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Washington OKs 1st statewide missing Indigenous people alert

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday signed into law a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people. The law creates a system similar to Amber Alerts ...

Mar 31, 2022

Judge strikes down parts of Florida election law; cites race

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A federal judge struck down portions of a Florida election law passed last year, saying in a ruling Thursday that the Republican-led government was using subtle tactics to sup...

Mar 31, 2022

Severe storms pummel South killing at least 2 in Florida

A line of severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds ripped across the Deep South overnight killing at least two in the Florida Panhandle, toppling trees and power lines and leaving homes...

Mar 31, 2022

Man tells jury: I never agreed to kidnap to Gov. Whitmer

One of four men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer testified Thursday in his own defense and denied any role in a wild conspiracy to get her before the 2020 election. Dan...

Mar 31, 2022

Prosecutor seeks end to Khashoggi murder trial in Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The prosecutor in the case against 26 Saudi nationals charged in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi made a surprise request Thursday that their trial in abs...

Mar 31, 2022

Ukrainian president says defense is at a 'turning point'

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The Ukrainian president said his country's defense against the Russian invasion is at a "turning point" and again pressed the United States for more help in the hours after the Kr...

Mar 30, 2022

US returns to World Cup despite 2-0 loss at Costa Rica

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) - The United States men are returning to the World Cup after the trauma of missing the 2018 tournament, clinching a berth for this year's championship in Qatar on Wednesday d...

Mar 30, 2022

Police: 12-year-old killed by younger brother who found gun

ST. LOUIS (AP) - A 10-year-old boy fatally shot his 12-year-old brother as the two played with a gun they found inside a St. Louis home, police said. The shooting happened Tuesday night in a north St....

Mar 30, 2022

AP sources: Broad asylum limits at border may end by May 23

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has a draft plan to end the asylum limits at the U.S.-Mexico border by May 23 that were put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to people f...

Mar 30, 2022

Braces, sex pills, fake eyeball among bizarre NJ beach trash

LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) - Volunteers picked up a record amount of trash from New Jersey's beaches last year, with plastic items dominating the haul, and bizarre castoffs including male enhancement pill...

Mar 30, 2022