US Air Force terminates missile test flight due to anomaly after California launch
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — An unarmed U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile was intentionally destroyed when something went wrong…
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Rwanda announces visa-free travel for all Africans as continent opens up to free movement of people
By EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rwanda announced Thursday that it will allow all Africans to travel visa-free to the…
Continue ReadingSale of federal oil and gas leases in Gulf of Mexico off again pending hearings on whale protections
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The federal government has officially postponed a sale of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases…
Continue ReadingFederal agents search home of a top fundraiser for New York City Mayor Eric Adams
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal agents on Thursday raided the home of a top fundraiser and longtime…
Continue ReadingGuatemala electoral authorities suspend President-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s party
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The electoral body in charge of regulating Guatemala’s political groups, known as the Citizen Registry, has announced the…
Continue ReadingState funded some trips for ex-North Dakota senator charged with traveling to pay for sex with minor
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — State funds covered at least three trips to Prague by a former North Dakota lawmaker who has…
Continue ReadingDeath of a player from a skate to the neck reignites hockey’s stubborn debate over protective gear
By STEPHEN WHYNO and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers It took the NHL until 1979 to mandate helmets and goalie masks for new players. It wasn’t…
Continue ReadingFormer Memphis police officer accused in death of Tyre Nichols pleads guilty
By Pamela Kirkland and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — One of the five former Memphis police officers accused in the January death of Tyre Nichols…
Continue ReadingJordanian arrested in Houston supported killing ‘individuals of particular faiths,’ judge’s order said
By Alisha Ebrahimji, John Miller, Sabrina Shulman and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A Jordanian man arrested last month in Houston on a federal…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia jail officers plead guilty to conspiracy charge in fatal assault on inmate
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Two West Virginia corrections officers have pleaded guilty to a federal charge stemming from…
Continue ReadingMan killed after pursuit and shootout with Alaska authorities, troopers say
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say a man was killed during a shootout after leading Alaska State Troopers and other officers on a chase that…
Continue ReadingMartin Scorsese Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese. Personal Birth date: November 17, 1942…
Continue ReadingUtah woman’s leg amputated after she was attacked by her son’s dogs in her own backyard
TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (AP) — A 63-year-old Utah woman had a leg amputated after being attacked by her son’s dogs in her own backyard in a Salt Lake…
Continue ReadingSuspect accused of killing Tupac Shakur pleads not guilty in Las Vegas court
By Dakin Andone and Jack Hannah, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) — The 60-year-old man charged with the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur pleaded not guilty…
Continue ReadingThe final ‘Yellowstone’ episodes delayed until late 2024 due to Hollywood strikes
By The Associated Press The long-awaited final installment of “Yellowstone” — featuring Kevin Costner ’s final episodes — has been delayed…
Continue ReadingMaryland posthumously admits state’s first Black lawyer to the bar, more than 165 years later
By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — The Maryland State Supreme Court has posthumously admitted Edward Garrison Draper to the bar, making…
Continue ReadingUN plans to cut number of refugees receiving cash aid in Lebanon by a third, citing funding cuts
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The United Nations will cut the number of refugee families receiving cash assistance in Lebanon by…
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Wyden, House colleagues reintroduce legislation to keep domestic abusers from using tech to target survivors
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore, and Representatives Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., and Debbie Lesko, R-Arizona, on Thursday reintroduced…
Continue ReadingHouse approves nearly $14.5 billion in military aid for Israel. Biden vows to veto the GOP approach
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved a nearly $14.5 billion military aid package Thursday for…
Continue ReadingSenate confirms three military officers as Sen. Tuberville holds up hundreds more
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, TARA COPP and LOLITA BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed three top military officers,…
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