Experts: Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric could galvanize extremists
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As hate speech targeting LGBTQ people increases among some far-right influencers and others…
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Rice loses House seat after impeaching Trump; Mace holds on
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tom Rice of South Carolina has been ousted from Congress in his Republican…
Continue Reading Laxalt’s Nevada win sets up fierce race for Senate control
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Adam Laxalt, a former state attorney general who has embraced lies about the…
Continue Reading Election skeptic wins GOP race for Nevada secretary of state
By SCOTT SONNER and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press RENO, Nevada (AP) — A former state lawmaker who has been repeating the false claims that…
Continue Reading Yellowstone flooding forces 10,000 to leave national park
By MATTHEW BROWN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press RED LODGE, Mont. (AP) — More than 10,000 visitors were ordered out of Yellowstone as…
Continue Reading US-expelled Haitians fuel charter business to Latin America
By JULIE WATSON, GISELA PEREZ de ACHA, KATIE LICARI, TRENTON DANIEL and PATRICIA LUNA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — With jokes, upbeat…
Continue Reading Wiggins delivers on both ends, Warriors lead NBA Finals 3-2
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Exhibiting a determined confidence and grit all game, Andrew Wiggins single-handedly took…
Continue Reading Hoeven to face newcomer Christiansen in search of 3rd term
By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Hoeven easily won North Dakota’s Republican primary Tuesday. He’s…
Continue Reading NY GOP governor candidates debate crime, economy and Trump
By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — In a televised debate, four Republican candidates for New York governor pledged to undo…
Continue Reading Venezuela’s Maduro visits Kuwait, speaks to crown prince
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has visited Kuwait and spoken to the small, oil-rich nation’s crown…
Continue Reading NBA’s Montrezl Harrell facing felony marijuana charge
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Charlotte Hornets forward Montrezl Harrell is facing a felony drug charge after authorities said they found vacuum-sealed bags…
Continue Reading Cambodian court convicts lawyer, dozens of others of treason
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian court has convicted a Cambodian-American lawyer and dozens of members of…
Continue Reading Spears’ ex who appeared at wedding charged with stalking
By ANDREW DALTON and JEFF TURNER Associated Press VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — A man once briefly married to Britney Spears who showed up uninvited at…
Continue Reading Thieves make off with 20 freight containers at Mexican port
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican Employers Federation says thieves broke into a freight storage area at the Pacific coast seaport of Manzanillo and…
Continue Reading Rucks and mauls to political brawls, meet Senator Pocock
By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — International rugby star David Pocock has been elected as an independent senator in…
Continue Reading Bitcoin plunges as major crypto lender halts operations
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plummeted Monday after a major cryptocurrency…
Continue Reading Mexican soldiers find 50 meth labs in first half of June
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army says it has found a total of 50 meth labs in the first two weeks of June. The small labs were mainly located in…
Continue Reading Judge in Maryland strikes down library e-book law
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In a legal case closely watched by libraries and the publishing industry, a federal judge in…
Continue Reading Air Force: Crew not at fault for Afghan deaths in evacuation
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has concluded that air crew members acted appropriately and were not at fault…
Continue Reading Navy censures 5 in deadly sinking of amphibious vehicle
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy has issued letters of censure to three Marine and two Navy officers in connection…
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