Former shoemaker admits he had an illegal gambling operation in his Brooklyn shop
NEW YORK (AP) — A former shoemaker has pleaded guilty to allegations that he had an illegal gambling operation for the Mafia at his shop in…
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Man gets 4 death sentences for kidnapping, rape and murder of 5-year-old Georgia girl
PHENIX CITY, Ala. (AP) — A man who kidnapped, raped and killed a 5-year-old Georgia girl has been given four death sentences for the crime. An…
Continue Reading Idaho’s ban on youth gender-affirming care has families desperately scrambling for solutions
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press Idaho families with transgender children are desperately scrambling for solutions as a state law banning…
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Avian flu detected at east New Mexico poultry facility
SANTA FE, New Mexico (KVIA) — Tests detected the presence of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) at a poultry facility in eastern New Mexico.…
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Additional charges filed against man in killing of Uber driver he mistakenly believed was a scammer
WHIO, CLARK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CNN By Danny Freeman, Fabiana Chaparro and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — An 81-year-old Ohio…
Continue Reading Dr. Martens shares plunge to record low after weak US revenue outlook
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Dr. Martens have plunged after the iconic…
Continue Reading Catch up on the day’s news: Trump jurors sworn in, Mayorkas impeachment, space trash
CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Lots of teenagers have a smartphone, but studies suggest that social media platforms are…
Continue Reading People with disabilities sue in Wisconsin over lack of electronic absentee ballots
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A lawsuit in Wisconsin argues that voters with disabilities should be able to cast their…
Continue Reading Imprisoned drug-diluting pharmacist to be moved to halfway house soon, victims’ lawyer says
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An attorney says a former Kansas City-area pharmacist who has been incarcerated…
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Getting hotter – not too windy.
There will be lots of sunshine and warm temperatures for the rest of this work week. Temperatures will climb to the upper 80s and low 90’s. A weak…
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Mike Johnson says he won’t resign amid right-wing backlash over foreign aid to Ukraine
CNN By Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Haley Talbot and Lauren Fox, CNN A defiant House Speaker Mike Johnson, facing growing threats to his speakership,…
Continue Reading Israel says it will retaliate against Iran. These are the risks that could pose to Israel
By JULIA FRANKEL and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is vowing to retaliate against Iran, risking further expanding the…
Continue Reading Trump goes from court to campaign at a bodega in his heavily Democratic hometown
By JILL COLVIN and BILL BARROW Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh from a Manhattan courtroom, Donald Trump visited a New York bodega where a…
Continue Reading Arrests made a year after gold and cash worth millions were stolen at Toronto airport
TORONTO (AP) — Authorities in Canada say they have made arrests in the theft of a cargo container that included gold and other items worth over 20…
Continue Reading Civil rights attorney demands footage in fatal police chase, but city lawyer says none exists
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is demanding that police in a small town in…
Continue Reading Parts of central US hit by severe storms, while tornadoes strike in Kansas and Iowa
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Strong storms have caused damage in parts of the middle U.S. and spawned tornadoes in Kansas and…
Continue Reading Retired general’s testimony links private contractor to Abu Ghraib abuses
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An Army general who investigated the abuse of prisoners 20 years ago at Iraq’s…
Continue Reading Draft report says Missouri’s House speaker stymied ethics investigation into his spending
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri ethics panel is at an impasse over reported misconduct by the powerful…
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El Paso’s new children’s museum will open in August
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — La Nube will open Saturday, August 10, 2024. Voters approved the building of the new children’s museum downtown in 2012.…
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915 Tree Keepers Program accepting neighborhood nominations to get a free tree
El Paso, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso Department of Community and Human Development is accepting neighborhood nominations for the 915 Tree…
Continue Reading Boston Marathon winners hope victories will earn them spot in Paris Olympics
By JIMMY GOLEN By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer (AP) — Boston Marathon winner Sisay Lemma says he expects to be on the Ethiopian roster for the…
Continue Reading Caitlin Clark fever is spreading. Indiana is all-in on the excitement.
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Michelle Lennis grew up playing basketball in Indiana as a born-and-raised Purdue fan. But…
Continue Reading Georgia prosecutors renew challenge of a law they say undermines their authority
By JEFF AMY Associated Press Three district attorneys in Georgia are asking a judge to strike down a law creating a commission to discipline and…
Continue Reading Participant, studio behind ‘Spotlight,’ ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ shutters after 20 years
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Participant, the activist film and television studio that has financed Oscar winners and socially conscious…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s arguments over obstruction charge used against January 6 rioters
CNN By John Fritze, Marshall Cohen, Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority indicated…
Continue Reading Donors pledge $630 million for conflict-hit Ethiopia but fall far short of $1 billion needed
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A United Nations-backed gathering has raised pledges of almost $630 million for…
Continue Reading Ukraine prime minister calls for more investment in war-torn country during Chicago stop of US visit
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has made multiple stops in Chicago aimed at drumming up…
Continue Reading Southern governors tell autoworkers that voting for a union will put their jobs in jeopardy
DETROIT (AP) — On the eve of a vote on union representation at Volkswagen’s Tennessee factory, Gov. Bill Lee and some other southern…
Continue Reading 2023 was a record year for wind installations as world ramps up clean energy, report says
By CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press The world installed 117 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2023, a 50% increase from the year before, making…
Continue Reading Olympic gold is great, but athletes say some cash to go with it is even better
By HOWARD FENDRICH and EDDIE PELLS AP National Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Athletes in plenty of sports compete for plenty of cash. Olympians? Not so…
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