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Jury finds MyPillow founder defamed former employee for a leading voting equipment company

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal jury in Colorado on Monday found that one of the nation’s most prominent election conspiracy theorists, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, defamed a former employee for a leading voting equipment company after the 2020 presidential election. The jury found that two of Lindell’s statements about Eric

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Doctor who supplied ketamine to Matthew Perry and called him a ‘moron’ will plead guilty

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the “Friends” star’s overdose death will plead guilty, according to an agreement filed in court Monday. Dr. Salvador Plasencia agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, according

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North Carolina judges side with GOP lawmakers for who gets say on highway patrol commander

By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A panel of North Carolina judges dismissed one of Democratic Gov. Josh Stein’s cases against Republican legislative leaders Monday, upholding part of a power-shifting law that prevents Stein from selecting the State Highway Patrol commander. Three Superior Court judges made the decision unanimously. The judges’ decision

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Donald Trump is the first president in 116 years to not be invited to the NAACP convention

By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press The NAACP announced Monday the group will not invite President Donald Trump to its national convention next month in Charlotte, North Carolina, the first time the prominent civil rights organization has opted to exclude a sitting president in its 116-year history. NAACP President Derrick Johnson announced the move at an

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Togo suspends French state-owned broadcasters RFI and France 24 for alleged biased reporting

By ERICK KAGLAN Associated Press LOME, Togo (AP) — Togo has suspended broadcasts by two French state-owned networks for three months for an alleged lack of impartiality in their reporting, a government agency in the West African nation said Monday. Radio France Internationale, or RFI, and France 24, are the networks being suspended. “This measure

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Canadian Indigenous leader says he was ‘filled with rage’ before ‘intense’ conversation with Trump

By ROB GILLIES and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press KANANASKIS, Alberta (AP) — A Canadian Indigenous leader who greeted world heads of state arriving for the Group of Seven summit says he was “filled with rage” and considered leaving before Donald Trump arrived — saying the U.S. president has “caused much pain and suffering in the

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Immigration-New Detention Centers ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds SUMMARY: No-bid contracts with politically connected companies have

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Immigration-New Detention Centers ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds SUMMARY: No-bid contracts with politically connected companies have

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Immigration-New Detention Centers ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds SUMMARY: No-bid contracts with politically connected companies have

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–TWINS-REDS DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–TWINS-REDS DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–TWINS-REDS DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–TWINS-REDS DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By

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