SmileDirectClub is shutting down. Where does that leave its customers?
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Just months after filing for bankruptcy, SmileDirectClub announced it was shutting…
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It’s a ‘silly notion’ that Trump’s Georgia case should pause for the election, Willis tells the AP
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The district attorney prosecuting Donald Trump over efforts to overturn the 2020 election in…
Continue Reading New Hampshire attorney general files second complaint against white nationalist group
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire attorney general is again accusing a white nationalist group of civil rights…
Continue Reading After mistrial, feds move to retry ex-Louisville cop who fired shots in Breonna Taylor raid
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say they intend to retry former Louisville officer Brett Hankison. Last…
Continue Reading College athletes who transfer twice can play, for now, after a judge sets aside NCAA transfer rule
By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — College athletes who were denied the chance to play immediately after transferring a second…
Continue Reading NTSB says a JetBlue captain took off quickly to avoid an incoming plane in Colorado last year
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Federal investigators say the tail of a JetBlue plane struck a Colorado runway during takeoff last year when the…
Continue Reading University of Wisconsin regents back GOP deal for funding in exchange for limiting diversity efforts
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Universities of Wisconsin regents have approved a deal with Republican lawmakers to…
Continue Reading Woman who Montana police say drove repeatedly through religious group pleads not guilty
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana woman who police say was intoxicated when she drove her vehicle repeatedly…
Continue Reading Execution date set for Missouri man who killed his cousin and her husband in 2006
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has set an April execution date for Brian Dorsey, a central Missouri man…
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Juárez International Airport still working on improvements amid holiday rush
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Juárez International Airport started a five-year improvement plan in 2019 to improve service for Borderland…
Continue Reading NTSB finds operator error likely caused fatal crash of medical helicopter
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Operator error likely caused a medical helicopter to break apart mid-flight and crash…
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Satan club plans to meet after classes at Tennessee elementary school
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say an After School Satan Club will begin offering activities to children at a Tennessee elementary school…
Continue Reading South Carolina’s top education official wants online digital maps as part of $38M school safety ask
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press GILBERT, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s top education official plans to ask lawmakers for $5 million next to…
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Walden announces Defensive Coordinator J.J. Clark to Football Staff
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP Football Head Coach Scotty Walden has started to build his staff as he announced the hiring of J.J. Clark, the…
Continue Reading 2 snowmachine riders found dead after search in western Alaska
NOME, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say two snowmachine riders in western Alaska were found dead a day after they were reported overdue and a storm…
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More shelters could open in El Paso amid recent migrant surge
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As El Paso continues to see an influx of migrants, local leaders are indicating they could open an additional shelter,…
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Andre Braugher, star of ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and ‘Homicide: Life On The Street,’ dies at age 61
CNN By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Andre Braugher, the intense actor who won an Emmy for “Homicide: Life on the Street” and demonstrated his…
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El Paso Locomotive FC Sign Forward Tumi Moshobane from San Diego Loyal SC
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC has signed forward Tumi Moshobane from San Diego Loyal SC ahead of the 2024 USL Championship…
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Exclusive: Recordings describe 2020 Oval Office photo-op where Trump was briefed on fake electors and January 6
CNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Before a group of supportive lawyers entered the Oval Office for a photo-op with then-President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Biden considers new border and asylum restrictions as he tries to reach Senate deal for Ukraine aid
By STEPHEN GROVES, LISA MASCARO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Biden administration officials labored Wednesday to try to…
Continue Reading Judge questions whether legal cases cited by Michael Cohen’s lawyer actually exist
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A lawyer for Michael Cohen, the fixer-turned-foe of former President Donald Trump, appears to have cited court…
Continue Reading Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange POWs in line with agreement announced last week
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan have exchanged prisoners of war, a move that was announced last week in a joint statement that also…
Continue Reading Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says Baltimore Orioles lease deal is ‘imminent’
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says he believes a new lease agreement with the Baltimore Orioles at…
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A common abortion pill will come before the US Supreme Court. Here’s how mifepristone works
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer Medication abortion is the preferred method of ending pregnancy in the U.S., and one of the two drugs used —…
Continue Reading Testimony ends in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial, but the verdict isn’t expected until next month
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After more than 10 weeks, 40 witnesses and a few bursts of courtroom fireworks, testimony has…
Continue Reading A military court convicts Tunisian opposition activist Chaima Issa of undermining security
PARIS (AP) — The lawyer for a prominent opposition activist in Tunisia says a military court has convicted his client of undermining state…
Continue Reading Court upholds judge’s ruling ordering new election in Louisiana sheriff’s race decided by one vote
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A divided state appeals court has upheld a judge’s ruling ordering a new election for a Louisiana sheriff’s race that…
Continue Reading EU unblocks billions for Hungary even though its leader threatens to veto Ukraine aid
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says it will grant Hungary access to billions of euros in frozen funds. The…
Continue Reading New EU gig worker rules will sort out who should get the benefits of full-time employees
LONDON (AP) — In a bid to improve working conditions for people who deliver food and offer rides through smartphone apps, the European Union gave…
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Appeals court denies Trump’s ‘presidential immunity’ argument in defamation lawsuit
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals panel has denied former President Donald Trump’s bid to claim that…
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