By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that some of North Carolina government’s restrictions on dispensing abortion pills are unlawful. A U.S. district judge granted a partial victory Tuesday to a physician who performs abortions and last year sued state and local prosecutors and state health and
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press The U.S. House voted to end federal protection for gray wolves in 48 states, though the bill’s ultimate prospects are uncertain. The GOP-controlled House passed the bill 209-205 on Tuesday, sending it to the Senate for consideration. In 2011, Congress removed wolves from the list of endangered species in the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout will have surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, sidelining the three-time AL MVP indefinitely. The Angels believe Trout will be able to return this season, general manager Perry Minasian said while announcing the injury Tuesday.
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN DOVARGANES Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least 55 people were hurt, two seriously, when a Metro light rail train and a University of Southern California shuttle bus collided Tuesday along a busy thoroughfare in downtown Los Angeles, officials said. The crash happened shortly before noon along Exposition Boulevard, near the USC
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN DOVARGANES Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least 55 people were hurt, two seriously, when a Metro light rail train and a University of Southern California shuttle bus collided Tuesday along a busy thoroughfare in downtown Los Angeles, officials said. The crash happened shortly before noon along Exposition Boulevard, near the USC
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A judge confirmed an Aug. 29 trial date today for Cameron Francis Curtis, a Palm Desert High School teacher and football coach accused of striking and killing a pedestrian while intoxicated. Curtis, 32, previously pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge after allegedly driving into 64-year-old Nancy Valdes of Palm Desert. Curtis was also
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Things are starting to slow down a bit here in the Coachella Valley, which is why ‘National Small Business Week’ couldn’t have come at a more perfect time. The week is meant to highlight and uplift local business owners, while encouraging customers to shop small. The Desert’s festival season is officially over, with Coachella and
Continue ReadingLAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say one person has died and 13 others were injured after a sports utility vehicle crashed through the front glass wall of a thrift store in Las Cruces. First responders said 10 of the injured in Tuesday’s crash were taken to hospitals for treatment and a 67-year-old woman was
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis but wouldn’t legalize it for recreational use. The proposal still faces a potentially lengthy review process, but if
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — After posting strong numbers for the first round, viewership for the NFL draft was down 3% from last year on TV and digital platforms. The draft averaged 5.74 million viewers for the three days this year across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and NFL Network after averaging 5.93 million in 2023 according to
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The Biden administration is out with new guidelines for tax credits for producers of sustainable aviation fuel. The announcement Tuesday is getting praised by the ethanol industry, but some environmentalists are disappointed. The tax credits are designed to boost production of cleaner fuel that could reduce emissions from planes.
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The nation’s most populous state is growing again, ending a trend of population decline that had dogged Gov. Gavin Newsom through much of his tenure. California gained just over 67,000 people last year, the first increase since 2019, according to an estimate released Tuesday by the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A state judge says the body of a Mississippi man who was found dead after vanishing under mysterious circumstances will not be released to family members until police finish investigating the case. Hinds County Chancery Judge Dewayne Thomas did not make an official ruling
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has granted a request by attorneys for Donald Trump and Trump Media & Technology Group, parent company of his Truth Social platform, to slow down a merger-related lawsuit filed by two cofounders of the company. The judge said Tuesday that Andrew Litinsky
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Mexico’s top official in the Arizona border town of Nogales said Tuesday his country is displeased that prosecutors in the U.S. won’t retry an American rancher accused of fatally shooting a Mexican man on his property. Prosecutors had the option to retry George Alan Kelly, 75, or
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ, COLLEEN LONG and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The first week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial was the scene-setter for jurors. This week, prosecutors are working on filling in the details of how they say he pulled off a scheme to bury
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press The Missouri Supreme Court has taken the unusual step of striking down a 2022 voter-approved constitutional amendment that required Kansas City to spend a larger percentage of its money on the police department, and ordered that the issue go back before voters in November. Democratic Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER, JOSHUA GOODMAN, JIM MUSTIAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country. The proposal,
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican-led Legislature will not take final votes on two bills that attempted to restrict legal recognition of transgender people. The bills died quietly when House and Senate leaders failed to agree on compromise versions before a Monday night deadline. Lawmakers were working on several
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