California sets long-awaited drinking water limit for ‘Erin Brockovich’ contaminant
By DORANY PINEDA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators adopted a drinking water limit on toxic hexavalent chromium, a chemical…
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Who owns businesses in California? A lawmaker wants the public to know
By TRÂN NGUYỄN The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California lawmaker wants to require limited liability companies and similar…
Continue Reading Lawyers for Nassar assault survivors have reached $100M deal with Justice Department, AP source says
By ED WHITE Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department has agreed to pay approximately $100 million to settle claims with about 100 people who say…
Continue Reading What’s inside the $95 billion House package focused on aiding Ukraine and Israel
KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled a long-awaited package of bills that will provide military aid…
Continue Reading Tennessee judge wants more information on copyright before ruling on school shooter’s writings
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge is weighing whether to allow the release of a Nashville school…
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UTEP basketball inks Juco All-American, former 4-star standout Ahamad Bynum
(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – NJCAA Second-Team All-American and former consensus top 100 and four-star prospect Ahamad Bynum (Trinity…
Continue Reading New Hampshire man who brought decades-old youth center abuse scandal to light testifies at trial
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — The man whose allegations of abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center sparked…
Continue Reading Biden is off on details of his uncle’s WWII death as he calls Trump unfit to lead the military
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday misstated key details about his uncle’s death in…
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A lake in Mexico’s ‘magical town’ is disappearing. Authorities blame drought, and theft
CNN By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A popular lake in central Mexico that is a major tourist destination during the Day of the Dead festivities…
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‘Small Businesses for a Safer Las Cruces’ aims to work with city leaders to curb property crime
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — For two months now, local business owners and city leadership in Las Cruces have been working to find solutions to…
Continue Reading Here’s why experts don’t think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai’s downpour
By SETH BORENSTEIN and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn’t really pour or flood — at least nothing…
Continue Reading Trump lawyers say Stormy Daniels refused subpoena outside a Brooklyn bar, papers left ‘at her feet’
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s legal team says it tried serving a subpoena on Stormy…
Continue Reading Ellen Ash Peters, first female chief justice of Connecticut Supreme Court, dies at 94
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Ellen Ash Peters, the first woman to serve as Connecticut’s chief justice, has died. She…
Continue Reading New York competition, smoking, internet betting concerns roil US northeast’s gambling market
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Casinos in the northeastern U.S. are dealing with numerous challenges as they brace for…
Continue Reading Georgian police fire tear gas to break up protest against so-called ‘Russian law’
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Police in the capital of Georgia on Tuesday unleashed tear gas to break up a large demonstration outside the country’s…
Continue Reading Lawmakers vote down bill that would allow some Alabama death row inmates to be resentenced
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a bill that would provide new sentences for about…
Continue Reading Vermont farms are still recovering from flooding as they enter the growing season
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press BERLIN, Vt. (AP) — Hundreds of Vermont farms are still recovering from July’s catastrophic flooding and other…
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Temps will heat up the next couple of days with lots of sunshine. Highs will climb to the lower 90’s. The weekend looks good and dry. A weak cold…
Continue Reading Catch up on the day’s news: Mayorkas impeachment fails, dementia risks, NBA player banned
CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Using your brain for complex thinking during work can pay off in more ways than one, according…
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Lawmakers vote against hearing Arizona bill repealing abortion ban on House floor
CNN By Arit John and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The Republican-controlled Arizona House of Representatives once again failed to advance a…
Continue Reading Appeals court leaves temporary hold on New Jersey’s county line primary ballot design in place
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court has affirmed a lower court’s decision to order New Jersey Democrats to scrap a ballot design widely…
Continue Reading Tip leads to arrest in cold case killing of off-duty DC police officer in Baltimore
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore prosecutors have announced the arrest of a man in the cold case homicide of an off-duty Washington, D.C., police officer…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to 47 years to life for kidnapping 9-year-old girl from upstate New York park
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (AP) — A man was sentenced Wednesday to 47 years to life in prison for…
Continue Reading South Carolina coach Dawn Staley gushes over congratulations from Queen B
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has gotten plenty of prominent congratulations since winning her third national title…
Continue Reading Abu Ghraib military contractor warned bosses of abuses 2 weeks after arriving, testimony reveals
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A civilian contractor sent to work as an interrogator at Iraq’s infamous Abu Ghraib…
Continue Reading Kentucky spokeswoman: School is ‘distressed’ to hear of alleged sexual misconduct by ex-swim coach
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky spokeswoman says the school is “distressed to hear disturbing allegations” of sexual assault by former…
Continue Reading US probe of Hondas that can activate emergency braking for no reason moves closer to a recall
DETROIT (AP) — A U.S. government investigation into unexpected automatic braking involving nearly 3 million Hondas is a step closer to a recall.…
Continue Reading Cloning makes three: Two more endangered ferrets are gene copies of critter frozen in 1980s
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Two more black-footed ferrets have been cloned from the genes used for the first clone of an…
Continue Reading Despite security risks, plans to open Paris Olympics on River Seine remain unchanged and on track
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — The question of holding the Paris Games opening ceremony on the Seine River loomed large as…
Continue Reading Air National Guard changes in Alaska could affect national security, civilian rescues, staffers say
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Air National Guard flew 159 civilian search-and-rescue missions last year in…
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