WEST RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Ex-Washington officer wanted in 2 killings found in Oregon with self-inflicted gunshot wound; child is safe, police say.
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman has been convicted of killing and dismembering her landlord and putting some of victim’s remains inside a freezer in the boarding house where she lived. News outlets report that a Cook County jury convicted 37-year-old Sandra Kolalou late Monday of all the charges she faced, including first-degree murder, dismembering
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Senate has voted for legislation meant to ensure President Joe Biden will appear on the state’s November ballot. The legislation approved Tuesday mirrors accommodations made four years ago for then-President Donald Trump. The legislation now moves to the Alabama House of Representatives. The state has one of the earliest
Continue ReadingBy TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A transgender Tennessee woman has sued the state’s Department of Safety and Homeland Security after officials refused to change the sex on her driver’s license to match her gender identity. The lawsuit filed in state court under the pseudonym Jane Doe on Tuesday says the department
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations called Tuesday for “a clear, transparent and credible investigation” of mass graves uncovered at two major hospitals in war-torn Gaza that were raided by Israeli troops. Credible investigators must have access to the sites, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters, and added
Continue ReadingBy LEAH ASKARINAM and CHAD DAY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Dean Phillips will receive at least three delegates from the Ohio Democratic primary, but he is encouraging those delegates to support President Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention this summer. So far, Biden has won 99% of convention delegates, a sign that
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Korean War veteran from Minnesota who still carries shrapnel in his leg from when he was wounded in combat will finally get his Purple Heart medal, 73 years late. The U.S. Army notified 96-year-old Earl Meyer, of St. Peter, this week that it has reversed itself
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A bill designed to ban LGBTQ+ Pride flags in Tennessee public school classrooms has been spiked after failing to attract enough support in the GOP-controlled Senate. The proposal had easily cleared the similarly Republican-dominant House nearly two months prior after the bill’s sponsor said he had
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Supporters of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota are welcoming federal legislation that would help cover the construction costs of the library and to showcase artifacts of the 26th president. Roosevelt hunted and ranched in the Badlands of what is now North Dakota as
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press Former U.S. Rep. George Santos on Tuesday said he is dropping his longshot bid to return to Congress, months after he was expelled from the House while facing a slew of federal fraud charges. Santos, who was running as an independent candidate for the 1st Congressional District in New York,
Continue ReadingBy DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer U.S. health officials are warning of counterfeit Botox injections after more than 20 people got sick. All of the people told health officials that they got the shots from unlicensed individuals or in settings like homes or spas. Most said they received the injections for cosmetic reasons. The Centers
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By MARK THIESSEN and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A former Washington state police officer wanted after killing two people, including his ex-wife, was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a chase in Oregon, authorities said Tuesday. His 1-year-old baby, who was with him, was taken safely into custody by Oregon
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A former Washington state police officer wanted after killing two people, including his ex-wife, was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a chase in Oregon, authorities said Tuesday. His 1-year-old baby, who was with him, was taken safely into custody by Oregon
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — State legislators in Tennessee passed a bill Tuesday allowing teachers and school staff in the state to be armed. The bill, according to the summary, authorizes a faculty or staff member of a school to carry a concealed handgun on school grounds subject to certain conditions: • Get an enhanced
Continue ReadingBy Sugam Pokharel, Chris Liakos, Radina Gigova and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — A yellow-orange haze of dust from the Sahara desert has blanketed parts of Greece, creating spectacular scenes and prompting authorities to issue health warnings. The Greek meteorological service said weather conditions on Tuesday had favored the movement of dust from Africa and
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Raising their textbooks and diplomas and singing the national anthem, hundreds of thousands of Argentines filled the streets of Buenos Aires and other cities on Tuesday to demand increased funding for the country’s public universities, in an outpouring of anger at libertarian President Javier Milei’s
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — A former Weymouth, Massachusetts, police officer has pleaded guilty to assaulting a man in his custody nearly two years ago by punching him about a dozen times without justification. Federal prosecutors say 43-year-old Justin Chappell pleaded guilty to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law. In 2022, Chappell was
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Blink and you’ll miss the new trailer for director Zoë Kravitz’s upcoming thriller starring Channing Tatum. Kravitz unveiled the first trailer for “Blink Twice,” her directorial debut, on Tuesday and it’s every bit as creepy as the title sounds. “So, everybody’s dead,” Tatum says at the start of the
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A West Virginia father is getting some sense of closure after authorities found the remains of his young daughter and her mother following a deathbed confession from the man believed to have fatally shot them nearly two decades ago. Benjamin Hatfield, the prosecuting attorney for Raleigh County, called it “a
Continue ReadingBy Rashard Rose and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Former New York Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from the House and is facing federal charges, announced Tuesday that he is withdrawing his bid for Congress in New York’s 1st District. Santos, who previously represented New York’s 3rd Congressional District on Long Island, said in a
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