Federal officials have released images showing a helicopter as it broke apart midair and crashed in New York last month, killing six people. The series of video stills are included in the National …
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By PHILIP MARCELO
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5/7/25
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The acquittal of three former Memphis police officers of state charges in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is the latest development in a case that prompted renewed calls for police reforms in the …
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By ADRIAN SAINZ
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5/7/25
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Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday defended judicial independence as necessary to “check the excesses of the Congress or the executive," amid attacks on federal judges who have slowed …
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By MARK SHERMAN
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5/7/25
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A deadly midair collision in January between a military helicopter and a commercial airliner, and several crashes since, have prompted officials to focus on fixing the nation’s outdated air traffic …
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By JOSH FUNK
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5/7/25
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Six people in a rural Texas county have been indicted in a widening elections investigation led by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton. The indictments bring felony charges to a case that Latino …
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By NADIA LATHAN and JUAN LOZANO
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5/7/25
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U.S. and Chinese delegations in Switzerland will meet in Switzerland this weekend in their first major talks since President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on U.S. imports of Chinese goods. As Israel …
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By The Associated Press
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5/7/25
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A new study out in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment finds that wildfires fueled by climate change are linked to as many as thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in …
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By DORANY PINEDA
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5/7/25
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A Kentucky woman was in a sticky mess when she found stacks of boxes containing lollipops on her doorstep. The surprise delivery was ordered by her young son while he played on her phone. Media …
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North Carolina's elections board has ousted the agency’s executive director after Republicans gained control. The State Board of Elections on Wednesday replaced executive director Karen Brinson …
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By GARY D. ROBERTSON
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The Democratic controlled cities of Salt Lake City and Boise adopted new city flags this week that show support for LGBTQ+ people in defiance of new laws passed by their states’ …
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By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and REBECCA BOONE
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5/7/25
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Attorneys for a Utah man who has been on death row for 37 years are due before a state judge as they seek to spare the convicted murderer from execution because he has dementia. Ralph Leroy Menzies …
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By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and MATTHEW BROWN
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5/7/25
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The NHL team in Salt Lake City is now known as the Utah Mammoth. Owners Ryan and Ashley Smith unveiled the franchise’s permanent name Thursday morning after more than a year of fan input and …
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By STEPHEN WHYNO
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5/7/25
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Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that has passed the state House on Wednesday. It is the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has …
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By MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVY
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5/7/25
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A federal judge says the jury in the sex trafficking trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs isn't expected to be finalized until Friday, two days later than expected. The judge granted a request …
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER
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5/7/25
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The Trump administration is promising to fix the nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers after recent control tower troubles on the East Coast and a string of crashes this year. But the demand …
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By JOHN SEEWER
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5/7/25
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A hearing Wednesday before Nevada’s high court could provide the first public view into a secretive case about who will control Rupert Murdoch’s media empire after he dies. The case has been …
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5/7/25
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If you wanted to find the Vietnam War in American television shows, you mostly had to wait until it was long over. The wildly popular series “M*A*S*H” was set in the Korean War but its anti-war …
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By ANDREW DALTON
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5/7/25
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Prosecutors say an Illinois man tried to kidnap a child from a school in Buffalo, New York, and punched an employee who confronted him. He pleaded not guilty Wednesday to attempted kidnapping and …
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By CAROLYN THOMPSON
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5/7/25
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The Republican challenger for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat has conceded last November’s election to the Democratic incumbent. Jefferson Griffin said in a statement to The Associated Press on …
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By GARY D. ROBERTSON
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5/7/25
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Police have charged Florida cornerback Dijon Johnson with two felonies, including possession of a firearm, and misdemeanors after his arrest over the weekend while driving a car in Tampa. Police said …
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