a rural Alabama residence escaped, prompting an investigation that led…

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill enhancing health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic…

GERING, Neb. (AP) — Fire crews battling a western Nebraska wildfire that has destroyed some homes are looking to the skies with hope and…

By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The polio virus was detected in wastewater samples from the suburban county near New York City…

HONDO, Texas (AP) — The Texas city near where 19 children and two teachers were shot dead in an elementary school classroom has rescinded a deal…

By BEN FINLEY ASSOCIATED PRESS NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A special prosecutor in Virginia says that a former police officer should not be criminally…

By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s two abortion clinics filed a quick appeal Tuesday aimed at…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Members of the far-right Oath Keepers’ extremist group charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S.…

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery rose 53 cents to $94.42 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for October delivery rose…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have endorsed Karen Bass in the…

GOLDSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Officials say a North Carolina sheriff’s deputy has died after he and two other deputies were shot while trying to serve…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The special investigator hired by Republicans in Wisconsin to review the 2020 election told…