Parents, schools face increasing scrutiny after shootings
By BEN FINLEY and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — In many school shootings, the person who pulled the trigger — often a…
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Vermont capital springs to life through poetry each April
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — As spring starts to blossom in New England, some Vermont communities come to life with the…
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police and marines in Mexico’s capital have arrested an alleged senior leader of the Mara Salvatrucha gang who is wanted in…
Continue Reading What to know about KC shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Black teen Ralph Yarl was shot twice, in the head and arm, after going to the wrong home in Kansas City, Missouri, to pick…
Continue Reading 1 city, 2 people — and India’s widening religious divide
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press AYODHYA, India (AP) — Syed Mohammad Munir Abidi says India is a changed country, one he doesn’t recognize…
Continue Reading House Republicans ready border enforcement push after delays
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans for months have railed against the Biden administration’s handling of the…
Continue Reading Guardsman Teixeira, secrets leak defendant, briefly in court
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts Air National Guardsman charged with leaking highly…
Continue Reading Russian foreign minister visits Venezuela, offers support
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Russia and Venezuela have reviewed some of their hundreds of bilateral agreements…
Continue Reading 8 Indonesian fishermen feared dead, 11 rescued off Australia
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Eight Indonesian fishermen are feared drowned and another 11 have been rescued after…
Continue Reading California teenager killed when stabbing suspect crashed car
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — One Southern California teenager was killed and three others injured Tuesday afternoon when a stabbing suspect crashed…
Continue Reading China offers to facilitate Israel-Palestinian peace talks
BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister has told his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts that his country is ready to help facilitate peace…
Continue Reading Panel: Seattle police should apologize for protest violence
SEATTLE (AP) — A panel of police, citizens and accountability experts has concluded that the Seattle Police Department should “offer a sincere,…
Continue Reading In Canada, 155K federal workers start strike over wages
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Some 155,000 federal workers, including 35,000 from Canada’s tax agency, have gone on strike in what their union is…
Continue Reading Kim says North Korea’s 1st spy satellite is ready for launch
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country has built its…
Continue Reading 5 indicted in NY for scheme to drug, kill and rob men
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A grand jury indictment unsealed Tuesday names five men in connection to the drugging deaths…
Continue Reading Coroner: Aaron Carter drowned in tub from drug, inhalant
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer and rapper Aaron Carter accidentally drowned in his bathtub as a result of…
Continue Reading Court tosses Berkeley gas ban, but wider impact is unclear
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The politically liberal enclave of Berkeley, California became the first U.S. city to adopt a…
Continue Reading Southwestern US rivers get boost from winter snowpack
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal water managers have more room to breathe this spring as two Southwestern…
Continue Reading Tennessee moves to shield gun firms after school shooting
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In the wake of a deadly school shooting last month, Republican lawmakers in Tennessee…
Continue Reading New Jersey halts electric vehicle rebates, demand too high
By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey residents looking to buy or lease an electric vehicle won’t be able to get a…
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