Airport cargo worth millions stolen from Toronto’s airport
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A cargo container with gold and other items worth over $20 million Canadian (US$14.8 million) was…
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Montana House speaker silences trans lawmaker for 2nd day
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A transgender Montana lawmaker was silenced for a second day Friday as her Republican…
Continue Reading Thefts prompt 17 states to urge recall of Kia, Hyundai cars
By ADAM BEAM and TOM KRISHER Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Attorneys general in 17 states on Thursday urged the federal government to…
Continue Reading Jan. 6 suspect charged with firing gun toward Texas officers
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Texas man who agreed to surrender on charges of taking part in the…
Continue Reading Biden 2024 campaign announcement coming as soon as next week
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will formally announce his 2024 reelection campaign as soon as…
Continue Reading North Carolina GOP closes in on transgender athlete ban
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A prohibition on transgender girls playing on female sports teams in North Carolina…
Continue Reading Sword attack killer gets another 55-year prison sentence
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press ROCKVILLE, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for a vicious and random sword…
Continue Reading Why Sudan’s conflict matters to the rest of the world
By The Associated Press Fighting in Sudan between forces loyal to two top generals has put that nation at risk of collapse and could have…
Continue Reading Former wrestler charged in Mississippi welfare fraud case
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Presss JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Companies run by a former professional wrestler received “sham contracts” in…
Continue Reading Alec Baldwin charge will be dropped in movie set shooting
By ANDREW DALTON and MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors said Thursday they will dismiss an involuntary manslaughter…
Continue Reading Negligence led to Mississippi grain bin death, officials say
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration say a South African teenage…
Continue Reading Wyoming abortion clinic opens despite arson, legal obstacles
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s first full-service abortion clinic in years defiantly opened Thursday despite an…
Continue Reading California could protect sex assault victims facing lawsuits
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers voted Thursday to protect sexual assault…
Continue Reading Panelists: New York casinos could see Atlantic City closures
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Panelists at a major casino industry conference in Atlantic City say the construction of…
Continue Reading Maryland prisons are ‘dangerously’ understaffed, union says
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland correctional officers say a severe staffing shortage is creating dangerous conditions for…
Continue Reading Racial gap in US stroke deaths widened during pandemic
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The longstanding racial gap in U.S. stroke death rates widened dramatically during the COVID-19…
Continue Reading Registration closes for Paris Olympics ticket lottery draw
PARIS (AP) — Online registration for a lottery draw where winners can buy tickets for next year’s Olympic Games in Paris has closed. Entries for…
Continue Reading Roberts asked to testify on court ethics amid Thomas reports
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice John Roberts is being asked to testify to Congress as scrutiny mounts…
Continue Reading Beach birth: Hawaii blocks some Waikiki sands for seal pup
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The birth of an endangered seal at one of Hawaii’s most popular tourism hubs is…
Continue Reading Richard Riordan, former Los Angeles mayor, has died at 92
By JOHN ANTCZAK and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Riordan, a wealthy Republican businessman who served two terms as…
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