Navalny was possibly ‘days’ away from release in a prisoner swap before his death, aide says
By Anna Chernova, Sebastian Shukla, Christian Edwards and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Negotiations to release Russia’s opposition…
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Wild weather hits Northwest with snow even as Midwest gets a taste of summer
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — February’s end is bringing wild weather to much of the United States, with record heat…
Continue ReadingRepublican Mississippi governor ignores Medicaid expansion and focuses on jobs in State of the State
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says he intentionally avoided hot-button…
Continue ReadingShooting stuns indigenous whaling village on Alaska’s desolate North Slope
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A shooting that killed two adults and severely wounded two others has stunned a tiny…
Continue ReadingBill supporting development of nuclear energy wins passage in Kentucky Senate
By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Senate has voted to lay the foundation to attract nuclear…
Continue ReadingArgentina’s president condemns threat by provincial governor to cut energy supplies in dispute
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The government of Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei has condemned a threat by the governor of the…
Continue ReadingUS Rep. Andy Kim sues over what he calls New Jersey’s ‘cynically manipulated’ ballot system
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Andy Kim says in a federal lawsuit that New Jersey’s primary ballot design unconstitutionally favors candidates…
Continue ReadingEagles’ Don Henley quizzed at lyrics trial about time a naked 16-year-old girl overdosed at his home
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Don Henley was asked in a New York courtroom Monday about a seamy episode from his past: his…
Continue ReadingA New York City medical school goes tuition-free thanks to a $1 billion gift
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City medical school will be tuition-free for all students from now on thanks to a $1 billion donation from a former…
Continue ReadingThe ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is rapidly melting. Scientists now have evidence for when it started and why
CNN By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have looked back in time to reconstruct the past life of Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier”…
Continue ReadingMan is shot and killed on a light rail train in Seattle, and suspect remains on the loose
SEATTLE (AP) — A 26-year-old man was killed in a shooting on a light rail train in Seattle and a suspect who fled the scene remains on the loose,…
Continue ReadingAustralian police find bodies of couple after officer who was an ex-boyfriend admits to killing them
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian police on Tuesday found the bodies of a couple shot and killed by an…
Continue ReadingTennessee bill addressing fire alarms after Nashville school shooting heads to governor
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill requiring that public and private schools…
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US government may sue PacifiCorp, a Warren Buffett utility, for nearly $1B in wildfire costs
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer The U.S. government is threatening to sue PacifiCorp, a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, to recover…
Continue ReadingMan who fatally shot 2 teens in a California movie theater is sentenced to life without parole
A 23-year-old man convicted of fatally shooting two teenagers at a Southern California movie theater during a 2021 showing of “The Forever Purge”…
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Milestone on path to Measure 110 ‘fix’: Local governments, public safety officials endorse legislative amendments
With no time to spare in a “short” legislative session, a major step was cleared on a Measure 110 “fix” package Monday as Oregon cities, counties and…
Continue ReadingMexico crowns new ‘Queen of the Mountains’ as community reckons with recent mountaineering deaths
By INDIA GRANT Associated Press ON THE MALINCHE VOLCANO, Mexico (AP) — On the flanks of a central Mexico volcano, the country’s female…
Continue ReadingLegal strategist Edward Blum sues Smithsonian museum director over a Latino-focused internship program
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Edward Blum, the legal strategist behind the Supreme Court case that dismantled affirmative action in…
Continue ReadingMan is shot and killed on a light rail train in Seattle, and suspect remains on the loose
SEATTLE (AP) — A 26-year-old man was killed in a shooting on a light rail train in Seattle and a suspect who fled the scene remains on the loose,…
Continue ReadingBarrage of gunfire as officers stop shooter at Joel Osteen’s megachurch, newly released video shows
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The gunfire that shattered the calm at pastor Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Houston only lasted…
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