Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher in Virginia gets 2 years in prison for child neglect
By BEN FINLEY and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in a Virginia…
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Mexico closes melon-packing plant implicated in cantaloupe Salmonella outbreak that killed 8 people
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Health Department has ordered the temporary closure of a melon-packing plant implicated in salmonella infections…
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‘The grant money means a lot’: Roundhouse Foundation of Sisters awards nearly $1.5 million to 104 rural organizations
The Roundhouse Foundation began bolstering organizations that serve and support rural and Tribal areas of Oregon in 2002. This fall, the foundation…
Continue ReadingCourt revives lawsuit over Connecticut rule allowing trans girls to compete in school sports
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Opponents of Connecticut’s policy letting transgender girls compete in girls high school…
Continue ReadingNew York’s Metropolitan Museum will return stolen ancient sculptures to Cambodia and Thailand
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art will return 16 pieces of ancient…
Continue ReadingKansas’ top court says a GOP election law is vague and revives a lawsuit against it
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that a law making it a felony to impersonate an elections…
Continue ReadingBull on tracks disrupts trains between Newark and New York
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A loose bull in New Jersey’s largest city found its way onto train tracks, snarling rail traffic for a while Thursday…
Continue ReadingFamily hopeful after FBI exhumes body from unsolved 1969 killing featured in Netflix’s ‘The Keepers’
By LEA SKENE Associated Press CENTREVILLE, Md. (AP) — The family of a woman who disappeared in 1969 after going Christmas shopping at a suburban…
Continue ReadingShohei Ohtani’s contract with the Dodgers could come with bonus of mostly avoiding California taxes
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — If $700 million wasn’t enough, Shohei Ohtani’s record-setting contract with the…
Continue ReadingNo regrets for Ja Morant over suspension with actions, not words, proving lesson learned
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Being suspended for the first 25 games of the NBA season was tough on two-time All-Star…
Continue ReadingResponse to concerns about the Maine mass shooter’s mental health was reasonable, report says, but changes are recommended
By Jay Croft and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Sheriff’s officials in Maine “reasonably” responded to concerns about Lewiston mass shooter…
Continue ReadingNew Hampshire attorney general files civil rights lawsuit against neo-Nazi group for drag story hour protest
By Melissa Alonso, Carroll Alvarado and Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — New Hampshire’s attorney general has filed a civil rights lawsuit against…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump says LIV Golf is headed back to his Doral course in April
DORAL, Fla. (AP) — It looks like Donald Trump’s golf courses won’t be left off the LIV schedule next year. Trump took to the Truth…
Continue ReadingIn a rare appearance, Melania Trump welcomes new citizens at a National Archives ceremony
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Melania Trump has welcomed new U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony at the National Archives. It was a rare…
Continue ReadingCourt upholds $75,000 in fines against Alex Jones for missing Sandy Hook case deposition
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut appeals court has upheld $75,000 in fines against conspiracy theorist Alex…
Continue ReadingUS-China relations are defined by rivalry but must include engagement, American ambassador says
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to China says the relationship between the two countries will be defined by…
Continue ReadingMichigan State reaches settlements with families of students slain in mass shooting
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University trustees have approved settlements with the families of three students slain in a mass…
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More dazzling High Desert sunrise, sunset views captured on camera, shared with us
Last week, it was a stellar, fiery sunrise that caught so many folks’ attention. Thursday evening brought a special sunset that also was inviting for…
Continue ReadingTexas Longhorn who snarled New Jersey train service will spend his remaining days in an animal sanctuary
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Jessica Moskowitz, CNN (CNN) — A rambunctious steer who wandered onto the tracks at Newark’s Penn Station and disrupted…
Continue ReadingUNC-Chapel Hill names former state budget director as interim chancellor
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has named a former senior staffer for former…
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