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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
RCMP officers' group says Mounties shouldn't be 'scapegoats' in police shortage
VANCOUVER - The voice for almost 20,000 RCMP says its members should not be used as "political pawns" in the dispute between the British Columbia government and the City of Surrey over its policing si...
Jul 18, 2023
Georgia's Kirby Smart says complacency is the biggest threat to the Bulldogs' three-peat hopes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kirby Smart says complacency is the biggest challenge his Georgia Bulldogs face while trying to add a third straight national football championship. Smart and his Bulldogs also...
Jul 18, 2023