Companies fight over control of Mexican radio stations

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s old rough-and-tumble brand of capitalism made a comeback Wednesday, as two corporate groups engaged in a public dispute over control of one of Mexico’s largest radio station chains.

The Latest: White House officials track path of hurricane

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Lezmond Mitchell, only Native American on federal death row, executed in Indiana despite tribal sovereignty objections

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Lezmond Mitchell, only Native American on federal death row, executed in Indiana despite tribal sovereignty objections.

The Latest: Louisiana mobilizes National Guard before Laura

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UN envoy: Pandemic increased poverty in Iraq by over 10%

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Iraq said Wednesday the coronavirus pandemic has made things worse in the country, with a 10% increase in poverty and 3 million people who can’t afford to buy enough food.

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Texas gunman had history of violence years before shooting

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The man who killed more than 20 people at a Texas church shooting massacre in 2017 had threatened violence years earlier and was “completely obsessed with mass shootings," according to federal co…

Phoenix OKs payout after police point guns over stolen doll

PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix City Council agreed Wednesday to pay a settlement to a Black couple who had police officers point guns at them in front of their children last year after their young daughter took a doll …

Feds: NYPD ambush suspect had interest in Islamic extremism

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who ambushed a New York City police officer in June — stabbing him in the neck and stealing his gun to shoot other officers — had an interest in violent Islamic extremism and punctuated the at…

Damage from whopper hurricanes rising for many reasons

A destructive storm is rising from warm waters. Again.

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Minneapolis Police Department overhauls use of force policy

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis Police Department's use of force policy is being overhauled to require officers to consider all reasonable alternatives before engaging in deadly force and use the least amount of…

Man who killed abusive dad has sentence reduced under NY law

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A man who has spent 14 years in prison for killing his abusive father was granted a new, shorter sentence on Wednesday that allows him to be freed under a recently enacted state law permitting …

Hamas extends Gaza lockdown for 72 hours as virus spreads

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Hamas rulers on Wednesday extended a full lockdown in the Palestinian enclave for three more days as coronavirus cases climbed following the detection this week of the first comm…