Officer answered noise complaint before Pittsburgh shooting
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh police have confirmed that an officer answered a noise complaint at a house where a party was going on about an hour…
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Former Maryland mayor avoids prison in revenge porn case
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A former Maryland mayor who admitted to posting nude photos of his ex-girlfriend on Reddit…
Continue ReadingMigrant crossings spike as US plans to lift curb on asylum
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border has surged in recent weeks as the…
Continue ReadingDoctors suggest new names for low-grade prostate cancer
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Some doctors say it’s time to rename low-grade prostate cancer to eliminate the alarming C-word. About 34,000…
Continue ReadingCalifornia store owner charged in errant shooting of girl
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A co-owner of a Southern California shoe store who allegedly wounded a 9-year-old girl while shooting at shoplifters…
Continue ReadingUS wildlife officials aim to address illegal wolf killings
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Prompted by a court order, federal wildlife managers have issued a new draft plan…
Continue ReadingColombian candidate says he won’t nationalize property
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian presidential frontrunner Gustavo Petro pledged that he will not nationalize…
Continue ReadingUN: Yemen’s Houthi rebels agree to stop using child soldiers
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says Yemen’s Houthi rebels have agreed to rid their ranks of child…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court denies Penobscot appeal over namesake river
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined the Penobscot Indian Nation’s appeal in its fight…
Continue ReadingMan charged in woman’s 1972 killing dies awaiting trial
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A man charged with raping and killing a woman in North Carolina nearly 50 years ago has died in a state prison while awaiting…
Continue ReadingFlorida Legislature to vote on DeSantis’ congressional map
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers will return to the Capitol to begin a special session to approve…
Continue ReadingSensors were adjusted on ride where teen fell to death
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An independent report has concluded that sensors on a Florida amusement park ride were…
Continue ReadingCalifornia woman pleads guilty to 2016 kidnapping hoax
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California woman has pleaded guilty to mail fraud and lying to the FBI. But…
Continue ReadingBodies of 2 teenage kayakers recovered in Montana lake
SWAN LAKE, Mont. (AP) — Search teams have recovered the bodies of two teenagers who went missing after their kayak capsized in Swan Lake in…
Continue ReadingYellen to see Ukraine PM, avoid Russians at global meetings
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen plans to meet with Ukraine’s prime minister during this…
Continue ReadingLawyer: Ex-NY Lt Gov has strong legal challenges for charges
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for recently resigned New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin says the Democrat has very…
Continue ReadingFlorida judge voids US mask mandate for planes, other travel
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Florida struck down a national mask mandate on airplanes and mass…
Continue ReadingPatrick Lyoya shooting raises issue of officer name release
By COREY WILLIAMS and DON BABWIN Associated Press Patrick Lyoya’s father says he and his family have a right to know the name of the white officer…
Continue ReadingAttorney: Man who shot Oklahoma officers feared for his life
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The attorney for an Oklahoma man on trial for shooting two Tulsa police officers, killing one of them, feared for his life…
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