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Premier League games off as 'mark of respect' to queen

LONDON (AP) - The Premier League has postponed its upcoming round of matches as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, adding to the cancellation of high-profile golf, cricket an...

Sep 09, 2022

Biden is 13th and final US president to meet Queen Elizabeth

WASHINGTON (AP) - With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Joe Biden gained the distinction of being the 13th and final U.S. president to meet the woman whose reign spanned seven decades. The queen, who ...

Sep 08, 2022

South Carolina: Senators reject a near-total abortion ban

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina senators rejected a ban on almost all abortions Thursday in a special session called in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. R...

Sep 08, 2022

Judge approves $2.46 billion Boy Scouts reorganization plan

A bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a $2.46 billion reorganization plan proposed by the Boy Scouts of America, which would allow it to keep operating while compensating tens of thousands of men wh...

Sep 08, 2022

Michigan’s high court puts abortion question on Nov. ballot

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Voters will determine whether to place abortion rights in the Michigan Constitution, the state Supreme Court declared Thursday, settling the issue a day before the fall ballot mu...

Sep 08, 2022

US restarts burns of forest fuel, paused after runaway blaze

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service is resuming its practice of intentionally lighting fires to clear brush and small trees from forested areas nationwide after a three-month hiatus to revie...

Sep 08, 2022

The queen's sporting fascination was racing: 'I love horses'

It was a classic and comforting sight on the British sporting calendar, Queen Elizabeth II smiling and waving from inside a horse-drawn carriage leading other members of the royal family in a processi...

Sep 08, 2022

Trump documents probe: US appeals ruling on special master

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is appealing a judge's decision to name an independent arbiter to review records seized by the FBI from former President Donald Trump's Florida home. U.S. Dist...

Sep 08, 2022

'A stalwart': World mourns Britain's Queen Elizabeth II

LONDON (AP) - Condolences poured in from around the world Thursday after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, whose rule saw Britain through decades of change. Elizabeth had been on the throne since 1952,...

Sep 08, 2022

Police: Official's DNA found at slain reporter's crime scene

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Las Vegas sheriff's office says an arrested public official's DNA was found at the site of an investigative reporter's slaying. The Las Vegas-area elected public official was arre...

Sep 08, 2022