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Biden still concerned about judicial overhaul as he extends invite to meet with Israel's Netanyahu
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Monday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet with him in the U.S. this fall, the White House said, even as he expressed ongoing concern abo...
Jul 17, 2023

Deadly flooding hit several countries at once. Scientists say this will only be more common
Extreme rainfall accompanied by deadly flooding hit the United States and several other countries over the weekend and last week. There were several dozen fatalities in central and southern regions of...
Jul 17, 2023

Citing Trump case, Pentagon leak suspect Teixeira urges judge to release him while he awaits trial
BOSTON (AP) - The Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of leaking secret military papers challenged a judge's decision that he remain behind bars, pointing Monday to the pretrial release of...
Jul 17, 2023

Top official in Justice Department's criminal division to depart
WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Justice Department's criminal division is leaving at the end of July after two years of overseeing work that ranged from corporate fraud prosecution to war crimes inv...
Jul 17, 2023

Deaths of four Oregon women over three months are linked, authorities say
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The deaths of four women whose bodies were found over the course of three months in or near Portland, Oregon, are linked, and at least one person of interest has been identified, au...
Jul 17, 2023

Judge strikes down law allowing Tennessee attorney general to argue certain death penalty cases
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Republican lawmakers violated the Tennessee Constitution when they passed a law this spring giving the state attorney general more authority to argue certain death penalty cases,...
Jul 17, 2023

Blinken urges Congress to act on delayed ambassadorial nominations
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged the Senate to move forward with votes on more than 60 diplomatic nominations, including 38 ambassadors, that have been stalled due t...
Jul 17, 2023

Vanderbilt adds John Calipari's son, Brad, to basketball staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - John Calipari's son is joining a Southeastern Conference staff, just not at Kentucky. Brad Calipari, 26, has been hired as Vanderbilt's director of on-court player development,...
Jul 17, 2023

US sending fighter jets, warship to Gulf region to protect ships from Iranian seizures
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is sending additional fighter jets and a warship to the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman to increase security in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships ther...
Jul 17, 2023

Jurors weighing fate of Pittsburgh synagogue killer hear of the devastation he left behind
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The gunman who killed 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue targeted them because of their faith and has never once expressed remorse, a federal prosecutor said Monday in asking j...
Jul 17, 2023