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Louisiana youths held at adult prison's old death row suffer heat, isolation, advocates say
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Juveniles held in a former death row building at a Louisiana prison for adults are suffering through dangerous heat and psychologically damaging isolation in their cells with little...
Jul 18, 2023
Galchenyuk to check into player assistance program after outburst during arrest
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Former Arizona Coyotes player Alex Galchenyuk is entering the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program and apologized for hurling threats at officers during his arrest earlier this...
Jul 18, 2023
Texas trooper's accounts of bloodied and fainting migrants on US-Mexico border unleashes criticism
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's escalating measures to stop migrants along the U.S. border with Mexico came under a burst of new criticism Tuesday after a state trooper said migrants wer...
Jul 18, 2023
After court ruling, Alabama GOP criticized for rejecting 2nd majority-Black congressional district
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Republicans on Tuesday advanced proposals to boost the number of Black voters in one of the state's seven congressional districts, but critics said the plans flout a co...
Jul 18, 2023
Michigan charges 16 fake electors for Donald Trump with election law and forgery felonies
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan's attorney general filed felony charges Tuesday against 16 Republicans who acted as fake electors for then-President Donald Trump in 2020, accusing them of submitting fa...
Jul 18, 2023
Big-ticket dreams spurred by $1 billion Powerball jackpot, but expert warns: Take is slow
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - With the Powerball jackpot topping $1 billion for this week's drawing, millions of people across the country will be lining up at convenience stores, grocery and gas station counter...
Jul 18, 2023
Senator's convoy rant breached ethics code, watchdog says apology not sufficient
OTTAWA - The Senate ethics watchdog has found Conservative Sen. Michael MacDonald violated the code of conduct during the "Freedom Convoy" protest in February 2022. The Nova Scotia senator was caught ...
Jul 18, 2023
Consolation 69-run win for England in final Women's Ashes ODI against Australia
TAUNTON, England (AP) - Nat Sciver-Brunt hit another century as England claimed a Women's Ashes series draw with a 69-run win over Australia under the DLS method in the final one-day international at ...
Jul 18, 2023
Alberta moves to decentralize health-care delivery, 15 years after centralizing it
EDMONTON - Alberta's new health minister has been given the green light to decentralize the entire health-care delivery system - 15 years after the province completed a multistage, multiyear process t...
Jul 18, 2023
Police haul more items from home of man charged in Gilgo Beach killings
MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Police carted more boxes of potential evidence Tuesday out of the Long Island home of Rex Heuermann, who has been charged with killing at least three women and leaving the...
Jul 18, 2023
