Charges dropped against 7 Oklahoma police officers in 3 separate fatal shootings
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The new prosecutor in Oklahoma’s biggest county announced Friday she’s dropping…
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Woman sentenced to 9 years in prison for mailing racist threats
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Officials say a Kentucky woman has been sentenced to nine years in prison for mailing racist threats to her neighbors in…
Continue Reading5 Honduran migrants die in Mexico van crash, 18 injured
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Five Honduran migrants are dead and another 18 are injured following the crash of the van they were riding in on Mexico’s…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court’s student loan decision will lower US deficit according to new White House projection
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruling that upended President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive student loan…
Continue ReadingTennessee governor declines to say if he has enough votes for gun proposal
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Lee wouldn’t say whether his proposal to keep firearms away from dangerous…
Continue ReadingTwo taxi drivers arrested in Mexican resort of Cancun for assaulting van carrying foreign tourists
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two taxi drivers have been arrested in the Mexican city of Cancun for assaulting a van carrying foreign tourists. The events in…
Continue ReadingTom Durden, Georgia DA who ordered takeover of stalled Ahmaud Arbery investigation, dies at 66
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The longtime Georgia prosecutor who called in state investigators to build a case against the…
Continue ReadingUS proposes 18% fuel economy increase for new vehicle fleet from 2027 through 2032
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government wants to raise the fuel economy of new vehicles 18% by the 2032 model year so the…
Continue ReadingBrazil refuses US request to extradite alleged Russian spy
By Tatiana Arias and Jonny Hallam, CNN (CNN) — Brazilian authorities have declined a US request to extradite an alleged Russian spy, saying…
Continue ReadingThe backup driver in the 1st death by a fully autonomous car pleads guilty to endangerment
By JACQUES BILLEAUD AND ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The backup Uber driver for a self-driving vehicle that killed a pedestrian in…
Continue ReadingUS education secretary praises college’s disavowal of legacy admissions
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona praised Wesleyan University’s elimination of legacy admissions on a visit…
Continue ReadingPresident Biden to host the leaders of Japan and Korean for an August summit at Camp David
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Japan and South Korea next month for a…
Continue ReadingMaryland political aide died after 2 gunshot wounds, one self-inflicted
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A former Maryland political aide who failed to appear for his trial on federal corruption…
Continue ReadingBay Area man fatally stabbed woman and posted video of it on Facebook, police say
SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a man allegedly stabbed a woman to death in the San Francisco Bay Area and then posted a video of the…
Continue ReadingAttorneys preserve the right to invoke insanity in shootings that killed 4 in Maine
WEST BATH, Maine (AP) — Defense attorneys in Maine may mount an insanity defense for a man who police say confessed to killing his parents and…
Continue ReadingCarlee Russell turned herself in and has been charged with falsely reporting an incident
By Alisha Ebrahimji, Zoe Sottile and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who admitted to staging her own kidnapping…
Continue ReadingBeleaguered Pac-12 says it will pursue expansion with Colorado, USC and UCLA all leaving next year
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer The Pac-12 Conference issued a statement aimed at stability after Colorado became the third school in a year…
Continue ReadingBody found in St. Lawrence River linked to migrant deaths
MONTREAL (AP) — Canadian authorities say a body found this month in the St. Lawrence River belonged to a man connected to an investigation into the…
Continue ReadingAlabama authorities charge Carlee Russell for fabricating story about kidnapping, finding toddler
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities in Alabama said Friday they filed criminal charges against a woman who confessed to…
Continue ReadingThe Emmy Awards are postponed due to the Hollywood actors and writers strike, source says
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press The 75th Emmy Awards are the latest production to be put on pause due to the Hollywood strikes and will not air…
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