Police: Wizards’ Bradley Beal faces possible battery charge
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal is facing a possible misdemeanor charge in central Florida. A fan accused the…
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Rejection of Black educator angers some Mississippi senators
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican-led Senate has voted against confirming longtime…
Continue ReadingCalifornia may end travel ban to states with anti-LGBTQ laws
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California lawmaker wants to end a ban on state-funded travel to states with…
Continue ReadingGwyneth Paltrow won her ski case. Here’s how it played out
By SAM METZ and ANNA FURMAN Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — When two skiers collided on a beginner run at an upscale Utah ski resort in…
Continue ReadingAdnan Syed case pits victims’ rights against justice reform
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Legal experts say a Maryland appellate court ruling that sided with the victim’s family and…
Continue ReadingHouse committee passes bill to overturn DC police reform
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are accusing Washington, D.C., officials of losing control of local affairs.…
Continue ReadingHow ‘swatting’ calls spread as schools face real threats
HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press A spate of threats and false reports of shooters have been pouring into schools and colleges across the…
Continue Reading$264M offered in Gulf oil sale held under climate compromise
By KEVIN McGILL and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Oil companies including Chevron and ExxonMobil offered a combined $264…
Continue ReadingBiden celebrates Greek Independence Day at the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden — surrounded by Greek-American politicians and community leaders — marked Greek Independence Day at the…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia governor signs ban on gender-affirming care
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday signed a bill banning…
Continue ReadingMilley: US has long way to go to build munitions stockpile
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. military officer says the Pentagon “has a long ways to go” to beef up its…
Continue ReadingDeSantis’ board says Disney stripped them of power
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Board members picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee the governance of Walt Disney World said Wednesday that…
Continue ReadingTwitter removes tweets about ‘Trans Day of Vengeance’
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter says it has removed tweets showing a poster promoting a ‘Trans Day of…
Continue ReadingTrump turning to video messages to bypass traditional media
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As Donald Trump rails against a possible indictment in New York, his team is leaning into a…
Continue ReadingFor WVa. abortion protester, charges dropped with conditions
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A protester arrested for disrupting West Virginia lawmakers as they moved to ban…
Continue Reading7 California officers charged in death of man in custody
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors charged seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse with involuntary…
Continue ReadingMan gets 25 years in roadside killing of Tennessee nurse
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The man who shot and killed a Tennessee nurse as she was driving to work two years ago has been sentenced to 25 years in…
Continue ReadingMinneapolis council to discuss post-Floyd policing lawsuit
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council is set to hold a special meeting to discuss a potential…
Continue ReadingCalifornia reparations amount, if any, left to politicians
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The leader of California’s first-in-the-nation reparations task force on Wednesday said it…
Continue ReadingFiona, Ian retired from list of tropical cyclone names
MIAMI (AP) — Weather officials say they’re retiring the names Fiona and Ian from the rotating list of Atlantic tropical cyclone names because of…
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