Illinois babysitter charged with stabbing 2 young girls is denied pretrial release
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago woman accused of stabbing two girls ages 4 and 1 while babysitting them has been denied pretrial release by…
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Texas highway chase ends with police ripping apart truck’s cab and pulling the driver out
CHANNELVIEW, Texas (AP) — Texas police ripped apart the cab of a tractor trailer and pulled the truck’s driver out after pursuing him in a slow…
Continue ReadingJury deadlocks in trial of Alabama man accused of 1988 killing of 11-year-old Massachusetts girl
LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) — The trial of a 76-year-old Alabama man accused of the 1988 killing of an 11-year-old girl in Massachusetts has ended with a…
Continue ReadingHerb Kohl, former US senator and owner of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, has died. He was 88
By TODD RICHMOND and FREDERIC J. FROMMER Associated Press Herb Kohl, a former Democratic U.S. senator from Wisconsin and former owner of the…
Continue ReadingMan fatally shot by Connecticut police was wanted in a 2022 shooting, fired at dog, report says
STONINGTON, Conn. (AP) — A man wanted in a 2022 shooting had a pistol as he attempted to flee from Connecticut State Police troopers and other…
Continue ReadingUS announces new weapons package for Ukraine, as funds dwindle and Congress is stalled on aid bill
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday announced what officials say could be the final package of military…
Continue ReadingDemocratic mayors renew pleas for federal help and coordination with Texas over migrant crisis
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The mayors of Chicago, New York City and Denver renewed pleas Wednesday for more federal help and…
Continue ReadingDanny Masterson sent to state prison to serve sentence for rape convictions, mug shot released
DELANO, Calif. (AP) — “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson has been sent to a California state prison to serve his sentence for two…
Continue ReadingJuvenile sperm whale euthanized after stranding on North Carolina beach
NAGS HEAD, N.C. (AP) — A juvenile sperm whale that appeared to be in poor health has been euthanized after stranding on a North Carolina beach. The…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico native will oversee the state’s $49B savings portfolio amid windfall from petroleum
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A state cabinet secretary and former economist to the Legislature has been selected to oversee New Mexico’s $49 billion…
Continue ReadingFamily of Iowa teen killed by police files a lawsuit saying officers should have been better trained
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The family of a 16-year-old who was killed by Des Moines police in December 2022 has filed a lawsuit arguing that the teen…
Continue ReadingAmazon Prime ads on movies and TV shows will begin in late January
Associated Press If you are an Amazon Prime Video user, get ready to see ads on movies and TV shows starting next month. The company said in an email…
Continue ReadingShakira’s hometown unveils a giant statue of the beloved Colombian pop star
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Pop star Shakira has been immortalized in her Colombian hometown of Barranquilla, where…
Continue ReadingCasinos, hospital ask judge to halt Atlantic City road narrowing, say traffic could cost jobs, lives
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Five Boardwalk casinos and a hospital want a judge to prevent Atlantic City from…
Continue ReadingAriana Grande announces new album, ‘eternal sunshine,’ will arrive March 8
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer Thank you, next: Ariana Grande announced on Wednesday that her new album, titled “eternal sunshine,” will be…
Continue ReadingArgentina’s unions take to the streets to protest president’s cutbacks, deregulation and austerity
By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Thousands of union members and activists took to the streets of Argentina’s…
Continue ReadingRussell Hamler, thought to be the last of WWII Merrill’s Marauders jungle-fighting unit, dies at 99
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The reputed last member of the famed American jungle fighting unit in World War II nicknamed the Merrill’s Marauders has…
Continue Reading2 models of Apple Watch can go on sale again, for now, after court lifts halt over a patent dispute
By The Associated Press Two higher-end models of the Apple Watch can go on sale again after a federal court temporarily lifted a sales halt ordered…
Continue ReadingPro-Palestinian protesters block airport access roads in New York, Los Angeles
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protesters briefly blocked entrance roads to airports in New York and Los…
Continue ReadingNorth Dakota lawmaker’s district GOP echoes call on him to resign after slurs to police in DUI stop
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Local Republican Party leaders are joining calls for a North Dakota GOP lawmaker to resign…
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