Mexican marines find 110 pounds of dynamite in drug cartel lab
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican marines found 110 pounds of dynamite hidden in a methamphetamine laboratory run by a drug cartel. The Navy Department…
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Pediatricians’ group reaffirms support for gender-affirming care amid growing state restrictions
By The Associated Press The American Academy of Pediatrics has reaffirmed its support for gender-affirming medical for children as the treatments…
Continue ReadingFamily mistakenly held at gunpoint by Texas police say the stop traumatized the kids in the car
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A Black woman from Arkansas who was held at gunpoint along with three family members when Texas police wrongly suspected…
Continue ReadingA Learjet pilot thought he was cleared to take off. He wasn’t. Luckily, JetBlue pilots saw him
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Federal investigators say the pilot of a charter jet took off without permission, causing an approaching JetBlue…
Continue ReadingJudge rejects attempt to temporarily block Connecticut’s landmark gun law passed after Sandy Hook
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a request to temporarily block Connecticut’s landmark 2013…
Continue Reading5-year-old girl dies after being struck by starting gate at harness race
EFFINGHAM, Ill. (AP) — A 5-year-old southern Illinois girl has died after a starting gate being hauled by a car prior to a harness race struck her…
Continue ReadingFormer first-round NBA draft pick is sentenced to 10 years in prison in $4M health care fraud
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge sentenced a former first-round NBA draft pick to 10 years in prison Thursday,…
Continue ReadingWhite House says top Russian official pitched North Korea on increasing sale of munitions to Moscow
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian Defense Minister…
Continue ReadingA federal appeals court just made medication abortions harder to get in Guam
By REBECCA BOONE and ED KOMENDA Associated Press People seeking medication abortions on the U.S. Territory of Guam must first have an in-person…
Continue ReadingFamily of man who died in bedbug-infested cell in Georgia jail reaches settlement with county
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Fulton County has reached a settlement with the family of a man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in the county…
Continue ReadingTexas A&M reaches $1 million settlement with Black journalism professor
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M University reached a $1 million settlement Thursday with a Black journalism…
Continue ReadingInvestigators name the trooper who fatally shot a Black Minnesota man during a traffic stop
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press Investigators have identified the Minnesota State Patrol trooper who fatally shot a Black man after a traffic…
Continue ReadingDelaware county agrees to pay more than $1 million to settle lawsuit over fatal police shooting
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Officials in Delaware’s largest county have agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle a…
Continue ReadingEx-police union boss gets 2 years in prison for $600,000 theft
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former president of one of the nation’s largest police unions has been sentenced to…
Continue ReadingItaly approves extradition of priest charged with murder and torture during Argentina dictatorship
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s justice minister has approved extraditing an Italian priest sought by Argentina on…
Continue ReadingUS Rep. Manning, of North Carolina, is injured in a car accident and released from hospital
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina congresswoman has been released from a hospital after a car accident. The office of Democratic U.S. Rep.…
Continue ReadingTestimony from Hunter Biden associate provides new insight into their business dealings
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Focusing on the Bidens rather than Donald Trump’s federal court…
Continue ReadingWhy are actors making movies during the strike? What to know about SAG-AFTRA’s ‘interim agreements’
By LINDSEY BAHR and ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writers The actors and writers strikes have resulted in most Hollywood film and television…
Continue ReadingMissouri budgets $50M for railroad crossings in response to fatal 2022 Amtrak derailment
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri plans to spend $50 million on railroad crossing improvements in response…
Continue ReadingA dancer is fatally stabbed after a confrontation in New York, prompting a tribute from Beyoncé
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The fatal stabbing of a gay man after a confrontation between a group of friends who were…
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