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A judge orders Texas to move a floating barrier that's used to deter migrants between US and Mexico

A judge orders Texas to move a floating barrier that's used to deter migrants between US and Mexico

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas must move a large floating barrier that Gov. Greg Abbott placed on the river between the U.S.
Felony convictions vacated for 4 former Navy officers in sprawling 'Fat Leonard' bribery scandal

Felony convictions vacated for 4 former Navy officers in sprawling 'Fat Leonard' bribery scandal

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The felony convictions of four former Navy officers in one of the worst bribery cases in the maritime branch's history were vacated Wednesday due to questions about prosecutorial misconduct, the latest setback to the government's yea
Rep. Chris Stewart’s ex-staffer Celeste Maloy wins Utah special election primary to replace him

Rep. Chris Stewart’s ex-staffer Celeste Maloy wins Utah special election primary to replace him

With strong backing from Utah’s rural voters, a former staffer for Utah Rep. Chris Stewart won a three-way Republican primary in a special election to succeed him after he resigns from office.
Mexico decriminalizes abortion, extending Latin American trend of widening access to procedure

Mexico decriminalizes abortion, extending Latin American trend of widening access to procedure

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court threw out all federal criminal penalties for abortion Wednesday, ruling that national laws prohibiting the procedure are unconstitutional and violate women’s rights in a sweeping decision that extended Latin
A football coach who got job back after Supreme Court ruled he could pray on the field has resigned

A football coach who got job back after Supreme Court ruled he could pray on the field has resigned

SEATTLE (AP) — A high school football coach in Washington state who won his job back after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled he could pray on the field resigned Wednesday after just one game back .
Tropical Storm Lee strengthens into a hurricane as it churns across Atlantic toward Caribbean

Tropical Storm Lee strengthens into a hurricane as it churns across Atlantic toward Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Lee strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday as it churned through the open waters of the Atlantic on a path that would take it near the northeast Caribbean.
This summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say

This summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say

GENEVA (AP) — Earth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
Russian missile strike on Ukrainian market kills 17 as Blinken announces new $1B aid package

Russian missile strike on Ukrainian market kills 17 as Blinken announces new $1B aid package

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile tore through an outdoor market in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, killing 17 people and wounding dozens, as U.S.
Pennsylvania murderer escaped by scaling a wall topped with razor wire, prison official says

Pennsylvania murderer escaped by scaling a wall topped with razor wire, prison official says

WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A murderer on the loose in suburban Philadelphia escaped from a jail yard by climbing up a wall and over razor wire last week, prison officials said Wednesday.
Prosecutors seeking new indictment for Hunter Biden by end of September

Prosecutors seeking new indictment for Hunter Biden by end of September

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are seeking to bring a new indictment against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter by the end of September, according to court documents filed Wednesday.