California announces new deal with tech to fund journalism, AI research
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will be the first U.S. state to direct millions of dollars from taxpayer money and tech…
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Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in Texas in 2022
Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan police on Wednesday arrested seven Guatemalans accused of having smuggled 53 migrants from Mexico…
Continue Reading Multiple Jewish organizations and doctors across Canada receive identical emailed threats
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — More than 100 synagogues, Jewish organizations and doctors in multiple cities across Canada are on high alert after…
Continue Reading Pressure mounts against judicial overhaul in Mexico amid market concerns and striking judges
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Judges and magistrates in Mexico have joined forces with other federal court employees in a strike meant to…
Continue Reading Remains found on Michigan property confirmed to be from woman missing since 2021
ADRIAN, Mich. (AP) — Investigators have solved the disappearance of a Michigan woman more than three years after she was reported missing. State…
Continue Reading Ohio finds 597 noncitizens who voted or registered in recent elections, a fraction of its electorate
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s elections chief has referred for possible prosecution 597 apparent noncitizens who either…
Continue Reading Military veteran pleads guilty to illegal possession of ricin
Associated Press A Marine Corps veteran who tried to fake his own death after a falling out with a Virginia-based militia group has pleaded guilty to…
Continue Reading Judge blocks Arizona lithium drilling that tribe says is threat to sacred lands
Associated Press A federal judge has temporarily blocked exploratory drilling for a lithium project in Arizona that tribal leaders say will harm land…
Continue Reading Nebraska man accepts plea deal in case of an active shooter drill that prosecutors say went too far
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska man has accepted a plea deal for charges in a 2022 active shooter drill that prosecutors say went too far. The Omaha…
Continue Reading Trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ recalled over fabricated critics’ quotes
AP Film Writer Lionsgate recalled its new trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s “ Megalopolis ” Wednesday amid revelations that critics’…
Continue Reading Kentucky meets conditions for lawmakers to cut income tax in 2026
Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican lawmakers say Kentucky has met the financial conditions to set in motion another cut in the…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift calls cancellation of Vienna shows ‘devastating’ and explains her silence
LONDON (AP) — Two weeks after organizers scrubbed Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna amid a foiled terror plot, the singer issued her first…
Continue Reading South Carolina deputy charged with killing unarmed man and letting police dog maul innocent person
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a deputy in South Carolina has been charged with voluntary manslaughter and assault after he…
Continue Reading Biden speaks with Netanyahu as US prods Israel and Hamas to come to agreement on cease-fire deal
Associated Press BUELLTON, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden has spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the United States presses…
Continue Reading Several NGOs start a registry of disappeared persons in El Salvador as anti-gang crackdown continues
Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Several nongovernmental organizations have launched a registry of disappeared persons in El…
Continue Reading Arkansas county agrees to $3 million settlement over detainee’s 2021 death in jail
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — A county in western Arkansas has approved a $3 million settlement with the family of a man who died from dehydration and…
Continue Reading 2 Louisiana Supreme Court candidates disqualified, leaving 1 on the ballot
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The upcoming election for a new Louisiana Supreme Court justice may be decided before voters ever reach the polls. Two of…
Continue Reading Utah lawmakers want voters to give them the power to change ballot measures once they’ve passed
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican-controlled Legislature will ask voters in November to relinquish some of their rights to…
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Brazil will restrict entry to some Asian nationals, aiming to curb migration to the US and Canada
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil will begin imposing restrictions on the entry of some foreign citizens from Asia who are seeking refuge in…
Continue Reading Arrest made in Seattle carjacking that killed a beloved 80-year-old dog walker
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police have arrested a suspect who they say carjacked a beloved 80-year-old dog walker. Ruth Dalton died…
Continue Reading Hacker tried to dodge child support by breaking into registry to fake his death, prosecutors say
LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Kentucky man went to great lengths to avoid paying his child support obligations. They say 39-year-old…
Continue Reading Nancy Pelosi thanked Biden for his wins, as she said Harris will take US to new heights
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Nancy Pelosi opened her convention speech with a sense of gratitude for President Joe Biden, even after her doubts…
Continue Reading US government report says fluoride at twice the recommended limit is linked to lower IQ in kids
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. government report expected to stir debate concluded that fluoride in drinking water at twice the…
Continue Reading Company that sent AI calls mimicking Joe Biden to New Hampshire voters agrees to pay $1 million fine
Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A company that sent deceptive calls to New Hampshire voters using artificial intelligence to mimic President…
Continue Reading Mall guard tells jurors he would not have joined confrontation that led to man’s death
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Jurors in a suburban court have heard from a security guard who was working at a Detroit-area mall in 2014 when…
Continue Reading Missouri death row inmate agrees to new plea in deal that calls for a life sentence without parole
Associated Press CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri death row inmate has dropped his innocence claim and entered a no-contest plea in an agreement that…
Continue Reading College town’s police say they don’t need help with cleanup after beer spill
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A college town in Mississippi temporarily closed a street after a delivery truck dropped dozens of cases of beer. The spill…
Continue Reading Committee says lack of communication, training led to thousands of dropped cases by Houston police
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A breakdown in communication, a lack of training, inconsistent protocols and an ineffective records management…
Continue Reading Train crashes into traffic in Egypt and kills 2, official says
CAIRO (AP) — The governor of Egypt’s coastal province of Alexandria says a train has crashed into traffic, killing two people and injuring…
Continue Reading ‘The fever is breaking’: DeSantis-backed school board candidates fall short in Florida
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign to expand his conservative education agenda in Florida…
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