Challenges of the Gaza humanitarian aid pier offer lessons for the US Army
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army commander in charge of the U.S. military’s Gaza pier project says the mission was the biggest…
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A centuries-old cemetery for people who were enslaved is reclaimed in New York
Associated Press KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — On a residential block in upstate New York, college students dig and sift backyard dirt as part of an…
Continue Reading Black students are still kicked out of school at higher rates despite reforms
Associated Press Before he was suspended, Zaire Byrd was thriving. He acted in school plays, played on the football team and trained with other…
Continue Reading After diversity pushback, some faculty feel left in dark at North Carolina’s flagship university
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Several programs of diversity, equity and inclusion are at risk of elimination at North Carolina’s…
Continue Reading The interview: Kamala Harris’ inaugural sit-down was most notable for seeming … ordinary
AP Media Writer By not submitting to a press interview in the month since becoming the Democratic choice for president, Kamala Harris set the stakes…
Continue Reading New Zealand’s Māori King dies after 18-year reign
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — New Zealand’s Māori King, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, has died at age 69, just days after the…
Continue Reading Afghan taekwondo para-athlete makes history with the first medal for the Refugee Paralympic Team
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Zakia Khudadadi made history on Thursday at the Paris Paralympics by becoming the first athlete from the Refugee…
Continue Reading Mexican military is attacked and roads blocked in Sinaloa state, authorities say
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have confirmed attacks on military personnel and roads being blocked with vehicles in northern Sinaloa…
Continue Reading Trump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case in bid to toss conviction, delay sentencing
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has asked a federal court to intervene in his hush money criminal case, seeking a pathway to overturn…
Continue Reading Hiker from North Carolina found dead near remote Colorado River trail in Grand Canyon
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — A solo backpacker has been found dead near a rugged and remote trail along the Colorado River in Grand…
Continue Reading Colorado man convicted of kidnapping a housekeeper on Michael Bloomberg’s ranch
Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Federal jurors found a Colorado man guilty of kidnapping a woman on a ranch owned by Michael Bloomberg…
Continue Reading Federal authorities announce additional arrests in multistate pharmacy burglary ring
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Additional arrests have been made in a multistate pharmacy burglary ring that has led to 42 people being indicted in…
Continue Reading Massachusetts man charged after allegedly triggering explosion in his Chicago dorm
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man has been charged in federal court with engaging in a scheme to cover up efforts to develop…
Continue Reading Mexico suggests US made a deal with Mexican drug lord to get his brother transferred from prison
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Mexico suggested Thursday that U.S. authorities made a deal with a Mexican drug lord who turned in himself and…
Continue Reading Judge shields second border aid group from deeper questioning in Texas investigation
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge on Thursday shielded another migrant aid group from deeper questioning as…
Continue Reading Hiker left on Colorado mountain by coworkers stranded overnight in freezing rain, high winds
SALIDA, Colo. (AP) — A man left by his group of office coworkers to complete his final push to the summit of a Colorado mountain became disoriented…
Continue Reading Moore says he made an ‘honest mistake’ failing to correct application claiming Bronze Star
Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says he made “an honest mistake” in failing to correct a White House fellowship…
Continue Reading Jewish family can have anti-hate yard signs after neighbor used slur, court says
Associated Press The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that a Jewish family had the free-speech right to blanket their yard with signs decrying…
Continue Reading Ecuador starts dismantling Yasuni National Park oil block two days before court deadline
Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Ecuador’s government says it has started dismantling infrastructure on a controversial oil drilling…
Continue Reading 2 men plead not guilty to killing former ‘General Hospital’ actor Johnny Wactor
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two 18-year-old men charged with killing former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor have pleaded…
Continue Reading State Fair of Texas is sued by state’s Republican AG over new rule banning guns on premises
DALLAS (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to block a ban on firearms at the State Fair of Texas, one of the…
Continue Reading Ex-DC police officer is sentenced to 5 years in prison for fatally shooting man in car
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former police officer in Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to five years in prison for fatally shooting a 27-year-old man…
Continue Reading El Salvador President Nayib Bukele says security sustainable without a state of emergency
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador is nearly 2½ years into a state of emergency that has suspended key civil liberties. But President…
Continue Reading Investigators say dispatching errors led to Union Pacific train crash that killed 2 workers
AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Dispatching errors and the failure of two backup systems allowed a Union Pacific train to slam into 74…
Continue Reading Kentucky governor says lawmaker facing sexual harassment accusations should consider resigning
Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says a state lawmaker accused of sexual harassment by several women should give…
Continue Reading Afghan refugee accused in a case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community reaches plea agreement
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Afghan refugee who was convicted earlier this year of first-degree murder in one of three fatal shootings that shook…
Continue Reading NASA record holder can relate to astronauts stuck in space. He was, too
AP Aerospace Writer NASA’s record-holding astronaut is urging his two stuck-in-space colleagues to stay positive and “keep up the good work.”…
Continue Reading How one Brazilian judge could suspend Elon Musk’s X
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — It’s a showdown between the world’s richest man and a Brazilian Supreme Court justice. The justice,…
Continue Reading Pop group ABBA ask Donald Trump to stop using their songs, but Trump team says they have the OK
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Swedish supergroup ABBA has asked Donald Trump to stop using their music at campaign rallies, but the…
Continue Reading Federal agents seize $6 million worth of cocaine near Puerto Rico and arrest two men
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Federal agents in Puerto Rico say they have seized $6 million worth of cocaine and arrested two men from the Dominican…
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