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Jury to deliberate in major Jan. 6 case against Proud Boys

WASHINGTON (AP) - The seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants went to the jury on Tuesday after dozens of witnesses over more than three months i...

Apr 25, 2023

Yosemite closes over flooding threat as huge snowpack melts

LEMOORE, Calif. (AP) - Park officials are temporarily closing much of the famed Yosemite Valley due to a forecast of flooding as rising temperatures are expected to melt the massive snowpack accumulat...

Apr 25, 2023

1 dead, 1 injured in blast at Chicago area petroleum plant

LEMONT, Ill. (AP) - An explosion at a suburban Chicago petroleum plant killed one person and injured a second Tuesday morning, authorities said. The Will County Sheriff's Office said that one person w...

Apr 25, 2023

UN warns of lab risk, more displacement amid Sudan conflict

GENEVA (AP) - U.N. officials said Tuesday that one side in the Sudan conflict has seized control of a national health lab in the capital of Khartoum that holds biological material, calling it an "extr...

Apr 25, 2023

Patch crowned 'beautiful bulldog' at Drake University event

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Patch, sporting a jean jacket as she strutted down the runway, was crowned the winner of Drake University's Beautiful Bulldog Contest. The 2-year-old English bulldog beat out 2...

Apr 25, 2023

Rosalind Franklin's role in DNA discovery gets a new twist

NEW YORK (AP) - The discovery of DNA's double helix structure 70 years ago opened up a world of new science - and also sparked disputes over who contributed what and who deserves credit. Much of the c...

Apr 25, 2023

Ex-UN head Ban Ki-moon calls for end to Myanmar violence

BANGKOK (AP) - Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for an immediate end to violence in Myanmar after a surprise meeting with the military leaders of the violence-plagued Southeast Asian...

Apr 25, 2023

Biden to launch '24 bid, betting record will top age worries

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is set on Tuesday to formally announce his plans to run for reelection in 2024, asking voters to give him more time to "finish the job" he began when he was sworn...

Apr 24, 2023

North Dakota governor signs law banning abortion at 6 weeks

North Dakota on Monday adopted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country as Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed legislation banning the procedure at six weeks of pregnancy, even in cases o...

Apr 24, 2023

ACLU sues to block Missouri rule on transgender health care

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri ACLU on Monday sued to block new state restrictions on both adults and children seeking gender-affirming health care, which are set to kick in Thursday. ACLU, L...

Apr 24, 2023