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Wisconsin youth prison counselor is declared brain-dead after inmate assault

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A counselor at Wisconsin’s troubled youth prison has been declared brain-dead followin...

Wind-driven wildfire spreads near popular central Oregon vacation spot and prompts evacuations

A wildfire in Oregon’s high desert, near the popular vacation destination of Bend, grew rapidly Wednesday,...

Pennsylvania bishop Sean Rowe elected new leader of Episcopal Church. He's the youngest since 1789

Sean Rowe, a 49-year-old bishop from western Pennsylvania, on Wednesday became the youngest person eve...

Karen Read's jurors weigh evidence in a murder trial that challenged police integrity

DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — In the heat of early summer, a Massachusetts jury is deciding whether a woman murdere...

Texas man executed for 2001 abduction and killing of 18-year-old woman

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who admitted he kidnapped, sexually assaulted and fatally shot...

Illinois man rejects deal to plead guilty to 7 murder charges in shooting at 2022 July Fourth parade

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — The man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more at a 2022 Independence...

Swollen river claims house next to Minnesota dam as flooding and extreme weather grip the Midwest

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A house that was teetering on the edge of an eroding riverbank near a Minnesota...

Baby cousin with cancer inspires girls to sew hospital gowns for sick kids across U.S. and Africa

FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — Fighting brain cancer, little Giada Demma was lying in her pediatric hospital...

Judge strikes down Montana law defining sex as only male or female for procedural reasons

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday struck down a Montana law that defined “sex” in state law...

What happened to Minnesota's Rapidan Dam? Here's what to know about its flooding and partial failure

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The visuals were stunning: Water from the Blue Earth River surged around a southern...

FDA warns maker of Sara Lee and Entenmann's not to claim foods contain allergens when they don't

Federal food safety regulators said Tuesday that they have warned a top U.S. bakery to stop using labels...

Louisville police chief resigns after mishandling sexual harassment claims

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville's police chief, suspended earlier this month over mishandling a...

Public funds for religious charter school would be unconstitutional, Oklahoma high court says

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday stopped what would have been the first publicly...

Puerto Rico sues former officials accused of corruption to recover more than $30M in public funds

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s Justice Department announced Tuesday it is suing at least...

Suspect is dead after shootings near Las Vegas leave 5 people dead, teen injured, police say

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who fatally shot five people and critically injured a 13-year-old girl at apartments...

Detroit is banning gas stations from locking customers inside, a year after a fatal shooting

DETROIT (AP) — The city of Detroit is taking steps to ban gas stations from locking people inside the...

Jury awards $700k to Seattle protesters jailed for writing anti-police slogans in chalk on barricade

Four protesters who were jailed for writing anti-police graffiti in chalk on a temporary barricade nea...

Health officials tell US doctors to be alert for dengue as cases ramp up worldwide

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Tuesday warned doctors to be alert for dengue cases as the...

Judge sets $10M bond for second Venezuelan man accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl

HOUSTON (AP) — A second Venezuelan man living in the U.S. illegally and accused of killing a 12-year-old...

The AP is setting up a sister organization seeking grants to support local and state news

NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press says it is setting up a sister organization that will seek to rais...

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