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Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell can continue with his work schedule, congressional physician says

WASHINGTON (AP) - The attending physician to Congress said Thursday that he had cleared Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell to continue with his planned schedule after evaluating an incident in w...

Aug 31, 2023

Police stop Nebraska man for bucking the law with a bull riding shotgun in his car

A 911 call about a car driving with a cow inside it in one of northeast Nebraska's biggest cities was no bull. Norfolk Police Capt. Chad Reiman said it didn't take long for officers to track down the ...

Aug 31, 2023

Texas high court allows law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Supreme Court will allow the new state law banning gender-affirming care for minors to take effect on Friday, setting up Texas to be the most populous state with such re...

Aug 31, 2023

Ex-Proud Boys organizer sentenced to 17 years in prison for plot to keep Trump in power

WASHINGTON (AP) - A former organizer of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Thursday to 17 years in prison for spearheading an attack on the U.S. Capitol to prevent the peaceful ...

Aug 31, 2023

Trump pleads not guilty and waives arraignment in Georgia election case

ATLANTA (AP) - Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty and waived arraignment in the case accusing him and others of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georg...

Aug 31, 2023

Justice Clarence Thomas reports he took 3 trips on Republican donor's plane last year

WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is acknowledging that he took three trips last year aboard a private plane owned by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow. It's the first time in yea...

Aug 31, 2023

Niger's military regime orders police to expel French ambassador and revokes his diplomatic immunity

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - Niger's military junta has revoked the diplomatic immunity of France's ambassador and ordered police to expel him from the country, according to a statement from the military regi...

Aug 31, 2023

At least 52 people have died in a fire in a building in South Africa's biggest city, authorities say

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - At least 52 people died when a fire ripped through a multi-story building in Johannesburg, South Africa's biggest city, emergency services said Thursday. Emergency Services spokesm...

Aug 30, 2023

Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again, this time at a Kentucky event

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday, weeks after he had a ...

Aug 30, 2023

Former Catholic cardinal, age 93, is not competent to stand trial on teen sexual abuse charges

DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) - A judge ruled Wednesday that a 93-year-old former Roman Catholic cardinal is not competent to stand trial after both prosecutors and defense attorneys determined he suffers from d...

Aug 30, 2023