Fargo officer killed in ambush remembered as ‘brave young man’
By JACK DURA Associated Press A police officer in Fargo, North Dakota, who was ambushed and fatally shot by a heavily armed man was laid to rest on…
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Barbie mania sweeps Latin America, but sometimes takes on a macabre tone
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Latin America is taking Barbie mania to an extreme, with everything from pink-colored tacos…
Continue ReadingVehicle crash at Fort Bliss in Texas kills 1 soldier and injures 5 others
FORT BLISS, Texas (AP) — The military says a solider has been killed and five others have been hurt in the crash of a tactical vehicle at Fort…
Continue ReadingRussia comes under pressure at UN to avoid global food crisis and revive Ukrainian grain shipments
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia came under pressure at the United Nations Security Council on Friday from its…
Continue ReadingBrazilian players at the Women’s World Cup urge fans back home to skip work to watch their matches
By MOLLY LEE Associated Press BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Brazil’s players have urged their fans back in South America to stay home from work and…
Continue ReadingUS pulls plug on authorization for lithium exploration next to a national wildlife refuge in Nevada
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Federal land managers have pulled the plug on a Canadian mining company’s lithium exploration…
Continue ReadingHe came face to face with an alleged serial killer. 12 years later, his tip helped crack the case
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In the winter of 2010, shortly after police discovered the remains of his roommate and three…
Continue ReadingBody of girl found in river believed to be that of 2-year-old lost in Pennsylvania flash flood
WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — The body of a young girl was recovered Friday in the Delaware River and was believed to be a 2-year-old who was one…
Continue ReadingReport says plane rolled upside down in crash near California airport, killing father, injuring sons
MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Federal investigators say a single-engine plane rolled upside down before crashing near a Southern California airport,…
Continue ReadingDeveloper who paid $500,000 bribe to Los Angeles councilman sentenced to 6 years in federal prison
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A real estate developer has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for paying $500,000 in bribes to a Los Angeles city…
Continue Reading‘Barbenheimer’ arrives as moviegoers flock to a Mattel-mushroom cloud double feature
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Waves of pink-clad moviegoers passed under cardboard palm trees on the frenzied first day of…
Continue ReadingA Nevada woman who hired a hitman using bitcoin to kill her ex-husband gets five years in prison
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada woman who admitted to hiring a hitman on the internet for $5,000 in bitcoin to kill her ex-husband has been sentenced to…
Continue ReadingTornado damage to Pfizer plant unlikely to cause major drug supply shortages, FDA says
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Most of the destruction from a tornado that tore through eastern…
Continue ReadingWhile North Korea fires cruise missiles, it stays mum on US soldier who crossed into the country
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired several cruise missiles toward its western sea Saturday, South…
Continue ReadingNew report points to homicide rate declines in US cities after pandemic-era spike
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Homicides are declining in a cross-section of American cities, though their numbers remain…
Continue ReadingMan linked to deaths of four women in Oregon reportedly assaulted one earlier, victim’s father says
By CLAIRE RUSH and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man being investigated in the deaths of four women in Oregon had…
Continue ReadingJudge finds forensic scientist Henry Lee liable for fabricating evidence in a murder case
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press A federal judge has found famed forensic scientist Henry Lee liable for fabricating evidence in a murder case that…
Continue Reading9th teen pleads guilty in shooting that killed 15-year-old, wounded 2 outside Iowa high school
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A ninth teenager charged in a 2022 shooting outside an Iowa high school that killed a 15-year-old boy and seriously wounded…
Continue ReadingTennessee now requires court order or proof of pardon to restore felon voting rights
By JONATHAN MATTISE and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has begun requiring felons who want their voting rights…
Continue ReadingTar balls are being found 100 miles downstream from Yellowstone River train derailment
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press LAUREL, Mont. (AP) — Tar balls have shown up 100 miles (161 kilometers) downstream of a railroad bridge collapse…
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