Georgia sets execution date for man who killed ex-girlfriend 30 years ago
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A man who killed his former girlfriend three decades ago is set to be put to death in March in…
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MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference continues to make strides in data acceptance
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jessica Gelman has become an influential leader and innovator in the sports industry. She…
Continue Reading Palestinian-American woman who faces trial in Israeli military court is released on bail
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press OFER PRISON, West Bank (AP) — A U.S. citizen who was dragged out of her home and detained by Israeli authorities…
Continue Reading A sure sign of spring: The iconic cherry trees in the nation’s capital will soon begin to bloom
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s cherry blossom season again, and officials in the nation’s capital are predicting…
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Nasdaq and S&P 500 soar to record highs as markets appear unsinkable
CNN By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index and S&P 500 broke records Thursday afternoon. The…
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Brand new El Pasoan gets special Leap Day birthday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Welcome to the world, Waylon Miller! The Hospitals of Providence says Waylon arrived at 12:23 a.m. on Thursday, February 29,…
Continue Reading Fire at shopping mall in Bangladesh’s capital kills at least 43 people
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A fire at a six-story shopping mall in the Bangladeshi capital overnight killed at least 43 people and injured dozens of…
Continue Reading In reversal, House Homeland Security chairman now says he’ll seek reelection to Congress
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Congressman Mark Green reversed course and has announced that he’ll…
Continue Reading Correction: NYC Mayor-Aide Raided story
NEW YORK (AP) — In a Feb. 29 story about the FBI raiding properties owned by Winnie Greco, an aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, The…
Continue Reading Migration through the Darien Gap is cut off following the capture of boat captains in Colombia
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The flow of thousands of migrants daily through the treacherous migratory highway, the Darien…
Continue Reading Court worker serving an eviction notice and a police officer fatally shot in Missouri, police say
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a court employee and a police officer were fatally shot Thursday…
Continue Reading Norovirus illnesses are up in some places. Here’s what you need to know
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Cases of norovirus, a nasty stomach bug that spreads easily, are climbing in the Northeastern U.S., the Centers for…
Continue Reading Some doorbell cameras sold on Amazon and other online sites have major security flaws, report says
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Consumer Reports says some doorbell cameras sold by Amazon and other online retailers have…
Continue Reading Former career US diplomat to admit working for decades as a Cuban intelligence agent
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A former career U.S. diplomat told a federal judge Thursday he will plead guilty to…
Continue Reading Michigan cop’s mistake leads to $320,000 deal with Japanese man wrongly accused of drunken driving
By ED WHITE Associated Press A Michigan village has agreed to a $320,000 settlement with a man from Japan who was wrongly accused of drunken driving.…
Continue Reading Nevada county election official in charge of controversial 2022 hand-count plan resigns
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nye County spokesperson says top elections official Mark Kampf is resigning.…
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El Paso police officer shoots, injures trespassing suspect armed with ‘large rock’
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso Police officer fired at a trespassing suspect after the suspect allegedly through a “large rock” at the officer,…
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Carnage at Gaza food aid site amid Israeli gunfire. Here’s what we know
CNN By Rob Picheta, Abeer Salman, Jeremy Diamond and Khader Al Za’anoun, CNN (CNN) — Calls are growing for an investigation into one of the…
Continue Reading Congress approves short-term extension to avoid shutdown, buy more time for final spending agreement
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress passed another short-term spending measure Thursday that would keep one set of federal…
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Las Cruces police identify civilian who intervened in a fatal attack on a police officer
Update: Police say they will release body camera footage of the night of Officer Hernandez’s death at 10 a.m. Friday, March 1, 2024. LAS CRUCES, New…
Continue Reading Alabama lawmakers rush to get IVF services restarted
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers rushed to protect in vitro fertilization services Thursday after…
Continue Reading LGBTQ+ advocacy group sues Texas AG, says it won’t identify transgender families
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A national LGBTQ+ advocacy group is suing the Texas Attorney General’s office rather…
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CBP to briefly suspend Paso Del Norte SENTRI service March 2 due to 10k race
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection will temporarily suspend SENTRI/DCL processing at the Paso Del Norte international…
Continue Reading West Virginia bill banning non-binary gender designations on birth certificates heads to governor
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia bill that would outlaw the gender designation of non-binary on birth…
Continue Reading North Carolina’s public system will require colleges to get OK before changing sports conferences
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The board overseeing North Carolina’s public university system will require schools to get approval to change athletic…
Continue Reading Fresh from a deadly cholera outbreak, Zambia declares drought a national emergency
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zambia’s president Hakainde Hichilema has declared the country’s debilitating drought…
Continue Reading Hatch watch is underway at a California bald eagle nest monitored by a popular online camera feed
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Hatch watch is underway in Southern California mountains. Three bald eagle chicks could emerge this week from eggs…
Continue Reading Haitian prime minister in Kenya to try to salvage African country’s deployment of police to Haiti
By TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Haiti’s prime minister has arrived in Kenya to try to salvage a plan to have the African…
Continue Reading Jeffrey Epstein grand jury records from underage girl abuse probe to be released under Florida law
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press Grand jury transcripts from a 2006 Florida investigation into wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of dozens…
Continue Reading Justin Amash announces Republican bid for Michigan US Senate seat after having previously left GOP
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Justin Amash announced on social media Thursday that he will run for…
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