Archeologists are set to begin digging in a central Nebraska field to find the bodies of more than 80 children who were buried at a Native American boarding school. Crews on Monday will use shovels, …
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By SCOTT McFETRIDGE and CHARLIE NEIBERGALL
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7/10/23
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Families with transgender kids are increasingly forced to travel out of state for the care they need
Families around the U.S. are scrambling to navigate new laws that prohibit their transgender children and teenagers from accessing gender-affirming care. With at least 20 states moving to ban or to …
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By ARLEIGH RODGERS and MICHAEL GOLDBERG
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7/10/23
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Stephenson resigns from PGA Tour board over 'serious concerns' about Saudi deal, according to report
The Washington Post is reporting former AT&T Chairman Randall Stephenson has resigned from the PGA Tour policy board. His resignation letter cites serious concerns over the tour's proposed …
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By DOUG FERGUSON
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7/9/23
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Florida prosecutors are laying out their death penalty case against a plastic surgeon accused of killing a lawyer during an acrimonious battle over medical billing. Authorities say Dr. Tomasz …
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By CURT ANDERSON
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7/9/23
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An Oklahoma judge has thrown out a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dashing an effort to obtain some measure of legal justice by survivors of the deadly racist rampage. …
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By JAKE BLEIBERG
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7/9/23
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Vermont State Police say a burglary suspect who led police on a high-speed chase and crashed his truck into two police cruisers, killing a 19-year-old officer and injuring two others, will be …
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7/9/23
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Russian-installed authorities in the Crimean peninsula have reported shooting down a cruise missile near the city of Kerch and briefly suspending traffic on the Kerch bridge that links the annexed …
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By The Associated Press
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7/9/23
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Pope Francis has announced he has chosen 21 new cardinals, including prelates from Jerusalem and Hong Kong, places where Catholics are a small minority. The pope announced his picks during his …
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By FRANCES D'EMILIO
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7/9/23
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With Earth breaking average heat records, cities are sure to be giving a fresh look at their readiness plans for temperatures that can kill. Dire heat waves in the past have prompted effective …
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By MELINA WALLING and ISABELLA O'MALLEY
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7/9/23
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While Detroit, a city that went through bankruptcy, made the decision to remove all of its lead water pipes to prevent lead poisoning, the city of Chicago opted to leave many lead pipes in the …
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By MICHAEL PHILLIS and CAMILLE FASSETT
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7/9/23
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Sheriff Greg Capers was the picture of a Texas lawman as he announced the capture of a suspected mass shooter. But his turn in the national spotlight belied years of complaints about corruption and …
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By JAKE BLEIBERG
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7/9/23
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New York City police say a man on a scooter fired a handgun in a string of random shootings that killed an 87-year-old and wounded three others. Police say the gunman fired at pedestrians in Brooklyn …
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7/8/23
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Hundreds of opponents of gay rights have swarmed the site of an LGBT festival in the capital of the country of Georgia, vandalizing the stage, setting fires and looting the event’s bar. Deputy …
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7/8/23
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TV meteorologist Chris Gloninger faced intensifying harassment as he did more reporting on climate change during local newscasts. A man who sent him a series of threatening emails was charged with …
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By HANNAH FINGERHUT, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and SUMMER BALLENTINE
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7/8/23
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Today in History
Today is Saturday, July 8, the 189th day of 2023. There are 176 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On July 8, 1972, the Nixon administration …
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By The Associated Press
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7/8/23
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Prosecutors and others say in the weeks before Kimbrady Carriker opened fire at random with an AR-15 in Philadelphia killing five people, the few people close to him saw him grow increasingly …
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By CLAUDIA LAUER
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7/7/23
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Authorities say DNA testing has led to the arrest of a Nebraska man who was repeatedly questioned over decades in the 1978 stabbing death of a woman while he was stationed with the U.S. Army in …
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By STEVE KARNOWSKI and FRANK JORDANS
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7/7/23
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Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is challenging a federal judge's injunction that blocks portions of a new state law that bans gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Cameron filed an …
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7/7/23
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Firefighters rescued two men who fell into a manhole during heavy rain in Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday, including one who was washed about a mile through sewer pipes before getting trapped behind a …
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7/7/23
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A Florida judge has denied a 65-year-old California fugitive bail in connection with the death of a woman nearly 40 years ago. Donald Santini was arrested by U.S. marshals in California last month …
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7/7/23
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