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Hofmeister, Stitt advance in Oklahoma governor’s race

Hofmeister, Stitt advance in Oklahoma governor’s race

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican Gov.
Matthews wins Democratic US Senate nod in South Carolina

Matthews wins Democratic US Senate nod in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State Rep. Krystle Matthews on Tuesday won the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, a general election campaign that could begin under the cloud of a possible ethics investigation.
AP sources: NFL insists on indefinite suspension for Watson

AP sources: NFL insists on indefinite suspension for Watson

The NFL insisted on an indefinite suspension while Deshaun Watson’s legal team argued there’s no basis for that punishment as both sides presented their cases in front of a retired judge in Delaware on Tuesday, two people in attendance told The Assoc
In flurry of court activity, rulings on abortion bans mixed

In flurry of court activity, rulings on abortion bans mixed

NEW ORLEANS — A federal court Tuesday allowed Tennessee to ban abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy, while in Texas — which is already enforcing a similar ban based on an embryo's cardiac activity — a judge temporarily blocked an even stric
Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years for helping Epstein

Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years for helping Epstein

NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell, the jet-setting socialite who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires, was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for helping the financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls.
CTE diagnosed in ex-MLS player Vermillion, a 1st for league

CTE diagnosed in ex-MLS player Vermillion, a 1st for league

BOSTON (AP) — Researchers have diagnosed chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a Major League Soccer player for the first time, saying Tuesday that defender Scott Vermillion suffered from the degenerative brain disease.
Serena Williams loses at Wimbledon in 1st match in a year

Serena Williams loses at Wimbledon in 1st match in a year

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Serena Williams began — and ended — her comeback at Wimbledon after 364 days out of singles competition looking very much like someone who hadn’t competed in just that long .
Filmmaker to testify in Georgia Trump election investigation

Filmmaker to testify in Georgia Trump election investigation

ATLANTA (AP) — A British filmmaker who shot interviews with Donald Trump and his inner circle in the final months of the former president's administration has been subpoenaed to testify in a Georgia investigation into whether Trump and others illegal
Jury is chosen to decide Florida school shooter's sentence

Jury is chosen to decide Florida school shooter's sentence

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
Dennis Egan, former Alaska lawmaker and broadcaster, dies

Dennis Egan, former Alaska lawmaker and broadcaster, dies

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Former Alaska state Sen. Dennis Egan, the son of the state's first governor, has died. He was 75. Alaska Senate Democrats in a statement announced that Egan died Tuesday morning. Egan was the son of the late former Gov.