California Senate passes bill aimed at preventing gas price spikes
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California state Senate has passed a bill aimed at preventing gas prices from…
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Woman pleads guilty to trying to smuggle 29 turtles across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A woman from China has pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, across a Vermont…
Continue ReadingA hiker dies in a fall at Arches National Park in Utah
MOAB, Utah (AP) — A hiker has died in a fall on a popular trail at Arches National Park in Utah. Park officials say the 68-year-old man from…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts pharmacist gets up to 15 years in prison for meningitis outbreak deaths
Associated Press HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — A Massachusetts pharmacist has been sentenced in Michigan to 7 1/2 to 15 years in prison for his role in a…
Continue ReadingThe UN says that aid entering Gaza is at its lowest level in months
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. humanitarian officials say aid entering Gaza is at its lowest level in months and warn that critical…
Continue ReadingRoad rage shooting in LA leaves 1 dead, shuts down Interstate 5 for hours
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An apparent road rage shooting during rush hour traffic in Los Angeles has killed one person and injured another. The shooting,…
Continue ReadingJury finds ex-member of rock band Mr. Bungle guilty of killing his girlfriend
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A founding member of the experimental rock band Mr. Bungle has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of…
Continue ReadingPat Woepse, husband of US women’s water polo star Maddie Musselman, dies from rare cancer
AP Sports Writer U.S. women’s water polo star Maddie Musselman Woepse is mourning the loss of her husband, Pat, who died from a rare form of lung…
Continue ReadingJD Vance refused five times to acknowledge Donald Trump lost 2020 election in podcast interview
NEW YORK (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance is again refusing to acknowledge that President Joe Biden won the 2020 election over…
Continue ReadingIowa teen who killed teacher must serve 35 years before being up for parole
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court says an Iowa teen who pleaded guilty to beating his high school Spanish teacher to death with a…
Continue ReadingJack Nicholson, Spike Lee and Billy Crystal set to become basketball Hall of Famers as superfans
AP Basketball Writer Back when the Lakers were putting on shows as good as anything coming out of Hollywood, the coolest guy in the building…
Continue ReadingTampa Bay Times keeps publishing despite a Milton crane collapse cutting off access to newsroom
AP Media Writer It’s a reflection of the news industry and modern world of work that Tampa Bay Times editor Mark Katches seems more relaxed…
Continue ReadingTennessee to launch $100M loan program to help with Hurricane Helene cleanup
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says counties severely impacted by Hurricane Helene will soon be able to access a new $100 million…
Continue ReadingChristopher Reeve’s kids wanted to be ‘honest, raw and vulnerable’ in new documentary ‘Super/Man’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Reeve’s children say they made a point to include all the complexities of their father’s life —…
Continue ReadingFisher-Price recalls over 2 million ‘Snuga Swings’ following the deaths of 5 infants
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fisher-Price is recalling parts of over 2 million infant swings across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. That’s…
Continue ReadingUS sees a window for a new push to break political deadlock in Lebanon to ease conflict
AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Some in Washington and elsewhere believe there may be a window for a new push to break the political…
Continue ReadingMontana businessman gets 2 years in prison for role in Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana business owner and supporter of former President Donald Trump has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for…
Continue ReadingSnubbed by Tesla, Mexican government pledges to create its own small, affordable electric car
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Snubbed by Tesla, Mexico’s new president pledged Friday to create a Mexican-made small, affordable electric car to compete…
Continue ReadingHot-air balloon strikes and collapses radio tower in Albuquerque during festival
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A hot-air balloon struck and collapsed a radio tower Friday in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the city’s famous…
Continue ReadingGeorgia election workers settle defamation lawsuit against conservative website
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Two Georgia election workers have reached a settlement in their defamation lawsuit against a Missouri-based website…
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