Prosecutors say a reckless driving suspect bit an NYPD officer’s finger tip off
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say a New York City police officer lost his left ring finger up to the first knuckle when a reckless driving suspect…
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French ballooning team goes the distance to finish ahead in prestigious long-distance race
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Spending more than three and a half days aloft and traveling more than 1,653 miles, a French ballooning team has traveled…
Continue ReadingSuspect in pro cyclist’s shooting in Texas briefly runs from officers at medical appointment
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A woman awaiting trial in the killing of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson tried to run…
Continue ReadingEx-NFL player Sergio Brown arrested in Southern California in connection to mother’s slaying
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Former NFL player Sergio Brown was arrested in Southern California in connection with the death of his mother,…
Continue ReadingMexican official says military obstructs probe into human rights abuses during country’s ‘dirty war’
By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican government official says the military continues to obstruct the search for truth…
Continue ReadingPassenger train derails in eastern India, killing 4 people and injuring dozens
By INDRAJIT SINGH Associated Press PATNA, India (AP) — A passenger train has derailed in eastern India, killed at least four passengers and…
Continue ReadingEntrance to Baltimore Washington International Airport closed due to law enforcement investigation
BALTIMORE (AP) — Law enforcement has blocked traffic from entering the Baltimore Washington International Airport terminal. Airport officials cited…
Continue ReadingAppeals court says California’s higher-capacity magazine ban can remain in effect amid legal fight
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An appeals court says California’s ban on higher-capacity magazines can remain in effect while the state fights a lower…
Continue Reading13-year-old Texas boy convicted of murder in fatal shooting at a Sonic Drive-In, authorities say
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Authorities say a 13-year-old Texas boy has been convicted on a murder charge stemming from the…
Continue ReadingSouthern California jury delivers $135M verdict in molestation case involving middle school teacher
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A jury has delivered a $135 million verdict in a molestation case involving a middle school teacher, determining that…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump attacks President Biden on foreign policy as Israel-Hamas war rages
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his record governing the nation for four…
Continue ReadingCaroline Ellison, saying Sam Bankman-Fried corrupted her values, found relief when truth came out
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and KEN SWEET Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried’s former top executive has blamed the FTX founder of…
Continue ReadingTransgender residents in North Carolina, Montana file lawsuits challenging new state restrictions
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Transgender residents of North Carolina and Montana added to a…
Continue ReadingKentucky leaders celebrate end of Army’s chemical weapons destruction program
By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Military and political leaders gathered in Kentucky to mark the end of a…
Continue ReadingThe Social Security cost-of-living adjustment is coming — but it won’t be as big as this year’s
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Social Security’s cost-of-living increase for 2024 will be announced Thursday. But…
Continue ReadingHis parents shielded him from gunfire as Hamas attacked. He survived. They did not
By MICHAEL CASEY and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press An Israeli-American teenager survived a siege by Hamas attackers over the weekend after his…
Continue ReadingFamilies in Israel and abroad wait in agony for word of their loved ones taken hostage by militants
By DANICA KIRKA and AMI BENTOV Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — One of those taken hostage is a grandmother who learned Arabic in hopes of…
Continue ReadingWhat was Hamas thinking? For over three decades, it has had the same brutal idea of victory
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — In the three and a half decades since it began as an underground militant group, Hamas has…
Continue Reading‘Turtleboy’ blogger charged with witness intimidation in murder case in Massachusetts
STOUGHTON, Mass. (AP) — A confrontational blogger known as “Turtleboy” is facing charges of witness intimidation and conspiracy related a…
Continue ReadingPlanned purchase of old Louisiana shipyard put on hold amid questions from state financing panel
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Plans by the Port of South Louisiana to purchase what was once a major shipyard for construction of military vessels have been…
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