French mother sentenced to prison after leaving child to live alone for two years
By Giulia Radice and Jessie Gretener, CNN (CNN) — A mother in France was sentenced to 18 months in prison last week for abandoning her…
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Mississippi restrictions on medical marijuana advertising upheld by federal judge
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the owner of a…
Continue ReadingBill would revise Tennessee’s decades-old law targeting HIV-positive people convicted of sex work
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A proposal advancing in the Tennessee legislature would stop requiring lifetime…
Continue ReadingFrance fines Amazon $35 million for ‘excessively intrusive’ monitoring of warehouse staff
PARIS (AP) — France’s privacy watchdog said Tuesday that it slapped Amazon ‘s French warehouse business with a 32 million euro fine…
Continue ReadingNew York man found guilty of murder after 20-year-old woman was shot and killed when car turned in wrong driveway
By Brynn Gingras, Nicki Brown, Nic F. Anderson and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Monahan was found guilty of second-degree murder Tuesday for…
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With Oregon facing rampant public drug use, lawmakers backpedal on pioneering decriminalization law
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers in Oregon on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping new bill that would undo a key…
Continue ReadingFormer orphanage founder in Haiti faces federal charges of sexually abusing minors
DENVER (AP) — Federal prosecutors say the founder of an orphanage in Haiti is facing criminal charges in the U.S. for allegedly traveling to the…
Continue ReadingMemphis, Tennessee, police chief to serve in interim role under new mayor
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say the Memphis police chief who was in charge when Tyre Nichols was fatally beaten by five officers will serve on…
Continue ReadingAlaska Airlines CEO says company found loose bolts on ‘many’ Boeing Max 9s
By Ramishah Maruf, Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci revealed the carrier found “some…
Continue ReadingDenver police officer pleads guilty to accidentally wounding 6 bystanders while firing at armed man
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Denver police officer has pleaded guilty to accidentally wounding six bystanders in a crowd…
Continue ReadingCountry singer Chris Young arrested at Nashville bar, charged with assault, disorderly conduct
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Chris Young was arrested at a Nashville bar after an alleged altercation with Alcoholic Beverage Commission…
Continue ReadingKelly Armstrong, North Dakota’s lone congressman, runs for governor
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s only member of the U.S. House of Representatives is running for governor…
Continue ReadingNetflix’s gains 13M new global 4Q subscribers as it unwraps its best-ever holiday season results
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix has registered its third-consecutive quarter of accelerating subscriber growth…
Continue ReadingNew York man convicted of murdering woman who wound up in his backcountry driveway after wrong turn
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) — A man has been convicted of second-degree murder for fatally shooting…
Continue ReadingMemphis utility lifts boil-water advisory after 5 days following deep freeze that burst pipes
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press Memphis’ water company has lifted a boil-water advisory for more than 600,000 people that was in place for five…
Continue ReadingMilitary veteran charged in Capitol riot is ordered released from custody
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A federal magistrate judge has ordered the release of a military veteran charged with…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Republicans make last-ditch effort to pass new legislative maps
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans are making a last-ditch effort to avoid having the liberal-controlled…
Continue ReadingSouth African police arrest suspect in connection with building fire that killed 77
By Mariya Knight and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Police in Gauteng have arrested a suspect in connection with the fire that tore through a…
Continue ReadingMan sentenced to life in prison for the fatal shooting of a deputy U.S. marshal in Arizona in 2018
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A man convicted of fatally shooting a federal agent in Tucson in 2018 has been sentenced to life in prison. Authorities say…
Continue ReadingCBS newsman Charles Osgood dies at 91
CNN, GETTY IMAGES, 20TH CENTURY FOX, CAPITOL RECORDS, CBS By Andy Rose and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — Former CBS journalist Charles…
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