Illinois law banning concealed carry on public transit is unconstitutional, judge rules
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that an Illinois law banning the concealed carry of firearms on public transit is…
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Minnesota man with history of driving drunk charged in patio crash that killed 2 and injured 9
Associated Press ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (AP) — A man with a history of driving under the influence has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide…
Continue ReadingTrial begins in Florida for activists accused of helping Russia sow political division, chaos
Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Trial has begun in Florida for four activists accused of illegally acting as Russian agents to help the Kremlin…
Continue ReadingNicaraguan congress gives legal footing to practice of prosecuting exiles and seizing their property
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s Sandinista-controlled National Assembly has approved criminal code changes that allow the…
Continue ReadingNew Northwestern AD Jackson aims to help school navigate evolving landscape, heal wounds
AP Sports Writer EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — New Northwestern athletic director Mark Jackson says he had never visited the school before he was hired…
Continue ReadingFlorida State drops out of AP Top 25 after 0-2 start. Texas up to No. 3 behind Georgia, Ohio State
AP College Football Writer Florida State fell out of The Associated Press college football poll on Tuesday after starting the season 0-2, becoming…
Continue ReadingHaiti unveils new corruption cases against high-level officials even as impunity persists
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haiti’s anti-corruption agency is accusing high-ranking government officials of crimes ranging…
Continue ReadingGrand Canyon pipeline repairs completed; overnight lodging set to resume
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Grand Canyon National Park say pipeline repairs are holding and they plan to lift the suspension of…
Continue ReadingRFK Jr. must remain on the Michigan ballot, judge says
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge has ruled that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. must remain on the presidential ballot, rejecting a…
Continue ReadingPolice say 11-year-old used 2 guns to kill former Louisiana mayor and his daughter
MINDEN, La. (AP) — Police say an 11-year-old boy is suspected of using two guns to fatally shoot a former Louisiana mayor and his daughter over the…
Continue ReadingMaduro decrees Christmas will start in October as Venezuela cracks down on dissent
By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Christmas will start next month in Venezuela, authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro has decreed – even as…
Continue ReadingTexas deputy was fatally shot at Houston intersection while driving to work, police say
HOUSTON (AP) — Police say a Texas deputy constable who was driving to work has been fatally shot at a Houston intersection. Houston Police Chief J.…
Continue ReadingThe quest for job security, underwater robots, weird Facebook spam: Catch up on the day’s stories
CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start…
Continue ReadingThe quest for job security, underwater robots, weird Facebook spam: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and…
Continue ReadingUganda’s main opposition leader Bobi Wine ‘seriously injured’ during police confrontation, his party says
By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Uganda’s main opposition leader Bobi Wine has been “seriously injured” in a confrontation with police,…
Continue ReadingFederal judge denies Trump’s request to move hush money case to federal court
By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge Tuesday denied Donald Trump’s request to move the New York hush money case to federal court,…
Continue ReadingAfghan refugee pleads no contest to 2 murders in case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Afghan refugee convicted of first-degree murder in one of three fatal shootings in 2022 that shocked Albuquerque’s…
Continue ReadingFormer Venezuelan political prisoner arrested in Miami after a fatal hit-and-run crash, police say
MIAMI (AP) — Police say a Venezuelan opposition member and former political prisoner has been arrested in Miami after fleeing the scene of a fatal…
Continue ReadingMusk’s Starlink backtracks and says it will comply with judge’s order to block X in Brazil
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Elon Musk’s satellite-based internet service provider Starlink has backtracked and announced it will comply…
Continue ReadingInmate awaiting execution says South Carolina didn’t share enough about lethal injection drug
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lawyers for the South Carolina inmate scheduled to be put to death later this month say state prison…
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