NYC prosecutor drops over 300 convictions tied to officers found guilty of crimes
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan’s top prosecutor has disavowed over 300 convictions tied to New York City police…
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Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher faces federal charges over marijuana use, gun possession
BY BEN FINLEY Associated Press The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia is now facing federal charges that she used marijuana…
Continue ReadingFounder, ex-executive of edgy sexual wellness company OneTaste charged with forced labor conspiracy
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two former executives of a company known for offering “orgasmic meditation” sessions have…
Continue ReadingHundreds of journalists strike to demand leadership change at biggest US newspaper chain
By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Journalists at two dozen local newspapers across the U.S. walked off the job Monday to demand…
Continue ReadingPrince Harry’s drug use cited in push to release visa records by conservative US group
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative American think tank says the past drug use that Prince Harry detailed in…
Continue ReadingJudge rejects attempt to block new Washington state gun restrictions
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request to block a new Washington state law banning the sale…
Continue ReadingAbortion providers sue Kansas over longstanding waiting period, new medication rule
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion providers have sued Kansas over what they are required to tell patients before a…
Continue ReadingPlane that crashed in Virginia lost contact with air traffic controllers during ascent, feds say
By SARAH BRUMFIELD, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and BEN FINLEY Associated Press Only minutes into a doomed journey that ended on a remote Virginia mountain, the…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey utilities float solar panels on reservoir, powering water treatment plant
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press MILLBURN, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s Canoe Brook Water Treatment plant produces 14 millions gallons of drinking…
Continue ReadingBlack man shot in the mouth by Mississippi deputy to file federal civil rights lawsuit
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Black man who was shot in the mouth by a Mississippi…
Continue ReadingEU member Slovenia overwhelmingly defeats Moscow ally Belarus for a seat on the UN Security Council
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — In an election that reflected strong global opposition to Russia’s war against…
Continue ReadingProtesters call for arrest of white woman who fatally shot Black neighbor
By CURT ANDERSON and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities came under pressure Tuesday to arrest and charge a white woman…
Continue ReadingMystery client who hired detective to spy on Reno’s mayor asks Nevada high court to keep name secret
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The mystery client who hired a detective to spy on Reno’s mayor and a county commissioner with…
Continue ReadingLGBTQ+ pride flags at VA facilities in Mississippi draw GOP criticism, protests
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — All the Republicans in Mississippi’s congressional delegation are demanding that…
Continue ReadingJust keep swimming: SoCal study shows sharks, humans can share ocean peacefully
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Researchers at California State University, Long Beach, used drones to study juvenile white…
Continue ReadingPGA, LIV golfers react to merger of rival leagues: ‘Nothing like finding out through Twitter’
By The Associated Press It was almost a year ago to the day that Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf teed off for the first time as the PGA Tour’s…
Continue ReadingPolice: Fentanyl found in Waikiki hotel room, 2 men dead after suspected mass overdose
HONOLULU (AP) — Two people are dead in what officials believe was a mass fentanyl overdose involving five peple in a hotel room in Hawaii’s…
Continue ReadingDetroit clerk who locked door before customers were shot will face trial
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge on Tuesday ordered a Detroit gas station clerk to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter,…
Continue ReadingTony Award-nominated Betsy Wolfe on ‘& Juliet’: ‘This was the story I wanted to tell’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — One recent day, Broadway star Betsy Wolfe was up at 4 a.m. to perform on “Good Morning…
Continue ReadingUK police motorcyclist under criminal investigation over royal escort crash
LONDON (AP) — A British police motorcyclist is facing a criminal investigation over the death of a woman who was struck in a collision with the…
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