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Judge considers dismissing indictment against Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer

Judge considers dismissing indictment against Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer

Heather Blacksmith

SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico judge is considering Alec Baldwin’s request to dismiss a grand jury indictment against ...

An Arizona judge helped revive an 1864 abortion law. His lawmaker wife joined Democrats to repeal it

An Arizona judge helped revive an 1864 abortion law. His lawmaker wife joined Democrats to repeal it

Craig Fedirighi

When it was Shawnna Bolick’s turn to speak, the words tumbled out of her for 20 minutes. The conservative lawmaker ...

Westminster dog show is a study in canine contrasts as top prize awaits

Westminster dog show is a study in canine contrasts as top prize awaits

Heather Blacksmith

NEW YORK — If every dog must have its day, one champion canine is about to have its year. By ...

Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and ‘King of the Bs,’ dies at 98

Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and ‘King of the Bs,’ dies at 98

Heather Blacksmith

LOS ANGELES — Roger Corman, the “King of the Bs” who helped turn out such low-budget classics as “Little Shop ...

A cyberattack forces a big US health system to divert ambulances and take records offline

A cyberattack forces a big US health system to divert ambulances and take records offline

Craig Fedirighi

TOPEKA, Kan. — A cyberattack on the Ascension health system operating in 19 states across the U.S. forced some of ...

Eurovision explained, from ABBA to Zorra, as the song contest is shadowed by war

Eurovision explained, from ABBA to Zorra, as the song contest is shadowed by war

Heather Blacksmith

MALMO, Sweden — Scores of musicians, hundreds of journalists and thousands of music fans have gathered in the Swedish city ...

Democrats hope abortion issue will offset doubts about Biden in Michigan

Democrats hope abortion issue will offset doubts about Biden in Michigan

Craig Fedirighi

LANSING, Mich. — LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two women campaigning for President Joe Biden after facing medical emergencies because of ...

Twyla Tharp dance will open 700-seat amphitheater at New York’s Little Island park in June

Twyla Tharp dance will open 700-seat amphitheater at New York’s Little Island park in June

Heather Blacksmith

NEW YORK — The 700-seat amphitheater at Little Island, a park in Manhattan built above the Hudson River on a ...

Marijuana backers eye proposed federal regulatory change as an aid to legalizing pot in more states

Marijuana backers eye proposed federal regulatory change as an aid to legalizing pot in more states

Craig Fedirighi

As the U.S. government moves toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, there may be little immediate impact in ...

Biden awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 politicians, activists, athletes and others

Biden awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 politicians, activists, athletes and others

Heather Blacksmith

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people on Friday, including civil rights icons ...