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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem banned from visiting land of two additional Tribes

May 13, 2024 3:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Meron Moges-Gerbi and Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — Two more Indigenous Tribes have banned Gov. Kristi Noem from entering their Tribal land adjacent to South Dakota, marking the latest escalation in an ongoing clash between Noem and Tribal leaders over the governor’s previous remarks about Native communities. The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe voted to bar Noem from their land on Wednesday, and two days

Collapsed Baltimore bridge span comes down with a boom after crews set off chain of explosives

May 13, 2024 3:35 PM Associated Press

By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Crews set off a chain of carefully placed explosives Monday to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, and with a boom and a splash, the mangled steel trusses came crashing down into the river below. The explosives flashed

Collapsed Baltimore bridge span comes down with a boom after crews set off chain of explosives

May 13, 2024 3:35 PM Associated Press

By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Crews set off a chain of carefully placed explosives Monday to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, and with a boom and a splash, the mangled steel trusses came crashing down into the river below. The explosives flashed

No criminal charges in rare liquor probe at Oregon alcohol agency, state report says

May 13, 2024 3:33 PM Associated Press

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s justice department has concluded that criminal charges are not warranted in the rare liquor investigation that shook the state’s alcohol agency last year. The department launched the probe in February 2023 and announced its decision Monday. It examined whether employees of the Oregon Liquor and

Pro-union ad featuring former Alabama coach Nick Saban was done without permission, he says

May 13, 2024 3:32 PM Associated Press

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Former University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban says a pro-union advertisement that features his past comments was done without his permission. Saban says the comments were taken out of context and without his permission. The ad by More Perfect Union Solidarity is airing as more than 5,000 Mercedes workers in

Prosecution seeks to land Trump hush money case as Cohen cross-examination looms

May 13, 2024 3:31 PM CNN

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — “Just do it.” With three short words, more famous for selling sports gear than exposing conspiracies, star witness Michael Cohen on Monday depicted Donald Trump’s order of a hush money payoff to an adult film star to allegedly save his 2016 campaign. Prosecutors will seek to build

Wisconsin Senate plans to vote on overriding Evers veto of PFAS funding, other bills

May 13, 2024 3:29 PM Associated Press

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans say the Wisconsin Senate will be voting to override the Democratic governor’s veto of at least five bills. The votes set for Tuesday include a measure setting a framework for spending $125 million to fight PFAS pollution. Democrats on Monday decried the votes as desperate

Iowa county jail’s fees helped fund cotton candy and laser tag for department, lawsuit says

May 13, 2024 3:19 PM Associated Press

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Civil rights groups are accusing one Iowa county’s sheriff’s department of mishandling the collection of jail fees. A lawsuit filed Monday says some of that money helped fund recreational expenses like laser tag and a cotton candy machine at a shooting range used by the department. The lawsuit in federal court

Attorney says settlement being considered in NCAA antitrust case could withstand future challenges

May 13, 2024 3:15 PM Associated Press

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer One of the lead attorneys in a class-action antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA said Monday that settlement talks are progressing as a deadline looms next week for the organization and major conferences to agree to a deal that would cost billions in damages and set up a

Attorney says settlement being considered in NCAA antitrust case could withstand future challenges

May 13, 2024 3:15 PM Associated Press

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer One of the lead attorneys in a class-action antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA said Monday that settlement talks are progressing as a deadline looms next week for the organization and major conferences to agree to a deal that would cost billions in damages and set up a

New Jersey lawmakers pass overhaul of state’s open records law

May 13, 2024 3:01 PM Associated Press

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Over jeers of “shame” shouted from the gallery, New Jersey lawmakers have passed legislation to overhaul the state’s open public records law. The move came despite objections from civil rights groups and the state’s press association. The Democrat-led Assembly and Senate passed the legislation that heads

4 Dominicans are accused of smuggling wildlife and throwing 113 birds overboard to their deaths

May 13, 2024 3:00 PM Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Officials say four men from the Dominican Republic have been indicted in Puerto Rico on charges of smuggling wildlife in a case involving more than 100 dead birds. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Monday that the men were detained after the U.S. Coast Guard spotted them earlier this month aboard a

Mississippi governor signs law restricting transgender people’s use of bathrooms and locker rooms

May 13, 2024 2:51 PM Associated Press

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a new law regulating transgender people’s use of bathrooms, locker rooms and dormitories in public education buildings. Mississippi becomes at least the 12th state to restrict transgender students from using facilities that align with their gender identity. Reeves on

Red Sox great David Ortiz, who frustrated Yankees, honored by New York Senate

May 13, 2024 2:45 PM Associated Press

Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Baseball Hall of Famer David Ortiz has been honored by the New York Legislature for his prolific career and philanthropic work. Ortiz has long leveraged his celebrity status to raise funds for children in the Dominican Republic and New England who can’t afford cardiac care. His work has also

At Westminster dog show, a display of dogs and devotion

May 13, 2024 2:44 PM Associated Press

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The 148th Westminster Kennel Club dog show is underway. Monday marked the start of the traditional judging that leads to the best in show prize, to be awarded Tuesday night at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. Semifinals began Monday night,

Nearly 10 lbs of fentanyl found hidden in car battery at Highway 86 immigration checkpoint

May 13, 2024 2:41 PM Jesus Reyes

Border Patrol agents found nearly 10 pounds of fentanyl hidden inside a car battery at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint, east of the Salton Sea. Details on the bust remain limited. We’ve reached out the U.S. Customs and Borders Protection for more information. Get the News Channel 3 app here.

Plans unveiled for memorial honoring victims of racist mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket

May 13, 2024 2:39 PM Associated Press

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A permanent memorial honoring the 10 Black victims of a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket will feature interconnected stone pillars and arches, and a windowed building where exhibitions and events will be held, community and elected leaders announced Monday. The design, “Seeing Us,” by

Republican group takes rare step of targeting GOP incumbent who voted to oust McCarthy

May 13, 2024 2:25 PM Associated Press

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A political action committee that helps Republicans get elected to Congress is doing the unusual — spending more than $450,000 to defeat a GOP incumbent. That incumbent, two-term Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., voted to remove former Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker last fall. The ad buy

Crews conduct controlled demolition on Baltimore bridge span as cleanup continues at collapse site

May 13, 2024 2:24 PM Associated Press

By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Crews set off a network of linked explosives Monday to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, and with a boom, the steel section crumpled into the water in seconds. The explosives flashed orange and let off plumes of

Billionaire Arthur Irving, one of Canada’s richest men, dies at age 93

May 13, 2024 2:22 PM Associated Press

SAINT JOHN, News Brunswick (AP) — Canadian billionaire Arthur L. Irving has died at the age of 93 after a life spent growing the oil business his father founded. Irving is one of Canada’s richest citizens and the second-born son of Canadian industrialist K.C. Irving, Irving Oil announced his death in a statement, saying he

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