Man charged in slaying after woman’s leg found at Milwaukee-area park
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A 33-year-old man has been charged in the slaying of a woman whose leg was found on the beach of a lakefront park near Milwaukee.…
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Michigan’s state house special elections
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan Democrats hope to restore their slim majority in the state House of Representatives when…
Continue ReadingMaine lawmakers approve shield law for providers of abortion and gender-affirming care
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press The Democratic-controlled Maine Legislature has approved a bill that would protect health care workers who provide…
Continue ReadingBrazil court says government must compensate victims of stray bullets in police raids
By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — The Brazilian Supreme Court has ruled that the state must compensate victims of…
Continue ReadingJury convicts Memphis, Tennessee, man of raping a woman a year before jogger’s killing
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man has been found guilty of raping a woman a year before he was charged with kidnapping and killing a school…
Continue Reading1 dead and 13 injured in semitrailer crash at a Texas public safety office, with the driver jailed
By LEKAN OYEKANMI and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — A Texas semitrailer driver rammed a stolen 18-wheeler through the…
Continue ReadingRobert MacNeil, creator and first anchor of PBS ‘NewsHour’ nightly newscast, dies at 93
By DAVE BRYAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Robert MacNeil, who created the even-handed, no-frills PBS newscast “The MacNeil-Lehrer…
Continue ReadingA police officer and an 18-year-old suspect are killed by gunfire in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee say a police officer and an 18-year-old suspect were fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire that injured…
Continue Reading1 dead, several injured after 18-wheeler crashed into Texas Department of Public Safety office, driver arrested
By Andy Rose and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A man drove a stolen 18-wheeler into a Texas Department of Public Safety building Friday, killing one…
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Crook County officials to hold ham radio communication exercise simulating high-water event
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Saturday, Crook County Emergency Management, Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, and Crook County Auxcomm…
Continue ReadingProsecutors: South Carolina prison supervisor took $219,000 in bribes; got 173 cellphones to inmates
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A supervisor who managed security at a South Carolina prison accepted more than $219,000…
Continue ReadingThe O.J. Simpson case forced domestic violence into the spotlight, boosting a movement
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Thirty years ago, women’s rights advocates working to pass the 1994 Violence Against…
Continue ReadingThe return of horse-drawn caissons to Arlington National Cemetery is delayed for at least months
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army says it will not restart the use of horse-drawn caissons at Arlington National…
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FCC rolls out mandatory ‘nutrition labels’ for internet providers’ plans
By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The next time you go shopping for a home or mobile internet plan, you’re going to see a new label lay out exactly…
Continue ReadingGermany to give Holocaust survivors $236 payout to help them cope with October 7 attacks
By Nadine Schmidt, CNN (CNN) — Germany will provide a one-time payment of $236 (€220) to Holocaust survivors, to help them cope with the…
Continue ReadingOil and gas companies must pay more to drill on federal lands under new Biden administration rule
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and gas companies will have to pay more to drill on federal lands and satisfy stronger…
Continue ReadingDemocratic donors paid more than $1M for Biden’s legal bills for special counsel probe
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic donors covered more than $1 million in legal fees racked up by attorneys…
Continue ReadingNigerian transgender celebrity jailed for throwing money into the air, a rare conviction
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A local court in Nigeria has handed a six-month imprisonment to a popular transgender woman…
Continue ReadingTennessee governor signs bill requiring local officers to aid US immigration authorities
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed a bill that would require law enforcement agencies…
Continue ReadingRescuers in Ukraine pull 5 puppies from the rubble of a building destroyed by fire
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A video released by Ukraine’s state emergency services show that rescue workers have pulled five puppies from underneath…
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