US says airstrikes in Syria intended to send message to Iran
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says U.S. military airstrikes in eastern Syria were a message to Iran and…
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NC transgender inmate’s suit may be likely to proceed
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has indicated that the case of a transgender inmate suing North Carolina for gender affirming medical care…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Ma-on makes landfall in southern China
By KATIE TAM Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Tropical Storm Ma-on has made landfall in southern China’s Guangdong province after bringing rain…
Continue ReadingKobe Bryant widow awarded $16M in trial over crash photos
By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal jury has found that Los Angeles County must pay Kobe Bryant’s widow $16 million…
Continue ReadingCourt: Mississippi can continue blocking felons from voting
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A conservative federal appeals court has upheld Mississippi’s removal of…
Continue ReadingWho gets student loan forgiveness? Relief prompts joy, angst
By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS Associated Press For Nick Marcil, the cancellation of $10,000 of his student loans could mean at last moving out of his…
Continue ReadingOfficer fatally shoots man who had gas can taped to chest
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago police department says one of its officers fatally shot a man who was advancing toward him armed with a…
Continue ReadingAmazon to shutter virtual health care service Amazon Care
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is shutting down the hybrid virtual, in-home care service it’s spent years developing, a surprising move that underscores…
Continue ReadingState Farm subsidiary to pay $100M for false Katrina claims
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A subsidiary of insurance giant State Farm has agreed to pay the federal government $100 million in restitution over its…
Continue Reading4 injured in drive-by shooting near Chicago high school
By DON BABWIN and CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say three juveniles and one adult have been shot…
Continue ReadingN. Korea sees suspected COVID-19 cases after victory claim
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it found four new fever cases in its border region with China that…
Continue ReadingDA: NC officer won’t face charges in fatal auto lot shooting
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — A local North Carolina district attorney has announced she won’t prosecute a police officer who authorities said fatally…
Continue ReadingCalifornia man pleads guilty to smuggling 1,700 animals
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man who smuggled more than 1,700 wild animals into the United States, including 60 reptiles hidden in his clothing,…
Continue ReadingGender dysphoria covered by disability law, court rules
By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal ruling that gender dysphoria is covered by the Americans with Disabilities…
Continue ReadingUtah sues Biden over move to restore 2 national monuments
By SAM METZ and BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state and county officials have sued the Biden administration over the…
Continue ReadingWhat’s a Pell grant? How it affects student loan forgiveness
By CORA LEWIS and ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press New York (AP) — President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program announced on…
Continue ReadingBiden names new Secret Service director amid Jan. 6 scrutiny
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has named Kim Cheatle, a veteran Secret Service official, as the agency’s next director. Her appointment…
Continue ReadingJudge rules Mexico’s ex-attorney general to go to trial
MARÍA VERZA MEXICO CITY (AP) — A judge in Mexico has ruled that the former attorney general who oversaw the original investigation into the 2014…
Continue ReadingJacob Blake’s uncle alleges Wisconsin deputies tortured him
MILWAUKEE (AP) — An uncle of Jacob Blake filed a federal lawsuit alleging sheriff’s deputies in Wisconsin unjustly arrested and tortured him…
Continue ReadingLegality of student loan plan relies on pandemic, 2003 law
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is tying its authority to cancel student debt to the coronavirus…
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