A grand jury in Ohio will hear evidence this week to decide whether police officers should face criminal charges in the shooting of Jayland Walker. The 25-year-old Black man’s death last summer …
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By JOHN SEEWER
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4/10/23
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Democratic Sen. Bob Casey says he’ll seek a fourth term, bringing unmatched name recognition in Pennsylvania politics to his party’s defense of a seat in a presidential battleground state. …
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By MARC LEVY
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4/10/23
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The mayor of Baltimore has called for a summer curfew after two teenagers were shot while police were attempting to break up a large crowd of minors Sunday night. WBAL-TV reports a 14-year-old and a …
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By The Associated Press
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4/10/23
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Police say a Houston man declared innocent in 2021 after being convicted in a fatal stabbing and serving seven years in prison has been charged with murder. Houston police say 46-year-old Lydell …
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4/9/23
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People working from home became younger, more diverse, better educated and more likely to move during the COVID-19 pandemic. That's according to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau released last …
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER
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4/9/23
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A 78-year-old woman with two past bank robbery convictions faces new charges after authorities allege she handed a teller a note that said “I didn’t mean to scare you” during a recent Missouri …
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4/9/23
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Audiences said let’s go to the movie theater for “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” this weekend. The animated offering from Universal and Illumination powered up with $204.6 million in its first …
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By LINDSEY BAHR
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4/9/23
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The first openly gay person to lead the American Medical Association takes the reins at a fractious time for U.S. health care. The rights of transgender patients and those seeking abortion care are …
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By LINDSEY TANNER
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4/9/23
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Los Angeles Unified School District workers have approved a contract to increase wages and provide better benefits for staffers after a three-day strike last month. The contract still needs to be …
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4/8/23
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Biden sports plan angers transgender advocates, opponents A Biden administration proposal to forbid outright bans on transgender athletes sparked outrage from conservative leaders while also angering …
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4/8/23
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NEW YORK (AP) — Dust off your eclipse glasses: It's only a year until a total solar eclipse sweeps across North America. On April 8, 2024, the moon will cast its shadow across a stretch of the …
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By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer
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4/8/23
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Three men have been arrested in connection with a fatal shootout between rival motorcycle gangs at an Oklahoma City bar, according to police. Affidavits filed against the three …
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4/8/23
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A man was fatally shot Friday morning by deputies in southwest Missouri who responded to a convenience store theft near Springfield, the Greene County Sheriff's Office …
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4/8/23
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Today in History
Today is Saturday, April 8, the 98th day of 2023. There are 267 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta …
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By The Associated Press
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4/8/23
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Award-winning Bolivian journalist Harold Olmos, who led Associated Press operations in Venezuela and Brazil, has died at age 78. Olmos fled his coup-convulsed homeland more than four decades ago. His …
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By FRANK BAJAK
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4/7/23
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Three California condors have died from avian flu in northern Arizona and authorities are trying to determine what killed five others in the flock. The National Park Service on Friday said the birds …
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4/7/23
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April 1 - 7, 2023
From Holy Week celebrations to protests in France over the nationwide resistance to a government proposal to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, this photo gallery …
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4/7/23
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A Utah man who fatally shot his wife, her mother and their five kids left a suicide note saying he “would rather rot in hell” than continue being controlled by his wife, investigators wrote in a …
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By SAM METZ
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4/7/23
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From dressing as Roman soldiers in Antigua, Guatemala, to carrying palm fronds on the streets of Lagos, Nigeria, Christians around the world are celebrating Holy Week. For millions of Christians, the …
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By The Associated Press
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4/7/23
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Meet Percy, the police rabbit. Yes, that’s fur real. Some bunny — also known as Officer Ashley Carson — found a lost rabbit last year in the middle of Percy Avenue in Yuba City, California, …
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4/7/23
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