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Judge considers dismissing indictment against Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people on Friday, including civil rights icons ...