A veteran Nebraska police officer was killed when his cruiser was struck by another vehicle after he made a traffic stop. The State Patrol says 54-year-old Ceresco Police Officer Ross Bartlett …
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4/13/24
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President Joe Biden is set to meet with his national security team and monitor the situation in the Middle East ahead of a feared Iranian strike against Israel. Tensions are at their highest since …
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE and ZEKE MILLER
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4/13/24
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River barges break loose in Pittsburgh, causing damage and closing bridges before some go over a dam
Pittsburgh officials say a large group of river barges broke loose and floated down the Ohio River, damaging a marina and causing bridge closures before the boats were pinned to the riverbank or went …
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4/13/24
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The United Methodist Church lost one-fourth of its U.S. churches in a recent schism, with conservatives departing over disputes on sexuality and theology. Now the question is whether the church can …
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By PETER SMITH
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4/13/24
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A University of Michigan proposal aimed at deterring disruptions on its Ann Arbor campus after anti-Israel protesters interrupted an honors convocation is sparking backlash from free speech …
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By COREY WILLIAMS
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4/13/24
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The mother of a Nevada prisoner who died in custody has filed a wrongful death lawsuit calling into question the coroner's narrative that her son died of heart problems. The lawsuit filed late …
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By GABE STERN and RIO YAMAT
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4/12/24
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A former career U.S. diplomat has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after admitting he worked for decades as a secret agent for communist Cuba. Manuel Rocha was sentenced Friday after …
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By GISELA SALOMON and JIM MUSTIAN
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4/12/24
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Houston hospital halts liver and kidney transplants after learning a doctor manipulated some records
A Houston hospital says it has halted its liver and kidney transplant programs after discovering a doctor manipulated records for liver transplant candidates. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center …
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4/12/24
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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 …
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By MEAD GRUVER
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4/12/24
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Lawyers for two co-defendants of former President Donald Trump in the Florida classified documents case are asking a judge to dismiss charges against them. Trump valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago …
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By STEPHANY MATAT and ERIC TUCKER
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4/12/24
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A new survey shows that almost a quarter of people who have been dropped from Medicaid during post-pandemic eligibility reviews are still uninsured. High costs also are preventing many from getting …
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By DEVNA BOSE
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4/12/24
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April 5 - 11, 2024
People across North America watch a total solar eclipse, members of the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square perform during a conference in Salt Lake City, and a rainbow forms …
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By The Associated Press
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4/11/24
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A judge has turned down a request to release a Wisconsin woman from a psychiatric hospital, a decade after she nearly killed a girl at age 12. Morgan Geyser is now 21 and no longer takes …
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By ED WHITE
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4/11/24
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A convicted murderer who was released early from a Texas prison in 1993 and now faces two new murder charges has offered to enter a plea and to return to prison for 50 years in exchange for avoiding …
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By JIM VERTUNO
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4/11/24
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Attorneys defending the state of New Hampshire have begun highlighting the past misdeeds of man who says he suffered horrific physical and sexual abuse as a teenager at the state’s youth detention …
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By HOLLY RAMER
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4/11/24
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Officials say a massive missile and drone attack has destroyed one of Ukraine’s largest power plants and damaged others. It was part of a renewed Russian campaign targeting energy infrastructure. …
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By HANNA ARHIROVA
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4/11/24
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Since the day they were founded, the Olympics have had a confusing relationship with money. The games were supposed to celebrate sport for sport’s sake. But the price athletes paid to be any good …
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By EDDIE PELLS
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4/11/24
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A special prosecutor has been assigned to look into whether Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones should face criminal charges over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The Prosecuting …
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By KATE BRUMBACK
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4/11/24
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A memoir Alexei Navalny began working on in 2020 will be published this fall. “Patriot,” which publisher Alfred A. Knopf is calling the late Russian opposition leader’s “final letter to the …
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4/11/24
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The Biden administration is handing out almost $830 million in grants for 80 projects around the country aimed at toughening infrastructure against the extreme weather of climate change. The money …
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By ALEXA ST. JOHN
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4/11/24
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