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 primary watch party in Lansing after telling police that a man had come to the party’s headquarters and threatened to shoot up the building and burn it down. Lansing police said officers went

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 pens given to them at polling places to mark their ballots. Tuesday is the final day of voting in Arizona’s primary election, and the conspiracy theories surrounding the ballot-marking pens

SEATTLE (AP) — The medical examiner’s office in Washington state’s most populous county, which includes Seattle, has reported six heat-related deaths following a heat wave that encompassed much of the Pacific Northwest last week. In Oregon, the state medical examiner’s office has said it was investigating 14 deaths as possibly heat-related during the hot spell.

By DANIEL POLITI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday it is seeking possession of a Venezuelan cargo jet that has been grounded in Argentina since early June because it was previously owned by an Iranian airline that allegedly has ties to terror groups. The request

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 68-year-old retired owner Fred Everitt. The cat alerted him when at least two people tried to break into their home. Bandit meowed and clawed at Everitt’s arms

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 to settle California’s allegations that it misled and overcharged tens of thousands of customers. Attorney General Rob Bonta said Tuesday that an investigation of the Rent-A-Center’s kiosk business in retail stores found that

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A political consultant who is accused of helping put a “ghost candidate” on a ballot to siphon off votes from the Democratic candidate in a state Senate race in central Florida has pleaded not guilty to election finance-related charges during his first court appearance. James “Eric” Foglesong entered the plea Tuesday

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi flew into Taiwan on an Air Force passenger jet Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China. But even as Pelosi was greeted by Taiwanese officials on the tarmac and headed to her

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s state’s attorney’s office says a grand jury has indicted a 15-year-old boy accused in the fatal shooting of a motorist who confronted the teen and others cleaning windshields for cash at a downtown intersection. News outlets report that the teen is charged with first-degree murder and other offenses in the death

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 have been charged with four counts of neglect. Delaware County Prosecutor Eric Hoffman said Tuesday that 28-year-old Jacob Grayson of Muncie and his 27-year-old wife, Kimberly Grayson, were formally charged

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has approved two massive arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to help them defend against Iran. The more than $5 billion in missile defense and related sales follow President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle East last month, during

By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press Washington (AP) — The number of people living in America without health insurance coverage hit an all-time low of 8 percent this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday.  The findings come days after Democrats hammered out a 725-page climate, health care and tax deal that

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 obscure word: “whereby.” The lawsuit dismissed Tuesday was over an even more obscure concept: how a statistical method was used to fill in details when information was lacking about people

DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a 12-year-old girl held captive in a rural Alabama residence escaped, prompting an investigation that led police to discover two decomposing bodies at the home where she had been kept. Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett says a man was jailed on a kidnapping count, and a prosecutor says capital

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill enhancing health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits won final approval in the Senate on Tuesday, ending a brief stalemate over the measure that had infuriated advocates and inspired some to camp outside the Capitol. The Senate approved

GERING, Neb. (AP) — Fire crews battling a western Nebraska wildfire that has destroyed some homes are looking to the skies with hope and trepidation as weather forecasters warn of thunderstorms. The National Weather Service forecast a 50% chance of thunderstorms producing heavy rains Tuesday afternoon into the night. A storm could help douse the

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 where an unvaccinated adult recently contracted the life-threatening disease, but health officials said Tuesday they have not identified any additional cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the

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 for a gun group’s fundraiser in a city-owned hall. The Hondo City Council voted 4-1 Monday to rescind the rental agreement for the Friends of the NRA to hold

By BEN FINLEY ASSOCIATED PRESS NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A special prosecutor in Virginia says that a former police officer should not be criminally charged after he pepper-sprayed, struck and handcuffed a Black U.S. Army lieutenant. He did say, however, that the former officer should be investigated by the local U.S. Attorney’s Office for civil

By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s two abortion clinics filed a quick appeal Tuesday aimed at restoring abortion services in the state. The appeal came a day after an appellate judge reinstated a near-total statewide abortion ban. The Louisville clinics asked the Kentucky Supreme Court to immediately vacate

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. Capitol will face jurors this fall after a judge denied defense attorneys’ bid to delay the high-profile trial until next year. Lawyers for Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers,

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 51 cents to $100.54 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for September delivery rose 6 cents to $3.06 a gallon. September heating oil fell 6 cents to $3.38 a gallon. September natural gas

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have endorsed Karen Bass in the race for Los Angeles mayor, cementing the congresswoman’s place as the favorite of the Democratic establishment. The backing from the White House gives Bass a boost over rival Rick Caruso

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 involuntary commitment papers at a North Carolina home. The Wayne County deputies went to a home south of Goldsboro to serve the papers Monday morning when officials say someone inside

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The special investigator hired by Republicans in Wisconsin to review the 2020 election told lawmakers publicly they should consider decertifying President Joe Biden’s win, but later said in a private memo that such a move would be a “practical impossibility.” Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael