A seasoned prosecutor with few political ties is selected as Colombia’s attorney general
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s Supreme Court has selected the nation’s new attorney general following a…
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Family loss led Indigenous filmmaker to focus on missing, murdered Indigenous people crisis
By Royale Da Click here for updates on this story NEW MEXICO (KOAT) — Amanda Erickson is an Indigenous filmmaker whose…
Continue ReadingScott Peterson appears virtually in California court as LA Innocence Project takes up murder case
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scott Peterson appeared virtually in court on Tuesday, nearly 20 years after he was…
Continue ReadingScott Peterson appears virtually in California court as LA Innocence Project takes up murder case
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scott Peterson appeared virtually in court on Tuesday, nearly 20 years after he was…
Continue ReadingFairfield school resource officer arrested for inappropriate texts with 2 students
By Daniel Macht Click here for updates on this story FAIRFIELD, California (KCRA) — A Fairfield school resource officer…
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. Ken Buck to leave Congress next week, narrowing GOP’s slim majority
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Republican Rep. Ken Buck has announced that he’ll resign next week, narrowing his party’s…
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Georgia judge says he’s on track to rule this week on whether to remove DA Fani Willis from Trump election case
By Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — The presiding judge in former President Donald Trump’s Georgia election subversion case says…
Continue ReadingMothers share stories of loss as new billboard highlighting fentanyl crisis goes up in Sacramento
By Lee Anne Denyer Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A new billboard is putting real…
Continue ReadingUC Berkeley Jewish students successfully march without confrontation
By Gloria Rodríguez and Leslie Brinkley Click here for updates on this story BERKELEY, California (KGO) — Jewish…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about a settlement that clarifies what’s legal under Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law
By JEFF McMILLAN, ANDREW DeMILLO and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The Florida law labeled by critics as “ Don’t Say Gay ” is remaining…
Continue ReadingUC Berkeley professor stages ‘sleep-in’ protest in his office over campus antisemitism
By Cornell Barnard Click here for updates on this story BERKELEY, California (KGO) — In the East Bay, a UC Berkeley…
Continue ReadingMom of teen involved in deadly Phoenix street racing crash shares daughter’s story
By Mickaela Castillo Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK KPHO) — A Phoenix mom is getting a lot of views…
Continue ReadingDavid Mixner, LGBTQ+ activist and Bill Clinton campaign advisor, dies at 77
NEW YORK (AP) — David Mixner, a longtime LGBTQ+ activist who was an adviser to Bill Clinton during his presidential campaign and later called him…
Continue ReadingMore than 50 people arrested during cockfighting bust in Galloway Township, New Jersey
By Alexandra Simon Click here for updates on this story GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (KYW) — Dozens of people from…
Continue ReadingDozens allege child sexual abuse in Maryland treatment program under newly filed lawsuits
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — More than three dozen people allege in lawsuits filed this week that they were sexually abused as…
Continue ReadingCornerback Darious Williams is returning to the Los Angeles Rams, AP source says
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cornerback Darious Williams is returning to the Los Angeles Rams after two seasons in…
Continue Reading GOP Rep. Ken Buck to leave Congress at end of next week
CNN By Clare Foran, CNN Republican Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado, a hardline conservative who has clashed with his own party at times, announced on…
Continue ReadingUvalde police chief who was on vacation during Robb Elementary shooting resigns
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Uvalde police chief who was on vacation during the Robb Elementary School shooting has…
Continue ReadingMan arrested in California after Massachusetts shooting deaths of woman and her 11-year-old daughter
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Police in California arrested a man wanted in connection with the deaths of a mother and her 11-year-old daughter in…
Continue ReadingMother accused of letting 4-year-old son starve to death in Wilmington
By WPVI Staff Click here for updates on this story WILMINGTON, Delware (WPVI) — A mother has been charged with murder…
Continue ReadingThis pub in Lafayette Hill helped shave away at childhood cancer with their 10th head-shaving event
By Nick Iadonisi Click here for updates on this story LAFAYETTE HILL, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Brittingham’s Pub in…
Continue ReadingArizona’s Caleb Love wins AP Pac-12 player and newcomer of the year in first season with Wildcats
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Caleb Love had quite a first season at Arizona. Love was named The Associated Press Pac-12 men’s college…
Continue Reading Federal judiciary clamps down on ‘judge-shopping’ tactics that have helped Texas block Biden and liberal policies
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The policy-making body of the federal judiciary is clamping down on the system that conservatives have…
Continue Reading Opinion: The biggest potential danger from the Hur report is one no one’s talking about
CNN Opinion by Gary Ross (CNN) — Over the past year, we’ve seen an alarming wave of current or former senior government officials who…
Continue ReadingCrescent Township house explosion and fire leaves 2 dead and levels home; Pittsburgh-area responders rush to scene as smoke billows into sky
By Heather Lang and Garrett Behanna Click here for updates on this story CRESCENT TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Two…
Continue ReadingBillboard featuring Sacramento fentanyl victims hopes to save lives: “My life has changed forever”
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A sign was placed high above…
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Venezuela prohíbe los permisos de sobrevuelo a empresas argentinas
Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Venezuela ratificó este lunes su decisión de prohibir los permisos de sobrevuelo de empresas aéreas argentinas…
Continue ReadingMan killed while lying underneath a parked car in Northridge
By Amy Maetzold Click here for updates on this story NORTHRIDGE, California (KCAL) — A man lying underneath a parked…
Continue ReadingThe 49ers add help on the defensive line with a 2-year deal for Jordan Elliott, AP source says
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have added more help on the defensive line, agreeing to a…
Continue ReadingBelarus authorities recently detained 12 lawyers who helped political prisoners, rights groups say
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Rights groups in Belarus say that authorities there have detained at least 12 lawyers…
Continue ReadingHong Kong man charged for smuggling turtles through Torrance mailing facility
By Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story TORRANCE, California (KCAL) — The US Department of Justice…
Continue ReadingKate’s been the reliable face of a modern monarchy. Now she’s at the center of a media backlash
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Attention on Princess Kate has reached levels not seen since she married Prince William in a…
Continue ReadingLost bottle opener found, makes 2,200-mile trek back to West Michigan
By Julie Dunmire Click here for updates on this story ADA, Michigan (WXMI) — Rhonda Mellor hunts for sea glass off the…
Continue ReadingOwner gets shot at after confronting thieves trying to steal car in San Lorenzo
By Carlos Castaneda Click here for updates on this story ALAMEDA COUNTY, California (KPIX) — Detectives with the…
Continue ReadingOscars’ strikes tributes highlight solidarity, and the possible labor struggles to come
By ANDREW DALTON and TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood has been able to put on a show of happiness and something akin to…
Continue ReadingOscars’ strikes tributes highlight solidarity, and the possible labor struggles to come
By ANDREW DALTON and TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood has been able to put on a show of happiness and something akin to…
Continue ReadingU.S. airport nasal swabbing expanding to Chicago and Miami
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top public health agency is expanding a program that tests international travelers…
Continue ReadingDay care provider convicted of causing infant’s death with antihistamine sentenced to 3 to 10 years
RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont day care provider convicted of manslaughter in the death of an infant in her care was sentenced on Tuesday to three…
Continue ReadingBeyoncé’s new album will be called ‘Act II: Cowboy Carter’
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyoncé is full of surprises — and on Tuesday, dropped yet another one. Her forthcoming…
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TikTok creators fear a ban as the House prepares to vote on a bill that could block the app in America
By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — TikTok – and some of its users – are pulling out all the stops to contest a bill that could lead to a…
Continue Reading AI could pose ‘extinction-level’ threat to humans and the US must intervene, State Dept.-commissioned report warns
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — A new report commissioned by the US State Department paints an alarming picture of the “catastrophic”…
Continue ReadingLawsuit accuses Columbia of singling out 2 pro-Palestinian groups by suspending them after protest
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against Columbia University for…
Continue ReadingRomania’s president announces his bid to become the NATO military alliance’s next leader
By STEPHEN McGRATH and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s president says he will enter the race to become the…
Continue Reading GOP Rep. Ken Buck to leave Congress at end of next week
By Clare Foran, CNN Republican Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado, a hardline conservative who has clashed with his own party at times, announced on Tuesday…
Continue ReadingDelete a background? Easy. Smooth out a face? Seamless. Digital photo manipulation is now mainstream
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been a common refrain when seeking proof that someone’s story or some event…
Continue ReadingEnrique Mazzola extends contract as music director of Lyric Opera of Chicago through 2030-31
CHICAGO (AP) — Enrique Mazzola extended his contract as music director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago through 2030-31 as the company announced a…
Continue ReadingMexican journalist abducted by armed men in violent western state
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A prominent journalist in western Mexico has been abducted by armed men and hasn’t been seen since, prosecutors said…
Continue ReadingAP Player of the Week: Caitlin Clark helps Iowa win third straight Big Ten Tournament title
By The Associated Press The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 18 of the season: CAITLIN CLARK, IOWA…
Continue Reading‘worst’ faces arrest over hundreds of open violations
By Jim Dolan Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (WABC) — An arrest warrant has been…
Continue ReadingPentagon to give Ukraine $300 million in weapons even as it lacks funds to replenish US stockpile
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will rush about $300 million in weapons to Ukraine after finding…
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