Month: January 2024

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The bullet-ridden bodies of two detectives have been found on the outskirts of Taxco, a colonial town in central Mexico that draws throngs of tourists to its silver workshops. Prosecutors in the violence-plagued state of Guerrero said Wednesday that the two detectives worked for the state prosecutors office and had been

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Republican governor of South Carolina has had harsh words for labor unions in a major address. Gov. Henry McMaster warned in a State of the State address Wednesday evening that recent economic growth will be undone if labor organizers make inroads in major

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — In-N-Out Burger says it will close its first location in its 75-year history due to a wave of car break-ins, property damage, theft and robberies affecting customers and employees alike at its only restaurant in Oakland, California. The fast-food burger joint in a busy corridor near Oakland International Airport will close

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called on lawmakers to pass increased investments in education in an attempt to save residents money in her sixth State of the State address Wednesday night. The second-term Democratic governor announced a proposal to provide free community college for all high school

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Relatives of some of the more than 200 people killed in 2002 bombings on the resort island of Bali are testifying at a sentencing hearing at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Two Malaysian men, both longtime detainees at Guantanamo, have pleaded guilty in connection with the

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana felon previously convicted of killing eagles to sell their parts on the black market has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for related gun violations. U.S. District Judge Susan Watters on Wednesday sentenced Harvey Alvin Hugs after he pleaded guilty in September

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Despite losing both Iowa and New Hampshire to Donald Trump,Nikki Haley is nevertheless trying to frame those losses as a victory and vowing to head off a “coronation” of Trump as the 2024 Republican nominee. The path through the next states to vote, however, may

By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — A new estimate shows hearing loss affects approximately 37.9 million Americans and is more common in rural areas than urban ones. The study by NORC at the University of Chicago and published Wednesday is The Lancet Regional Health-Americas Journal is the first to estimate rates of

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota state trooper has been charged with murder in the shooting of motorist Ricky Cobb II after he failed to get out of his car during a July traffic stop. Trooper Ryan Londregan was charged with second-degree unintentional murder, first-degree assault and second

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Gene therapy has allowed several children born with inherited deafness to hear. A small study published Wednesday documents significantly restored hearing in five of six kids treated in China. On Tuesday, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia announced similar improvements in an 11-year-old boy treated there. And earlier this month,

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors want to dismiss death penalty charges against a man charged with fatally shooting an Indianapolis police officer in 2020 because doctors have found him to be mentally ill. The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office filed a motion Wednesday to dismiss its request for a death sentence against Elliahs Dorsey, who’s accused of

By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon-owned Ring will stop allowing police departments to request doorbell camera footage from users, marking an end to a feature that has drawn criticism from privacy advocates. In a blog post on Wednesday, Ring said it will sunset the “Request for Assistance” tool, which allows police

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The board that oversees Florida’s 12 public universities has voted to ban using state or federal dollars for diversity programs or activities, aligning with a law signed last spring by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The state Board of Governors approved the regulation in a voice vote on Wednesday. The law is

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press ANAHUAC, Texas (AP) — A judge ordered Wednesday that a trial be held next month to determine whether a Black high school student in Texas can continue being punished by his district for refusing to change a hairstyle he and his family say is protected by a new state

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Seven family members who were slain over the weekend in a Chicago suburb were the mother, brother, three sisters, aunt and uncle of the suspect, who later fatally shot himself during a confrontation with police in Texas, authorities said Wednesday. Joliet police said via Facebook that the victims killed by 23-year-old

By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A clash between Texas and the Biden administration over immigration enforcement showed no signs of easing Wednesday as federal officials renewed demands for the state to give Border Patrol agents access to a riverfront park that is a popular corridor for migrants illegally entering the U.S.

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MASON, Tenn. (AP) — Water services have been restored to the majority of residents in the rural Tennessee town of Mason. Services were restored Wednesday, a week after freezing temperatures broke pipes and caused leaks in the decades-old, neglected water system. Mayor Eddie Noeman told The Associated Press that 75%

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Maisy Stella, 20, will be a familiar name to some, for her years on “Nashville” playing Daphne Conrad, for her viral video singing Robyn’s “Call Your Girlfriend” with her sister Lennon Stella, and for being someone Billie Eilish has said inspired her to sing.

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A 72-year-old Israeli woman held captive by Hamas militants for nearly 50 days told an Israeli TV channel Wednesday that she was held at length in a dark, humid tunnel where she met a Hamas leader and helped pass the time with an informal lecture series by

Associated Press A Boeing 757 jet operated by Delta Air Lines lost a nose wheel while preparing for takeoff from Atlanta. Delta Flight 982 — headed to Bogota, Colombia — was taxiing for departure at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport when the incident took place around 11:15 a.m. Saturday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, which

By BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press A helicopter team rescued a woman Tuesday morning who was trapped for almost 15 hours atop her overturned pickup truck in rushing waters after she tried to traverse a swollen creek after recent rains in Northern California. A helicopter of California Highway Patrol Air Operations airlifted the woman to shore

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska fishing charter has paid $900,000 in a settlement with the federal government which alleged one of their guides started a wildfire in 2019. Federal prosecutors say Groves Salmon Charters’ guide Joshua McDonald started a campfire on the Klutina River 160 miles northeast of Anchorage despite knowing there was a