Officer killed in Pennsylvania was 1 month from retirement
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press Authorities say a police lieutenant killed on duty in Pennsylvania was one month away from retirement when a man…
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EPA upholds Trump-era decision not to regulate contaminant
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Upholding a Trump-era environmental policy, the Environmental Protection Agency says it will…
Continue ReadingEx-minor leaguer ran major league sports betting operation
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former minor league pitcher was the ringleader of an illegal sports…
Continue ReadingWWF report says online wildlife trade on rise in Myanmar
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A report by the World Wildlife Fund shows illegal trading in wildlife online is growing in…
Continue ReadingNo jail for LA building owner over explosion that hurt 12
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of a downtown Los Angeles building where an explosion injured 12 firefighters has been allowed to enter a judicial…
Continue ReadingArizona governor won’t say transgender people exist
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is refusing to say if he thinks transgender people actually exist. At a…
Continue ReadingOscars producer says police offered to arrest Will Smith
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscars producer Will Packer says Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith…
Continue ReadingMan charged in deadly parade crash says jail isn’t safe
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens more when he allegedly drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in…
Continue ReadingAunt of St. Louis child who was shot by brother is charged
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police say a 36-year-old woman has been charged with a misdemeanor after her 12-year-old nephew was shot and killed by…
Continue ReadingColorado couple charged in toddler’s fentanyl death
BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado couple face felony charges in connection with the fentanyl death of their 1-year-old child. Prosecutors say the…
Continue ReadingReport: US military must do more to avoid civilian deaths
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new report says the U.S. military needs to adjust its planning, targeting and use of…
Continue ReadingNC Sen. Tillis joins Republicans supporting Cawthorn rival
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis has endorsed a state legislator over U.S. Rep. Madison…
Continue ReadingDisputed school admissions policy OK’d pending appeal
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has granted a request from a Virginia school system to continue…
Continue ReadingDriver in shoot-out, chase with Buffalo police arraigned
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A driver who engaged Buffalo police in a lengthy gunfight, striking and injuring three…
Continue ReadingPolice: Officer kills man who armed himself while in custody
MIAMI (AP) — Officials say a Florida police officer fatally shot a man who was able to arm himself after being arrested. Police say the shooting…
Continue ReadingInternational Criminal Court to open office in Venezuela
By JORGE RUEDA Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The prosecutor’s office of the International Criminal Court says it will open an office…
Continue ReadingUN rejects Ethiopian attempt to deny funds for Tigray probe
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N.’s powerful budget committee has rejected an attempt by Ethiopia to deny…
Continue ReadingTaraji P. Henson, Chris Paul named to Black colleges board
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is appointing actor Taraji P. Henson and the NBA’s Chris Paul to…
Continue ReadingPolice: Mom who blamed toddler’s death on road rage arrested
DALLAS (AP) — Police say a Texas woman who said her 3-year-old son was killed in a road-rage shooting has been arrested on a child endangerment…
Continue ReadingA California first: woman signs bill into state law
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A woman has signed a bill into California state law for the first time in history. Lt. Gov.…
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