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By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor has scuttled a small legal settlement between the state and the owner of a Wichita fitness studio forced to shut down during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic and then operate under restrictions. The settlement rejected Thursday by Gov. Laura Kelly
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By Mindy Weisberger, CNN Very large things often have small beginnings. That certainly was true for brontotheres, the enormous, rhino-like herbivorous mammals that lumbered across North America and Asia during the Eocene Epoch. Brontotheres started out as dog-size animals, but then most species evolved to become nearly as large as elephants, and they did so
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge said Wednesday that federal prohibitions on licensed dealers selling handguns to 18- to 20-year-olds are unconstitutional, in what is the latest legal volley over age-based firearm regulations — a court fight that has escalated since the Supreme Court’s major Second Amendment ruling last year. US District Judge Robert
Continue ReadingCNN By Morgan Rimmer and Nicky Robertson, CNN A number of GOP senators pushed back on controversial claims made by Donald Trump at Wednesday night’s CNN town hall, telling CNN they disagreed with him on a range of issues in a sign of the divisions within the Republican party over the former president. John Cornyn,
Continue Reading By Ashley R. Williams, Konstantin Toropin and Steve Almasy, CNN Jurors began deliberating Thursday after closing arguments in the trial of Lori Vallow Daybell, the Idaho mother accused of killing her two children and conspiring in the murder of her husband’s first wife, according to CNN affiliate East Idaho News. Vallow Daybell, who has pleaded
Continue Reading MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two people have been sentenced for their roles in a series of shootings that left at least 17 people wounded near the Fiserv Forum after a Milwaukee Bucks playoff game in May 2022. Twenty-five-year-old Marquise Jackson was sentenced Thursday to 22 years in prison and 15 years extended supervision after he pleaded
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was ordered to appear by video at a May 23 hearing in his Manhattan criminal case after a judge this week set rules barring him from using evidence in the case to attack witnesses. Judge Juan Manuel Merchan scheduled the hybrid hearing —
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By AMY TAXIN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting one person and wounding five others at a Southern California church luncheon last year has been charged with dozens of federal hate crimes in connection with the attack, which investigators said was motivated by political hatred
Continue Reading By AMY TAXIN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting one person and wounding five others at a Southern California church luncheon last year has been charged with dozens of federal hate crimes in connection with the attack, which investigators said was motivated by political hatred
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Continue ReadingCNN By Julia Kesaieva, Tim Lister, Olga Voitovych, Vasco Cotovio and Katharina Krebs, CNN Ukrainian forces says they are conducting “effective counterattacks” in the Bakhmut area, in comments that are in line with claims from the leader of the Russian mercenary group Wagner that Kyiv has recaptured some territory. Yevgeny Prigozhin on Wednesday accused a
Continue Reading ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tourism officials say more than 74 million visitors came to the Orlando, Florida, area last year, a benchmark just short of pre-pandemic levels. Tourism officials said Thursday that the number of tourists was 25% greater than it was in 2021, when central Florida was still recovering from the blows to tourism
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lakers coach Darvin Ham said he expects Anthony Davis to play Friday night in Los Angeles, adding that the eight-time All-Star big man is “not showing any signs of anything” and is not in the NBA’s concussion protocol after being hit in the head late
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A Yucca Valley man is facing kidnapping charges after stealing a vehicle with a person sleeping inside it. The incident started when deputies were called to a traffic collision involving a pedestrian on the 7100 block of Barberry Avenue at around 5:08 a.m. Deputies learned that the pedestrian was asleep inside of his vehicle when
Continue Reading By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter launched encrypted messaging Wednesday, offering select users the ability to communicate more securely. But its new service is much more of a baby step than a giant leap forward. For starters, it lacks basic protections that security experts consider essential for shielding messages from
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden’s follow-up meeting with congressional leaders on averting a potential debt default has been postponed until next week. The meeting with Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the other leaders was originally set for this Friday. Staff level talks
Continue Reading TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) on Thursday reported earnings of $915 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. The Tempe, Arizona-based company said it had profit of $1.42 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 46 cents per share. The security software maker posted revenue
Continue Reading By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Carletta Tilousi hit the trail as the sun rose, the light revealing a grouping of cottonwood and ash trees deep in the Grand Canyon. Birds soared above and reptiles scampered across the rocks as the canyon walls grew taller and taller behind her.
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Wilson The House voted Thursday to pass a bill that would help recover fraudulent unemployment insurance benefits paid out during the pandemic. The final vote was 230-200, with 10 Democrats crossing over to vote with the Republicans. An ironic twist on the House floor occurred when now-indicted New York Republican Rep. George Santos,
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En lo alto del tren de carga, que retumba, un joven dice que lo han atacado y asaltado. No hay sombra para protegerse del sol abrasador durante el día, ni un lugar donde calentarse en el frío intenso de la noche. Pero aún así, dice, este brutal viaje vale la pena.
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