By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The 15-year-old who is accused of carrying out a shooting in a Michigan high school where four students were killed in November should remain in adult jail because his mental maturity is well beyond his age, prosecutors argued Tuesday. Ethan Crumbley faces a slew of charges, including murder, as an adult
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The world’s attention has been focused on Ukraine, but the Biden administration has been racing toward restoring the 2015 international nuclear deal with Iran. After months of negotiations in Vienna, the various sides have indicated a new deal is close, perhaps in the coming days. But instead
Continue ReadingBy LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press LOD, Israel (AP) — As the airline industry struggles, Israel’s state-owned aerospace company is flying high. Israel Aerospace Industries is cashing in on the growth of e-commerce by converting grounded passenger planes into cargo jets for global giants like Amazon and DHL. Analysts say the work lines up with pandemic-driven
Continue ReadingBy LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press LOD, Israel (AP) — As the airline industry struggles, Israel’s state-owned aerospace company is flying high. Israel Aerospace Industries is cashing in on the growth of e-commerce by converting grounded passenger planes into cargo jets for global giants like Amazon and DHL. Analysts say the work lines up with pandemic-driven
Continue ReadingBy DYLAN LOVAN and MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Nearly two years after the botched police raid that killed Breonna Taylor, the only officer facing criminal charges is standing trial. Brett Hankison, now a former officer, is charged wanton endangerment for shooting through Taylor’s apartment into the home of her neighbors. Day
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — America’s first newspaper dedicated to ending slavery is being resurrected and reimagined more than two centuries later as the nation continues to grapple with its legacy of racism. The revived version of The Emancipator is a joint effort by Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research and The
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Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A warming planet and land use changes mean more wildfires will scorch large parts of the globe in coming decades. That’s according to a U.N. report released Wednesday that says many governments are ill-prepared to address the problem. The Western U.S., northern Siberia, central India, and
Continue ReadingBy VICTORIA MILKO AP Science Writer Experts say it’s not likely that the highly transmissible omicron variant — or any other variant — will lead us closer to herd immunity against COVID-19. Herd immunity is when enough of a population becomes immune to a particular infection that it’s hard for the germ to spread even
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge has tossed out guilty pleas by three members of the Grizzly Scouts anti-government militia who are accused of destroying records in the deadly shooting of a federal security officer in Oakland. KGO-TV says the judge on Tuesday threw out last year’s deal that recommended a year or less
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A 43-year-old man confronted protesters against police violence in a Portland park, told them to leave and then drew a pistol and opened fire, killing a woman and wounding four other people, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Zach Parise scored twice and added an assist, Brock Nelson scored for the third straight game, and the New York Islanders opened their road trip with a 5-2 win over the Seattle Kraken. New York won for just the second time in the last six games,
Continue ReadingLOGAN, Utah — Justin Bean had 21 points and 10 rebounds as Utah State easily beat New Mexico 81-56. Jamal Mashburn Jr. led the Lobos with 13 points.
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OnPoint Community Credit Union announced Tuesday the nomination period is now open for the 2022 OnPoint Prize for Excellence in Education.
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN You may know him as Hank the Tank, but the California Department of Fish and Wildlife knows him as a threat to a Lake Tahoe neighborhood. For months now, the 500-pound black bear has been roaming the streets in the Tahoe Keys area of South Lake Tahoe, about 100 miles east
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have plunged and oil prices surged to near $100 per barrel after President Vladimir Putin announced Russian military action in Ukraine. Market benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul fell more than 2%. Hong Kong and Sydney lost more than 3%. Oil prices jumped more
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have plunged and oil prices surged to near $100 per barrel after President Vladimir Putin announced Russian military action in Ukraine. Market benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul fell more than 2%. Hong Kong and Sydney lost more than 3%. Oil prices jumped more
Continue ReadingDAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state media says Israel has fired several surface-to-surface missiles toward Syrian military positions in the country’s south, causing only material damage. State TV quoted an unnamed Syrian military official as saying that the missiles were fired from Syria’s Israeli-occupied Golan Heights early Wednesday and struck areas around the nearby town
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Olympics have said goodbye to Asia after a star-crossed run, and it’s unclear when they’ll be back after the continent hosted four of the last eight Games. The earliest the Summer Games could return is 2036, and the favorite could be the world’s most populous
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Olympics have said goodbye to Asia after a star-crossed run, and it’s unclear when they’ll be back after the continent hosted four of the last eight Games. The earliest the Summer Games could return is 2036, and the favorite could be the world’s most populous
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