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By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A jury has convicted a Hawaii couple of conspiracy, passport fraud and identity theft for stealing identities and living for decades under the names of dead babies. Court record say jurors deliberated for about two hours before reaching guilty verdicts Monday. Prosecutors say Walter Glenn Primrose

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo is criticizing his state party’s plan to forge ahead with a caucus despite the state-run primary occurring two days prior. The move is further escalating an intra-party rift that has consumed the Nevada Republican Party over its rules to

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — From generous pay and benefits to stronger job security, the United Auto Workers union won significant concessions in tentative settlements that have ended their strikes against Detroit’s automakers. Now, General Motors, Ford and Stellantis are facing sharply higher labor costs, estimated by some analysts at exceeding

By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Johnson does not typically mention one aspect of his work before being elected to Congress. He was once chosen to be the dean of a small Baptist law school. But the school ultimately collapsed without enrolling students or opening its doors. The episode is a reminder

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Looking to energize his party’s growing base, Republican Daniel Cameron picked apart Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s record Tuesday in Kentucky’s hotly contested gubernatorial campaign. Cameron took aim at the incumbent’s veto of transgender bills and handling of the pandemic while linking Beshear to the nation’s top

PALMYRA, Maine (AP) — Police in Maine arrested a former Walmart employee who made a threatening social media post that referenced a recent mass shooting in the state. Police in Palmyra charged the 18-year-old man with aggravated reckless conduct and domestic violence terrorizing after he photographed himself with a firearm and ammunition while sitting in

EVERMAN, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman who told various stories to explain her 6-year-old son’s absence before leaving the country has been charged with killing the child, who has been missing for a year. Everman Police Chief Craig Spencer said at a news conference Monday that Cindy Rodriguez-Singh had been indicted by a Tarrant

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A judge has ruled that video and transcripts of a police interview with a Wisconsin woman accused of killing a man she alleges was sexually trafficking her cannot be admitted as evidence in her trial. A Kenosha Circuit Court judge ruled Tuesday that using the video and transcript of Chrystul Kizer’s

By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Before House Speaker Mike Johnson was elected to public office, he was the dean of a small Baptist law school that didn’t exist. The establishment of the Judge Paul Pressler School of Law was supposed to be a capstone achievement for Louisiana College, which administrators boasted would

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Internal emails shown at Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial reveal that when he tried to buy the Buffalo Bills in 2014, investment bankers doubted the NFL would allow it but encouraged him to stay in the running. The internal emails were aired in court on Tuesday.

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig has died, nearly six weeks after the highly experimental surgery, his Maryland doctors announced Tuesday. Lawrence Faucette, 58, was dying from heart failure and ineligible for a traditional heart transplant when he received the genetically

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A power company’s plans for an enormous offshore wind farm off Virginia’s southeast coast have received key federal approval. Dominion Energy got what’s called a favorable “record of decision” on Tuesday from the federal regulators. They had reviewed the project’s potential impact on the environment, among other factors. Dominion is

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The human rights group Amnesty International said Tuesday that civilians in southern Lebanon were injured this month when Israeli forces hit a border village with shells containing white phosphorus, a controversial incendiary munition. The organization said it verified three other instances of Israel’s military dropping white phosphorus

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer TGL is the tech-infused golf league created by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. And now they’re sharing exactly what it is and how it works. The league says each match will be 15 holes involving three players from the four-man teams. The first nine holes will be alternate shot.

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed Jacob Lew as ambassador to Israel, filling the key diplomatic post as the country is fighting a war with Hamas. Lew, a treasury secretary under President Barack Obama, was confirmed 53-43. He has promised to stand side by side with Israel’s leaders

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press Over the past five days, Israeli ground troops have pushed deeper and deeper into Gaza in their war against Hamas, launched in response to a bloody Oct. 7 cross-border raid by the Islamic militant group. A growing array of units, including naval, air and ground forces, have joined the effort.

Authorities say a North Dakota woman fatally poisoned her boyfriend after learning that he planned to break up with her after he received a large inheritance. According to police records, 51-year-old Steven Riley Jr. died of antifreeze poisoning less than two days after receiving the money in September. Police say 47-year-old Ina Thea Kenoyer told

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press FBI Director Christopher Wray warned on Tuesday that Hamas’ rampage inside Israel could inspire violence in the U.S., telling lawmakers that multiple foreign extremist groups have called for attacks against Americans and the West in recent weeks. “We assess that the actions of Hamas and its allies will serve as

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The country’s largest Christian university is being fined $37.7 million by the federal government amid accusations that it misled students about the cost of its graduate programs. Grand Canyon University, which has more than 100,000 students, mostly in online programs, faces the largest fine of its

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A woman has sued a Tennessee police department after her son was shot and killed when he tried to drive away from a traffic stop with an officer leaning into the car. Linda Allen’s son Eric Allen died in November 2022 after a Mt. Juliet Police