Officials release more videos of hesitant police response to Uvalde school shooting
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, TEXAS (AP) — Authorities have released footage from the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that…
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A retired Houston officer gets 60 years in a couple’s drug raid deaths that revealed corruption
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Tuesday for the murder of a married couple…
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California attorney general announces lawsuit against TikTok
According to a press release obtained by NBC News, the lawsuit is the latest action for the state “to hold Big Tech accountable for its role in…
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New affordable housing grand opening in El Centro
Jacaranda Gardens is a 96-unit affordable housing and the Mayor of the city says it will help many underserved…
Continue ReadingSEC, Big Ten leaders mulling future of fast-changing college sports
AP National Writer The Big Ten and SEC already have the upper hand in college football. At meetings this week, their leaders are setting the stage to…
Continue ReadingMexico’s president lays out a plan to combat cartel violence. But it looks like more of the same
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s new president has laid out a plan to combat drug cartel violence. But analysts say it looks like more of the same.…
Continue ReadingNorth Dakota wildfire victim was about to return home to South Africa for the birth of his daughter
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A South African man who died Saturday due to a North Dakota wildfire over the weekend was planning to return…
Continue ReadingAuthorities in Belarus open new criminal probes against scores of opposition activists
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities say they have launched new criminal investigations against dozens of opposition…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s largest estuary is in crisis. Is the state discriminating against those who fish there?
CalMatters More than two dozen fishing rods were braced against the railing of San Francisco’s Pier 7, their lines dangling into the Bay. People…
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Colorado’s Supreme Court dismisses suit against baker who wouldn’t make a cake for transgender woman
Associated Press Colorado’s Supreme Court has dismissed on procedural grounds a lawsuit against a Christian baker who refused to bake a cake for a…
Continue ReadingGuatemala is stuck with a problematic attorney general, a legal study says
Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A new legal analysis says Guatemala is effectively stuck with Attorney General Consuelo Porras, who has been…
Continue ReadingFlags fly at half-staff for Voyageurs National Park ranger who died in water rescue
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. (AP) — Flags are flying at half-staff in Minnesota and at national parks across the country for a Voyageurs National…
Continue ReadingDeadspin loses bid to toss defamation suit over article accusing young Chiefs fan of racism
Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has refused to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against sports website Deadspin over an article…
Continue Reading Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld will all close ahead of Milton
Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Orlando’s tourism machine has begun grinding to a halt ahead of Hurricane Milton’s expected hit…
Continue ReadingCourts keep weighing in on abortion. Next month’s elections could mean even bigger changes
Associated Press Two courts this week have allowed U.S. state abortion restrictions, and bigger changes could result from next month’s…
Continue ReadingVanderbilt forward Kijani Wright out indefinitely with health issue
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt forward Kijani Wright, among the transfers brought in by first-year coach Mark Byington, is out indefinitely…
Continue Reading Las Vegas says goodbye to the Tropicana with a flashy casino implosion
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sin City blew a kiss goodbye to the Tropicana before first light Wednesday in an elaborate implosion that reduced…
Continue Reading Woodward book reveals Trump’s calls with Putin and Biden’s private remarks on Obama and Netanyahu
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office and secretly…
Continue Reading Hurricane Milton forces Bucs and Lightning to leave Florida early and other teams to alter games
The NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning have left Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton to practice the rest of the week.…
Continue ReadingUK Conservatives narrow their leadership race to 3 as a new front-runner surges
LONDON (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in Britain have ejected former Security Minister Tom Tugendhat from the party leadership contest. The…
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