What’s at stake as 2 Hong Kong journalists await a verdict in their sedition trial?
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Two journalists who led a now-closed Hong Kong online news outlet will hear a verdict in their sedition case on…
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Police in Washington city banned from personalizing equipment in settlement over shooting Black man
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The city of Olympia, Washington, will pay $600,000 to the family of a Black man shot and killed by police in a settlement…
Continue Reading Captain of superyacht that sank off Sicily declines to respond to prosecutor questions, lawyer says
ROME (AP) — The captain of a superyacht that sank during a storm off Sicily last week, killing seven people, has decided not to respond to…
Continue Reading US Navy shipbuilder Austal USA agrees to pay $24 million to settle accounting fraud probe
Associated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A shipbuilder for the U.S. Navy has agreed to admit wrongdoing and pay $24 million to settle an accounting…
Continue Reading California lawmakers pass protections for pregnant women in prisons and ban on legacy admissions
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature is passing hundreds of bills during its last week in…
Continue Reading US appeals court revives a lawsuit against TikTok over 10-year-old’s ‘blackout challenge’ death
Legal Affairs Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has revived a lawsuit filed by the mother of a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who died…
Continue Reading Mississippi seafood distributor pleads guilty to decadeslong fish mislabeling scheme
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi seafood distributor and two managers have pleaded guilty to conspiring to mislabel seafood and commit wire…
Continue Reading Tesla lawsuit challenging Louisiana ban on direct car sales from plants revived by appeals court
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An appeals court has revived Tesla’s federal court challenge to a Louisiana law that prohibits automobile…
Continue Reading Egypt recovers 3 ancient artifacts, including a mummified head, found in the Netherlands
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt has recovered three ancient artifacts after they were smuggled out of the country and found in the Netherlands.…
Continue Reading Florida says execution shouldn’t be stayed for Parkinson’s symptoms
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for the state of Florida say the execution of a man with Parkinson’s…
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Police in a suburban New York county have made their first arrest under a new law banning face masks
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police in the suburbs of New York City made the first arrest under a new local law banning face masks, officials…
Continue Reading Harris will sit down with CNN for her first interview since launching presidential bid
Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris is sitting down with CNN this week for her first interview since President Joe Biden dropped his…
Continue Reading Lowe’s changes some DEI policies amid legal attacks on diversity programs and activist pressure
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Home improvement chain Lowe’s is scaling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, joining the ranks of…
Continue Reading Minnesota officials vote to tear down dam and bridge that nearly collapsed
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officials say a southern Minnesota dam and nearby bridge that almost collapsed last month after a bout of heavy…
Continue Reading Montana doctor overprescribed meds and overbilled health care to pad his income, prosecutors say
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office says a Montana cancer doctor for years saw up to 70 patients per day,…
Continue Reading Appeals court spikes Tennessee’s bid to get family planning dollars despite abortion rule
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected Tennessee’s attempt to collect millions of dollars in family…
Continue Reading ‘ER’ creator Michael Crichton’s estate sues Warner Bros. over upcoming hospital drama ‘The Pitt’
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estate of Michael Crichton, who wrote the screenplay for what became the pilot episode of “ER,” has…
Continue Reading Salmon will soon swim freely in the Klamath River for first time in a century once dams are removed
Associated Press For the first time in more than a century, salmon will soon have free passage along the Klamath River and its tributaries — a…
Continue Reading Maduro taps a hard-line loyalist to oversee Venezuela’s police, raising fears of a further crackdown
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has named the ruling socialist party boss to oversee the country’s…
Continue Reading US Justice Department says Kentucky may be violating federal law for lack of mental health services
Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says Kentucky is likely violating federal law for failing to provide…
Continue Reading Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith filed a new indictment Tuesday against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020…
Continue Reading Disbarred celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi found guilty of stealing millions from his clients
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Disbarred celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi has been convicted in Los Angeles of embezzling tens of millions of dollars from clients,…
Continue Reading Republicans want voters to think Walz lied about his dog. False GOP claims could cause real damage
Associated Press Republicans have turned Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s outing at a dog park nearly three years ago into an attack on the Democratic…
Continue Reading Gun control initiatives to be left off Memphis ballot after GOP threat to withhold funds
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Election officials in Memphis have decided to leave three gun control questions off the November ballot…
Continue Reading US Postal Service is abandoning a plan to reroute Reno-area mail processing to Sacramento
Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is abandoning a plan to reroute Reno-area mail processing to Sacramento. The plan had…
Continue Reading NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars begins steep climb to rim of a crater
AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A NASA rover on Mars is tackling a new challenge and climbing to the rim of a crater. The rover called…
Continue Reading A 10-month-old Palestinian baby suddenly stopped crawling. Polio had struck Gaza
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Born into the devastating Israel-Hamas war, 10-month-old Abdel-Rahman Abu El-Jedian started…
Continue Reading Former youth center resident testifies against worker accused of rape
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Jurors in the sexual assault trial of a former youth detention center worker have heard from the man’s…
Continue Reading Group charged with stealing dozens of firearms in string of Maryland gun shop burglaries
BALTIMORE (AP) — Officials say four people have been charged with breaking into a series of gun stores across Maryland and stealing several dozen…
Continue Reading Opponents stage protests against Florida state parks development plans pushed by DeSantis
Associated Press DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Opponents of a plan pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to build golf courses, hotels, pickleball courts and other…
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