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Ex-cop hired to probe Wisconsin election has partisan ties

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - One of the retired police officers hired by a top Wisconsin Republican to investigate the presidential election in the battleground state has ties to the GOP and previously led a ...

May 28, 2021

Farm laborer convicted in 2018 stabbing death of Iowa runner

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A jury found a farm laborer guilty of murder Friday in the abduction and killing of a University of Iowa student who vanished while out for a run in 2018. The 12-member jury una...

May 28, 2021

Bill Cosby refuses sex offender program, so is denied parole

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Actor Bill Cosby won't be paroled this year after refusing to participate in sex offender programs during his nearly three years in state prison in Pennsylvania. The 83-year-old Co...

May 28, 2021

John Davis, real singer behind Milli Vanilli, dies at 66

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - John Davis, one of the real singers behind the lip-synching pop duo Milli Vanilli, died of the coronavirus this week, according to his family. He was 66. Davis died on Monday in ...

May 28, 2021

Walter the friendly grouse becomes man's backyard companion

NEW LONDON, N.H. (AP) - Some people are greeted by the family dog. For Todd Westward, it's a ruffed grouse. The bird started hanging out in the New London, New Hampshire, backyard last month with West...

May 28, 2021

Juanes visits the origins of his inspiration in 10th album

NEW YORK (AP) - After experimenting with different types of music, Juanes returns to his roots with "Origen," a covers album in which he pays tribute to the most influential artists in his life and ca...

May 28, 2021

GOP blocks bipartisan probe of deadly Jan. 6 riot at Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans on Friday blocked creation of a bipartisan panel to study the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, turning aside the independent investigation in a show of party loyalty ...

May 28, 2021

Malaysia imposes total lockdown after cases soar above 8,000

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's prime minister says a total coronavirus lockdown will be imposed in the country, with all business and economic activities to be halted for two weeks to contai...

May 28, 2021

US consumers boosted their spending by 0.5% in April

WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans increased their spending by 0.5% in April, a slowdown after a massive gain in March that had been powered by the distribution of billions of dollars in individual stimulus ...

May 28, 2021

As Russia tensions simmer, NATO conducts massive war games

ABOARD HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH (AP) - As tensions with Russia simmer, thousands of NATO troops, several warships and dozens of aircraft are taking part in military exercises stretching across the Atlantic...

May 28, 2021