Man who killed 2 women he met a day apart in north Florida bars in 1996 is put to death
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man who killed two women he met a day apart at north Florida bars in 1996 has been…
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Jury hears Manuel Ellis’ last words at trial of Washington officers accused in the Black man’s death
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Jurors heard the last words of Manny Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man who was punched,…
Continue ReadingJury hears Manuel Ellis’ last words at trial of Washington officers accused in the Black man’s death
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Jurors heard the last words of Manny Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man who was punched,…
Continue ReadingLate-night shows return with plenty of snarky fodder post-writers’ strike
CNN Megan Thomas (CNN) — Network late-night talks shows returned to air on Monday, five months after production came to a halt due to the…
Continue ReadingWhich students get into advanced math? Texas is using test scores to limit bias
By TALIA RICHMAN of The Dallas Morning News DALLAS (AP) — When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math…
Continue ReadingHunter Biden pleads not guilty to three federal gun charges filed after his plea deal collapsed
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, CLAUDIA LAUER and RANDALL CHASE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to three…
Continue ReadingFuller picture emerges of the 13 federal executions at the end of Trump’s presidency
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A day before the federal government executed a Texas man for the killing of an Iowa couple…
Continue ReadingUS Rep. Cuellar of Texas is back at work after being carjacked by 3 armed attackers near the Capitol
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas was back at work on Tuesday after being carjacked the night…
Continue ReadingSheriff says detectives ‘acted appropriately’ during violent arrest, claiming bystander video was altered
By Isabel Rosales, Jaide Timm-Garcia and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Officers will not face disciplinary action for the violent arrest last week…
Continue ReadingSheriff says detectives ‘acted appropriately’ during violent arrest, claiming bystander video was altered
WJXT, JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF’S OFFICE, WITNESS VIDEO, CNN By Isabel Rosales, Jaide Timm-Garcia and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Officers will…
Continue ReadingSuspect in kidnapping of 9-year-old girl wrote a ransom note to try to get money, court documents state
CNN, SPECTRUM NEWS (ALBANY) By Elizabeth Wolfe, Andy Rose, John Miller and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — The 46-year-old man accused of…
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Update: Planned 350-acre prescribed burn along Highway 20 NW of Sisters canceled due to heavy rainfall
The Sisters Ranger District’s 350-acre prescribed burn planned for Tuesday four miles northwest of Sisters adjacent to the eastern side of Highway…
Continue ReadingGenerations of students remember 1968 massacre in march through Mexico City
By DANIEL SHAILER The Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Chanting in unison, students marched through downtown Mexico City on Monday evening,…
Continue ReadingJacksonville sheriff says body camera video shows officers were justified in beating suspect
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press A Florida sheriff released body camera video Monday that he says shows his officers were justified when they…
Continue ReadingMarion police chief resigns after the widely-condemned raid of the Marion County Record newspaper in Kansas
By Jon Passantino and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The Marion, Kansas, police chief who ordered a widely-condemned law enforcement raid on a…
Continue ReadingMaryland town swears in first Black council members in 200-year history
By Justin Gamble and Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN (CNN) — A Maryland town swore in Black lawmakers Monday for the first time in its 200-year history.…
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Forest Service closes Walton Lake Campground to begin tree-thinning project, but 8-year court fight may not be over
The Ochoco National Forest closed the Walton Lake Campground Sunday to implement its Walton Lake Restoration Project, but environmentalists who have…
Continue ReadingMore than 100 dolphins found dead in Brazilian Amazon as water temperatures soar
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — More than 100 dolphins have died in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in the past week as the…
Continue ReadingSheriff Paul Penzone of Arizona’s Maricopa County says he’s stepping down a year early in January
PHOENIX (AP) — Sheriff Paul Penzone of Arizona’s Maricopa County says he is resigning in January after serving almost two terms.…
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Parent of Ponderosa Elementary first-grader voices concern over classmate’s threat; district says it wasn’t ‘credible’
A parent’s disturbing report that a Ponderosa Elementary School first-grader had made violent threats spread quickly online Monday morning, but a…
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