By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press A suspect is in custody after a commercial vehicle crashed into a Texas Department of Public Safety office in a rural town west of Houston on Friday, seriously injuring several people, according the agency. Texas DPS officials said in a social media post on X that the crash happened at
Continue ReadingBy JACK JEFFREY and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian health officials say dozens of Israeli settlers have rampaged through a village in the West Bank, killing one man and wounding at least 25 others. An Israeli rights group says the settlers stormed the village on Friday while searching for a missing 14-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A bill prohibiting marriage between first cousins is headed to the Tennessee governor’s desk after the state house voted overwhelmingly to pass the measure Thursday. Bill sponsor Democratic Rep. Darren Jernigan explained the bill would delete language in the law enacted by the state’s General Assembly in 1829, substituting
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military says it has conducted a successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement that the launch took place at the Kapustin Yar testing range in the south of the country as part of “state testing of prospective missile systems, as well as
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Friday to reauthorize and reform a key U.S. government surveillance tool following a dramatic showdown on the floor over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the program to search for Americans’ data. The bill was approved on a bipartisan
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and gas companies will have to pay more to drill on federal lands and satisfy stronger requirements to clean up old or abandoned wells under a final rule issued Friday by the Biden administration. The Interior Department’s rule raises royalty rates for oil drilling by more
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and gas companies will have to pay more to drill on federal lands and satisfy stronger requirements to clean up old or abandoned wells under a final rule issued Friday by the Biden administration. The Interior Department’s rule raises royalty rates for oil drilling by more
Continue ReadingBy JACK JEFFERY and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A prominent British-Palestinian surgeon who volunteered in Gaza hospitals during the first weeks of the Israel-Hamas war says he has been denied entry to Germany to take part in a pro-Palestinian conference. Police later Friday ended the event early. Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta said
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Drug regulators in Europe have found no evidence that popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are linked to a higher risk of suicidal thoughts or actions. The European Medicines Agency regulatory committee announced the results of its review on Friday. It’s the latest group to conclude
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The Riverside County Department of Animal Services will be hosting its annual ‘Barkchella’ free pet adoption event allowing residents to help shelter pets find a new home. “So many people have a heart for animals and want to see them loved and protected. Barkchella is a great way for the community to help our shelter pets
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — A 33-year-old man has been charged in the slaying of a woman whose leg was found on the beach of a lakefront park near Milwaukee. A criminal complaint filed Friday in Milwaukee County circuit court charges Maxwell Anderson with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and arson in the death of Sade
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan Democrats hope to restore their slim majority in the state House of Representatives when voters fill two vacant seats in suburban Detroit. In District 13 on Tuesday, Democrat Mai Xiong faces Republican Ronald Singer. In District 25, Democrat Peter Herzberg faces Republican Josh Powell. The Democrats
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Adem Bona is leaving UCLA after two years to enter the NBA draft. The sophomore from Lagos, Nigeria, announced his plans Friday on his Instagram account. Bona averaged 10.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks while starting 65 of 66 games over his two years in Westwood. The 6-foot-10 forward-center was
Continue ReadingBy MEAD GRUVER Associated Press The U.S. Coast Guard says three men stranded on an uninhabited Pacific atoll survived for over a week before being rescued. The fishermen got in trouble after their boat hit a coral reef and took on water. They spelled out “HELP” with palm fronds on a beach, enabling Coast Guard
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press The Democratic-controlled Maine Legislature has approved a bill that would protect health care workers who provide abortion and gender-affirming care from legal action brought in other states. If signed by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, Maine would join more than a dozen states that shield medical providers and others from out-of-state
Continue ReadingBy GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — The Brazilian Supreme Court has ruled that the state must compensate victims of stray bullets during military and law enforcement operations. The ruling means that the state is now civilly liable for deaths or injuries resulting from raids by either the police or armed
Continue ReadingMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man has been found guilty of raping a woman a year before he was charged with kidnapping and killing a school teacher who was on an early morning run. A jury in Memphis convicted 40-year-old Cleotha Abston of kidnapping and raping the woman in September 2021. According to the
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Fort Pierce, Florida (CNN) — A federal judge appeared dubious of efforts by former President Donald Trump’s two co-defendants in the classified documents case to get the charges against them thrown out and to get more information from prosecutors about the charges. The hearing in Fort
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A suspect is in custody after a commercial vehicle crashed into a Texas Department of Public Safety office in a rural town west of Houston on Friday, seriously injuring several people, according the agency. Texas DPS officials said in a social media post on X that
Continue ReadingBy DAVE BRYAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Robert MacNeil, who created the even-handed, no-frills PBS newscast “The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour” in the 1970s and co-anchored the show with his late partner, Jim Lehrer, for two decades, died on Friday. He was 93. MacNeil died of natural causes at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, according to his
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