Supreme Court’s top cases for new term, new Justice Jackson
By The Associated Press The Supreme Court opens its new term on Monday and will hear arguments for the first time after a summer break and with new…
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Worst Brazil forest fires in a decade, yet election silence
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — September has come and gone, marking another painful milestone for the world’s…
Continue Reading Supreme Court poised to keep marching to right in new term
By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With public confidence diminished and justices sparring openly over the…
Continue Reading Untested rape kits plagued Memphis long before jogger case
By JONATHAN MATTISE and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Problems with rape kit evidence testing keep haunting Memphis. A city…
Continue Reading NIH to fund unproven ALS drugs under patient-backed law
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When patients with a deadly diagnosis and few treatment options have tried to get unapproved,…
Continue Reading UK train strikes and energy hikes add to a week of turmoil
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Trains in Britain have all but ground to a halt coordinated strikes by rail workers added to a week…
Continue Reading Lawmakers in breakaway Somaliland extend president’s term
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The House of Elders in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland has extended the term of…
Continue Reading Ole Miss honors James Meredith 60 years after integration
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The University of Mississippi is paying tribute to 89-year-old James Meredith 60…
Continue Reading Testing trouble adds to disorder in Uganda’s Ebola response
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press MUBENDE, Uganda (AP) — In a remote Ugandan community facing its first Ebola outbreak, testing trouble has added…
Continue Reading Mormon leader calls abuse ‘abomination’ amid policy scrutiny
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints told members of the faith Saturday…
Continue ReadingLack of flood disclosure laws is putting home buyers at risk as extreme storms become more frequent
By René Marsh, CNN It was a bright, sunny day, but Jackie Jones was still overwhelmed with anxiety at the prospect of rain. “It’s…
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Clayton Kershaw sharp, MLB-best Dodgers rout Rockies 10-1
By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw went six scoreless innings in his next-to-last start before the playoffs and…
Continue Reading Cinema opens in Kashmir city after 14 years but few turn up
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A multi-screen cinema hall has opened in the main city of Indian-controlled Kashmir for…
Continue ReadingTudor Dixon seeks a culture war in campaign against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
By Eric Bradner and Donald Judd, CNN Tudor Dixon, the Republican taking on Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in November’s midterm election, is…
Continue Reading State news: 4 elite paramilitary Guards killed in Iran clash
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s official IRNA news agency reports that an attack by armed separatists on a police station in a…
Continue Reading Protesters attack French Embassy in Burkina Faso after coup
By SAM MEDNICK and ARSENE KABORE Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Angry protesters attacked the French Embassy in Burkina…
Continue Reading Firefly Aerospace reaches orbit with new Alpha rocket
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — Firefly Aerospace has reached orbit with its new rocket. The new aerospace company’s Alpha rocket…
Continue ReadingHow digging up the past is helping US military veterans build a future
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN For many armed forces veterans, the return to civilian life can be a challenge. But one organization is taking an unusual…
Continue Reading Powerful earthquake shakes Indonesia’s Sumatra, kills 1
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong and shallow earthquake ha shaken Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing a resident, injuring 11 and damaging more…
Continue ReadingFormer President Jimmy Carter celebrates his 98th birthday
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Jimmy Carter, the oldest living former US president, turns 98 on Saturday. Carter will celebrate quietly at home with his…
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