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Washington OKs 1st statewide missing Indigenous people alert

Washington OKs 1st statewide missing Indigenous people alert

TULALIP, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov.
Judge rejects New York's redistricting plan, orders new maps

Judge rejects New York's redistricting plan, orders new maps

NEW YORK (AP) — A lower-court judge declared New York's new congressional and legislative district maps unconstitutional Thursday and ordered the legislature to quickly redraw them, a process that could delay the state's fast-approaching party primar
Police: Mom who blamed toddler's death on road rage arrested

Police: Mom who blamed toddler's death on road rage arrested

DALLAS (AP) — A Texas woman who said her 3-year-old son was killed in a road-rage shooting has been arrested on a child endangerment charge, police said Thursday.
Defense rests in trial of 4 men in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot

Defense rests in trial of 4 men in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot

Defense attorneys quickly rested their case Thursday after one of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer repeatedly said “absolutely not” when asked if he agreed to abduct her before the 2020 election.
Judge strikes down parts of Florida election law; cites race

Judge strikes down parts of Florida election law; cites race

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge struck down portions of a Florida election law passed last year, saying in a ruling Thursday that the Republican-led government was using subtle tactics to suppress Black voters.
Prosecutor seeks end to Khashoggi murder trial in Turkey

Prosecutor seeks end to Khashoggi murder trial in Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish prosecutor in the case against 26 Saudi nationals charged in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi made a surprise request Thursday that their trial in absentia be suspended and the case transferre
Severe storms pummel South killing at least 2 in Florida

Severe storms pummel South killing at least 2 in Florida

A line of severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds ripped across the Deep South overnight killing at least two in the Florida Panhandle, toppling trees and power lines and leaving homes and businesses damaged as the vast weather front
Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders to meet amid recent fighting

Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders to meet amid recent fighting

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Thursday he will meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Brussels next week to lay the groundwork for peace talks to end the decades-long conflict over the separatist region
US returns to World Cup despite 2-0 loss at Costa Rica

US returns to World Cup despite 2-0 loss at Costa Rica

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — The United States men are returning to the World Cup after the trauma of missing the 2018 tournament, clinching a berth for this year’s championship in Qatar on Wednesday despite a 2-0 loss to Costa Rica on the final night
Russia bombards areas where it pledged to scale back

Russia bombards areas where it pledged to scale back

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces bombarded areas around Kyiv and another city just hours after pledging to scale back operations in those zones to promote trust between the two sides, Ukrainian authorities said Wednesday.