Minnesota man awaiting trial in teen’s 1972 slaying is found dead in Illinois cell
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in Illinois say a Minnesota man charged in the stabbing death of a 15-year-old suburban Chicago girl more than 50…
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Tornillo ISD suspends high school football program for next two seasons
TORNILLO, Texas – The Tornillo Coyotes won’t be taking the football field for the next two seasons. Thursday, the Tornillo Independent School…
Continue Reading Uncertainty surrounding former president Ricardo Martinelli roils Panama’s presidential race
By ALMA SOLÍS Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Not a 10-year prison sentence for money laundering nor going into political asylum in…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.; Gov. Brian Kemp, R-Ga. ___…
Continue Reading Arkansas police find firearms, Molotovs cocktails after high speed chase of U-Haul
TONTITOWN, Ark. (AP) — Two Michigan men are being held on multiple charges after police said the pair led officers on a high-speed case through…
Continue Reading Scarlett Johansson and Dan Marino have fun with almost being champions in Super Bowl commercial
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Actor Scarlett Johansson and NFL legend Dan Marino come from different…
Continue Reading Judge blocks Omaha’s ban on guns in public places while lawsuit challenging it moves forward
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s largest city won’t be able to enforce its ban on guns in public places like…
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El Paso actress lands major Hollywood role
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Christina Villa grew up in El Paso’s Lower Valley with dreams of making it in Hollywood. Now, she is celebrating her first…
Continue Reading Nearly 200 abused corpses were found at a funeral home. Why did it take authorities years to act?
By JESSE BEDAYN and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A county coroner reported suspicions about bodies being poorly treated by a…
Continue Reading Dartmouth men’s basketball team will hold union vote on March 5
BOSTON (AP) — The Dartmouth men’s basketball team has scheduled a March 5 election to determine whether the players will unionize. That would be…
Continue Reading Bill to help relocate Washington Capitals, Wizards sails through 1st Virginia legislative hearing
By SARAH RANKIN and MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Legislation underpinning a plan to relocate the NBA’s Washington…
Continue Reading Man accused of stalking outside Taylor Swift’s Manhattan home to receive psychiatric treatment
NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of stalking Taylor Swift after being spotted multiple times outside the singer’s Manhattan townhouse was found…
Continue Reading Lawsuit claims National Guard members sexually exploited migrants seeking asylum
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A federal lawsuit accuses National Guard members of sexually exploiting migrants at a…
Continue Reading Indianapolis man arrested after stabbing deaths of 2 women in their 50s
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors have filed two murder charges against an Indianapolis man following the stabbing deaths days apart of two women in…
Continue Reading Amazon Prime Video will carry an NFL playoff game next season, AP sources say
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Amazon Prime Video will carry an NFL postseason game next season, people familiar with the matter confirmed to The…
Continue Reading A stepmother says her husband killed his 5-year-old and hid her body. His lawyers say she’s lying.
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The estranged wife of a New Hampshire man accused of killing his 5-year-old daughter has…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Colder, windy, rain and snow chances over the weekend.
Our next storm will arrive later tomorrow and early Sunday. A slug of moisture will arrive, giving us rain chances to start. The rain should be on…
Continue Reading A 4.6-magnitude earthquake shakes greater Los Angeles. No reports of significant damage
By STEFANIE DAZIO and JULIE WATSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An magnitude 4.6 earthquake has struck the Southern California coast near…
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Exclusive: Biden officials confront limits of federal response in exercise preparing for 2024 election threats
CNN By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Washington (CNN) — When senior national security officials gathered in the White House Situation Room in December to…
Continue Reading Never mind the mess, Carnival kicks off in Rio de Janeiro with coronation of King Momo
By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — To thunderous applause, Rio de Janeiro’s mayor coronated King Momo, marking the…
Continue Reading Uproar over Biden classified documents report carries echoes of 2016 Clinton email case
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The release of a harshly critical Justice Department special counsel…
Continue Reading An Ohio city settles with a truck driver and a former K9 officer involved in July attack
By PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A city in central Ohio has agreed to a settlement with one of its former K9 officers and…
Continue Reading Colin Jost of ‘Saturday Night Live’ gets entertainer gig at White House correspondents’ dinner
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Colin Jost, the co-anchor of Weekend Update on “Saturday Night Live,” will get a chance…
Continue Reading Georgia Republicans say Fani Willis inquiry isn’t a ‘witch hunt,’ but Democrats doubt good faith
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Republican leading a specially-appointed Georgia state Senate committee that’s supposed to…
Continue Reading What’s inside the Senate’s $95 billion bill to aid Ukraine and Israel and counter China
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is moving toward a final vote on an emergency spending package that would provide…
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Highest-grossing Best Picture winners of the last 50 years
Stacker compiled a ranking of the highest-grossing Best Picture winners of the last 50 years, using domestic box office gross from The…
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States with the most substance use treatment centers that accept Medicaid and Medicare
Where in America can Medicaid users get easy access to substance use disorder treatment? Ophelia analyzed data from SAMHSA to find…
Continue Reading 2 people dead after small plane attempts emergency landing on southwest Florida interstate
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Two people have died after a small plane attempted to make an emergency landing on Interstate 75 in southwest Florida on Friday…
Continue Reading Former St. Louis officer who shot suspect in 2018 found not guilty
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge has ruled that a former St. Louis police officer was not guilty of assault for shooting a suspected carjacker in 2018,…
Continue Reading Mardi Gras 2024: What to know as Carnival season nears its rollicking end in New Orleans
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Carnival season 2024 entered its final days in New Orleans on Friday as a parade of “fabulous…
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