By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina appeals court has ruled in a case involving a Confederate monument standing outside a central North Carolina courthouse. A three-judge panel on Tuesday unanimously upheld a trial court judge’s decision to side with Alamance County and its commissioners over the statue at
Continue ReadingBy JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A pregnant Arizona lawmaker who revealed in a speech at the state Senate that she was planning to get an abortion says she wanted to share with her colleagues and the public the practical effects of abortion restrictions passed over the years. Democratic Sen. Eva Burch of
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump made a series of false claims on Tuesday while railing against the judge who issued the $454 million civil fraud judgment against him. Trump posted the claims on social media the day after his lawyers said in a court filing that he had been
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago has sued Glock Inc., alleging the handgun manufacturer is facilitating the proliferation of illegal machine guns that can fire as many as 1,200 rounds per minute on the streets of the city. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Cook County Circuit Court claims Glock unreasonably endangers Chicagoans by manufacturing
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer The New York Jets have agreed to terms with former Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams on a one-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The 29-year-old Williams visited the Jets’ facility Tuesday and reportedly had meetings with other teams scheduled
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Two of the Vermont communities hardest hit by the catastrophic summer flooding have put in an urgent request for $3.5 million in state funding to elevate 20 homes in Barre and the capital city of Montpelier for flood victims who still need safe places to live
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court will allow Texas to start arresting migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border and ordering them to leave, while the legal battle over Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest immigration move plays out. The court issued a divided decision Tuesday that allows Texas to
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court will allow Texas to start arresting migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border and ordering them to leave, while the legal battle over Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest immigration move plays out. The court issued a divided decision Tuesday that allows Texas to
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By TARA COPPAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top two U.S. generals who oversaw the evacuation of Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban in August 2021 blamed the Biden administration for the chaotic departure, telling lawmakers Tuesday that it inadequately planned for the evacuation and did not order it in time. The rare testimony
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors today approved a $100,000 allocation to install new lights at parks in Indio Hills and North Shore for security and to improve recreational opportunities. In a 5-0 vote without comment, the board authorized the Riverside County Executive Office to draw down the Unincorporated Communities Fund for the benefit of
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The media company Gannett, publishers of USA Today and more than 200 newspapers across the U.S., says it will stop using stories, video and images from The Associated Press later this month. It’s another sign of the news industry’s retrenchment, and the end of a
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Jonathan Majors’ former girlfriend sued him Tuesday on civil allegations including assault, battery, defamation and infliction of emotional distress, three months after the actor was convicted in a criminal trial of assaulting her in New York City. Grace Jabbari, a 31-year-old British dancer, filed the action in federal court in
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP National Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Duquesne’s return to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 47 years is putting a spotlight on the team’s storied past. The small Pittsburgh Catholic school was among the first collgiate programs to heavily recruit Black players like Basketball Hall of Famer Chuck Cooper. The
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — After seven seasons of success and setbacks as a starting NFL quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo decided it was time to take a step back to recharge his career. He couldn’t think of a better place to do it than with Sean McVay and the Los Angeles
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The last of four suspects in a bus stop shooting of eight Philadelphia high school students earlier this month was captured Tuesday in Virginia. The U.S. Marshals Service announced that 17-year-old Asir Boone was taken into custody after noon at an apartment in Alexandria. They said he
Continue ReadingCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Denzel Perryman is back with the Los Angeles Chargers for a second stint with a one-year contract, the team announced Tuesday. Perryman was a second-round selection by the Bolts in 2015 and was with the team for six seasons. He played for the Houston Texans last season and the Las
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press A divided Supreme Court is allowing Texas to begin enforcing a law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally while a legal battle over the measure plays out. The conservative majority’s order rejects an emergency application from the Biden administration, which says the
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Jonathan Majors’ former girlfriend sued him Tuesday on civil allegations including assault, battery, defamation and infliction of emotional distress, three months after the actor was convicted in a criminal trial of assaulting her in New York City. Grace Jabbari, a 31-year-old British dancer, filed the action in federal court in
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California Highway Patrol investigators today requested the public’s help identifying the motorist who ran over and killed a 29-year-old pedestrian on Interstate 10 in Banning, then fled the scene. Christina Rodriguez of Banning was fatally struck in the hit-and-run on eastbound I-10, roughly a quarter-mile east of Eighth Street, on March 13. CHP Officer
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers are expecting a “new star” to appear in the night sky anytime between now and September, and it promises to be a once-in-a-lifetime celestial sight, according to NASA. The expected brightening event, known as a nova, will occur in the Milky Way’s Corona Borealis, or Northern Crown constellation,
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