Man accused of firing gun from scaffolding during Jan. 6 Capitol riot arrested
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Illinois man accused of climbing scaffolding and firing a gun in the air during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021,…
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Program that allows 30,000 migrants from 4 countries into the US each month upheld by judge
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The Biden administration can keep operating a program that allows a limited number of migrants…
Continue ReadingIndiana lawmakers pass bill defining antisemitism, with compromises
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers have passed a bill that defines antisemitism in education code. The bill…
Continue ReadingLawsuit accuses Portland police officer of excessive force in 2022 shooting of unarmed Black man
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A police officer in Portland, Oregon, has been accused in a federal lawsuit of excessive force over a 2022 fatal shooting of…
Continue ReadingLawsuit accuses Portland police officer of excessive force in 2022 shooting of unarmed Black man
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A police officer in Portland, Oregon, has been accused in a federal lawsuit of excessive force over a 2022 fatal shooting of…
Continue ReadingA West Virginia bill to remove marital exemption for sexual abuse wins final passage
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Certain sexual assaults against a spouse would be criminalized in West Virginia for the first time under a bill passed by…
Continue ReadingObesity drug Wegovy is approved to cut heart attack and stroke risk in overweight patients
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer The popular weight-loss drug Wegovy can now be used to reduce the risk of stroke, heart attacks and other serious…
Continue ReadingStudents lobby to dethrone Connecticut’s state insect, the voraciously predatory praying mantis
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — When it comes to state insects, most states honor beloved and benign bugs, like butterflies,…
Continue ReadingBiden says he’ll sign proposed legislation to ban TikTok if Congress passes it
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday endorsed legislation that could lead to the popular video-sharing…
Continue ReadingOfficials say a Kansas girl was beaten so badly, her heart ruptured. Her father now faces prison
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man faces up to life in prison for severely beating his young daughters, one of them fatally. Prosecutors say the man…
Continue ReadingHe prosecuted child sex predators. Now, he’s going after Meta for allegedly enabling them
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — When Raúl Torrez, then a young prosecutor in a rural New Mexico, was preparing one of his first child…
Continue ReadingReactions in these key states to Biden’s State of the Union fall largely along partisan lines
By John King, CNN (CNN) — Angela Lang needs to hear and see more but she called President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address a big help…
Continue ReadingProposed Missouri bill would make teachers register as sex offenders if found supporting transgender students who socially transition
By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — A newly proposed law in Missouri could charge teachers and counselors with a felony and require them to…
Continue Reading4 people found dead inside Texas home after large fire
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Officials say the bodies of four people have been discovered inside a Texas home that was engulfed by flames. San Antonio Fire…
Continue ReadingHawaii is placing wildfire detection sensors statewide in wake of deadly Lahaina fire
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Fire detection sensors are being placed around Maui and other Hawaiian islands to respond more quickly when…
Continue ReadingRepublican Matt Dolan lands former US Sen. Rob Portman’s endorsement in Ohio’s Senate primary
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Matt Dolan has landed the endorsement of former U.S. Sen. Rob Portman in the…
Continue ReadingBiden’s reference to ‘an illegal’ rankles some Democrats who argue he’s still preferable to Trump
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — President Joe Biden is facing disappointment and anger from some allies for calling the…
Continue ReadingProgram that brought Ukrainians to North Dakota oil fields ends
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An oil and gas trade group in North Dakota has ended a workforce recruitment program that…
Continue ReadingAlaska whaling village teen pleads not guilty to 16 felony counts in shooting that left 2 dead
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 16-year-old teen charged as an adult in the shooting deaths of two people in the…
Continue ReadingApple reverses course and clears way for Epic Games to set up rival iPhone app store in Europe
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Apple has reversed course under regulatory pressure and cleared the way for a nettlesome adversary, video…
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