A timeline of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had prostate cancer surgery and was later…
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In $25M settlement, North Carolina city `deeply remorseful’ for man’s wrongful conviction, prison
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Lawyers for a man wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 44 years say he’s reached a $25 million combined settlement…
Continue Reading Investigation into why a panel blew off a Boeing Max 9 jet focuses on missing bolts
By DAVID KOENIG and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers The extended grounding of some Boeing 737 Max jetliners is adding to pressure on Boeing and the…
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Meta to hide posts about suicide, eating disorders from teens’ Instagram and Facebook feeds
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Meta said Tuesday it will start hiding inappropriate content from teenagers’…
Continue Reading US and Chinese military officers resume talks as agreed by Biden and Xi
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Chinese military officers have resumed talks that were frozen after former House Speaker…
Continue Reading ChatGPT-maker braces for fight with New York Times and authors on ‘fair use’ of copyrighted works
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer A barrage of high-profile lawsuits in a New York federal court will test the future of ChatGPT and other…
Continue Reading No charges to be filed in death of toddler who fell into cistern during day care at Vermont resort
CAMBRIDGE, Vt. (AP) — State police say no criminal charges will be filed in the death of a 3-year-old boy who fell into an underground cistern and…
Continue Reading SEC chair denies a bitcoin ETF has been approved, says account on X was hacked
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that a post sent from the agency’s…
Continue Reading City council committee recommends replacing Memphis police chief, 1 year after Tyre Nichols death
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Memphis City Council committee has voted to recommend that police chief Cerelyn “CJ”…
Continue Reading Former UK opposition leader Corbyn to join South Africa’s delegation accusing Israel of genocide
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The South African government says former U.K. opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn will…
Continue Reading Walmart experiments with AI to enhance customers’ shopping experiences
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO LAS VEGAS (AP) — Walmart has unveiled plans to dive further into the world of artificial…
Continue Reading Migrant families begin leaving NYC hotels as first eviction notices kick in
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Migrant families are leaving New York City’s shelter system under an eviction notice imposed…
Continue Reading The family of an Arizona professor killed on campus reaches multimillion-dollar deal with the school
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The family of a University of Arizona professor who was fatally shot on campus in the fall of 2022 has reached a…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Get ready for strong winds again Thursday with blowing dust and sand
A mild day Wednesday, but then look out! A cold front arrives later Thursday with very strong winds. Gusts will likely be around 60 mph from the west…
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Former Las Cruces Police officer charged with second degree murder
Update: DA Gerald Byers announced now former Las Cruces Police Officer Felipe Hernandez is being charged with second degree murder. Hernandez shot…
Continue Reading Small-town Minnesota hotel shooting kills clerk and 2 possible guests, including suspect, police say
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say a shooting at a small-town Minnesota hotel has killed an…
Continue Reading NRA lawyer says gun rights group is defendant and victim at civil trial over leader’s big spending
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A National Rifle Association lawyer has acknowledged in court that some former executives and…
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Water system issue caused outage in West El Paso Wednesday
Update: The outage has since been fixed. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Water is working to fix a water distribution system issue. Residents of…
Continue Reading A judge has temporarily halted enforcement of an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily halted enforcement of an Ohio law that would require…
Continue Reading Guam police say a man who fatally shot a South Korean tourist has been found dead
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Guam police say a man suspected of fatally shooting a South Korean tourist during a robbery in the U.S. territory last week…
Continue Reading A judge has found Ohio’s new election law constitutional, including a strict photo ID requirement
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge has upheld as constitutional provisions of Ohio’s sweeping new election…
Continue Reading South Carolina no longer has the least number of women in its Senate after latest swearing-in
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The swearing-in of South Carolina’s sixth woman to the state Senate means the state…
Continue Reading Lawyers may face discipline for criticizing a judge’s ruling in discrimination case
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A father-daughter pair of Florida lawyers may face disciplinary action for speaking out…
Continue Reading Trump suggests unauthorized migrants will vote. The idea stirs his base, but ignores reality
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is seizing on his party’s frustration with the recent surge of illegal crossings at…
Continue Reading Aaron Rodgers denies implying comic Jimmy Kimmel was tied to Epstein and condemns those who do
By DAVID BAUDER and DENNIS WASZAK Jr. Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers denied he implied comic Jimmy Kimmel…
Continue Reading Hottest year ever, what can be done? Plenty: more renewables and nuclear, less methane and meat
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press The shattering of global annual heat records last year is prompting people to ask: what can be done? There is…
Continue Reading Family of British tourist among 5 killed in 2018 Grand Canyon helicopter crash wins $100M settlement
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada judge has approved a $100 million cash settlement to the parents of a British tourist…
Continue Reading What to know about the blowout on a Boeing 737 Max 9 jet and why most of the planes are grounded
By The Associated Press An emergency landing by an Alaska Airlines jetliner last Friday prompted U.S. authorities to ground most of Boeing’s…
Continue Reading CES 2024 updates: Car companies unveil new tech and Robert Downey Jr. targets scammers
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Welcome to opening day of CES 2024. This multi-day trade event put on by the Consumer Technology Association is expected to bring…
Continue Reading Congo’s constitutional court upholds election results, declares President Tshisekedi the winner
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s constitutional court has upheld the results of last month’s election that…
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