Year: 2024
Judge rejects Texas AG Ken Paxton’s request to throw out nearly decade-old criminal charges
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A judge on Friday rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ’s attempts to throw out felony…
Continue Reading Neighbors create task force to help with tornado cleanup
WKOW, WISN, CNN By Grace Ulch Click here for updates on this story EVANSVILLE, Wisconsin (WKOW) — It’s been one…
Continue Reading In video, Maine gunman said reservists were scared because he was ‘capable’ of doing something
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An Army reservist responsible for Maine’s deadliest mass shooting told state police in…
Continue Reading The Oscars are almost here. Here’s what to know and how to watch
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a winter barrage of award shows — the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Grammys — the grandaddy of them all, the Academy…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift gives $100,000 to the family of the woman killed in the Chiefs parade shooting
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Taylor Swift has donated $100,000 to the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, the woman killed in the shooting at the Kansas City…
Continue Reading A chaotic US House is losing three Republican committee chairs to retirement in the span of a week
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a single week, the Republican chairs of three House committees announced they would not be…
Continue Reading Ohio woman who disappeared with 5-year-old foster son sent officers to his body — in a sewer drain
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman who disappeared with her 5-year-old foster son will now face a murder charge. Columbus police say 48-year-old…
Continue Reading Biden plans to welcome Kenyan president to White House for state visit in May
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to welcome Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House in May,…
Continue Reading Consumer sentiment edges higher as economic growth accelerates and inflation fades
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of consumer sentiment ticked higher this month, after soaring in December…
Continue Reading Zimbabwe’s vice president says the government will block a scholarship for LGBTQ+ people
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s powerful vice president says the government will block a university…
Continue Reading A loophole got him a free New York hotel stay for five years. Then he claimed to own the building
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man who succeeded in using a New York City housing law to live rent-free in an iconic hotel…
Continue Reading Missile fire targets ship off Yemen in the Red Sea, likely fired by Houthi rebels
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Missile fire has apparently targeted a ship off Yemen in the Red Sea. Friday’s assault is the latest…
Continue Reading Sudan’s army is investigating a video purportedly showing troops carrying severed heads
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s armed forces have ordered an investigation into a video that purportedly depicted some of its troops carrying severed heads…
Continue Reading Judge declares a mistrial in a former Ohio deputy’s murder trial
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio sheriff’s deputy charged in the killing of a…
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Girl Scout cookie weekend worth celebrating
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One weekend every year is set aside for celebrating, selling, and of course eating girl scout cookies. Most people have a…
Continue Reading 2 juveniles charged in mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade
By NICK INGRAM, SCOTT MCFETRIDGE and JIM SALTER Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two juveniles were charged with crimes connected to the…
Continue Reading Seven-time NASCAR champ Jimmie Johnson welcomes Creed to Daytona 500 with arms wide open
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson and Creed are headed to the Daytona 500. Legacy Motor Club reached an…
Continue Reading Harris repudiates Trump worldview and says the US won’t back down on Ukraine’s defense
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer MUNICH (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has warned about the dangers of growing authoritarianism and…
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Great apes tease each other just like humans do, says new study
Originally Published: 14 FEB 24 11:22 ET By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Researchers have found a new way in which great apes are similar to humans:…
Continue Reading Prince Harry says he jumped on a plane to London after learning of King Charles III’s cancer
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry says he immediately arranged to go to London after his father, King Charles III, called to tell him he had cancer. Harry…
Continue Reading Former FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens’ role in Ukraine business, undercutting GOP impeachment inquiry
Originally Published: 15 FEB 24 16:36 ET Updated: 15 FEB 24 21:41 ET By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Special…
Continue Reading Sweden: Police find dead person inside charred remains of a water park under construction
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Police in Sweden have found a human body inside the charred remains of a water park that was under construction at one of the…
Continue Reading US wholesale inflation accelerated in January in latest sign that prices picked up last month
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States accelerated in January, the latest sign that…
Continue Reading Proposed questions on sexual orientation and gender identity for the Census Bureau’s biggest survey
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The U.S. Census Bureau plans to test questions about sexual orientation and gender identity for its most…
Continue Reading Western officials and Kremlin critics blame Putin and his government for Navalny’s death in prison
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — World leaders and Russian opposition activists wasted no time Friday in blaming the…
Continue Reading Indonesian activists protest ex-general’s win in presidential election and allege massive fraud
By ANDI JATMIKO and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Protesters have marched in Indonesia’s capital demanding the…
Continue Reading Protests, poisoning and prison: The life and death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny
By EMMA BURROWS and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Alexei Navalny, Russia’s top opposition leader and President Vladimir Putin’s…
Continue Reading The Census Bureau is considering how to ask about gender identity. People have their opinions
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The U.S. Census Bureau is thinking about how to ask about sex. And dozens of health officials, civil rights…
Continue Reading Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny dies, prison service says
Originally Published: 16 FEB 24 06:39 ET Updated: 16 FEB 24 07:58 ET By Anna Chernova and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Jailed Russian opposition…
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