South Dakota Gov. Noem runs $9,000 bill for custom desk
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s order for a customized, personal desk from a state prison work program will cost nearly…
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Magician performs for troops overseas
By Brittni Thomason Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO) — As men and women serve our country, Chris…
Continue Reading Booster shots hitch: Some may miss the Sept. 20 start
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s plans to start delivery of booster shots by Sept. 20 for most Americans…
Continue Reading Teen gets 20 years in death of 7-year-old Wisconsin boy
MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin teenager has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in the death of a 7-year-old relative who was beaten, forced…
Continue Reading UK’s vaccine assessor opts against COVID jabs for children
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The independent body advising the British government on the rollout of coronavirus vaccines says the…
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Elections clerk under investigation says she’s still working
DENVER (AP) — A rural Colorado county clerk whose whereabouts have been a mystery since several investigations were opened into an…
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Mt. Carmel gives supplies to veterans and active-duty military for Patriot Day
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center held its annual Patriot Day Give Back event Friday, handing out hundreds of food…
Continue Reading Afghan evacuation raises concerns about child trafficking
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials are looking into reports that in the frantic evacuation of desperate Afghans…
Continue Reading Hawaii health care workers decry lack of COVID mandates
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Health care workers in Hawaii say a lack of government action is worsening an already crippling…
Continue Reading Parents of disabled kids sue over Iowa ban on mask mandates
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A group of parents of disabled students has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to strike down…
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Police identify man accused of making deadly threats in Huerfano County
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo Police Department has released the identity of a man accused of threatening to kill several people in Huerfano…
Continue Reading Arizona man who wore horns in riot pleads guilty to felony
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona man who sported face paint, no shirt and a furry hat with horns when he joined the…
Continue Reading Witness testifies R. Kelly paid $200,000 to settle STD suit
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman has testified that R&B singer R. Kelly paid $200,000 to settle a lawsuit she brought accusing him of giving her herpes…
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UAW watchdog getting evidence from feds in corruption probe
By ED WHITE and TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Detroit put a herd of UAW officials in prison. Now they’re…
Continue Reading Zambia’s parliament elects first female speaker amid changes
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zambia’s parliament has elected its first female speaker, days after new President…
Continue Reading One of Iraq’s most influential Shiite clerics dies at 85
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Mohammed Saeed al-Hakim, one of Iraq’s most senior and influential Muslim Shiite clerics,…
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New Texas abortion law pushes women to out-of-state clinics
By IRIS SAMUELS Associated Press/Report for America A Texas law that bans most abortions has providers and advocates preparing for an increasing…
Continue Reading White House urged to shutter privately run Kansas prison
By ROXANA HEGEMAN and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — Civil rights advocates and federal public defenders have…
Continue Reading Parkland school shooting suspect can’t be called ‘animal’
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge says a former student accused of murdering 17 people at a Florida high…
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Passenger accused of punching Southwest flight attendant faces federal charges
By Gregory Wallace, CNN The passenger accused of punching a Southwest Airlines flight attendant and breaking three of her teeth on a May flight now…
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