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NEW YORK (AP) — An FBI agent drove his government car the wrong way down a busy Brooklyn thoroughfare, blew through a red light and then struck a pedestrian before speeding away, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Andrew Reyes later lied to investigators about the Feb. 3 hit-and-run that left the victim seriously injured, […]
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An infant in southwestern Wisconsin has died after contracting measles, the state’s first death from the disease in 36 years, state officials announced Thursday.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services did not specify where the death happened or provide any additional details to protect the privacy of the family.
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By SOPHIE AUSTIN, Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he’ll change all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Newsom’s decision comes as he prepares to leave office after eight years. In 2019, he placed a moratorium on executions […]
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By EMILIE MEGNIEN
McCAYSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Thunderstorms caused record flooding overnight in twin towns straddling the Georgia-Tennessee border, submerging some buildings to their rooflines on Thursday as emergency responders rescued dozens of people.
With floodwaters receding by afternoon, residents returned to find stores and other businesses left in disarray by surging waters […]
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By DAVID McHUGH and PAUL WISEMAN
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plan to allow imports of Russian diesel appeared to falter this week after state and federal officials warned that handling any shipments could bring legal consequences and two tankers initially bound for the United States changed course.
Trump announced an […]
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By AMY TAXIN
A Mexican judge has been arrested and accused of accepting $2 million in bribes in exchange for releasing a suspected Canadian drug trafficker from custody, U.S. officials said Thursday.
Luiz Benítez Alcántara was overseeing extradition proceedings in Mexico in 2024 for Canadian citizen Andrew Clark, who was charged in the […]
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Harold Greene, a longtime Los Angeles television news anchor and reporter whose career included prominent roles at ABC7, died earlier this week at age 82, his family confirmed today.
Greene began his journalism career as a producer and reporter in 1970 before working in San Diego and San Francisco, ABC7 reported.
He returned […]
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Did you ever think you would hear the words “healthy” and “Thanksgiving” in the same sentence?
Turkey, sweet potatoes, cranberries, pumpkin – all nutritious foods. What brings on the food coma is all the fat and sugar we add to them. Lest you think I’m the Grinch that stole Thanksgiving, I bring you […]
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The top four administrators in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District – all hired within the past 13 months – have been awarded three-year contracts on 5-0 votes by the trustees.
Each contract will run through June 30, 2030, according to action taken at an October school board meeting. Changes in titles and […]
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER
WASHINGTON (AP) — Harmeet Dhillon, a conservative attorney who oversaw a radical reshaping of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, celebrated the mass departures of career lawyers and spearheaded sweeping investigations into elite universities, has resigned from her post, Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Thursday.
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