Florida detective sentenced to 24 years in prison for sexually exploiting a teenage girl
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida detective accused of severely beating a Black man has been sentenced to nearly 25 years in federal…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ third bid to be released on bail won’t be decided until next week
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge says he’ll rule next week on Sean “Diddy” Combs’ third request to be released from jail on bail…
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National monument proposed for North Dakota Badlands, with tribes’ support
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A coalition of conservation groups and Native American tribal citizens have asked President Joe Biden to…
Continue ReadingAlice Brock, who helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s classic ‘Alice’s Restaurant,’ dies at 83
NEW YORK (AP) — Alice Brock has died at age 83. Her Massachusetts-based eatery helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s deadpan Thanksgiving standard,…
Continue ReadingA police chief in Mexico kills himself as troops try to arrest him in a corruption probe
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The police chief of a small town in central Mexico took his own life as troops closed in to arrest him as part of a large-scale…
Continue ReadingThe dizzying array of legal threats to Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been a target for investigations since his early days in office,…
Continue Reading Alyssa Nakken, first full-time female coach in MLB history, leaving Giants to join Guardians
AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Alyssa Nakken, the first woman to coach in a Major League Baseball game, is leaving the San Francisco Giants to…
Continue Reading Officer kills pet dog mistaken for a coyote in Massachusetts town. The owner says it was unnecessary
Associated Press An animal control officer shot and killed a pet dog in a Massachusetts town after mistaking it for a coyote in an incident that has…
Continue ReadingUSC WR Kyle Ford, who spent last season at UCLA, brings unique perspective to rivalry game
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The usual rivalry week platitudes were present ahead of the 94th game between Southern California and UCLA on…
Continue ReadingLouisiana lawmakers pass income and corporate tax cuts, raising statewide sales tax to pay for it
Associated Press/Report for America BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s GOP-dominated legislature passed tax cuts on personal and corporate…
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Former candidate takes plea deal over felony charges of fraudulent nomination paperwork and fraudulent voting
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. – On Monday, Nov. 18, former San Luis Obispo County Supervisor candidate Michelle Marie Morrow pleaded no contest to…
Continue ReadingFox attorneys seek to dismiss shareholder lawsuit over reporting of vote rigging allegations in 2020
AP Business Writer WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for Fox Corp. are asking a Delaware judge to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to hold current and…
Continue ReadingSpanish sailors ride wave of $2M win, Olympic gold medal to lead Los Gallos into SailGP’s Season 5
AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Spaniards Diego Botin and Florian Trittel experienced an adrenaline rush last summer that’s never been seen in…
Continue Reading Cheating on your spouse is no longer a crime in New York, with the repeal of a little-known 1907 law
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York has repealed a seldom-used law over a century old that made it a crime to cheat on your spouse. The…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about a Wisconsin man who faked his own death and fled to Eastern Europe
GREEN LAKE, Wis. (AP) — A sheriff says a Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning this summer and abandoned his wife and three children is in…
Continue ReadingSkilled burglars are targeting pro athletes’ homes, leagues warn. Here’s what we know
By Andy Rose, Josh Campbell and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — At least three professional sports leagues warned their teams this week that organized…
Continue ReadingDaniel Penny’s defense centers on disputing Jordan Neely’s cause of death on NYC subway
By Lauren del Valle and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — The defense has rested its case in the trial of Daniel Penny, the former Marine who held…
Continue ReadingTexas Supreme Court overturns ruling that state Attorney General Ken Paxton testify in lawsuit
Associated Press The Texas Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that state Attorney General Ken Paxton testify in a whistleblower…
Continue ReadingCNN wants the North Carolina lieutenant governor’s defamation lawsuit against it thrown out
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — CNN wants a defamation lawsuit against it filed by North Carolina’s lieutenant governor dismissed. Mark…
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As atmospheric river soaks California, farmworkers await flood aid promised in 2023
CalMatters After flood waters from heavy rainstorms deluged two small farmworker towns in January 2023, California set aside $20 million each for the…
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