Associated Press ALMA, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas man who died in prison decades ago has been identified as a suspect in the disappearance of a 6-year-old girl who went missing in 1995. Alma Police Chief Jeff Pointer on Tuesday said police have identified Billy Jack Lincks as a suspect in the abduction of Morgan
Continue ReadingANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — State prosecutors will not file criminal charges against a police officer in Alaska who fatally shot a 16-year-old girl holding a knife, concluding the officer’s use of deadly force was legally justified. The report Monday from the state Office of Special Prosecutions determined Anchorage Police Officer Alexander Roman “reasonably believed” he
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BATH, Maine (AP) — A woman who lost her husband and son in Maine’s deadliest shooting is seeking the gunman’s health and military records through the probate process. A judge on Tuesday granted Cynthia Young’s petition to become a special administrator of the gunman’s estate to get the records for herself, others who
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Officials say that France’s TotalEnergies and U.S. hydrocarbon company APA Corp. plan to invest $10 billion to extract oil off the coast of Suriname in a historic investment for the South American country. The first oil is expected by mid-2028, with an anticipated production of 220,000 barrels per day,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Three parents and a grandparent say their rights were violated when they were barred from a New Hampshire school’s grounds for wearing wristbands in protest of a transgender girl playing in a girls soccer game. The lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Concord followed a Sept. 17
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced Tuesday its 2024 class of fellows, often known as recipients of the “genius grant.” The 22 fellows will each receive a grant of $800,000 over five years to spend however they want. They were selected from nominations in a yearslong process that solicits input
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced Tuesday its 2024 class of fellows, often known as recipients of the “genius grant.” The 22 fellows will each receive a grant of $800,000 over five years to spend however they want. They were selected from nominations in a yearslong process that solicits input
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The 2024 class of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellows includes more writers, artists and storytellers than in years past, though the so-called “genius grants” list also includes multiple scientists. The interdisciplinary awards announced Tuesday come with a $800,000 grant over five years that the 22
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The 2024 class of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellows includes more writers, artists and storytellers than in years past, though the so-called “genius grants” list also includes multiple scientists. The interdisciplinary awards announced Tuesday come with a $800,000 grant over five years that the 22
Continue ReadingCalMatters California’s homeless service providers have a problem: They aren’t getting paid on time, and it’s making it even harder for them to get people off the street. Nonprofits that provide everything from shelter beds, to counseling for homeless residents, to affordable housing, say they regularly are kept waiting weeks, if not months, for the
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — The enormous scope and scale of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in two key battleground states that could determine the election’s outcome, Georgia and North Carolina, have made the storm an instant campaign issue. The Biden-Harris administration is dealing with what is expected to be a massive – and lengthy
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The holidays are the busiest time of year for many small retailers and other businesses. But the holidays this year could be particularly challenging. Although inflation has retreated, small businesses are still dealing with high costs and consumers have been tightening the purse strings, too. Stepping up marketing
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Hilltop Youth, a group of extremist settlers in the Israeli -occupied West Bank who attack Palestinians and their property. In addition, the State Department placed diplomatic sanctions on two men—Israeli settler Eitan Yardeni, for his connection to violence targeting West Bank civilians and
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer Rebuilding the Pac-12 Conference centered around football. It’ll be a pretty good basketball conference, too, after landing one of the perennial hoops powers on the West Coast. Gonzaga will become the latest member of the rebuilt Pac-12, the conference and school announced Tuesday, ending several years of conversations with other leagues as
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian reporter who exposed online scams and corruption was charged with a criminal offense that could land him in prison for two years for material he posted on social media. Freelance reporter Mech Dara was arrested Monday by military police at a toll booth as he was
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — London police say two teens were injured after a male suspect on a scooter threw what was believed to be acid on them outside a school. The Metropolitan Police said Tuesday that a 14-year-old girl may have life-changing injuries from the attack on Monday outside Westminster Academy. A 16-year-old boy’s injuries are
Continue ReadingSAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Basketball powerhouse Gonzaga will become the latest member of the rebuilt Pac-12 Conference.
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish, Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said on Tuesday he “misspoke” when he previously said he’d visited Hong Kong in the spring of 1989 during protests in China’s Tiananmen Square but insisted he “was in Hong Kong and China” during the pro-democracy protests. His comments during
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The European Union and the United States have urged Albania’s opposition to resume dialogue with the government, saying violence doesn’t help the country integrate into the European bloc. On Monday, opposition Democratic Party lawmakers shoved microphones off tables, hurled objects at the seats of Parliament’s speaker and government ministers
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — NASA’s Webb Space Telescope has identified new clues about the surface of Pluto’s largest moon. It detected for the first time traces of carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the surface of Charon, which is about half Pluto’s size. Previous research, including a flyby from NASA’s New Horizons
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