Federal appeals court overturns California ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, saying it violates 2nd Amendment

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Federal appeals court overturns California ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, saying it violates 2nd Amendment.

9th Circuit ends California ban on high-capacity magazines

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday threw out California's ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, saying the law violates the U.S. Constitution's pro…

Montana copper mine posts reclamation bond, gets permit

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana environmental regulators issued a mining permit to Tintina Montana Inc. for preparation work on a planned underground copper mine in central Montana, the Department of Environmental Qua…

Small Lithuania has outsized role as EU faces Belarus crisis

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Lithuania is relatively small by European Union measures, but it is playing an outsized role as protesters in neighboring Belarus face a brutal law enforcement crackdown following a presidenti…

Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty in Trump-Russia probe review

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former FBI lawyer plans to plead guilty to making a false statement in the first criminal case arising from

Lawyer: Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty to false statement charge in 1st case from US Att'y Durham’s look at Russia probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyer: Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty to false statement charge in 1st case from US Att'y Durham’s look at Russia probe.

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Bulgaria PM pitches overhaul, to resign if lawmakers approve

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s embattled prime minister said Friday that he would step down if lawmakers approve his plans for the election of a grand national assembly that would push through constitutional ame…

Edwards backs state lawmaker to lead Louisiana's Democrats

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards threw his support Friday to state Rep. Ted James to be the next leader of the Louisiana Democratic Party, an endorsement that gives the lawmaker an edge in the competit…

Walz to visit Bloomington mosque to support assaulted imam

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison plan to visit a Bloomington mosque Friday in a show of solidarity with an imam who was assaulted on his way to nightly prayers.

Watchdog: Homeland Security officials were wrongly appointed

WASHINGTON (AP) — The two most senior officials in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security were improperly appointed to the posts under federal law by the Trump administration, a nonpartisan congressional watchdog…

Democrats aim to keep Greens off fall statewide ballot

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats in Pennsylvania are challenging paperwork filed by the state Green Party to get its candidates on the fall election ballot for president and several statewide offices.

EU holding urgent talks on Greece-Turkey energy dispute

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — European Union foreign ministers were holding urgent talks Friday on military tensions between Greece and Turkey as the neighboring countries' navies continued a game of brinkmanship over east…

Michigan will distribute 4M free masks to fight coronavirus

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Friday that 4 million masks will be distributed to Michigan residents — free of charge — to help combat the coronavirus pandemic.

Trump plans campaign stops Monday in Minnesota, Wisconsin

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump was making a campaign swing through the Midwestern states of Minnesota and Wisconsin on Monday, just as the Democratic National Convention kicks off.