Judge to weigh whether Trump’s New York criminal case should be moved to federal court
NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. judge is set to hear arguments Tuesday over President Donald Trump’s attempt to move his criminal case in New York out…
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States clamp down on freight trains, fearing derailments and federal gridlock
By MARC LEVY and JOSH FUNK Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Spurred on by train derailments, some states with busy criss-crossing freight…
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Conservationists and tribes urge US appeals court to block Biden-backed Nevada lithium mine
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Lawyers for environmentalists and tribes urged a U.S. appeals court on Tuesday to overturn a…
Continue Reading Conservationists and tribes urge US appeals court to block Biden-backed Nevada lithium mine
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Lawyers for environmentalists and tribes urged a U.S. appeals court on Tuesday to overturn a…
Continue Reading A scientist’s 4-decade quest to save the biggest monkey in the Americas
By DIARLEI RODRIGUES and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press CARATINGA, Brasil (AP) — The emerald-green canopy shifts and rustles as a troop of willowy,…
Continue Reading The reason US response to the Russia rebellion has been decidedly cautious
By SEUNG MIN KIM and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On the surface, the turmoil in Russia would seem like something for the U.S.…
Continue Reading When wealthy adventurers take huge risks, who should pay for rescue attempts?
By ADAM GELLER and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press When millionaire Steve Fossett’s plane went missing over the Nevada range in 2007, the…
Continue Reading Prosecutors files charges in shooting that killed 3 and wounded 6 in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 26-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in a shooting that killed three people and wounded six more. The Jackson…
Continue Reading Players returning from LIV Golf is part of Saudis’ agreement with PGA Tour
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Now that the PGA Tour and European tour have a deal with the Saudis, one step is deciding how players can return from…
Continue Reading Man fatally shot in New Mexico movie theater over seat dispute
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An argument over seating at an Albuquerque movie theater escalated into a shooting that left a man dead and sent…
Continue Reading Canada’s largest city elects first woman of color as mayor
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Leftist candidate Olivia Chow has become the mayor of Canada’s largest city. Chow is Toronto’s…
Continue Reading New York City drivers to pay extra tolls as part of first-in-the-nation effort to reduce congestion
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York has received a critical federal approval for its first-in-the-nation plan to charge big tolls to drive…
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Imperial Valley College announces new “Desert Warriors” mascot
The new mascot replaces the “Arabs” which was retired back in 2021 after being in place since the…
Continue Reading Richard Ravitch, public servant who shepherded New York through fiscal crisis, dies at 89
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s former lieutenant governor and longtime civic leader Richard Ravitch has died…
Continue Reading California’s law aimed at fast food wages is on hold. Lawmakers may have found a way around it
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new California law aimed in part at boosting salaries for fast food workers has been…
Continue Reading Mexico arrests former official in disappearance of 43 students in 2014, charges 8 soldiers
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico says it has arrested the former head of a federal anti-kidnapping unit in connection with the disappearance of 43…
Continue Reading California mushroom farms cited for workplace safety violations after January fatal shootings
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press California has cited two Northern California mushroom farms for health and safety violations and proposed more…
Continue Reading NYC will add Diwali as a public school holiday. But there’s a catch this year
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will add the festival of Diwali to the list of public school holidays in recognition of the growth of the city’s…
Continue Reading James Meredith risked his life doing civil rights work. At 90, he says religion can help cut crime
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — James Meredith knew he was putting his life in danger in the 1960s by pursuing what…
Continue Reading Work begins to clean up train derailment in Montana’s Yellowstone River
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Work is underway to clean up rail cars carrying hazardous materials that fell into the Yellowstone River in southern Montana…
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