Month: December 2022

BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. is closely monitoring Chinese activities that potentially threaten American assets in space as debris rapidly accumulates in low Earth orbit, the head of United States military operations in space said Friday. Commander of U.S. Space Command Army Gen. James Dickinson also cheered the overwhelming passage in the United Nations of

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Two reviews of the May escape of a Texas inmate that resulted in the deaths of five people found a multitude of security lapses such as inadequate strip searches and poorly applied restraints helped lead to his getaway. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice conducted an

By COLLEEN SLEVIN, JIM MUSTIAN, MIKE BALSAMO, BERNARD CONDON and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooter had charges dropped in a 2021 bomb threat case after family members who were terrorized in the incident refused to cooperate, according to the district attorney and court documents unsealed

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A judge has ruled that the director of a Guatemalan investigative newspaper will stand trial on charges of money laundering, influence peddling and blackmail. José Rubén Zamora of El Periodico has been held for four months amid criticism that his arrest was politically motivated by an administration interested in silencing critical

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A girl named Madeline, with a vivid imagination and remarkable awareness of how bureaucracy can dash dreams, got her wish when she asked Los Angeles animal control authorities for a license to own a unicorn — if she’s able to find one. The first-of-its-kind permit came with strings attached, however: The

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in Portland, Oregon, say officers arrested four people during a raid at a store that was openly and illegally selling psychedelic mushrooms. The Portland Police Bureau says a search warrant was served early Thursday at the Shroom House in the Northwest District neighborhood. Police say investigators seized about 22 pounds