New Mexico man pleads guilty in drive-by shootings on homes of Democratic lawmakers
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — One of three defendants has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with a series of…
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No charges to be filed in death of toddler who fell into cistern during daycare at Vermont resort
CAMBRIDGE, Vt. (AP) — State police say no criminal charges will be filed in the death of a 3-year-old boy who fell into an underground cistern and…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the blowout on a Boeing 737 Max 9 jet and why most of the planes are grounded
By The Associated Press An emergency landing by an Alaska Airlines jetliner last Friday prompted U.S. authorities to ground most of Boeing’s 737…
Continue ReadingArmed men storm an Ecuador TV studio during a live broadcast as attacks in the country escalate
By ALLEN PANCHANA and GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Masked men broke onto the set of a public television channel in…
Continue ReadingEx-Green Beret stands with Venezuelan coup plotter ahead of U.S. sentencing on terror charges
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. veteran who plotted to overthrow Venezuela’s president is proudly standing with a former…
Continue ReadingNRA lawyer says gun rights group is defendant and victim at civil trial over leader’s big spending
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A National Rifle Association lawyer has acknowledged in court that some former executives and…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times executive editor steps down after fraught tenure
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The executive editor of the Los Angeles Times is stepping down after a 2 1/2-year tenure at the newspaper. Kevin Merida’s…
Continue ReadingDeSantis and Haley go head to head: How to watch the fifth Republican presidential debate
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The fifth Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election season will also be its first…
Continue ReadingCampaign advocate for abortion rights makes plea for Kentucky lawmakers to relax abortion ban
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A woman who dominated discussion about abortion during Kentucky’s campaign last year…
Continue ReadingDeSantis targets New York, California and Biden in his Florida State of the State address
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivered messages about California, New York…
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Falling post-holiday gas demand sends Oregon prices at the pump down 8 cents/gallon in past week, AAA reports
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon gas prices are ticking down as 2024 begins and are similar to prices at the start of 2023, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported…
Continue ReadingCES 2024 updates: Car companies unveil new tech and Robert Downey Jr. targets scammers
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Welcome to opening day of CES 2024. This multi-day trade event put on by the Consumer Technology Association is expected to bring…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rejects appeal by ex-officer Tou Thao, who held back crowd as George Floyd lay dying
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review the federal civil rights conviction of a former Minneapolis police officer who…
Continue Reading94-year-old Hilton Head woman who fought a legal battle for her family’s ancestral land dies
By Dianne Gallagher and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The 94-year-old Hilton Head Island woman who made headlines with her legal battle to…
Continue ReadingAustin kept prostate cancer, surgery complications a secret from everyone, even Biden
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has prostate cancer, and his recent secretive…
Continue ReadingMore delays for NASA’s astronaut moonshots, with crew landing off until 2026
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts will have to wait until next year before flying to the moon and another…
Continue ReadingKremlin foe Navalny says he’s been put in a punishment cell in an Arctic prison colony
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says officials at the Arctic prison colony…
Continue ReadingSecret tunnel in NYC synagogue leads to brawl between police and worshippers
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A group of Hasidic Jewish worshippers were arrested amid a dispute over a secret tunnel built…
Continue ReadingPresident Biden, House members among mourners for former Texas Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Mourners had gathered in Dallas to remember a longtime Texas congresswoman. The funeral for former…
Continue ReadingUS Navy sailor sentenced to over 2 years in prison for accepting bribes from Chinese officer
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A U.S. Navy sailor has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for transmitting sensitive…
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