Former Gov. M. Jodi Rell remembered as a kind leader who ‘healed’ Connecticut
NewAssociated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut residents, past and present dignitaries, and state Capitol insiders are paying tribute to…
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Searchers recover body of Wisconsin woman missing since 2020
NewMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Searchers have recovered the body of a Wisconsin woman who vanished more than four years ago. The state Department of Justice…
Continue Reading Former Abercrombie CEO’s partner pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges, is freed on bond
NewCENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — The partner of former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries who was indicted on sex trafficking charges along with…
Continue Reading Trump signs agreement to allow Justice Department to conduct background checks on nominees, staff
NewAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has signed an agreement to allow the Justice…
Continue Reading Demonstrators in Georgia again converge on parliament after the country’s EU bid was suspended
NewAssociated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators in the Georgian capital have converged on parliament again in the capital of…
Continue Reading Ex-ballerina sentenced to 20 years in Florida for manslaughter in husband’s killing
NewBRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida ballerina has been sentenced to 20 years in prison following her manslaughter conviction for fatally…
Continue Reading Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult lead thriller about the real FBI manhunt for a white supremacist leader
NewAP Film Writer Forty years ago, on Dec. 8, 1984, one of the largest manhunts in FBI history came to an explosive end on Whidbey Island in Puget…
Continue Reading UN watchdog to conduct probe into sexual misconduct allegations against top international prosecutor
NewTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Associated Press has learned that a United Nations watchdog has been selected to lead an external probe into…
Continue Reading Outcry in Brazil as video shows a Sao Paulo police officer throwing a man off a bridge
NewAssociated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A military police officer in Sao Paulo has been seen on video footage throwing a man off a bridge and into a…
Continue Reading Ohio’s top elections official rejects GOP challenge to Democratic congresswoman’s residency
NewAssociated Press Ohio’s top elections official has rejected a Republican challenge over the legal residency of one of the state’s Democratic…
Continue Reading Freedom Caucus unsuccessfully challenges Speaker in South Carolina House race
NewAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House opened its newest session with an unsuccessful long shot challenge of the Speaker…
Continue Reading Renewed push for DEI legislation expected next year in Kentucky, new Senate majority leader says
Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Senate’s new majority floor leader says lawmakers seem ready to resume work on a bill…
Continue Reading Charges dropped against 2 officers accused of not trying to stop force against Christian Glass
DENVER (AP) — Misdemeanor charges have been dropped against two Colorado law enforcement officers in the fatal 2022 shooting of Christian Glass, a…
Continue Reading Artist Jasleen Kaur wins Turner Prize for work exploring her Scottish Sikh identity
LONDON (AP) — An artist whose work exploring her Scottish Sikh identity includes a vintage Ford car draped in a crocheted doily has won the…
Continue Reading Democrats stick with Schumer as leader. Their strategy for countering Trump is far less certain
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats reelected Chuck Schumer as party leader on Tuesday as the party moves into a deeply uncertain…
Continue Reading US can continue using Seattle airport for deportation flights, appeals court says
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A federal appeals court says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement can continue using a Seattle airport for…
Continue Reading Namibia will have its first female leader after the VP wins presidential election for ruling party
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia has elected its first female leader, with Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared the winner Tuesday of…
Continue Reading Lawsuit seeks to undo 15-week abortion ban that conflicts with expanded access in Arizona
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Reproductive rights advocates sued Arizona on Tuesday to undo a 15-week abortion ban that conflicts with a…
Continue Reading Authorities fear a Pennsylvania woman was swallowed by a sinkhole while looking for her cat
Associated Press Authorities fear a grandmother who disappeared while looking for her cat may have been swallowed up by a sinkhole that recently…
Continue Reading What happened to Hannah Kobayashi? Police say the Hawaii woman voluntarily disappeared
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police say a 30-year-old woman from Hawaii who was reported missing in Los Angeles three weeks ago voluntarily traveled to…
Continue Reading Trial begins for a man charged in the killing of a University of Mississippi student
Associated Press A trial has begun for a man charged in the killing of a University of Mississippi student who was well-known in the local LGBTQ+…
Continue Reading Transgender powerlifter asks Minnesota Supreme Court to let her compete in women’s events
Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Attorneys for a transgender athlete have urged the Minnesota Supreme Court to allow her to compete in the…
Continue Reading California man charged with shipping weapons to North Korea
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man has been charged with illegally shipping weapons and ammunition to North Korea. Federal…
Continue Reading ‘The Brutalist’ tops New York Film Critics Circle Awards. Carol Kane, Adrien Brody win acting prizes
NEW YORK (AP) — Brady Corbet’s 3 1/2-hour postwar epic “The Brutalist” won best film from the New York Film Critics Circle on Tuesday, while…
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Global warming fills New England’s rich waters with death traps for endangered sea turtles
Associated Press QUINCY, Mass. (AP) — As global warming fills the plankton-rich waters of New England with death traps for sea turtles, the number…
Continue Reading Ex-New Orleans priest pleads guilty to rape and kidnapping in sexual abuse case ahead of trial
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A disgraced 93-year-old New Orleans priest pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges involving the sexual assault of a teenage boy in…
Continue Reading Confusion and fear spread as South Korean leader declares martial law. Here’s what to know
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Confusion, rumor and fear spread through South Korea in the early morning hours Wednesday after the sudden…
Continue Reading US closes investigation into E. coli outbreak linked to onions in McDonald’s Quarter Pounders
Associated Press Writers The U.S. government said Tuesday it has closed its investigation into an E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter…
Continue Reading Jury deliberations begin in veteran Daniel Penny’s trial over using chokehold on Jordan Neely
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors have started deliberating in the trial of a military veteran charged with using a fatal chokehold to subdue…
Continue Reading GM adds over 132,000 heavy duty pickups to recall for tailgates that can open unexpectedly
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is adding over 132,000 heavy-duty pickups in the U.S. to a previous recall for tailgate release switches that can…
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