Officer who raced to Parkland massacre scene testifies against deputy who stayed outside
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — A police officer who rushed into a high school building during the 2018 Parkland shooting testified Friday that a…
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Homeland Security names Border Patrol veteran Jason Owens to lead the agency
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration named U.S. Border Patrol veteran Jason Owens to lead the agency, replacing retiring chief Raul Ortiz. In…
Continue Reading Sergeant, 5 officers broke department policy in fatal 2022 shooting, LAPD chief says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles police sergeant and five officers broke department policy when they opened fire last year on an armed man who…
Continue Reading Oregon Democratic Party to send federal officials a $500,000 donation from former FTX executive
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Democratic Party of Oregon says it will send a half-million dollars to the U.S. Marshals…
Continue Reading UN aid chief says Ukraine faces `hugely worse’ humanitarian situation after the dam rupture
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The humanitarian situation in Ukraine is “hugely worse” than before the Kakhovka dam…
Continue Reading New Mexico reaches $500M settlement with Walgreens in opioid case
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has settled with Walgreens for $500 million over the pharmacy chain’s role in distributing highly addictive…
Continue Reading Key moments in Trump indictment: Flaunting classified material, stowing boxes in Mar-a-Lago bathroom
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department detailed stunning allegations against former President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Montana gas power plant can resume construction, judge rules
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — NorthWestern Energy will resume construction of a natural gas power plant along…
Continue Reading Federal judge who presided over rare Michigan death penalty trial dies at 79
By ED WHITE Associated Press Robert Holmes Bell, a retired federal judge who presided over a trial that included a rare death sentence in Michigan,…
Continue Reading Guatemala snubs human rights court, orders release of prisoners convicted of crimes against humanity
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associates Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan appeals court has disobeyed a ruling from the Inter-American Court of Human…
Continue Reading Ex-governor general examining allegations of Chinese meddling in Canada steps down
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A Canadian government appointee looking into allegations of Chinese interference in Canada is stepping down from his role,…
Continue Reading Vegas water agency empowered to limit home water flows in future
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada has taken a dramatic, but not immediate, step toward limiting the amount of Colorado River…
Continue Reading Indictment takeaways: Trump’s alleged schemes and lies to keep secret papers
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The federal indictment against Donald Trump accuses the former president of illegally…
Continue Reading Black teen shot by officer during struggle was armed with pellet gun, not handgun, police say
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Black teen fatally shot by an officer was armed with a pellet gun and not a semiautomatic…
Continue Reading Boris Johnson’s career spanned dizzying heights and tumultuous lows
LONDON (AP) — He was the mayor who reveled in the glory of hosting the 2012 London Olympics, and the man who led the Conservatives to a whopping…
Continue Reading Old criminal records in New York would be automatically sealed under bill passed by lawmakers
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Yorkers who commit crimes could have their records automatically sealed…
Continue Reading Lawmakers propose to weaken Obama rule requiring airlines to advertise full airfare price
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Congress will consider rolling back an Obama-era rule that requires airlines to show the total cost of a ticket…
Continue Reading Colombia government, largest remaining rebel group agree to 6-month cease-fire
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — Colombia’s government and the country’s largest remaining guerrilla group have agreed…
Continue Reading Kansas governor picks high-ranking DEA official to take over embattled highway patrol
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas governor has named a high-ranking U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration official to…
Continue Reading Florida’s ‘Dr. Deep’ resurfaces after a record 100 days living underwater
KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) — A university professor who spent 100 days living underwater at a Florida Keys lodge for scuba divers resurfaced Friday and…
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