Murder and other charges reinstated against Philadelphia officer who shot Eddie Irizarry
By Danny Freeman and Dakin Andone, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — All charges, including murder, have been reinstated against the Philadelphia…
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UN says fuel shortages will halt Gaza aid operations within a day
By Helen Regan, Rob Picheta, Christian Edwards and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The main United Nations agency in Gaza says it will have to halt…
Continue ReadingDeal that led to Black representation on Louisiana’s highest court upheld by federal appeals panel
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court panel is maintaining a 1992 deal that resulted in Black representation…
Continue ReadingOff-duty pilot accused of trying to shut off airliner’s engines mid-flight said he took ‘magic mushrooms’ 48 hours before the incident, court documents say
By Pete Muntean, Cheri Mossburg, Josh Campbell and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of attempting to…
Continue ReadingScientists discover an ancient landscape in an area on Earth ‘less well known than the surface of Mars’
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — An ancient landscape hidden under the East Antarctic ice sheet for at least 14 million years has been revealed with…
Continue ReadingFirst ever Florida Man games will feature beer belly wrestling and ‘evading arrest’ obstacle course
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — It ain’t the Olympics, but a group of Floridians plan to host competitions themed according to the collective antics…
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Firefighters douse early-morning fire at SE Bend Vietnamese restaurant; damage held to stove area
A private security patrol discovered a fire in the kitchen of a southeast Bend Vietnamese restaurant early Wednesday morning and firefighters quickly…
Continue ReadingKrystal Joy Brown shines on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim revival of ‘Merrily We Roll Along’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Krystal Joy Brown has planted her flag on Broadway, first professionally and now…
Continue ReadingMan trapped in jewelry vault overnight is freed when timer opens the chamber as scheduled
NEW YORK (AP) — A man was trapped inside a steel-reinforced concrete jewelry vault in New York City overnight after firefighters had to abandon an…
Continue ReadingBulgaria is launching the construction of 2 US-designed nuclear reactors
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria has decided to expand the country’s nuclear power generation as an alternative of fossil fuels by launching the…
Continue ReadingSam Bankman-Fried plans to testify at his New York fraud trial, his lawyer says
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and KEN SWEET Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Sam Bankman-Fried says the FTX founder plans to testify at his…
Continue ReadingFears of another Palestinian exodus reverberate across the Middle East
By Nada Bashir, Celine Alkhaldi and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Amman, Jordan (CNN) — Through the narrow streets of the Jabal Al-Hussein refugee camp…
Continue Reading2 London police officers have been dismissed over the stop and search of a Black athlete couple
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two Metropolitan Police officers have been dismissed from the force after a disciplinary panel…
Continue ReadingUSPS touts crackdown on postal crime, carrier robberies, with hundreds of arrests
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press The U.S. Postal Service says law enforcement officials have charged more than 600 people with postal crimes since…
Continue ReadingDriver in Malibu crash that killed 4 college students pleads not guilty to murder, held on $4M bail
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 22-year-old driver of a BMW that struck and killed four Pepperdine University students…
Continue ReadingDinosaur footprints uncovered on beach on England’s Isle of Wight
By Hafsa Khalil, CNN London (CNN) — For any fans of Jurassic Park, now could be the chance to tread the same path as the prehistoric giants…
Continue ReadingNBA gets help from ‘Sopranos’ actor to promote in-season tournament
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA enlisted an actor from “The Sopranos” and borrowed the central theme of the film “Ocean’s Eleven,” that…
Continue ReadingChildren in 1 million more families faced food insecurity in 2022, USDA says
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Food insecurity among families with children rose significantly last year after falling markedly in 2021, according…
Continue ReadingA second Baltimore firefighter has died after battling rowhouse fire
BALTIMORE (AP) — A second Baltimore firefighter has died from injuries sustained while battling a blaze that engulfed multiple rowhouses in…
Continue ReadingTrump is fined $10,000 over a comment he made outside court in his New York civil fraud trial
By JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was abruptly called to the witness stand and then fined $10,000…
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