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Supreme Court upholds North Carolina ruling that congressional districts violated state law

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that North Carolina's top court did not overstep its bounds in striking down a congressional districting plan as excessively partisan under state l...

Jun 27, 2023

Court date postponed for Trump valet Walt Nauta in classified documents case

MIAMI (AP) - A court appearance has been postponed for a valet for Donald Trump charged with helping the former president hide classified documents that the Justice Department wanted back. A lawyer fo...

Jun 27, 2023

Whereabouts and fate of Russian mercenary leader remain a mystery after revolt

Russia's Federal Security Service announced Tuesday that it has closed a criminal probe into the armed rebellion led by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. The service, known by the initials FSB, said ...

Jun 27, 2023

Players returning from LIV Golf part of Saudis' agreement with PGA Tour

The PGA Tour and European tour have agreed to work with Saudi backers of LIV Golf to decide how defectors to the rival league can return and what kind of punishment they should face, according to a fr...

Jun 26, 2023

Prosecutors seek the death penalty against man accused of slaying of 4 University of Idaho students

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Prosecutors say they are seeking the death penalty against a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year. Bryan Kohberger, 28, is charged with...

Jun 26, 2023

Biden says the US and NATO had no involvement in the insurrection in Russia by a mercenary force

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Monday said United States and NATO had no involvement in the short-lived insurrection in Russia by the Wagner Group mercenary force. He said it's "too early" t...

Jun 26, 2023

Suspect pleads guilty in attack that killed 5 at Colorado Springs sanctuary for LGBTQ+ community

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The suspect in a mass shooting that killed five people at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ nightclub last year has pleaded guilty in the attack. Monday's plea by Anderson Lee A...

Jun 26, 2023

International group of agencies investigates loss of submersible carrying 5 people to the Titanic

An international group of agencies is investigating the loss of the Titan submersible, seeking to determine what caused it to implode while carrying five people to the Titanic. Investigators from the ...

Sheldon Spackman Jun 26, 2023

Israel OK's plans for thousands of new settlement homes. Move defies White House calls for restraint

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's far-right government on Monday approved plans to build thousands of new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank - a move that threatened to worsen increasingly strained ...

Jun 26, 2023

Supreme Court unfreezes Louisiana redistricting case that could boost power of Black voters

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday lifted its hold on a Louisiana case that could force the state to redraw congressional districts to boost Black voting power. The order follows the court'...

Jun 26, 2023