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'I can taste the air': Canadian wildfire smoke spreads hazardous haze at home and in the US
NEW YORK (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest on Wednesday, covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze, holding up flights at major airports and prompting people to fish out pandemic-era face masks. While Canadian...
After years of threats, a feud ends with a Black mom dead and her white neighbor arrested
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman accused of fatally shooting her neighbor last week in the violent culmination of what the sheriff described as a 2½-year feud was arrested Tuesday, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said. Susan Louise Lorincz, 58, who is white, was arrested on...
Pence opens presidential bid with broad critiques of Trump over Jan. 6 insurrection and abortion
ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Mike Pence opened his presidential bid with an unusually forceful critique of former President Donald Trump over Jan. 6, his temperament and abortion on Wednesday as he became the first vice president in modern history to challenge his former running mate. ...
Ukraine rushes drinking water to flooded areas as environmental damage mounts from dam break
KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities rushed drinking water to areas flooded by a collapsed dam in southern Ukraine on Wednesday as they managed a growing humanitarian and ecological disaster along a river that forms part of the front line in the 15-month war. The collapse of the...
Gunman who opened fire after Virginia high school graduation targeted graduate, Richmond police say
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A gunman who opened fire minutes after a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, targeted an 18-year-old graduate he had a long-running dispute with, police said Wednesday. Shawn Jackson, 18, and his father, Lorenzo Smith, 36, were both killed Tuesday in...
CNN ousts CEO Chris Licht after a brief, tumultuous tenure
NEW YORK (AP) — CNN ousted chief executive Chris Licht after a tumultuous year leading the struggling news network that culminated in a damning magazine profile and the growing realization that he’d lost the confidence of the network's journalists. The change was announced at...
Voices from the violent civil rights era see attacks on voting rights as part of ongoing struggle
They are part of a small, vanishing group who lived at the epicenter of the struggle for voting rights six decades ago, an era driven by segregation, violence and the yearning for equality that eventually led to laws bringing the U.S. closer to its promise of democracy for all its citizens. ...
Atlanta organizers unveil plan to stop 'Cop City' at the ballot box
ATLANTA (AP) — Activists announced an effort Wednesday to force a referendum that would allow Atlanta voters to decide whether the construction of a proposed police and firefighter training center should proceed, in a potential last-ditch effort to halt the project that its opponents refer to as...
Platonic co-parenting offers an alternate model for family building
NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Farrow wanted what a lot of people do: a child, and a parenting partner. At 45, after a long-term romance didn't work out, he decided to take matters into his own hands, entering into a platonic open arrangement that has flourished for nine years, since daughter Milly was...
'Vanderpump' star Lala Kent on Scandoval, ex Randall Emmett and building 'a freaking empire'
Lala Kent would like to thank her “Vanderpump Rules” co-stars Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss. Since their secret monthslong affair — dubbed “Scandoval” — went public in early March, the Bravo reality show’s heat meter has skyrocketed. First, a primer: “Vanderpump...
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Body found in New Hampshire house after reports of an explosion, police say
MERRIMACK, N.H. (AP) — A person was found dead in a New Hampshire house following numerous reports of an explosion, police said. The person was found dead in Merrimack on Tuesday afternoon, the Merrimack Police Department said in a news release. Police said they...
'I can taste the air': Canadian wildfire smoke spreads hazardous haze at home and in the US
NEW YORK (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest on Wednesday, covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze, holding up flights at major airports and prompting people to fish out pandemic-era face masks. While Canadian...
Oklahoma panel denies clemency for man convicted of woman's 1995 stabbing death
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A state board in Oklahoma voted Wednesday to deny recommending clemency for a man convicted of stabbing a Tulsa woman to death with a butcher knife in 1995, clearing the way for his planned execution next month. In a 3-2 vote, the Pardon and Parole Board voted...
Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. June X, 2023l. Editorial: Finally, funded While it’s not final just yet, the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance has voted to support funding for the new Science and Heath Sciences Building for UW-Eau Claire. It’s...
Rory McIlroy a strong anti-Saudi voice that now feels like 'sacrificial lamb' amid LIV Golf merger
Rory McIlroy, the strongest voice against Saudi-funded LIV Golf that caused so much disruption in golf, said Wednesday he now feels like a “sacrificial lamb" with the stunning reversal of the PGA Tour becoming partners with Saudi Arabia's enormous wealth fund. It was McIlroy who...
Gunman who opened fire after Virginia high school graduation targeted graduate, Richmond police say
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A gunman who opened fire minutes after a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, targeted an 18-year-old graduate he had a long-running dispute with, police said Wednesday. Shawn Jackson, 18, and his father, Lorenzo Smith, 36, were both killed Tuesday in...
Prince Harry to tabloid newspaper's lawyer: 'Nobody wants to be phone hacked'
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry entered a London courtroom in a high-stakes bid to prove the publisher of the Daily Mirror tabloid had unlawfully snooped on his life. He left the witness box Wednesday looking fatigued and with the outcome uncertain. The Duke of Sussex...
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania
LNP/LancasterOnline. May 31, 2023. Editorial: Pa. lawmakers ought to pass legislation to help people keep their electricity on when summer temperatures rise First, there’s the good news: “Local gasoline and heating oil prices are projected to go down in the short...
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 5 The Washington Post on social media's harm to young minds The U.S. surgeon general released an advisory this past month warning that the country’s children “have become unknowing...
Editorial Roundup: South Dakota
Madison Daily Leader. June 1, 2023. Editorial: More mental health staffing needs facilities Several entities, including the state of South Dakota, nonprofit health-care systems and private businesses, are either currently expanding mental health services in the state...
