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Louisiana youths held at adult prison's old death row suffer heat, isolation, advocates say

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Juveniles held in a former death row building at a Louisiana prison for adults are suffering through dangerous heat and psychologically damaging isolation in their cells with little...

Jul 18, 2023

Texas trooper's accounts of bloodied and fainting migrants on US-Mexico border unleashes criticism

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's escalating measures to stop migrants along the U.S. border with Mexico came under a burst of new criticism Tuesday after a state trooper said migrants wer...

Jul 18, 2023

Michigan charges 16 fake electors for Donald Trump with election law and forgery felonies

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan's attorney general filed felony charges Tuesday against 16 Republicans who acted as fake electors for then-President Donald Trump in 2020, accusing them of submitting fa...

Jul 18, 2023

After court ruling, Alabama GOP criticized for rejecting 2nd majority-Black congressional district

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Republicans on Tuesday advanced proposals to boost the number of Black voters in one of the state's seven congressional districts, but critics said the plans flout a co...

Jul 18, 2023

Big-ticket dreams spurred by $1 billion Powerball jackpot, but expert warns: Take is slow

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - With the Powerball jackpot topping $1 billion for this week's drawing, millions of people across the country will be lining up at convenience stores, grocery and gas station counter...

Jul 18, 2023

Police haul more items from home of man charged in Gilgo Beach killings

MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Police carted more boxes of potential evidence Tuesday out of the Long Island home of Rex Heuermann, who has been charged with killing at least three women and leaving the...

Jul 18, 2023

Kansas' governor gets to defend birth certificate changes in court, a judge rules

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A federal judge is considering Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's arguments that a new Kansas law rolling back transgender rights doesn't bar the state from changing the sex listing on ...

Jul 18, 2023

Judge refuses to toss discrimination lawsuits over Georgia voting districts

ATLANTA (AP) - A judge has refused to dismiss lawsuits alleging Georgia's congressional and legislative districts illegally discriminate against Black voters. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones ruled Mon...

Jul 18, 2023

A 'person of interest' is being held in Oregon deaths of 4 women after governor revokes commutation

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A man considered a person of interest in the deaths of four women whose bodies were found in northwestern Oregon is being held in a state prison after Gov. Tina Kotek reinstated a p...

Jul 18, 2023

Thai election winner set to make last stand in contentious bid to become prime minister

BANGKOK (AP) - The leader of Thailand's Move Forward Party, which won a surprise first-place finish in May's general election, is expected to have a last chance Wednesday to get the country's parliame...

Jul 18, 2023