Former St. Louis officer who shot suspect in 2018 found not guilty
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge has ruled that a former St. Louis police officer was not guilty of assault for shooting a suspected carjacker in 2018,…
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Mardi Gras 2024: What to know as Carnival season nears its rollicking end in New Orleans
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Carnival season 2024 entered its final days in New Orleans on Friday as a parade of “fabulous…
Continue ReadingWhite House won’t rule out releasing redacted transcript of Biden’s interview with Hur as Harris defends president
By Betsy Klein, Nikki Carvajal and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — The White House did not rule out the possibility of releasing the…
Continue ReadingMagnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island; no major damage reported
By AUDREY McAVOY and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the world’s largest active…
Continue ReadingSt. Louis wrecking crew knocks wall into transmission tower during demolition; brief explosion
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A wrecking crew tearing down a burned-out St. Louis factory accidentally knocked a brick wall into a transmission tower, causing a…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s next target in Gaza war is likely Rafah. Terrified people say there’s nowhere left to go
By NAJIB JOBAIN and LEE KEATH Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s southernmost town, Rafah, is bursting at the seams. Nearly the…
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5 Marines killed in helicopter crash identified as troops in their 20s
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Marine Corps released the names Friday of the five Marines killed when their CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter went down in the…
Continue ReadingSuspect in theft of Dallas Zoo tamarin monkeys is indicted on felony burglary charges
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The man who investigators say is connected to a string of unusual animal habitat tamperings at the Dallas Zoo –…
Continue ReadingHow Asian American and Pacific Islander athletes in the NFL express their cultural pride
By TERRY TANG Associated Press Historically, Asian Americans have been stereotyped as more brains than brawn or “foreigners” when it comes to…
Continue ReadingIRS watchdog: Contractors who failed background checks maintained access to sensitive agency systems
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new IRS inspector general report says the agency continued to give 19 contractors access to…
Continue ReadingSome of what Putin told Tucker Carlson missed the bigger picture. This fills in the gaps
By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down in the Kremlin for an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. For two…
Continue ReadingRetired Arizona prisons boss sentenced to probation over armed 2022 standoff with police
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan has been sentenced to probation for his…
Continue ReadingTexas A&M to close Qatar campus as school’s board notes instability in Middle East as factor
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M University will close its 20-year-old campus in Qatar by 2028. University board…
Continue ReadingMoore’s hire at Michigan gives advocates hope that Black coaches at bluebloods can become the norm
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Tyrone Willingham retired back in 2008, yet he has seen just a few Black men receive the kind of elite opportunity he…
Continue ReadingToby Keith wrote all kinds of country songs. His legacy might be post-9/11 American anger
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Toby Keith’s songs accomplished, for some, what great art is intended to: They sustained…
Continue ReadingProsecutors dismiss charges against Louisiana troopers who bragged of beating a Black motorist
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press Louisiana prosecutors have quietly dismissed charges against state police troopers who were recorded beating a Black…
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BLM proposes establishing official trail system at ‘well-loved’ Horse Ridge Recreation Area
The Bureau of Land Management opened a 30-day public scoping period Friday to seek input on the Horse Ridge Recreational Area Non-Motorized Project,…
Continue ReadingMan convicted in Italy for 2007 Meredith Kercher murder is under surveillance over abuse claims
ROME (AP) — A Rome court has ordered that the man convicted in the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher and freed three years ago be…
Continue ReadingDrug possession charge against rapper Kodak Black dismissed in Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A drug possession charge against South Florida rapper Kodak Black was dismissed Friday, two months after an arrest,…
Continue ReadingOcean system that moves heat gets closer to collapse, which could cause weather chaos, study says
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer An abrupt shutdown of Atlantic Ocean currents that could put large parts of Europe in a deep freeze is looking a…
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