Texas inmate Melissa Lucio’s death sentence should be overturned, judge says
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A judge has recommended that the conviction and death sentence of Texas inmate Melissa Lucio…
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Vanpool partnership saves teachers plenty of gas every school year, helps build friendship bonds as well
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Five teachers carpool together to Three Rivers School in Sunriver daily, as part of Cascade East Transit’s and Commute Options’…
Continue ReadingNew York’s high court hears case on abortion insurance coverage
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s highest court has taken up a case that seeks to throw out a regulation requiring health insurance policies to…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court won’t hear election denier Mike Lindell’s challenge over FBI seizure of cellphone
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition by MyPillow founder and election denier…
Continue ReadingFacing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson’s plan for US aid to Ukraine, allies uncertain
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Defiant and determined, House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Tuesday against…
Continue ReadingMan gets 37-year sentence for kidnapping FBI employee in South Dakota
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — One of three people convicted of carjacking and kidnapping an FBI employee in South Dakota has been sentenced to 37 years…
Continue ReadingFormer Michigan House leader and wife charged with misusing political funds
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and ED WHITE Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors have filed financial crimes against the former leader of the…
Continue ReadingWSJ: Justice Department will sue Live Nation for antitrust violations
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — The US Department of Justice is preparing to sue the country’s largest concert promoter and…
Continue ReadingIndiana sheriff’s deputy dies after coming into contact with power lines at car crash scene
PLAINFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Police say a suburban Indianapolis sheriff’s deputy died after he came into contact with downed power lines at the scene…
Continue ReadingDr. Martens shares plunge to record low after weak US revenue outlook
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Dr. Martens have plunged after the iconic…
Continue ReadingFlame is lit for Paris 2024 in choreographed event in the birthplace of the ancient Olympics
By Elinda Labropoulou, CNN Olympia, Greece (CNN) — The flame for the 2024 Paris Olympics has been lit in Olympia, the birthplace of the ancient…
Continue ReadingUkraine ‘ran out of missiles’ to thwart Russian strike on power plant, Zelensky says
By Sebastian Shukla, Olga Voitovych, Andy Carey and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A lack of air defenses meant Ukraine was powerless to…
Continue ReadingTexas fined $100,000 per day for failing to act on foster care abuse allegations
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Texas is being fined $100,000 a day by a federal judge for neglecting investigations into abuse and neglect…
Continue ReadingCrop-rich California region will fall under state monitoring to preserve groundwater flow
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press California officials have voted to take over monitoring groundwater use in part of the fertile San Joaquin Valley under…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft invests $1.5 billion in AI firm G42, overseen by UAE’s national security adviser
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft is investing $1.5 billion in a technology firm based in the United Arab Emirates and overseen by the country’s…
Continue ReadingA Boston police officer’s body was found two years ago in a snowy yard. Now his girlfriend goes on trial for murder
By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — After many months of courtroom showdowns, conspiracy theories and accusations of a cover-up, the trial in the…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia transgender sports ban discriminates against teen athlete, appeals court says
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s transgender sports ban violates the rights of a teen athlete under…
Continue ReadingYellen says Iran’s actions could cause global ‘economic spillovers’ and warns of more sanctions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Tuesday of potential global economic damage from rising…
Continue ReadingHome values rising in Detroit, especially for Black homeowners, study shows
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Home values in Detroit have increased by billions of dollars in the years following the city’s…
Continue ReadingMike Johnson says he won’t resign amid right-wing backlash over foreign aid to Ukraine
By Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Haley Talbot and Lauren Fox, CNN A defiant House Speaker Mike Johnson, facing growing threats to his speakership, said…
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