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Judge strikes down law allowing Tennessee attorney general to argue certain death penalty cases
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Republican lawmakers violated the Tennessee Constitution when they passed a law this spring giving the state attorney general more authority to argue certain death penalty cases,...
Jul 17, 2023

Blinken urges Congress to act on delayed ambassadorial nominations
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged the Senate to move forward with votes on more than 60 diplomatic nominations, including 38 ambassadors, that have been stalled due t...
Jul 17, 2023

Vanderbilt adds John Calipari's son, Brad, to basketball staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - John Calipari's son is joining a Southeastern Conference staff, just not at Kentucky. Brad Calipari, 26, has been hired as Vanderbilt's director of on-court player development,...
Jul 17, 2023

US sending fighter jets, warship to Gulf region to protect ships from Iranian seizures
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is sending additional fighter jets and a warship to the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman to increase security in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships ther...
Jul 17, 2023

Jurors weighing fate of Pittsburgh synagogue killer hear of the devastation he left behind
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The gunman who killed 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue targeted them because of their faith and has never once expressed remorse, a federal prosecutor said Monday in asking j...
Jul 17, 2023

Online News Act: Google withholds AI chatbot as Meta runs ads opposing new law
OTTAWA - The tech giants are continuing their battle against the Liberal government, with Google deciding against allowing its new artificial-intelligence chatbot to be used in Canada and Meta running...
Jul 17, 2023

B.C. promises $3M to expand program that partners cops with health-care providers
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - British Columbia is spending $3 million to expand a program that partners health-care workers with police to respond to mental-health-related calls. Public Safety Minister Mike Farn...
Jul 17, 2023

Golf has long been about making connections. That won't change in an LIV-PGA Tour world
Kerry Bowie's daughters have dreams. Big ones. His 15-year-old wants to go to law school, maybe dabble in politics. His 12-year-old plans to be a business magnate. And while their schedules are jammed...
Jul 17, 2023

Scientific adviser resigns from Health Canada, calls for overhaul of pesticide rules
OTTAWA - An independent scientific adviser has resigned from a Health Canada committee on pesticide management over concerns about a lack of transparency and scientific oversight. Dr. Bruce Lanphear, ...
Jul 17, 2023

Dozens of followers of Pakistan's Imran Khan quit his party and launch their own ahead of elections
ISLAMABAD (AP) - In a major blow to Pakistan's former prime minister and top opposition leader Imran Khan, dozens of his followers quit his party on Monday to launch their own ahead of parliamentary e...
Jul 17, 2023