Condemned Tennessee inmate claims innocence, seeks DNA tests

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee inmate scheduled to be executed in December asked a Shelby County court on Wednesday to order DNA testing of the evidence in his case.

Push to remove Confederate statues stalls in rural America

CLINTON, La. (AP) — The statue of the anonymous Confederate soldier has stood in front of the white-columned East Feliciana Parish courthouse for more than a century, leaning on his rifle as he looks down on trucks…

Pakistanis say India deliberately hits civilians in Kashmir

CHIRIKOT, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani villagers living along a highly militarized frontier in the disputed region of Kashmir accused India on Wednesday of intentionally targeting civilians, but they vowed never to le…

White House, GOP resist state, housing aid in virus package

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite disarray in the Republican ranks, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was pushing Wednesday to unveil a draft

Court challenge ahead for Trump's district drawing order

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Civil rights groups on Wednesday gave notice in court of their intent to squelch an effort by President Donald Trump to bar people in the U.S. illegally from being included in the head count wh…

2 boys saved when caught in falls in French apartment fire

PARIS (AP) — Two young brothers were saved from an apartment fire in the southeastern French city of Grenoble when they dropped about 10 meters (33 feet) from a window and were caught by people below.

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Ohio Dems want nuclear bailout law repealed as scandal grows

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A nuclear plant bailout law should be repealed immediately, Democratic members of the Ohio House announced Wednesday as a bribery scandal involving one of the state’s most powerful lawmakers u…

Cops: Shooting outside Chicago funeral home was gang-related

CHICAGO (AP) — The eruption of gunfire outside a funeral home on Chicago's South Side that left 15 people wounded was part of an ongoing conflict involving the gang of a young man being mourned and a rival gang, po…

United Airlines' mask mandate expands to areas in airports

Passengers wishing to board a United Airlines flight will have to wear face masks at ticket counters and in its airport lounges, or risk a flight ban from the carrier.

Pompeo says US to expand Arctic role to deter Russia, China

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday the United States will become more active in the Arctic to counter growing Russian influence and thwart attempts by China to insert itse…

Chief editor of Hungary's main independent news site fired

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The editor-in-chief of Hungary’s largest independent news site, Index.hu, was fired Wednesday, a move seen as further risking the publication's independence and journalistic integrity.

First hurricane of the season forms in eastern Pacific

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season formed far from land Wednesday.

Stone tools suggest earlier human presence in North America

NEW YORK (AP) — Stone tools found in a Mexican cave suggest that people were living in North America as early as about 26,500 years ago, much earlier than most scientists accept, a new study says.

Sleeping infant, 2 men killed in 3 separate Canton shootings

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — An infant was killed and his twin brother was wounded when someone fired several shots into an Ohio home early Wednesday, authorities said.