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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has tossed most of the civil claims brought in a wrongful death suit by the family of an Arizona rancher who served as spokesperson for the armed takeover of Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in 2016. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Robert “LaVoy” Finicium was fatally shot by Oregon state

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — James Hormel, the first openly gay U.S. ambassador and a philanthropist who funded organizations to fight AIDS and promote human rights, has died. He was 88. The San Francisco Chronicle says Hormel died Friday at a San Francisco hospital with his husband, Michael, at his side. Hormel, an heir to the

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz has fired the two police officers who authorities say violated the law while attending events in Washington D.C. during the Jan. 6 insurrection. Diaz on Friday said he fired married officers Caitlin and Alexander Everett. He said they were present at the

By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Haitian judge assigned to oversee the investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse has withdrawn from the case citing personal reasons, a decision that might delay the much-anticipated probe. Judge Mathieu Chanlatte, who was named to oversee the case less than a week ago,

By MICHELLE LIU Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Democrats are getting $100,000 from the Democratic National Committee to bolster voter registration efforts as the party begins to pour money into states traditionally dominated by Republicans ahead of the 2022 midterms. The first-ever “Red State Fund” grant was announced Friday by

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaraguan police raided the offices of the storied opposition newspaper La Prensa. Police said the raid was part of an investigation into customs fraud and money laundering. They said the offices would remain under police custody. The raid Friday came one day after La Prensa suspended its print edition because the

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DALLAS (AP) — A Texas man who was scheduled for trial on murder charges this week has instead been granted release on bond. That’s after Dallas police revealed there was a temporary concern that material in his case might be among troves of data lost from its computer system. A Dallas County judge granted Jonathan

By ASTRID GALVAN and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press For the 2010 Census, René D. Flores, a Mexican American college professor, marked his race as “white.” Since then, a genealogy test revealed he has 43% Native American ancestry. He is among millions more people who now identify as having two or more races, or being multiracial.

By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press EL CEIBO, Guatemala (AP) — Hundreds of Central American migrants _ many families with young children _ expelled by the United States on flights deep into southern Mexico have been dropped this week at this remote jungle outpost on the Guatemalan border. They walk into Guatemala with children in

BOSTON (AP) — Boston’s famous Skinny House is on the market for $1.2 million. The Boston Globe reports the vertically rectangular-shaped house was listed Monday. This is the first time its been on the market since 2017 when it was sold for $900,000. The home, located in Boston’s North End, is about 1,165 square feet.

By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s governor says she will deploy up to 1,500 National Guard troops to hospitals around the state to support healthcare workers as COVID-19 surges amid the rapid spread of the Delta variant. Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat, says starting Aug. 20 she will send an initial

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The fight over mask and vaccine mandates moved to the center of California’s looming recall election, with candidate Larry Elder promising to swiftly roll back sweeping government orders. Democrats labeled the leading Republican as a science skeptic who would endanger public health.

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican officials in Texas say law enforcement is now helping in the effort  to compel absent Democrats to return to the state Capitol. A spokesman for Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan said Friday that copies of civil warrants are now being delivered

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The National Park Service is pushing back against a Federal Aviation Administration report recommending approval of a launch pad for commercial rockets off the Georgia coast. The Park Service’s parent agency, the Department of the Interior, says the proposed Spaceport Camden poses an “unacceptable risk” to