Canadian authorities have seized 598 stolen vehicles at Montreal port
MONTREAL (AP) — Canadian authorities say they prevented nearly 600 stolen vehicles from being exported overseas after searching 390 shipping…
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MS-13 gang member pleads guilty in killing of 4 young men on Long Island in 2017
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — An MS-13 gang member has admitted to participating in the brutal killing of four young men on Long Island in 2017. Edwin…
Continue ReadingAn orca calf stranded in a Canadian lagoon will be airlifted out to reunite with pod, rescuers say
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Plans are underway by to airlift a stranded killer whale calf out of a remote tidal lagoon off northern…
Continue ReadingIdaho lawmakers pass bills targeting LGBTQ+ citizens. Protesters toss paper hearts in protest
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers have passed a series of bills targeting LGBTQ+ residents this year, including two this week that prevent public…
Continue ReadingIdaho lawmakers pass bills targeting LGBTQ+ citizens. Protesters toss paper hearts in protest
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers have passed a series of bills targeting LGBTQ+ residents this year, including two this week that prevent public…
Continue ReadingArmed teen with mental health issues shot to death by sheriff’s deputies in Southern California
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say Southern California sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a 17-year-old boy with mental health issues…
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Deschutes County commissioners approve nearly $20 million EPA grant request for south county projects
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County commissioners gave the green light Wednesday to go after nearly $20 million in federal money. “This is a…
Continue ReadingNYC’s AI chatbot was caught telling businesses to break the law. The city isn’t taking it down
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An artificial intelligence-powered chatbot meant to help small business owners in New York City…
Continue ReadingMexican cartel not only forced vendors to buy chicken at inflated prices, they sold them bad birds
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican drug cartel not only forced vendors to buy chicken at wildly inflated prices — they sold them chicken “not fit for…
Continue ReadingMan sentenced to 37 years on hate crime charges in deadly shooting at Muslim-owned tire shop
DALLAS (AP) — Authorities say a man who shot someone to death at a Muslim-owned tire shop in Dallas has been sentenced to 37 years in prison on…
Continue ReadingAt least 241 people have died in El Salvador’s prisons during the ‘war on gangs,’ rights group says
By MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR (AP) — The rights group Humanitarian Legal Relief says at least 241 people have died in El Salvador…
Continue ReadingMaritime terminal prepares for influx of redirected ships as Baltimore bridge cleanup continues
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The only maritime shipping terminal currently operating in the Port of Baltimore is preparing to…
Continue ReadingChinese signatures on graduation certificates upset northern Virginia police chief
BY MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia town has been excluded from a countywide police training academy after…
Continue ReadingAlabama hospital to end IVF treatments at the end of the year, citing litigation concerns
By Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama hospital says it is halting in vitro fertilization treatments at the end of the year, citing…
Continue ReadingIn rare call, Russian defense minister warns French counterpart against sending troops to Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s defense minister warned his French counterpart against deploying troops to Ukraine in a rare phone call Wednesday and…
Continue ReadingIndiana House Democratic leader to run for mayor of Fort Wayne following death of Tom Henry
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana state House Democratic leader Phil GiaQuinta is running to be Fort Wayne’s…
Continue ReadingLawsuit challenges $1 billion in federal funding to sustain California’s last nuclear power plant
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An environmental group is challenging the U.S. Energy Department’s decision to award…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean computer chipmaker plans $3.87 billion Indiana semiconductor plant and research center
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A major South Korean computer chipmaker said Wednesday it plans to spend more than $3.87 billion in Indiana to build a…
Continue ReadingTransportation officials want NYC Marathon organizers to pay $750K to cross the Verrazzano bridge
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Marathon organizers will soon have to pay a bridge toll, just like every other…
Continue ReadingNew York adulterers could get tossed out of house but not thrown in jail under newly passed bill
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A little-known and rarely enforced law that makes cheating on your spouse a…
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