Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A nasty rift between the most seriously wounded survivor of the 2018 Parkland school massacre and some families of the 17 murdered has erupted in court. At a Thursday hearing fight over dueling lawsuit settlements each side recently reached with the shooter, opposing attorneys accused each other of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A 44-year-old man accused of randomly shooting at vehicles on Interstate 5 south of Seattle, injuring six people including one critically, was charged with five counts of assault, King County prosecutors said Thursday. The Washington State Patrol says Eric Jerome Perkins shot at three cars driving north on I-5 at
Continue ReadingCalMatters California has a wealth of data about K-12 public schools — test scores, attendance rates, who’s headed to college and more. Finding it is another story. Information about the state’s 5.8 million students and their schools is spread across at least five websites, each outfitted with dozens of filters, drop-down menus and color-coded graphics.
Continue ReadingBy Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Casey Tolan, Scott Glover, Josh Campbell, Curt Devine and Allison Gordon, CNN Winder, Georgia (CNN) — Authorities searching the home of the 14-year-old accused of killing four people at a Georgia high school this week found documents that they believe he wrote referencing past school shootings, a law enforcement source familiar with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Some selective colleges are reporting drops in the number of Black students in their incoming classes, the first admitted since a Supreme Court ruling struck down affirmative action in higher education. At other colleges, including Princeton University and Yale University, the share of Black students changed little. Several schools also have seen swings
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were sharply at odds Thursday over prospects of reaching a deal for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release, with Netanyahu saying it was “exactly inaccurate” that a breakthrough was close. “There’s not a deal in the making,” Netanyahu said in an
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Office of Special Counsel says Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro broke the law by publicly endorsing the reelection of President Joe Biden and criticizing former President Donald Trump in several statements he made while on official duty overseas. The watchdog agency says Del Toro’s remarks came in a
Continue ReadingCalMatters On a recent sunny afternoon in Lancaster, Cassandra Hughes looked for a place to cool down. She set up a lawn chair in the shade at the edge of a park and spent the afternoon with a coloring book, listening to hip-hop music. Reaching a high of 97 degrees, this August day was pleasant
Continue ReadingLas Vegas (8-9) at Los Angeles Chargers (5-12) Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT, CBS BetMGM NFL odds: Chargers by 3. Series record: Raiders lead 68-58-2. Last meeting: Raiders beat Chargers 63-21 on Dec. 14, 2023, in Las Vegas. Raiders offense: overall (27), rush (30), pass (23), scoring (23). Raiders defense: overall (15), rush (21), pass (12),
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Thirteen former cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy are accusing overseers of the Connecticut school of failing to prevent sexual violence on campus and covering it up. The administrative complaints filed Thursday seek $10 million for each of the former cadets, who all say they were sexually assaulted on campus from the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Chapman’s bet on himself paid off. After agreeing to a deal with San Francisco during spring training that allowed him to opt out after one season, the Giants third baseman agreed Wednesday to a $151 million, six-year contract for 2025-30. “This offseason was a little strange with the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Women in the Nebraska Legislature largely took the reins in a recent special session called by Gov. Jim Pillen to lower property taxes. And many are seeking to get more accomplished to lower taxes for working families in the upcoming legislative session that begins in January. Eighteen women currently
Continue ReadingAssociated Press People gathering wild rice from Minnesota’s third largest lake have stumbled across human skeletal remains that are believed to be several hundred years old. Authorities suspect erosion caused the remains of at least three people to surface on the shores of Leech Lake. The remains were discovered Saturday on the shores of the
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CNN By Tierney Sneed and Jeremy Herb, CNN Washington (CNN) — It didn’t take long after Thursday’s hearing in the federal election subversion case against Donald Trump – the first proceeding before Judge Tanya Chutkan since the Supreme Court granted the former president some immunity in the prosecution – for the trial judge to decide
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As billionaire Elon Musk’s clash with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice came to a head last week, there were legal twists, insults, ultimatums, defiance and then, finally, capitulation. When the digital dust settled, X had become an ex. Musk’s social media platform was banned nationwide and Justice Alexandre
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge has refused to take Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name off the state’s presidential ballots. Superior Court Judge Rebecca Holt on Thursday rejected the request from Kennedy’s lawyers. State law directs the first absentee ballots for the November elections be mailed Friday to the more than
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer club Corinthians, the team turning over its stadium for the first NFL game ever to be played in South America, dislikes anything green so much that its executives tried to paint the field black about a decade ago. It was an effort to steer Corinthians fans
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer (AP) — New Mexico’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the company behind Snapchat, alleging that site’s design and policies foster the sharing of child sexual abuse material and facilitate child sexual exploitation. Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed the lawsuit against Snap Inc. Thursday in state court in Santa Fe. In
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A Palm Springs man pleaded guilty to scheming to defraud the IRS out of more than $2.1 million and to fraudulently obtaining nearly $1 million of COVID-19 economic relief loans, the Department of Justice announced. William Mandel Musgrow, 48, pleaded guilty on Thursday to one count of wire fraud and one count of aiding and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal investigators this week seized phones from New York City’s police commissioner and at least four top deputies to Mayor Eric Adams. That’s according to people familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation.
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