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Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can’t sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks
WASHINGTON | The Supreme Court on Tuesday barred a former Louisiana inmate from suing prison officials who cut off his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs. The justices condemned what happened to the former inmate, Damon Landor. But they ruled that a federal law designed to protect the religious rights of inmates does […]
Utah marks a year of battling measles, with no clear end in sight
Utah has spent the past year fighting measles outbreaks — a grim milestone that could affect whether the United States can keep its measles-free designation. More than 680 people have gotten sick since the state’s first outbreak began on June 20, 2025. Unlike measles outbreaks in Texas, South Carolina and Arizona, the spread in Utah […]
Trump-endorsed de la Espriella holds slim lead in Colombia’s election as his rival challenges vote
BOGOTA, Colombia | A polarized Colombia gave conservative political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella a razor-thin lead in a runoff election that will be challenged in the coming days by the ruling party’s progressive candidate. De la Espriella, a business owner and lawyer who earned U.S. President Donald Trump’s endorsement despite never having run for […]
Judge in Charlie Kirk killing case to decide if prosecutors could be punished for comments in media
The Utah judge in the murder case over Charlie Kirk’s killing says he will rule Monday whether prosecutors could face sanctions for comments to the media about a bullet fragment recovered from the conservative activist’s body. Lawyers for defendant Tyler Robinson have asked Judge Tony Graf to block the death penalty in the case, claiming […]
Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records show
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. | Even as it battled the deadliest drug epidemic in American history, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico between 2023 and 2025, according to three current and former DEA agents and government records reviewed by The Associated Press. DEA agents […]
Qatar says gas export terminal blast killed 13 people
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | Qatar’s energy minister said Monday that an explosion killed at least 13 people at a key gas export terminal. Saad Sherida al-Kaabi gave the toll during a news conference in Doha, Qatar’s capital and described the explosion as related to an industrial accident. The blast at the Ras Laffan industrial […]
Vance says talks with Iranian officials set ‘good foundation’ for a deal to end the war
OBBUERGEN, Switzerland | Vice President JD Vance on Monday said his lengthy talks with senior Iranian officials in Switzerland created a “good foundation for a successful final deal” as they seek a permanent end to the war that the U.S. and Israel began in late February. “The final deal is the house,” Vance told reporters […]
Israel seized more land from neighbors since 2023 than it has in decades
JERUSALEM | Over the past two and a half years, Israel has taken control of swaths of Gaza, Lebanon and Syria that amount to its biggest expansion of militarily occupied lands in decades. It is an area larger than many major cities — roughly 1,000 square kilometers (386 square miles) — and Israel has said […]
Residents return to war-ravaged southern Lebanon with hope and sorrow after the US-Iran deal
TYRE, Lebanon | Adnan Kaour returned on Thursday to check on his home in southern Lebanon ‘s coastal city of Tyre — once known as an idyllic summer getaway spot — just a week after Israel issued warnings for all of its residents to evacuate. The warnings were followed by sweeping airstrikes on the city, […]