MacKenzie Scott dominates donations to racial equity
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has funded organizations that received the most money for racial equity in 27…
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Families recount trauma at sentencing for school shooter
By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A former high school student convicted of killing a teenager and injuring eight others at a…
Continue ReadingWisconsin regulators fund disaster-resilience efforts
By Chris Hubbuch Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — The…
Continue Reading Investigator: 3 killed in helicopter crash in Georgia forest
MONTICELLO, Ga. (AP) — A federal investigator says three people were killed when a helicopter crashed in a densely forested area in central…
Continue Reading Judge lifts race, gender hiring quotas for Cincinnati police
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has lifted race- and sex-based hiring quotas imposed on the…
Continue ReadingMontana veteran, Afghan interpreter reflect on return of the Taliban
By Paul Hamby Click here for updates on this story BILLINGS, Montana (Billings Gazette) — Evening started to fall at…
Continue Reading Former Liberian military leader liable for church massacre
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former Liberian military commander who supervised the slaughter of hundreds of unarmed…
Continue Reading Judge: Gov. Lee’s mask opt-out can endanger disabled kids
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has again blocked Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee from allowing parents to opt out…
Continue Reading Access, travel rules influence missionary vaccine policies
By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press The International Mission Board is requiring its missionaries get the COVID-19 vaccine. The board is a Southern…
Continue Reading Lawyer files intent to sue again over governor’s residency
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A lawyer and former lawmaker in West Virginia has filed notice that he again intends to sue Gov. Jim Justice over his…
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The planet is on a ‘catastrophic’ global warming path, UN report shows
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The planet is careening toward warming of 2.7 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels — far above what scientists…
Continue Reading North Macedonia: Protest in Tetovo for deadly hospital fire
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Hundreds of protesters in Tetovo, a city in the west of North Macedonia are calling for the resignation of officials…
Continue Reading UN Security Council: Taliban must form inclusive Afghan govt
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution saying that…
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Pueblo Police use drones to find missing man
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A man that went missing from a senior living facility was found alive after the Pueblo Police Department used drones to…
Continue Reading Detroit-area woman charged in assault on airline flight
ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — A woman accused of assaulting a woman and calling her a racial slur on a Spirit Airlines flight to Detroit has been…
Continue Reading Jury selected for Georgia prisoner accused of killing guards
CAIRO, Ga. (AP) — Jury selection has wrapped up in the trial of one of two Georgia prisoners accused of killing two guards more than four years…
Continue Reading Tom Cruise gets sneak preview from SpaceX’s 1st private crew
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Tom Cruise is getting a sneak preview of what it’s like to circle Earth in a…
Continue Reading Chicago woman charged with fraud in death certificate scheme
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman has been charged with obtaining dozens of young homicide victims’ death certificates and using them to defraud the…
Continue Reading October trial postponed for 5 men in Michigan governor plot
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A judge says he would postpone the Oct. 12 trial of five men accused of planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen…
Continue Reading Protest for jailed Capitol rioters: Police ready this time
By COLLEEN LONG, MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Allies of Donald Trump are mounting a Saturday rally at…
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