Family of inmate who died by suicide in Virginia jail gets $1.75 million settlement
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The family of a man who died by suicide at a Virginia jail after his antipsychotic…
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JetBlue and Spirit Airlines say they will appeal a judge’s ruling that blocked their merger
NEW YORK (AP) — JetBlue and Spirit Airlines are appealing a judge’s ruling that is blocking their planned merger. The airlines said Friday…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina school board backs away from law on policies on pronouns, gender identity instruction
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Officials say a North Carolina school board’s decision to omit two LGBTQ-related provisions that the General Assembly…
Continue ReadingA diverse coalition owed money by Rudy Giuliani meets virtually for first bankruptcy hearing
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A group of people and businesses who say they are owed money by Rudy Giuliani gathered…
Continue ReadingDNA proves a long-dead man attacked 3 girls in Indiana nearly 50 years ago, police say
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police say a man who died in prison decades ago has been identified through DNA as the attacker who abducted and physically…
Continue ReadingAttorneys argue woman is innocent in 1980 killing and shift blame to former Missouri police officer
CHILLICOTHE, Mo. (AP) — Attorneys for a Missouri woman who has spent more than four decades in prison for a murder her supporters believe she did…
Continue ReadingOnline rumors partially to blame for drop in water pressure in Mississippi capital, manager says
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Law enforcement agencies are investigating whether social media…
Continue ReadingHistorically Black Missouri college in turmoil after suicide of administrator who alleged bullying
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A historically Black college in Missouri is in turmoil…
Continue ReadingFour Las Vegas high school students indicted on murder charges in deadly beating of schoolmate
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Four high school students in Las Vegas were indicted Friday as adults on second-degree murder charges in the…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania school district votes to reinstate Native American logo criticized as insensitive
GLEN ROCK, Pa. (AP) — A school board in southern Pennsylvania has voted to reinstate the district’s old mascot logo portraying a Native American…
Continue ReadingBill seeking to end early voting in Kentucky exposes divisions within Republican ranks
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams has pushed back against efforts to eliminate…
Continue ReadingOusted Florida Republican chair cleared of rape allegation, but police seek video voyeurism charge
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press Police cleared the ousted chair of the Florida Republican Party of rape allegations on Friday, but said they have…
Continue ReadingIllinois high court hands lawmakers a rare pension-overhaul victory
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld the consolidation of local police and…
Continue ReadingLouisiana lawmakers pass new congressional map with second majority-Black district
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Legislature passed a congressional map with a second majority-Black district…
Continue ReadingHarvard creates task forces on antisemitism and Islamophobia
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Like other universities, Harvard is struggling to manage campus responses to Israel’s war in…
Continue ReadingMan on trial for killing young woman whose friends pulled into wrong driveway says ‘my soul is dead’
FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York man on trial for the shooting death of a 20-year-old woman who was with a group of friends who…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Republicans introduce a bill to ban abortions after 14 weeks of pregnancy
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Assembly Republicans have introduced a bill that would set up a binding statewide…
Continue ReadingSuspect in professor’s shooting at North Carolina university bought gun, went to range, warrants say
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Federal search warrants have revealed new details about a shooting in August on the University of North Carolina’s…
Continue Reading6 nuns have been kidnapped in Haiti while they were traveling on a bus, religious leaders say
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Religious leaders say six nuns have been kidnapped in Haiti as they traveled on a bus through the capital. The Haitian…
Continue ReadingPrivate US lander destroyed during reentry after failed mission to moon, company says
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. company’s failed moonshot ended with a fiery plunge over the South Pacific,…
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