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Former Colorado fugitive sentenced to prison
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former fugitive from Colorado who pleaded guilty to causing a spectacular Las Vegas Strip hotel standoff that included furniture flying from a Caesars Palace window was … more
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FILE - Flowers, flags and notes cover a patrol car outside Arvada City Hall, on June 22, 2021, in Arvada, Colo., during a memorial for slain Arvada Police Officer Gordon Beesley, who was was killed during a shooting in Olde Town Arvada. A Colorado city has reached a $2.8 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by the mother of a man who was killed by police in 2021 after taking heroic actions to stop a gunman who had shot another officer, a gunman who ambushed and fatally shot a police officer in 2021, only to be killed himself by another officer, a law firm announced Thursday, Sept. 28.
Mom of Colorado man killed by police settles with city
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado city has reached a $2.8 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by the mother of a man killed by police in 2021 after taking heroic actions to stop a gunman who had shot … more
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Nebraska state Sen. Megan Hunt addresses a crowd Wednesday, April 12, in the Nebraska state Capitol rotunda in Lincoln, Neb. A judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday, filed by Hunt against a conservative that labeled her a child groomer and sexual abuser in online posts.
Judge tosses Nebraska state lawmaker’s defamation suit against PAC that labeled her a sexual abuser
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by a Nebraska lawmaker against a conservative political action committee that labeled her a child “groomer” and … more
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FILE – Muskogee Freedman descendant Elouise Smith, 91, talks about her heritage with a citizen of the Muscogee Nation outside of the Muscogee Nation court building after a hearing challenging the Muscogee citizenship board on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, in Okmulgee, Okla. A judge for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma ruled late Wednesday in favor of citizenship for two descendants of Black salves once owned by tribal members, potentially paving the way for hundreds of other descendants known as freedman.
Muscogee Nation judge rules in favor of citizenship for slave descendants known as freedmen
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A judge for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma ruled in favor of citizenship for two descendants of Black slaves once owned by tribal members, potentially paving the … more
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FILE -Oakland County Judge Kwame Rowe looks towards witness during cross examination, July 27, 2023, in Pontiac, Mich. The teenager who killed four students at Michigan’s Oxford High School will learn whether he will spend his life in prison or get a chance for parole in the decades ahead. Judge Rowe will announce his decision Friday, Sept. 29. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Michigan judge to decide whether Oxford High School shooter gets life in prison or chance at parole
A teenager who killed four students at Michigan’s Oxford High School will learn whether he will spend his life in prison or get a chance for parole in the decades ahead. Judge Kwame Rowe will … more
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New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones (10) is sacked by New York Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley (57) during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
AP Week in Pictures: Global | Sept. 8-14, 2023
A group walked to the Jamtalferner Glacier in Austria. A deadly fire raced through a wedding hall in Iraq. Fencers competed at the Asian Games in China. And an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god … more
FILE - The TikTok logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen which displays the TikTok home screen, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Boston. A report released Thursday, Sept. 28, by a tech watchdog group said TikTok has become a key marketing channel for vendors that want to promote steroids and other bodybuilding drugs to millions of people who use the app. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
TikTok videos promoting steroid use have millions of views, says report criticized by the company
TikTok has become a key marketing channel for vendors promoting steroids and other bodybuilding drugs to millions of the app’s users, according to a report released Thursday that the social media … more
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FILE - The fire-damaged Wellspring Health Access clinic is cordoned by tape, May 25, 2022, in Casper, Wyo. Lorna Roxanne Green, who says anxiety and nightmares led her to set fire to Wyoming’s only full-service abortion clinic is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver, File)
Judge sentences a woman who investigators say burned a Wyoming abortion clinic to 5 years in prison
A judge has sentenced an abortion opponent to five years in prison for burning a Wyoming abortion clinic. She also has been sentenced to three years probation and has been ordered to pay restitution. … more
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Kathleen Boleyn, mother of Johnny Hurley who was fatally shot by a police officer from the Arvada, Colo., Police Department in June 2021, speaks near a photograph of her while discussing the $2.77-million settlement reached with the northwest Denver suburban city Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Denver. Boleyn's son was shot after he had killed an active shooter who had killed an Arvada officer in the city's Olde Town area on June 21, 2021. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Mom of Colorado man killed by police after taking ‘heroic’ actions to stop gunman settles with city
A Colorado city has reached a nearly $2.8 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by the mother of a man killed by police after taking heroic actions to stop a gunman who had shot another officer. A … more
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An ethnic Armenian boy from Nagorno-Karabakh, looks out from a car window upon his arrival in Goris, Armenia's Syunik region, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov)
AP PHOTOS: Tens of thousands of Armenians flee in mass exodus from breakaway region of Azerbaijan
More than half the population of Nagorno-Karabakh has fled the breakaway region recently reclaimed by Azerbaijan, creating a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians. The migration began Sunday. By … more
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019 file photo, a Brightline passenger train passes by in Oakland Park, Fla. Florida's high-speed passenger train service suffered the first fatality on its new extension between West Palm Beach and Orlando on Thursday, Sept. 28 2023 when a pedestrian was struck. Overall, it was Brightline's 99th death since it began operations six years ago. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, file)
Florida high-speed train headed to Orlando fatally strikes pedestrian
Florida's high-speed passenger train service has suffered its first fatality on its new extension to Orlando. St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara said a 25-year-old stepped in front of a Brightline … more
This undated photo provided by the sheriff's office of Chaffee County, Colo., shows Suzanne Morphew, who went for a bike ride on Mother’s Day 2020 and never returned. Authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, that investigators discovered Morphew's remains the previous Friday near Moffat, Colo., about 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of the Salida area, where she was reported missing. (Chaffee County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Remains found of Colorado woman Suzanne Morphew, who went missing on Mother's Day 2020
The discovery of Suzanne Morphew’s remains three years after the Colorado woman went missing is raising new questions about what happened to her. The remains were found last week about 40 miles … more
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FILE - Plaintiff Rhonda Grayson speaks outside of the Muscogee Nation court building after a hearing challenging the Muscogee citizenship board on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, in Okmulgee, Okla. A tribal court judge for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma has ruled in favor of two descendants of Black slaves once owned by tribal members. District Judge Denette Mouser, based in the tribe's headquarters in Okmulgee, ruled late Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in favor of two Black Muscogee Nation freedmen, Grayson and Jeff Kennedy, who had sued the tribe's citizenship board for denying their applications. (Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP, File)
Muscogee Nation judge rules in favor of citizenship for slave descendants known as freedmen
A judge for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma has ruled in favor of two descendants of Black slaves once owned by tribal members. The decision Wednesday by Judge Denette Mouser could help pave … more
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This satellite image provided by NOAA on 11:11 am EST Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023 shows Tropical Storm Rina forming in the Atlantic Ocean. Rina had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph) and was centered 1,190 miles (1,915 kilometers) east of the Northern Leeward Islands. No coastal watches or warnings are in effect for the storm, and there were no hazards affecting land. (NOAA via AP)
Tropical Storm Rina forms in the Atlantic Ocean, trailing Tropical Storm Philippe
The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Rina has formed in the Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters said Thursday the storm had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and was centered almost 1,200 miles … more
In this photo released by Uzbekistan's Emergency Ministry Press Service on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a site of a warehouse in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. A massive explosion followed by a large blaze occurred early Thursday morning at a warehouse in the Uzbekistan capital Tashkent. (Uzbekistan's Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)
An explosion following a lightning strike in the Uzbek capital kills 1 person and injures 162
An explosion in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, has killed a teenage boy and injured at least 162 people. Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Health said a fire broke out after a lightning strike. The Ministry … more
The Capitol is seen late Tuesday night, Sept. 26, in Washington, as lawmakers work to advance appropriations bills on the House floor. The Republican-controlled House and the Democrat-controlled Senate are starkly divided over very different paths to preventing a federal shutdown.
What would a government shutdown mean for me? 
NEW YORK (AP) — With gridlock persisting in Washington, a government shutdown is looking more and more likely ahead of Saturday night’s deadline. As the Senate marches ahead with a … more
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Nebraska’s Republican Gov. Jim Pillen delivers his State of the State, Jan. 25, at the the state Capitol in Lincoln, Neb. Lower-income new mothers will get a full year of Medicaid health-care coverage in Nebraska under an order issued on Wednesday, Sept. 27.
Nebraska to expand Medicaid to cover postpartum care for low-income mothers
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lower-income new mothers will get a full year of Medicaid health care coverage in Nebraska under an order issued Wednesday by Republican Gov. Jim Pillen. The move … more
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FILE - Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in his office at the Department of Education, Sept. 20, in Washington. A new federal rule threatens to cut federal money to college programs that consistently leave graduates with low pay or unaffordable debt. The gainful employment rule finalized by the Biden administrations on Wednesday applies mostly to for-profit colleges, along with certificate programs at traditional universities.
New rule will cut federal money to college programs that leave grads with high debt, low pay
WASHINGTON (AP) — College programs that consistently leave graduates with low pay or unaffordable loans will lose access to federal money under a new rule being finalized by the Biden … more
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Timothy Kinyua unloads sacks of onions from Ethiopia at an open market in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Restrictions on the export of the vegetable by neighboring Tanzania has led prices to triple. The prices for onions from Tanzania were the highest in seven years, Kinyua said. Some traders have adjusted by getting produce from Ethiopia. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Food prices are rising as countries limit exports. Blame climate change, El Nino and Russia's war
Restrictions on food exports are spilling over from rice and wheat to other essentials. This ranges from Tanzania's limits on shipping onions to its neighbors and Morocco's restrictions on tomatoes … more
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FILE - Police and other first responders work the scene where officials say dozens of people have been found dead and multiple others were taken to hospitals with heat-related illnesses after a tractor-trailer containing suspected migrants was found on June 27, 2022, in San Antonio. One of six men charged in Texas over 53 migrants who died last year in the sweltering tractor-trailer has pleaded guilty for his role in the nation's deadliest human smuggling attempt from Mexico, federal prosecutors said Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Man pleads guilty to smuggling-related charges over Texas deaths of 53 migrants in tractor-trailer
One of six men charged in Texas over 53 migrants who died last year in a sweltering tractor-trailer has pleaded guilty to smuggling-related charges. Prosecutors said Monday that Christian Martinez … more
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