By Xiaofei Xu and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law that will lower the country’s minimum conscription age from 27 to 25, potentially boosting the number of men available to fight Russia’s invasion. The Ukrainian Parliament passed the measure in May 2023 but Zelensky had not signed it
Continue ReadingBy BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Democrats hope that a ballot measure seeking to preserve abortion rights will put Florida back in play as the nation’s largest presidential swing state. On Monday, the state Supreme Court energized abortion rights proponents with two rulings: One paves the way for a six-week abortion ban
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bob Uecker received a hearty ovation from fans chanting “Ueck” when the legendary broadcaster appeared on the American Family Field video board early in the Milwaukee Brewers’ home opener Tuesday. Brewers fans don’t know how many more times they’ll get to continue cheering the presence of
Continue ReadingBy Arielle Mitropoulos Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — One of two men in prison for his role in the 2001 murders of two Dartmouth College professors is set to face a parole board later this month. James Parker is up for parole in May. He is serving a
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Author Don Winslow has announced that his new novel, “City in Ruins,” will be his last. The 70-year-old is not burned out or ill, or out of ideas. He has other priorities. One priority is the defeat of Donald Trump, whom the author regularly attacks
Continue ReadingBy Drew Gardner Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A Louisville mother is finally beginning the healing process more than two years after her son’s life was tragically taken. In February 2022, 19-year-old Diante Story was shot and killed by his friend, 20-year-old David Surface, during a psychotic episode in
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that New Mexico election officials violated public disclosure provisions of the National Voter Registration Act by refusing to provide voter rolls to a conservative group and its public online database. The opinion and order Friday from U.S. District Court Judge
Continue ReadingBy Maria Grenyo Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Ellen Brostrom sentenced Amardi Stotts, 31, to 30 years in prison and 12 years extended supervision for shooting and killing Milwaukee youth basketball coach Dale Young, 48. Stotts was charged with first-degree reckless homicide last July. The
Continue ReadingBy Gerardo Lemos, Fidel Gutiérrez, Juan Paz and Belén Zapata, CNNE (CNN) — A mayoral candidate has been assassinated and three others injured in a shooting in the Mexican city of Celaya, in the latest violence to mar the run-up to the country’s looming general election. Bertha Gisela Gaytán, a mayoral candidate for Celaya, died
Continue ReadingBy Pamela Comme Click here for updates on this story DELAND, Florida (WESH) — Midnight, a DeLand Police K-9 dog, is being hailed a hero after finding a missing 3-year-old boy who police say wandered off. “He was dragging me through the woods, like he was just he wasn’t gonna stop,” said DeLand Police Corporal
Continue ReadingBy JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Senate’s minority leader proposed legislation Tuesday to overhaul the Democrat’s Prisoner Review Board, after it released a convicted domestic abuser who then attacked a pregnant Chicago woman with a knife and fatally stabbed her 11-year-old son. Republican Leader John Curran criticized Gov. J.B.
Continue ReadingBy Todd Kazakiewich Click here for updates on this story WOBURN, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Cambridge, Massachusetts, teacher appeared in court on Monday, accused of sexual assault. Police said Jorge Alexis Bonilla assaulted two girls more than a decade ago, before he became a teacher at the Amigos School. Bonilla, 28, was indicted by a
Continue ReadingBy Dillon Hudson Click here for updates on this story Arkansas (KHBS, KHOG) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders directed the Arkansas National Guard to send soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border. A release from the governor’s office said this is to support the Texas National Guard as they combat illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and human
Continue ReadingBy Barry Simms Click here for updates on this story RIVIERA BEACH, Maryland (WBAL) — Debris is washing ashore on popular beaches in communities near where the Francis Scott Key Bridge stood. The debris includes large pieces of wood, and the residents of Riviera Beach, Anne Arundel County, are wondering how it’s going to get
Continue ReadingBy Brooklyn Joyner Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — Jackson leaders are cracking down on illegal dumping while working to clean up the city. “We are going to ‘perp walk’ the individuals responsible for illegal dumping in our city,” Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said. “I believe in the power of
Continue ReadingBy Audrey Goodson Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — The remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre are not backing down on their demand for reparations. The Oklahoma Supreme Court granted the survivors a chance to have their case heard, allowing Lessie Benningfield Randle and Viola Fletcher, both 109,
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Travis Kelce’s connection to music goes beyond his relationship with Taylor Swift. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end is bringing his Kelce Jam music festival back to the city in May. “Kansas City, Kelce Jam is back baby! I’m excited to once again welcome fans for the ultimate
Continue ReadingBy Brisa Colón, Ricardo Tovar Click here for updates on this story MONTEREY COUNTY, California (KSBW) — The Big Sur International Marathon could look a bit different this year following a slip-out that took a chunk of Highway 1 into the sea on Saturday. The area at Rocky Creek is a part of the Big
Continue ReadingBy Andres Valle Click here for updates on this story SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KOAT) — A group of undocumented migrants walked into Santa Teresa Middle School, putting the school on lockdown. The latest incident happened last week. According to the Gadsden Independent School District, there was another incident that occurred on March 20. “Being
Continue ReadingBy KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCCI) — A Fort Dodge man admitted in federal court that he purchased two firearms for another person, an act known as a “straw purchase.” According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa, 22-year-old Hunter Collier, of
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