Man gets 7½ years for 2022 firebombing of Wisconsin anti-abortion office
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 7½ years in prison after pleading guilty to firebombing the office of an anti-abortion…
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Judge in Trump’s election interference case rejects ‘hostages’ label for jailed Jan. 6 defendants
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s election interference case rejects…
Continue ReadingDeadly Chicago traffic stop where police fired 96 shots raises serious questions about use of force
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A deadly traffic stop where plainclothes Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 shots in under a…
Continue ReadingEcuador’s former vice president goes on hunger strike in prison, as fallout over raid on Mexican embassy grows
By Ana María Cañizares, Sahar Akbarzai and Veronica Calderon (CNN) — Ecuador’s former vice president Jorge Glas on Wednesday started a…
Continue ReadingUS military veteran accused of having explicit images of a child apparently joined Russian army
By STEVE LeBLANC and NICK PERRY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. Air Force veteran who fled a charge of possessing sexually explicit images of…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts city agrees to $900,000 settlement for death of a 30-year-old woman in custody
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts city has approved a $900,000 settlement after the family of a Vermont woman who died in police custody…
Continue ReadingTennessee bill to untangle gun and voting rights restoration is killed for the year
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers have killed a bipartisan bill for the year that would have let…
Continue ReadingArkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders urges lawmakers to pass budget as session kicks off
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is urging lawmakers to pass her $6.3 billion…
Continue ReadingAlabama man arrested in connection with explosive device that went off outside office of state attorney general
By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — A 26-year-old Alabama man was arrested Wednesday after being indicted on federal charges in connection to the…
Continue ReadingExperts say Wisconsin woman who at 12 nearly killed girl isn’t ready to leave psychiatric center
By ED WHITE Associated Press A judge in Wisconsin is hearing testimony to help determine whether a woman should be released from a psychiatric…
Continue Reading2 deputies injured and 1 suspect killed in exchange of gunfire in Minneapolis suburb
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say two Hennepin County sheriff’s deputies have been injured and a suspect is…
Continue ReadingRescuers search off Northern California coast for young gray whale entangled in gill net
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rescuers were searching Wednesday for a gray whale last spotted off Northern…
Continue ReadingShouts of ‘Shame! Shame!’ erupt in Arizona House as fight over abortion ban engulfs lawmakers
By ANITA SNOW and MORGAN LEE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Legislature devolved into shouts of “Shame! Shame!” on Wednesday as…
Continue ReadingEcuador’s raid on Mexico’s embassy shocked Latin America. Here’s why it may still pay off for Daniel Noboa
By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Bogota (CNN) — Latin America has seen plenty of diplomatic wrestling in recent weeks, from Argentina’s president…
Continue ReadingNashville school shooting families accuse senator of using bill to get his way in records lawsuit
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Family members representing the six people killed in a Nashville school shooting last…
Continue ReadingEx-worker at New Hampshire youth detention center describes escalating retaliation for complaints
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A woman who worked at New Hampshire’s youth detention center three decades ago says…
Continue ReadingConsumers would be notified of AI-generated content under Pennsylvania bill
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state representatives have approved a bill requiring that consumers be…
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Pair of blasts – one for new Costco, other for the new Hwy. 97 route – to briefly impact traffic on Bend’s north end
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two separate blasts for different construction projects will impact traffic on the north end of Bend later this week, the Oregon…
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Deschutes County’s annual FireFree yard debris disposal event begins May 3
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With the arrival of spring temperatures, Deschutes County residents are encouraged to clean up their yards and take advantage of…
Continue ReadingCreation of transitional council that will select Haiti’s next prime minister is imminent, US says
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs says the creation of a…
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