Kansas lawmakers want a report on last year’s police raid of a newspaper
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Dozens of Kansas lawmakers have launched an effort to direct the state’s attorney general to…
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Central Oregon unemployment rates hold steady at year’s end; state’s benchmark updates will paint clearer 2023 picture
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates held steady once again across Central Oregon in December, the Oregon Employment…
Continue ReadingUS hits Iraq militia sites and anti-ship missiles in Yemen as fight with Iranian proxies intensifies
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military struck three facilities in Iraq and two anti-ship missiles…
Continue ReadingFrench mother sentenced to prison after leaving child to live alone for two years
By Giulia Radice and Jessie Gretener, CNN (CNN) — A mother in France was sentenced to 18 months in prison last week for abandoning her…
Continue ReadingSchools involved in sextortion investigation named by police
By Jennifer McRae Click here for updates on this story Colorado (KCNC) — The Aurora Police Department has released the…
Continue ReadingSchools involved in sextortion investigation named by police
KCNC By Jennifer McRae Click here for updates on this story Colorado (KCNC) — The Aurora Police Department has released…
Continue ReadingMississippi restrictions on medical marijuana advertising upheld by federal judge
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the owner of a…
Continue ReadingBill would revise Tennessee’s decades-old law targeting HIV-positive people convicted of sex work
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A proposal advancing in the Tennessee legislature would stop requiring lifetime…
Continue ReadingFrance fines Amazon $35 million for ‘excessively intrusive’ monitoring of warehouse staff
PARIS (AP) — France’s privacy watchdog said Tuesday that it slapped Amazon ‘s French warehouse business with a 32 million euro fine…
Continue ReadingNew York man found guilty of murder after 20-year-old woman was shot and killed when car turned in wrong driveway
By Brynn Gingras, Nicki Brown, Nic F. Anderson and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Monahan was found guilty of second-degree murder Tuesday for…
Continue ReadingFormer orphanage founder in Haiti faces federal charges of sexually abusing minors
DENVER (AP) — Federal prosecutors say the founder of an orphanage in Haiti is facing criminal charges in the U.S. for allegedly traveling to the…
Continue ReadingNew Hampshire exit poll: Majority of GOP primary voters aren’t MAGA, but most would be satisfied with Trump nomination
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — The voters who turned out for New Hampshire’s GOP presidential primary on Tuesday were less staunchly…
Continue ReadingMemphis, Tennessee, police chief to serve in interim role under new mayor
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say the Memphis police chief who was in charge when Tyre Nichols was fatally beaten by five officers will serve on…
Continue ReadingEstados Unidos lanza bombardeos en Iraq contra grupos respaldados por Irán
macamilarincon (CNN) –– Estados Unidos ejecutó ataques aéreos en Iraq contra instalaciones utilizadas por grupos respaldados por Irán en el…
Continue ReadingDenver police officer pleads guilty to accidentally wounding 6 bystanders while firing at armed man
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Denver police officer has pleaded guilty to accidentally wounding six bystanders in a crowd…
Continue ReadingCountry singer Chris Young arrested at Nashville bar, charged with assault, disorderly conduct
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Chris Young was arrested at a Nashville bar after an alleged altercation with Alcoholic Beverage Commission…
Continue ReadingUS carries out airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias in Iraq
By Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US carried out airstrikes in Iraq targeting facilities…
Continue ReadingKelly Armstrong, North Dakota’s lone congressman, runs for governor
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s only member of the U.S. House of Representatives is running for governor…
Continue ReadingNetflix’s gains 13M new global 4Q subscribers as it unwraps its best-ever holiday season results
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix has registered its third-consecutive quarter of accelerating subscriber growth…
Continue ReadingNew York man convicted of murdering woman who wound up in his backcountry driveway after wrong turn
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) — A man has been convicted of second-degree murder for fatally shooting…
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