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Nevada man accused of 2018 fatal shooting at rural church incompetent to stand trial

FALLON, Nev. (AP) — For the third time in three years, a 53-year-old man accused of fatally shooting one man and injuring another at a rural Nevada church in 2018 has been found incompetent to stand trial and ordered to remain in custody at a psychiatric hospital. John O’Connor of […]

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Conference realignment shakes up recruiting landscape as Big Ten, Big 12, SEC widen footprints

Conference realignment has widened the recruiting footprint for Power Five college football programs long before many teams open play in their new league homes. Oklahoma and Texas accepted invitations to join the Southeastern Conference back in 2021 and programs have been adjusting ever since. The dominoes continue to fall, with the SEC […]

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FILE - Adobe co-founder John Warnock smiles in the lobby at Adobe headquarters in San Jose, Calif., on May 9, 2001. Warnock, the inventor of the PDF and Adobe Systems co-founder died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, the software company said. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

John Warnock, who helped invent the PDF and co-founded Adobe Systems, dies at age 82

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — John Warnock, who helped invent the PDF and co-founded Adobe Systems, has died. He was 82. The Silicon Valley entrepreneur and computer scientist died Saturday surrounded by family, Adobe said in a statement. The company didn’t give a cause of death or say where Warnock […]

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Rain from Tropical Storm Hilary lashes California and Mexico, swamping roads and trapping cars

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tropical Storm Hilary inundated streets across Mexico’s arid Baja California Peninsula with deadly floodwaters Sunday before moving over Southern California, where it swamped roads and downed trees, as concerns mounted that flash floods could strike in places as far north as Idaho. Forecasters said Hilary was […]

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FILE - BYU quarterback Kedon Slovis speaks to reporters during the Big 12 college football media days in Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. BYU opens their season at home against Sam Houston State on Sept. 2. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

BYU seeks defensive improvement in first season vs high-powered Big 12 offenses

PROVO, Utah (AP) — BYU enters its first Big 12 Conference season seeking to establish a new defensive identity. The Cougars overhauled their defense after routinely struggling to stop opponents a year ago, hiring Jay Hill as defensive coordinator and bringing in a slew of transfers to boost their talent […]

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Shanna Gardner, the ex-wife of Jared Bridegan, is photographed at a friend's home Wednesday, June 29, 2022 in Jacksonville, Fla. A grand jury indicted Gardner in the ambush-style death of Bridegan, State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023 at a news conference in Jacksonville.  Gardner, 36, was arrested in West Richland, Wash., and will be extradited to Florida to stand trial, Nelson said. (Bob Self /The Florida Times-Union via AP)

Ex-wife charged in ambush-style killing of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The ex-wife of a Microsoft executive who was gunned down by a triggerman in front of his young daughter has been charged with first-degree murder, and prosecutors in Florida plan to seek the death penalty. A grand jury indicted Shanna Lee Gardner in the ambush-style death […]

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Workers at a Medicaid call center in Jefferson City, Mo., field questions and review information regarding eligibility determinations on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. Federal Medicaid officials have raised concerns that call center wait times are too long in 16 states, including Missouri. States are handling an influx of questions after a pandemic-era moratorium on removing people from Medicaid ended this spring. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)

Feds raise concerns about long call center wait times as millions dropped from Medicaid

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As millions of Medicaid recipients face the potential loss of health coverage for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic, state call centers are getting inundated with questions from people needing help. In some cases, federal officials say, it’s taking too long to get answers. […]

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US Army soldier accused of killing his wife in Alaska faces court hearing

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Thursday, a U.S. Army soldier accused of killing his wife in Alaska after a night out celebrating his 21st birthday is set to be back in court Thursday, according to court records. Zarrius Ray Hildabrand faces murder and evidence tampering charges in the death of his […]

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Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark indulges a student media outlet with a Baylor Bear hand sign before speaking at the opening of the NCAA college football Big 12 media days in Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Yormark: Big 12 had conversations with UConn, Gonzaga but is done expanding

Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark says his conference is done expanding, shutting down the possibility of adding UConn and Gonzaga after engaging with both basketball powers on potential membership. Less than two weeks after the Big 12 announced Pac-12 schools Arizona, Arizona State Colorado and Utah will switch leagues and join the […]

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Museum to honor Navajo Code Talkers is about $40 million shy of reality

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A museum in New Mexico to honor the Navajo Code Talkers is about $40 million shy of becoming a reality, according to organizers. The state put $6.4 million in capital outlay funds toward the project this year, but the museum’s organizers face a significant financial climb before […]

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