High school teacher and students sue over Arkansas’ ban on critical race theory
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A high school teacher and two students are suing Arkansas over the state’s ban on…
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New York City to send 800 more officers to police subway fare-beating
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City plans to intensify a crackdown on subway fare-beating by sending at least 800 police officers specifically to keep…
Continue ReadingTennessee Senate tweaks bill seeking to keep tourism records secret for 10 years
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Republican-controlled Senate has tweaked a proposal initially designed…
Continue ReadingMen described as Idaho prison gang members appear in court on hospital ambush and escape charges
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two men charged in a brazen prison escape and ambush at an Idaho hospital that left three…
Continue ReadingIn New Jersey, some see old-school politics giving way to ‘spring’ amid corruption scandal
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey has a well-earned reputation as a home to backroom political dealing, but some…
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Soroptimist International of Bend seeks donations during 13th annual ‘Bras from Bend’ drive throughout April
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — For the 13th year, the women of Central Oregon are being asked to donate gently used and new bras to Soroptimist’s “Bras…
Continue ReadingMan stabbed on New York subway train after argument with another passenger about smoking
NEW YORK (AP) — An early morning dispute over smoking on a New York subway train has led to one man being stabbed multiple times and another man…
Continue ReadingBrazilian police launch investigation into Bolsonaro’s 2-night sleepover at Hungarian embassy
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Police on Monday launched an investigation into former President Jair…
Continue ReadingNew York City owl Flaco was exposed to pigeon virus and rat poison before death, tests show
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press New York City’s celebrity owl Flaco was suffering from a severe pigeon-borne illness and high levels of rat…
Continue ReadingPuerto Rico has declared an epidemic following a spike in dengue cases
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico has declared an epidemic following a spike in dengue cases. The U.S. territory of 3.2 million people has…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Bird Flu-Livestock story
In a story published March 25, 2024, about detection of bird flu in U.S. dairy cows, The Associated Press erroneously reported the number of…
Continue ReadingJames, Rivers help No. 3 seed NC State hold off No. 6 seed Tennessee to reach Sweet 16
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer RALEIGH, N,C, (AP) — Tennessee didn’t wilt when North Carolina State built a 20-point lead. Just as…
Continue ReadingBill that would have placed the question of abortion access before Louisiana voters fails
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A bill that ultimately would have let voters decide whether or not abortions should be legal…
Continue ReadingSean ‘Diddy’ Combs is target of investigation carried out by Homeland Security team that specializes in human trafficking, source says
KCAL, KCBS, WSVN, CNN By John Miller, Elizabeth Wolfe and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Authorities searched Sean “Diddy” Combs’ homes on…
Continue ReadingAnimal chaplains offer spiritual care for every species
By KATHRYN POST Religion News Service (RNS) — Sarah Bowen says she’s been doing the work of an animal chaplain since she was 6 years old. Raised…
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Chavez-DeRemer, Hoyle, Van Orden cosponsor Airport Ramp Worker Safety Act
WASHINGTON (KTVZ ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Aviation Subcommittee,…
Continue ReadingImprisoned ex-Ohio Speaker Householder indicted on 10 new charges, 1 bars him from public office
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Imprisoned ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been indicted on 10 new felony…
Continue ReadingFeds search Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ properties as part of sex trafficking probe, AP sources say
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two properties belonging to music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs in Los Angeles…
Continue ReadingCatch up on the day’s news: Trump rulings, shakeup at Boeing, massive jackpots
CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! During the last total solar eclipse in 2017, there was a significant increase in fatal car…
Continue ReadingCatch up on the day’s news: Trump rulings, shakeup at Boeing, massive jackpots
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! During the last total solar eclipse in 2017, there was a significant increase in fatal car crashes…
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