Year: 2024

Associated Press Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has been officially ordered by his local inland wetlands agency to replant the more than 180 trees and thousands of bushes that were chopped down in November on property behind the Democrat’s Greenwich home. The agency voted Thursday in favor of replanting plans for three affected parcels recommended by

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A small mammal called a kinkajou was found far from its normal rainforest habitat this week: at a rest stop amid the rolling sagebrush plains of central Washington state. Kinkajous look like a mix between a monkey and a bear, and have prehensile tails. This one was spotted climbing on a

Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Senate has advanced legislation that would block state aid to any university that boycotts or divests from Israel. The legislation passed 41-7 on Thursday and also bars the state treasurer and public pension systems from boycotting or divesting. The bill now goes to the state House. Supporters say

Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has demanded that Yemen’s Houthi rebels halt all attacks on ships and urged that disruptions to maritime security be addressed, without mentioning the link between the Iran-backed rebels and the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Thursday’s resolution, which also extended the requirement that U.N. Secretary-General Antonio

MORRIS, Ill. (AP) — DNA experts have identified the remains of a woman found shot to death in an Illinois ditch almost 50 years ago. The DNA Doe Project said in a news release Thursday that their investigators had identified the woman as JoAnn “Vickie” Smith of Ohio. Smith was found in a ditch near

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man convicted of killing a St. Louis police officer has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A judge on Thursday ordered Thomas Kinworthy Jr. to serve two consecutive life sentences for first-degree murder and first-degree assault, adding dozens of years for burglary and other charges.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Public officials in New Orleans are praising the memory of Jaquelyn Brechtel “Jackie” Clarkson — a former Louisiana legislator and three-term New Orleans City Council member who died this week at age 88. Mayor LaToya Cantrell and City Council President Helena Moreno and members of the Louisiana congressional delegation are among

LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland says federal officials are investigating a weekend demonstration against the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza that spiraled into violence outside a Los Angeles synagogue. Fighting between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and counterprotesters erupted Sunday outside the Adas Torah synagogue in the heavily Jewish Pico-Robertson neighborhood and police were called

AP National Writer The U.S. Center for SafeSport has released its 2023 annual report. The center points to an ever-growing surge in abuse reports and the impact of inflation in claiming it needs a 40% increase in funding. CEO Ju’Riese Colon said the center needed an additional $10 million each year on top of its

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury in U.S. District Court ordered the NFL to pay nearly $4.8 billion in damages Thursday after ruling that the league violated antitrust laws in distributing out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on a premium subscription service. The jury awarded $4.7 billion in damages to the residential class and