Tennessee Senate advances bill to allow death penalty for child rape
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Senate has advanced legislation allowing the death…
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Juarez man convicted of murder to serve additional sentence for illegal re-entry into U.S.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KVIA) — A Juarez man convicted of murder by a New Mexico state court in 2021 has been given an additional 20 years in prison for…
Continue Reading California court affirms Kevin McCarthy protege’s dual candidacies on state ballot
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a decision that could leave voters doing a double take, a California appeals court…
Continue Reading LA police say woman threw her 2 girls, one of whom died, onto freeway after killing partner
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities in Southern California say an infant girl and her sister who were found on a busy…
Continue Reading Former Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías faces misdemeanor charges after domestic violence arrest
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías has been charged with five misdemeanors stemming from his arrest last September…
Continue Reading New York City to wind down deal with embattled medical company tasked with housing migrants
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York City will move to end its contract with a medical services company hired to…
Continue Reading Former Ohio utility regulator, charged in a sweeping bribery scheme, has died
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former top utility regulator awaiting…
Continue Reading AI-operated fighter jet will fly Air Force secretary in a test of military’s future drone warplanes
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force is betting a large part of its future air warfare on a fleet of more than 1,000…
Continue Reading Two days after $1.3 billion Powerball drawing, the winning Oregon ticket holder remains unknown
By CLAIRE RUSH and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The winner of the eighth-biggest lottery prize in U.S. history won’t be…
Continue Reading Audit on Arkansas governor’s $19,000 lectern to be released within next 10 days, lawmaker says
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A top lawmaker says he expects the audit report on the $19,000 lectern purchased for…
Continue Reading Tennessee Senate advances bill to arm teachers a year after deadly Nashville school shooting
By JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have cleared a significant…
Continue Reading More Republican states sue to block Biden’s student loan repayment plan
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Another group of Republican-led states is suing to block the Biden administration’s new…
Continue Reading Warning light prompts Boeing 737 to make emergency landing in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho. (AP) — Officials say an Air Canada Boeing 737 flight headed from Mexico City to Vancouver, Canada, had an in-flight emergency and…
Continue Reading Two tribal nations sue social media companies over Native youth suicides
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER, HALELUYA HADERO and SHAWN CHEN Associated Press Two tribal nations are accusing social media companies of contributing to the…
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Sun Metro announces they’re replacing aging ticket vending machines to improve service
El Paso, Texas (KVIA) — Sun Metro says they are beginning to replace more than a dozen ticket vending machines. They aim to improve the customer…
Continue Reading Warren Buffett has left the table. Homeless charity asks investors to bid on meal with software CEO
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press The California homeless charity that received $53 million over the years from investors who wanted a private lunch with…
Continue Reading A mother releases video of her autistic son being hit by an aide on a school bus to raise awareness
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — In January, Jessica Vestal’s 10-year-old autistic son, who cannot speak, came home from school…
Continue Reading Court upholds California’s authority to set nation-leading vehicle emission rules
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld California’s authority to…
Continue Reading A new version of Scrabble aims to make the word-building game more accessible
NEW YORK (AP) — Scrabble is getting a bit of a makeover, at least in Europe. Mattel has unveiled a double-sided board that features both the…
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Clearing tonight, a beauty tomorrow
Clouds will exit tonight and I expect a very nice day tomorrow with lots of sunshine and warmer temperatures. Highs will climb to the low and mid…
Continue Reading Women’s NCAA title game outdraws the men’s championship with an average of 18.9 million viewers
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The women’s NCAA championship game drew a bigger television audience than the men’s title game for the…
Continue Reading Third channel to open at Baltimore port as recovery from bridge collapse continues
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland senator says a third channel will open this month at Baltimore’s port after the…
Continue Reading Company that made millions of defective sleep apnea machines ordered to overhaul manufacturing
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The company responsible for a global recall of sleep apnea machines is now legally barred…
Continue Reading House to delay sending Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate
By STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson will delay sending the House’s articles of…
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Opinion: Our loved one was shot at Oxford High. Locking up the shooter’s parents won’t solve our gun violence problem
WDIV, CNN Opinion by Mary Mueller and Sarah Rogerson (CNN) — As sisters, we have shared many things in life, but one thing we never expected to…
Continue Reading U.S. announces $138 million in emergency military sales of Hawk missile systems support for Ukraine
By TARA COPP and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has greenlighted an emergency $138 million in foreign military…
Continue Reading Steak, cherry blossoms and Paul Simon will be featured at the White House state dinner for Japan
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rib eye steak, cherry blossoms and Paul Simon will be features of a White House state…
Continue Reading Colombian prosecutors say former President Uribe will face trial in witness tampering probe
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian prosecutors say they will call former President Álvaro Uribe to trial for the alleged crimes of bribery of…
Continue Reading Former assistant principal charged with child neglect in case of 6-year-old boy who shot teacher
By BEN FINLEY and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school has been…
Continue Reading Vermont driver is charged with aggravated murder in fatal crash that killed a police officer
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press A Vermont man accused of killing a 19-year-old police officer in a head-on crash during a pursuit in Rutland last…
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