Vigilantes battle gangs in Port-au-Prince as Haiti’s elites vie for power
CNN By Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver and Evelio Contreras, CNN Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) — The wide road that passes in front of Haiti’s…
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Arsonist sets fire to Florida Jewish center, but police do not believe it was a hate crime
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida Jewish center suffered severe damage in a weekend arson fire that police…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court blocks Texas from enforcing controversial immigration law for now
By Devan Cole and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday indefinitely blocked Texas from enforcing an immigration law that would…
Continue ReadingCleanup continues in Ohio following tornados, severe weather that killed 3
LAKEVIEW, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say the three people killed when tornados roared through Ohio last week all died from storm-related injuries.…
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Chavez-DeRemer cosponsors bill to improve police responses to behavioral health incidents
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) has joined the Supporting the Health and Safety of Law Enforcement Act as a cosponsor. The…
Continue ReadingThe UK’s contentious plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda is close to clearing Parliament
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government hopes one last push can revive its stalled plan to send some asylum-seekers…
Continue ReadingCongolese journalist convicted of spreading false information expected to be freed soon
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Reporters Without Borders says Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera was set to be freed soon after being sentenced to six months…
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Rethinking snowpack: OSU researchers take deep dive into just how much water is stored in snow, and for how long
A heavy snowpack is fun for skiers and sledders, and it also acts like an open-air storage tank that melts away to provide water for drinking,…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court chief justice denies ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro’s bid to stave off prison sentence
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has refused to halt a prison sentence for former Trump White House…
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans demand answers on ‘gag order’ for union of immigration judges
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are demanding to know what led to a Justice Department order that a union of immigration judges get supervisor…
Continue ReadingChinese billionaire pleads guilty to straw donor scheme in New York and Rhode Island
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Chinese billionaire has pleaded guilty to federal election crimes, admitting that he made…
Continue ReadingCatch up on the day’s news: Trump’s bond, asbestos ban, OTC birth control
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! We’re trying out an evening version of our popular 5 Things morning newsletter right here on…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump endorses Ohio congressional candidate Derek Merrin just hours before polls open
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has issued a last-minute endorsement in a highly sought…
Continue ReadingIndiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signs proclamation condemning antisemitism while vetoing bill defining it
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoed a bill Monday that would have defined antisemitism in…
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New Oregon campaign finance law limits donor influence
Oregon lawmakers recently took a step toward limiting the impact of money on elections during the legislative…
Continue ReadingMan seeks clemency to avoid what could be Georgia’s first execution in more than 4 years
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for a Georgia man who’s set to be executed this week say he should not be put to death…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday continued to block, for now, a Texas law that would give…
Continue ReadingMovie armorer challenges conviction in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A movie set armorer is challenging her conviction on an involuntary manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of a…
Continue ReadingCollege baseball notebook: Seminoles, coming off their worst year, are only unbeaten in Division I
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer This season has been quite a bounce back for Link Jarrett and the Florida State Seminoles, at least so far. The…
Continue ReadingUnitedHealth says it has made progress on recovering from a massive cyberattack
By The Associated Press UnitedHealth Group is testing software for submitting medical claims as it continues to recover from a cyberattack that…
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