BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say a drone strike believed to have been carried out by the U.S.-led coalition in northwestern Syria has killed two operatives with an al-Qaida-linked group. The two men were killed on Friday while riding a motorcycle near the northern village of Qah, close to the Turkish border. That’s according
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — U.S. first lady Jill Biden said Friday that she feels a kinship with Africans during her sixth visit to the continent, telling The Associated Press in an exclusive interview that she wants to support nations fighting for democracy — “just like I feel we’re doing in
Continue ReadingBy Alexandria Galtney Click here for updates on this story ADAMS COUNTY, Mississippi (WAPT) — An Adams County man has been sentenced to life plus 25 years in connection to a deadly shooting in Adams County. According to Adams County District Attorney Shameca S. Collins, Christopher Randall was found guilty by the Adams County jury
Continue Reading By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says an internal review of the state’s execution procedures is complete and the state will begin scheduling lethal injections. Ivey made the announcement on Friday. She initiated the review in November after three lethal injections were aborted because of problems with intravenous
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press A weapons supervisor charged with a felony for her alleged role in the shooting death of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie pleaded not guilty during her first formal court appearance Friday. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and Alec Baldwin were charged last month with felony involuntary manslaughter in
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press A weapons supervisor charged with a felony for her alleged role in the shooting death of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie pleaded not guilty during her first formal court appearance Friday. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and Alec Baldwin were charged last month with felony involuntary manslaughter in
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has struck down a federal rule requiring charter boat operators to equip their vessels with tracking devices. The ruling handed down Thursday by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans reversed a lower court decision. It was a victory
Continue ReadingBy Abigail Ogle Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Tulsa City Council members, residents and organizations are one step closer to getting Greenwood designated as a national monument. The Greenwood District was the home to Black Wall Street and was the site of the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1919. The
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Continue Reading STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has announced it’s cutting 8% of its global workforce as it looks to reduce costs. The job losses are the latest in a wave of tech company layoffs. The Stockholm-based company provides equipment for high-speed 5G wireless networks. It says it is expecting to lay off 8,500
Continue ReadingLeah Asmelash, CNN UK publisher Puffin officially announced the release of Roald Dahl’s classic texts, following a week of pushback against revisions to his original language in recent editions. Last week, a report revealed that current editions of Dahl’s books — which include classics like “Matilda,” “The BFG,” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” —
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — A retired federal magistrate judge was appointed to review the execution process in Arizona as part of an examination ordered by Gov. Katie Hobbs of procurement of lethal injection drugs and other death penalty protocols due to the state’s history of mismanaging executions. The Democratic governor announced the appointment of retired Magistrate
Continue Reading By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s attorney general has declined to join a 24-state lawsuit over a new federal water rule that opponents say could impact public and private land across the state. Now some Idaho officials are raising alarms over the decision. Instead, Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador’s office says
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — U.S. first lady Jill Biden gave one of the clearest indications yet that President Joe Biden will run for a second term, telling The Associated Press in an exclusive interview on Friday that there’s “pretty much” nothing left to do but figure out the time and
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Un juez federal de California revocó este jueves la fianza para el expresidente de Perú Alejandro Toledo y le otorgó hasta el primero de marzo para que la defensa responda a esta orden, según consta en documentos judiciales. Una vez se reciba la respuesta, la Justicia de EE.UU. tiene hasta
Continue ReadingBy Joe Fisher Click here for updates on this story MORRISVILLE, North Carolina (WRAL) — The woman who caused a flight from Jacksonville, Florida, to Washington, D.C., to land at Raleigh-Durham International Airport said Wednesday’s incident was a major misunderstanding. Tiffany Miles is facing a charge of airport obstruction. On Thursday, she’s out of jail
Continue ReadingBy John Cardinale Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Christopher Beltran took a plea deal for a second-degree murder charge for the death of his girlfriend Monique Gonzalez. “Trying to prove first-degree is incredibly difficult in New Mexico,” Jason Spindle, Deputy District Attorney for New Mexico’s 5th Judicial District,
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN A new bill overhauling Florida universities to match Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ vision for higher education would shift power at state schools into the hands of the Republican leader’s political appointees and ban gender studies as a field of study. The legislation, filed this week, would also require that general education courses
Continue ReadingCNN By Marianne Garvey, CNN Pink is talking about her new album, “Trustfall,” named in the spirit of the exercise of falling backwards into someone’s hands, trusting them to catch you. “That’s a team building exercise. But to me it means in order to get out of bed in the morning right now, it feels
Continue Reading By JOHN ANTCZAK and AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heavy snow and rain pounded California and other parts of the West on Friday in the nation’s latest winter storm, while thousands of people in Michigan shivered through extended power outages wrought by one of the worst ice storms in decades. The National
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