Colorado men tortured their housemate for 14 hours, police say
DENVER (AP) — Colorado law enforcement say three men are accused of tying up their housemate and torturing him for 14 hours. The man told deputies…
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Man fatally shot by police in Connecticut appeared to fire as officers neared, report says
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A preliminary report says a man shot to death by Connecticut police officers last week was wanted for robbery and appeared…
Continue ReadingUS-China research has given Beijing’s military technology a boost, House GOP says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new report by congressional Republicans asserts that partnerships between the U.S. and China at universities…
Continue ReadingFlorida officials pressure schools to roll back sex ed lessons on contraception and consent
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Some Florida school districts are rolling back a more comprehensive approach to sex…
Continue ReadingThousands of ill inmates released from Congo’s main prison to ease overcrowding
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s minister of justice says nearly 1,700 ill inmates have been released from the country’s…
Continue ReadingJudge rules out possibility of punitive damages in Smartmatic defamation lawsuit against Newsmax
Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has ruled out the possibility of punitive damages in a defamation lawsuit pitting an…
Continue Reading3 Tufts men’s lacrosse players remain hospitalized with rare muscle injury
BOSTON (AP) — Three Tufts University men’s lacrosse players remain hospitalized with a rare muscle injury participating in a…
Continue ReadingVolunteers help seedlings take root as New Mexico attempts to recover from historic wildfire
Associated Press Volunteers spent a few hours scrambling across fire-ravaged mountainsides Saturday, planting hundreds of seedlings. The tiny trees…
Continue ReadingKmart’s blue light fades to black with the shuttering of its last full-scale US store
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Attention, Kmart shoppers, the end is near! The erstwhile retail giant renowned for its Blue Light Specials —…
Continue ReadingOnline overseas ballots for Montana voters briefly didn’t include Harris as a candidate
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana election officials say ballots on the state’s online election system for overseas and military voters initially…
Continue ReadingAttorneys say other victims could sue a Mississippi sheriff’s department over brutality
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys for two Black men who were tortured by Mississippi law enforcement officers say they expect to…
Continue ReadingFlorida police investigate whether an officer used excessive force in shoving a protester
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Orlando Police Department says that it is investigating whether excessive force was used when an officer shoved a woman…
Continue ReadingStruggling Jeep and Ram maker Stellantis is searching for a new CEO
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Struggling Jeep and Ram maker Stellantis is looking for a CEO to succeed Carlos Tavares, but the company says it’s…
Continue ReadingAmerican man handed a 6-year prison sentence in Russia for trying to take his son abroad
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has handed a six-year prison sentence to an American man convicted on charges linked to his attempt to illegally take…
Continue ReadingTexas jury clears most ‘Trump Train’ drivers in civil trial over 2020 Biden-Harris bus encounter
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal jury in Texas on Monday rejected voter intimidation allegations against all but one of a group of…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty to Michigan killing that stoked anti-immigrant campaign rhetoric
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Mexican national who is in the U.S. illegally has pleaded guilty to killing his girlfriend and dumping her body along…
Continue ReadingKentucky’s Supreme Court will soon have a woman at its helm for the first time
Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — For the first time, Kentucky’s Supreme Court will have a woman at its helm. Justices on Monday selected…
Continue ReadingMark Robinson vows to rebuild his staff for North Carolina governor
WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson is vowing to rebuild his campaign staff. Several aides have…
Continue ReadingGunman who killed 10 at a Colorado supermarket is sentenced to life in prison
Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 was sentenced Monday to life in…
Continue ReadingThe NYPD often shows leniency to officers involved in illegal stop and frisks, report finds
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City police department is lax in punishing officers who illegally stop and frisk people on the…
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