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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers voted to lift a nearly 40-year ban on happy hours Tuesday. State senators approved House Bill 1086 with bipartisan support in a 38-10 vote. The bill would allow restaurants to sell alcoholic beverages at a reduced price for portions of the day. State Sen. Kyle Walker, the bill’s sponsor, told lawmakers Tuesday that the tourism …

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Authorities have identified a southeastern Pennsylvania police officer wounded in an exchange of gunfire that killed a suspect over the weekend. The Delaware County District Attorney’s Office on Sunday identified the wounded officer as Chester Police Detective Steve Byrne, saying in a social media post that officials were “deeply saddened” by Saturday afternoon’s events but “enormously …

BURNSVILLE, Minnesota, EE.UU. (AP) — Un hombre con varias armas y gran cantidad de municiones abrió fuego el domingo contra policías desde una residencia en los suburbios de Minneapolis que estaba llena de niños, matando a dos agentes y a un bombero que brindaba asistencia médica a uno de los heridos, informaron las autoridades. Un tercer policía resultó herido en …

DALLAS (AP) — After World War II, the U.S. Army’s art experts set out to find and return millions of works stolen by the Nazis. Known as the Monuments Men, they included Mary Regan Quessenberry, who from her base in Berlin traveled to examine stolen works, tracked looting cases and investigated suspicious art dealers. Decades later, Quessenberry and the other …

COLUMBIA, Carolina del Sur, EE.UU. (AP) — Un grupo de dirigentes del Congreso ha recomendado que la aspirante a la candidatura presidencial republicana Nikki Haley reciba protección del Servicio Secreto tras denunciar una serie de amenazas durante su campaña, dijo a The Associated Press una persona al tanto de la situación. El grupo legislativo votó a favor de otorgarle la …

BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors dropped a domestic violence charge against Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic on Friday, saying the decision by his wife to invoke marital privilege made it impossible for them to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. The Bruins said he will not return from his leave of absence this season. “Milan Lucic will remain on indefinite …

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Thursday signed legislation censuring a conservative member of the state Board of Education whose social media post questioning the gender of a high school basketball player triggered threats against the girl and led state officials to call for the board member’s resignation. Both legislative chambers had swiftly passed a resolution …

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s medical board on Thursday approved some guidance abortion providers would need to follow if the state’s ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy is upheld by the Iowa Supreme Court. The restrictive abortion law is currently on hold as the court considers Gov. Kim Reynolds ‘ appeal of the lower court’s …

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Lottery and casino legislation passed a key test Thursday in the Alabama Legislature as the House of Representatives approved a sweeping gambling proposal with an aim to get the measure before voters in November. The House of Representatives approved the proposed constitutional amendment to allow up to 10 casino sites with table games and slot machines, …

ATLANTA (AP) — Una amiga de la fiscal de Georgia Fani Willis testificó el jueves que la relación personal de Willis con un fiscal especial empezó antes de que éste fuera contratado para el caso de interferencia electoral contra Donald Trump. El testimonio de Robin Yeartie contradice directamente la declaración de Willis de que su relación con Nathan Wade no …