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Thai election winner set to make last stand in contentious bid to become prime minister
BANGKOK (AP) - The leader of Thailand's Move Forward Party, which won a surprise first-place finish in May's general election, is expected to have a last chance Wednesday to get the country's parliame...
Jul 18, 2023

A 'person of interest' is being held in Oregon deaths of 4 women after governor revokes commutation
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A man considered a person of interest in the deaths of four women whose bodies were found in northwestern Oregon is being held in a state prison after Gov. Tina Kotek reinstated a p...
Jul 18, 2023

Woman severely injured in bison attack in Roosevelt Park
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A bison severely injured a Minnesota woman on Saturday in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the National Park Service said in a statement on Tuesday. Park officials reported she ...
Jul 18, 2023

CFL receiving yard leader Austin Mack seizing his opportunity with Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes receiver Austin Mack wasn't familiar with the CFL a few months ago. "I pull up a highlight tape of the Alouettes, and I see guys running to the line of scrimmage, motioning sideways...
Jul 18, 2023

US says Ukraine has significant combat power not yet committed to the war
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ukrainian forces have a "significant amount of combat power" that hasn't yet been committed to the war, the top U.S. military officer said Tuesday, saying Kyiv is conserving some of ...
Jul 18, 2023

Virginia NAACP demands to see governor's criteria for restoring voting rights to felons
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Virginia NAACP on Tuesday called on Gov. Glenn Youngkin to establish clear and publicly available criteria for restoring the voting rights of convicted felons who have served ...
Jul 18, 2023

Prosecutor cites risky investments as 'grave' violations, in closing of Vatican financial case
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican prosecutor insisted Tuesday that his indictments of 10 people, including a cardinal, for alleged financial crimes held up under two years of testimony, criticism and de...
Jul 18, 2023

In backlash over their expulsions, 2 Tennessee Democratic lawmakers raised $2M combined
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee state Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones have raised more than $2 million combined through about 70,400 campaign donations after Republican lawmakers abruptly expe...
Jul 18, 2023

Filmmaker James Cameron calls Titan submersible implosion 'extreme outlier'
Canadian filmmaker and deep sea explorer James Cameron says the implosion of the Titan submersible that killed five people last month was an extreme outlier. The "Titanic" director told reporters in O...
Jul 18, 2023

Ontario, Quebec to see more tornado 'fuel,' but more data needed
MONTREAL - Climate change will likely bring more weather conditions to Ontario and Quebec that are favourable to the development of tornadoes, but it's still unclear whether Central Canada will actual...
Jul 18, 2023