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Colorado woman found guilty of voter fraud for casting ballots for late ex-husband and son

DENVER – A Colorado woman has been found guilty of voter fraud for casting ballots for both her late ex-husband and son, prosecutors said. Elizabeth Ann Davis, 61, was convicted Wednesday of...

DATE: Oct 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

LA County declares state of emergency to aid residents hit by immigration raids

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County officials voted Tuesday to declare a state of emergency that gives them power to provide assistance for residents they say have suffered financially fro...

DATE: Oct 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

The Latest: No end in sight to government shutdown as House speaker refuses to negotiate

The shutdown entered its 14th day with the Senate returning from its holiday break, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson refusing to call lawmakers back to Washington and President Donald T...

DATE: Oct 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

The Latest: Trump discusses plans to visit the Middle East during Cabinet meeting

President Donald Trump opened a meeting with his Cabinet at the White House on Thursday by speaking about the ceasefire deal and his plans to travel to the Middle East. Trump also said he h...

DATE: Oct 9, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

A quick look back at this week’s biggest stories

James Comey is indicted Former FBI director James Comey was charged with lying to Congress on Thursday as the Trump administration escalated its campaign against the president's percei...

DATE: Sep 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Wildfires force evacuations at Grand Canyon and Black Canyon of the Gunnison parks

JACOB LAKE, Ariz. – Visitors and staff at two national parks in the U.S. West have been evacuated because of wildfires. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, about 260 miles southwest ...

DATE: Jul 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Billy Joel cancels touring after being diagnosed with a brain disorder

NEW YORK – Billy Joel has canceled all his upcoming concerts across North America and England after being diagnosed with fluid buildup in his brain that has affected his “hearing, vision and...

DATE: May 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Summer Movie Guide 2025: Here’s what’s coming to theaters and streaming

Hollywood pulling out the stops this season

DATE: May 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Venice expands day-tripper tax in bid to combat overtourism

VENICE, Italy – Venice is charging day-trippers to the famed canal city an arrivals tax for the second year starting Friday, a measure aimed at combating the kind of overtourism that put the...

DATE: Apr 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Travel

David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 78

LOS ANGELES – David Lynch, the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and the TV series “Twin Peaks,” has died just days bef...

DATE: Jan 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Stephen King’s Maine radio stations will go silent for good on New Year’s Eve

BANGOR, Maine – Stephen King’s raucous rock ’n’ roll radio station is going silent at year’s end. The renowned author and lifelong rocker who used to perform with the Rock Bottom Remainders,...

DATE: Dec 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Alice Brock, who helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s classic ‘Alice’s Restaurant,’ dies at 83

NEW YORK – Alice Brock, whose Massachusetts-based eatery helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s deadpan Thanksgiving standard, “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree,” has died at age 83. Her death, just a we...

DATE: Nov 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment