Gun makers ask court to dismiss Mexican government lawsuit
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Gun manufacturers have asked a federal court in Massachusetts to dismiss a lawsuit filed by…
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Aurora police union president suspended over diversity email
DENVER (AP) — The president of a police union in the Denver suburb of Aurora has been placed on paid administrative leave by the police department…
Continue ReadingNewsom names energy adviser as state’s top utility regulator
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has named his senior adviser on energy policy as the…
Continue ReadingGeorgia regents: No college name changes over racial history
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The regents of Georgia’s public university system say they won’t rename any of 75 buildings or…
Continue ReadingMexican army draws criticism for taking political position
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s army is drawing criticism for meddling in politics, in a country where the military has long tried to keep out of…
Continue ReadingTennessee man charged in California with kidnapping, assault
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Tennessee man has been charged in Southern California with kidnapping his 3-year-old son and sexually assaulting his…
Continue ReadingFar-right personality charged with damaging Hanukkah display
PHOENIX (AP) — Far-right social media personality Tim Gionet, who calls himself “Baked Alaska,” has been charged with misdemeanors over…
Continue ReadingKevin Spacey ordered to pay $31M for ‘House of Cards’ losses
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the studio behind “House of…
Continue ReadingFeds seek to protect map turtles in 4 Gulf states, Georgia
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The federal government says it is proposing threatened status for the Pearl River map turtle, a species found only in…
Continue ReadingUS citizen sues after month-long immigration detention
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An American man has filed a lawsuit alleging the U.S. government held him for more than a month in immigration detention even…
Continue ReadingTrucker arrested in record-breaking drug seizure at border
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a trucker from Mexico was arrested after trying to smuggle record-breaking amounts of methamphetamine and…
Continue ReadingEx-OAS ambassador detained in Nicaragua
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaragua’s former ambassador to the Organization of American States has been detained by unidentified men outside…
Continue ReadingMilwaukee’s ‘Dancing Grannies’ devastated by parade crash
By TIM SULLIVAN, KATHLEEN FOODY and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press In the devastation wrought by an SUV driver plowing into a suburban Milwaukee…
Continue ReadingPolice tie car used in Young Dolph’s killing to 2nd shooting
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police say they have tied a car used in the killing of rapper Young Dolph to a shooting that…
Continue ReadingOrganized thieves hit high-end Bay Area stores amid trend
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Groups of thieves ransacked jewelry and high-end clothing stores throughout the San…
Continue ReadingJudge: Iowa Medicaid denial of sex change surgery unlawful
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa judge has ruled that 2019 state law passed by Republicans prohibiting Medicaid…
Continue ReadingElizabeth Holmes makes her case to the jury in fraud trial
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Fallen Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes returned to the witness stand on Monday…
Continue ReadingAlex Jones, Roger Stone subpoenaed by House Jan. 6 committee
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to five…
Continue ReadingFlorida massacre families to get millions for FBI’s inaction
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The families of most of those killed in the 2018 Florida high school massacre will…
Continue ReadingFrench prime minister positive for COVID-19, as cases rise
PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Jean Castex has tested positive for COVID-19 hours after a visit to neighboring Belgium. The announcement from…
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