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Texas lawmakers give final approval to redrawn congressional map favoring GOP, send to governor

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Senate gave final approval to a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map early Saturday, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature. President Do...

DATE: Aug 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Female political prisoners in Belarus face abuse, humiliation and threats of losing parental rights

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Antanina Kanavalava says her four years in a Belarusian penal colony as a political prisoner were filled with a fear and anguish that still haunts her. She nearly los...

DATE: Aug 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

First Erik Menendez, then Lyle denied parole by California board that says they pose safety risk

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lyle Menendez was denied parole Friday by the same board that a day earlier rejected his brother Erik’s appeal for freedom after serving decades in prison for killing thei...

DATE: Aug 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Pirates rookie Bubba Chandler makes history during electric, efficient major league debut

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bubba Chandler wanted to drink in a moment a lifetime in the making. The combination of adrenaline, the remnants of his traditional pregame Red Bull coursing through his sy...

DATE: Aug 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Iran confers with European nations on its nuclear program as sanctions deadline nears

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said Friday its foreign minister spoke by phone with his French, German and British counterparts to avoid the reimposition of U.N. sanctions over Tehr...

DATE: Aug 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Rural Colorado mourns 6 who died from suspected gas exposure at dairy farm

Six workers who died in what authorities suspect was exposure to gas at a dairy farm include a 50-year-old father and two sons, an incident that left rural Colorado communities in mourning. ...

DATE: Aug 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

FBI searches home and office of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI on Friday searched the Maryland home and Washington office of former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton as part of a criminal investigation ...

DATE: Aug 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Ashcraft and rookie Chandler combine for a 3-hit shutout as Pirates rout Rockies 9-0

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Braxton Ashcraft and highly touted rookie Bubba Chandler combined for a three-hit shutout as the Pittsburgh Pirates breezed past the Colorado Rockies 9-0 on Friday night. A...

DATE: Aug 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Tour bus rollover kills 5 on interstate highway in western New York

A tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls with 54 people aboard crashed and rolled on its side Friday on an interstate highway, killing five passengers and injuring many other...

DATE: Aug 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

For the first time, the world's food crises authority announces a famine in Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The world's leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip's largest city is gripped by famine, and that it's likely to spread across the territory ...

DATE: Aug 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Israeli defense minister warns of Gaza City's destruction unless Hamas yields to his country's terms

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s defense minister warned Friday that Gaza’s largest city could be destroyed unless Hamas yields to his country's terms, as the world’s leading authority ...

DATE: Aug 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Jen Pawol, MLB's first female umpire, is back in the big leagues working the Pirates-Rockies series

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jen Pawol is back in the big leagues. Pawol, who made history this month when she became the first female umpire to work a Major League Baseball game, is part of the crew w...

DATE: Aug 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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