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By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US military has completed an additional review of the deadly Abbey Gate bombing, which killed 13 service members and dozens more Afghan civilians during the 2021 American withdrawal from Afghanistan, CNN has learned. The review began in June last year, when the commander of US Central Command, Gen. Erik
Continue ReadingBy BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The U.S. government could end its legal fight against a planned expedition to the Titanic shipwreck. Assistant U.S. attorney Kent Porter told a federal judge Wednesday that the U.S. is seeking more information after the company scaled back its dive plans. RMS Titanic Inc. originally planned
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The Los Angeles Chargers got under the salary cap on Wednesday by making moves with two of the highest-paid players on the team. The Bolts released wide receiver Mike Williams. They also restructured the contract of linebacker Khalil Mack according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA and JOSH FUNK Associated Press A Democratic legislator is calling for an inquiry into South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem’s trip to Texas for dental work and a promotional video in which she praises the dental office. State Sen. Reynold Nesiba says Wednesday he has asked the Republican co-chairs of the Legislature’s
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio Macapá, Brasil (CNN) — En el puerto de Igarapé da Fortaleza, en el extremo norte de Brasil, los trabajadores portuarios descargan grandes sacos de color rojo anaranjado desde pequeños barcos de madera. Pequeñas bayas oscuras se esparcen por el muelle, tiñendo todo de color púrpura y volviendo resbaladizo el pavimento. Después de
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in five cities will start wearing body-worn cameras under a new policy being rolled out. Acting ICE Director Patrick Lechleitner said the agency has 1,600 body-worn cameras that will be furnished to agents and officers in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Buffalo and
Continue ReadingOWASSO, Okla. (AP) — The death of a nonbinary student the day after a fight inside an Oklahoma high school restroom has been ruled a suicide by the state medical examiner’s office. A summary autopsy report released on Wednesday determined that Nex Benedict had toxic levels of two drugs in their system. According to Nex’s
Continue Reading Paulina Nares Nueva York (CNN) — Family Dollar, la cadena de descuentos que abastece principalmente a clientes de bajos ingresos en las ciudades, anunció este miércoles que cerrará casi 1.000 tiendas en Estados Unidos. Años de mala gestión y condiciones difíciles en las tiendas perjudicaron la marca Family Dollar. De hecho, esta cadena, que es
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Adult women who left marriages they entered as children on Wednesday called on Missouri lawmakers to outlaw child marriage, a practice currently legal in most states. Missouri lawmakers in 2018 prohibited marriages of children 15 and younger, only allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to marry with
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US military has completed an additional review of the deadly Abbey Gate bombing, which killed 13 service members and dozens more Afghan civilians during the 2021 American withdrawal from Afghanistan, CNN has learned. The review began in June last year, when the commander of US Central Command, Gen. Erik
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden could face trial in Delaware on federal firearms charges as soon as June, in the midst of his father’s reelection campaign. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika set the tentative date during a short telephonic hearing Wednesday, though she is still weighing several defense motions to
Continue ReadingTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey Republican candidate for U.S. Senate was arrested in 2020 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident. That is according to police reports that came to light Wednesday. Alex Zdan is a former TV news reporter who launched a bid
Continue ReadingBy Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man with worsening migraines was found to have parasitic tapeworm larvae in his brain, according to a report published this month in the American Journal of Case Reports. Doctors believe that the tapeworm infection originated from his habit of eating undercooked bacon. The unidentified 52-year-old initially went
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is ordering more than 250 law enforcement officers and soldiers to the Florida Keys to help stop what he anticipates to be an increase in Haitian migrants fleeing violence in their country. But the Coast Guard said after the order was issued Wednesday that it hasn’t seen
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — House lawmakers in Mississippi have approved a bill that would define sex as binary. The bill passed Wednesday follows the lead of Republican-controlled legislatures around the country that are aiming to restrict the legal recognition of transgender identities. Republican Rep. Dana McLean’s bill defines
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By Eric Levenson and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — In closing arguments of James Crumbley’s manslaughter trial Wednesday, prosecutors said he was responsible for his son’s mass shooting at a Michigan high school because he was “grossly negligent,” while the defense said the prosecution’s case lacked evidence. Crumbley bought a SIG Sauer 9mm gun
Continue ReadingBy JASON DEAREN and MICHAEL REZENDES Associated Press A former bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who was featured in an Associated Press investigation into how the church protects itself from allegations of sexual abuse was arrested by police in Virginia this week after being indicted on charges he sexually abused
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A mayoral hopeful was killed in southern Mexico, one of at least a half-dozen local politicians murdered so far this year ahead of the June 2 national elections. Tomás Morales was hoping to become mayor of the violence-wracked city of Chilapa, in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero. The ruling Morena
Continue ReadingBy CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer A blood test for colon cancer performed well in a study published Wednesday, offering a new kind of screening for a leading cause of cancer deaths. The test looks for DNA fragments shed by tumor cells and precancerous growths. It’s already for sale in the U.S. for $895,
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Las Vegas Raiders kicked off the start of the new league year by releasing quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and receiver Hunter Renfrow to give the new regime more room to operate under the salary cap. The Raiders also released backup quarterback Brian Hoyer and defensive tackle Jerry Tillery
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