By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Automatic emergency braking will have to come standard on all U.S. new passenger vehicles in five years. It’s a requirement that the government says will save hundreds of lives and prevent thousands of injuries every year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration unveiled the new regulation
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City’s main casino workers union wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a different union that seeks to ban smoking at the city’s nine casinos. Local 54 of the Unite Here union says many of its 10,000 workers could lose their jobs
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will soon begin selling its own generic version of Narcan — the drug that can save someone’s life during an opioid overdose — under a deal announced Monday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom as part of his effort to offer less expensive, state-branded options of
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A former National Security Agency employee was sentenced Monday to nearly 22 years in prison for attempting to sell classified information to Russia. Jareh Sebastian Dalke, a 32-year-old Army veteran from Colorado, had briefly worked at the NSA, prosecutors said, and was reapplying to the agency when he tried to sell
Continue ReadingBy ERIK VERDUZCO and PETER SMITH Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Federal authorities say a deputy U.S. marshal was shot and killed and several other law enforcement officers were wounded Monday as they tried to serve a fugitive warrant in North Carolina. The officers were part of a U.S. Marshals task force that was
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Democratic governor says she will allow one of a final pair of gun safety bills to become law without her signature while vetoing the other. Gov. Janet Mills says she will allow a new 72-hour waiting period for gun sales that drew
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will soon begin selling its own generic version of Narcan — the drug that can save someone’s life during an opioid overdose — under a deal announced Monday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom as part of his effort to offer less expensive, state-branded options of
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Lawmakers have unveiled a bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization deal, which aims to address the nation’s shortage of air traffic controllers and implement technology to reduce the risk of runway collisions but would not institute a controversial increase in the pilot retirement age. The draft legislation
Continue ReadingBy Alex Leeds Matthews, Krystina Shveda, Amy O’Kruk, Renée Rigdon and Lou Robinson, CNN (CNN) — As pro-Palestinian protests have erupted on college campuses nationwide, protesters — including students and faculty — continue to be arrested since the first demonstrators were detained at Columbia University three weeks ago. Nearly 200 protesters were arrested on May 7,
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Elon Musk over a settlement with securities regulators that requires him to get approval in advance of some social media posts that relate to Tesla, the electric vehicle company he leads. The justices did not comment Monday in leaving in place lower-court rulings against
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Luxury jewelry maker Cartier isn’t known for giving stuff away, but in the case of one Mexican man, they pretty much did. Rogelio Villarreal was paging through Cartier’s web page in a moment of idleness when he came upon on offer too good to be true. Cartier apparently listed gold-and-diamond earrings
Continue ReadingBy CEDAR ATTANASIO, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Colleges around the U.S. implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency Monday, as police made more arrests at the University of Texas and Columbia University said it was beginning to suspend students who defied
Continue ReadingBy CEDAR ATTANASIO, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Colleges around the U.S. implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency Monday, as police made more arrests at the University of Texas and Columbia University said it was beginning to suspend students who defied
Continue ReadingBy ERIK VERDUZCO Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say several officers on a task force trying to serve a warrant in Charlotte, North Carolina, have been struck by gunfire and someone suspected in the shooting has been found dead in a home. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says officers from the
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain’s military says one of the horses that galloped through the streets of London last week is expected to make a full recovery while another remains under observation following its injuries. Quaker, a black horse, has shown “significant improvement,” on the way to a complete recovery. Vida, a gray animal, remains under
Continue ReadingWHDH, CNN By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — As university administrators and law enforcement crack down on campus protests over Israel’s war in Gaza, they’re invoking a familiar trope: the “outside agitator.” On April 18, the New York Police Department arrested more than a hundred people in connection with pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, kicking off a
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Supporters and critics of a white Minnesota state trooper charged with murder for killing a Black motorist confronted each other in an exchange that was heated but peaceful. The exchange reflects the strong emotions that the politically charged case has generated. Law enforcement officers were among the
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By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — One of the winners of a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot this month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy treatment last week. Cheng “Charlie” Saephan, 46, of Portland, told a news conference held
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Prosecutors said Monday they will not retry an Arizona rancher whose trial in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property ended last week with a deadlocked jury. The jurors in the trial of George Alan Kelly were unable to reach a unanimous decision on
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s and North Carolina’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a case likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-6 in
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