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Man executed despite calls from victim’s family to spare him

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama inmate convicted of killing his former girlfriend decades ago was executed Thursday night despite pleas from the victim's family to spare his life. Joe Nathan James Jr. ...

Jul 28, 2022

Daley protests LGBTQ+ intolerance at Commonwealth Games

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) - Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley protested intolerance toward the LGBTQ+ community at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games on Thursday. The British diver, who is ma...

Jul 28, 2022

Highway double take: Albuquerque sign spelled without 'R'

ALBUQUERQUE, N,M. (AP) - It made drivers on Route 66 and Interstate 40 in New Mexico do double takes. A newly upgraded state Department of Transportation sign erected last week that pointed drivers to...

Jul 28, 2022

Defense contractor held without bail in ID theft mystery

HONOLULU (AP) - A U.S. defense contractor accused of living under the name of a dead Texas boy for decades was ordered detained Thursday by a federal judge in Honolulu after a federal prosecutor added...

Jul 28, 2022

Los Angeles County avoids new mask rule as COVID stabilizes

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles County dropped a plan to impose a universal indoor mask mandate this week as COVID-19 infections and rates of hospitalizations have stabilized, a top health official sai...

Jul 28, 2022

Deal on Capitol Hill could ease seniors' health costs

A deal on Capitol Hill that could cut prescription drug costs for millions of Medicare beneficiaries was cautiously cheered by older Americans and their advocates Thursday even as many worried it migh...

Jul 28, 2022

Oklahoma pair arrested in child's death, body was burned

SEMINOLE, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma man and a woman described as his girlfriend were arrested for the death of a young child whose burned body was found in central Oklahoma, authorities said. Police in...

Jul 28, 2022

Flooding in central Appalachia kills at least 3 in Kentucky

JACKSON, Ky. (AP) - Rescue workers plucked people off rooftops amid fast-rising water Thursday in central Appalachia, where torrential rains unleashed devastating flooding that caused at least three d...

Jul 28, 2022

Macron boosting Saudi prince's standing with dinner invite

PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron plans to welcome Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to his presidential palace and offer him dinner Thursday, marking another step in the Saudi leader...

Jul 28, 2022

Judge puts hold on North Dakota trigger law banning abortion

FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A North Dakota judge on Wednesday put on hold the state's trigger law banning abortion while a lawsuit moves forward that argues it violates the state constitution. Burleigh County ...

Jul 27, 2022