Life sentence for gang member who turned northern Virginia into ‘hunting ground’
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A leader in the MS-13 street gang whose orders set off a wave of killings five years ago…
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Grandparents and a grandchild are among those killed in a police chase in Canada
TORONTO, Ontario (AP) — Police in Canada say that two grandparents and their infant grandchild were killed on highway east of Toronto when a van…
Continue ReadingDistrict attorney plans to appeal decision to overturn murder convictions of ‘Chester Trio’
By Danny Freeman and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A Pennsylvania district attorney intends to appeal a judge’s decision last month to overturn…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina bill compelling sheriffs to aid ICE advances as first major bill this year
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A House bill that directs North Carolina sheriffs to comply with requests by federal…
Continue ReadingLawmakers and advocates make last-ditch push to extend affordable internet subsidy
By KAVISH HARJAI and PABLO MONSIVAIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of families will face bigger internet bills starting in May…
Continue Reading4 law enforcement officers were killed in shooting at a home in Charlotte, North Carolina. 4 other officers are hospitalized
WSOC, WBTV, CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG POLICE DEPT By Devon M. Sayers, Shawn Nottingham and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Four officers were killed in a…
Continue ReadingItaly’s League party picks a provocative candidate for European Parliament election
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s League, a junior party in the government, is putting forward a provocative candidate…
Continue ReadingIdaho man accused of kicking a bison at Yellowstone National Park is injured and arrested
By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of kicking a bison in the leg at Yellowstone National Park while under the influence of alcohol was…
Continue ReadingMore Republican states challenge new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Another six Republican states are piling on to challenge the Biden administration’s newly…
Continue ReadingFired Google workers ousted over Israeli contract protests file complaint with labor regulators
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dozens of Google workers who were fired after internal protests surrounding a lucrative contract that the internet company has…
Continue ReadingHaiti’s transitional government names new council president, proposes interim prime minister
CNN By Hira Humayun and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — A transitional council responsible for choosing Haiti’s next leadership has named one of its…
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Justice Dept plans to reschedule marijuana as a lower-risk drug
By Alicia Wallace, Katherine Dillinger, Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration moved Tuesday to…
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Oregon State Marine Board approves $300,000 grant to Bend Park & Rec District for Miller’s Landing boat launch
The Oregon State Marine Board held its quarterly hybrid meeting in Astoria and online last week and approved several statewide boating facility…
Continue ReadingDeepfake of principal’s voice is the latest case of AI being used for harm
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press The most recent criminal case involving artificial intelligence emerged from a high school in Baltimore County,…
Continue ReadingCampaign to build new California city submits signatures to get on November ballot
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Silicon Valley-backed campaign to build a new city in California for up to 400,000 people says…
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Portland State University closes campus after pro-Palestinian protesters broke into library
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Portland State University announced Tuesday morning that it has closed its campus downtown after pro-Palestinian…
Continue ReadingA former Naval officer will challenge Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz in upcoming GOP primary
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz will be challenged by a former U.S. Navy pilot in the upcoming Republican primary.…
Continue ReadingWhy Israel is so determined to launch an offensive in Rafah. And why so many oppose it
By The Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is determined to launch a ground offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town, a…
Continue ReadingA Utah couple accidentally shipped their cat with an Amazon return. A week – and 3 ‘miracles’ later – they were on a plane to meet a stranger
By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — The Amazon returns employee wasn’t at work the day one of her colleagues at a California warehouse found a…
Continue ReadingFEMA administrator surveys Oklahoma tornado damage with the state’s governor and US senator.
By KEN MILLER Associated Press Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Deanne Criswell says “our heart aches for the loss of life” in…
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