By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s governing party says it will withdraw a bill that opponents warned would stifle dissent and curtail media freedoms, ushering in Russian-style repression. Thursday’s announcement comes as tens of thousands of people demonstrated against the proposal. They were met with tear gas and
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a Florida law passed after the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that raised the minimum age to purchase a gun from 18 to 21. The 3-0 ruling from the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals comes as aged-based restrictions are shaping up
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By Marcus McIntosh Click here for updates on this story WAUKEE, Iowa (KCCI) — Friday night, Sue Usher did something she has done hundreds of times. “We let the dog out to use the bathroom,” she said. Moments later, she heard squealing and whimpering from her Waukee backyard. Her dog was attacked by coyotes. “He
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By Jeff Dubrof Click here for updates on this story AMES, Iowa (KCCI) — For Iowa State University women’s basketball player Morgan Kane, her pregame routine is always the same: stretches, lay-up lines and low post work. But there is one thing that she would never stand to miss, her pregame hug with her biggest
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By WCVB Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — When a man shouting odd claims and making threats aboard a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Boston stepped into the aisle, one passenger from a neighboring row immediately stood up to confront him. That passenger was Jeff Neil, of Exeter,
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN Jenna Ellis was censured by a disciplinary judge in Colorado Wednesday, in the latest effort to hold accountable attorneys who boosted former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election reversal gambits. Ellis signed a stipulation stating that several comments she made about the 2020 election violated professional ethics rules barring reckless, knowing or
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By Carma Hassan, CNN Leaders at the US Food and Drug Administration have issued a new call to action to the infant formula industry to protect babies from illnesses caused by Salmonella and Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria. “This letter is intended to assist industry in improving the microbiological safety of powdered infant formula,” FDA Commissioner Dr.
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger’s main talking points heading into a quarterfinal against No. 10 Baylor in the Big 12 Tournament centered on the basics: rebounding and points in the paint. The Cyclones must have taken the message to heart. Sure, Gabe Kalscheur knocked
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger’s main talking points heading into a quarterfinal against No. 10 Baylor in the Big 12 Tournament centered on the basics: rebounding and points in the paint. The Cyclones must have taken the message to heart. Sure, Gabe Kalscheur knocked
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger’s main talking points heading into a quarterfinal against No. 10 Baylor in the Big 12 Tournament centered on the basics: rebounding and points in the paint. The Cyclones must have taken the message to heart. Sure, Gabe Kalscheur knocked
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By WCVB Staff Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Lasell University student who scammed more than $500,000 from a Massachusetts mall jewelry store where she worked spent thousands of dollars on a Tesla, Louis Vuitton items and a lavish trip to Hawaii, police allege. Police were called Feb. 22
Continue ReadingBy Erin Christy Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (KJRH) — In just a couple of months, crews will start transforming a corner of downtown Tulsa into what owners are calling Oklahoma’s largest adult playground. Right now, 2nd and Hartford is home to a new barbecue food truck called Alley Cat Ranch.
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By Sharon Phillips Click here for updates on this story GREEN COUNTRY, Oklahoma (KJRH) — Twenty years ago, people would sign up to become a police officer saying it was a calling and something they felt driven to do. Today, many departments are struggling to fill open positions for a variety of reasons. Sand Springs
Continue ReadingBy Ray Brewer Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, New Hampshire (WMUR) — Managers of a New Hampshire hotel that destroyed most of the passports belonging to a group of students from the United Kingdom last month have released a statement apologizing for the mishap and explaining what happened. “We’ve heard a lot
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NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Former player and current TV analyst Patrick McEnroe will be the new president of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, and USTA Foundation chief executive Dan Faber has been chosen as the Hall’s new CEO. The Hall announced the appointments on Thursday. McEnroe and Faber will begin their roles on May
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Cam Spencer and Derek Simpson scored 23 of their combined 31 points in the second half and Rutgers beat Michigan 62-50 on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. Spencer scored 18 points and Simpson 13 for the ninth-seeded Scarlet Knights (19-13), who rebounded to shoot 52% in the
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By Tara John, CNN As the American survivors of last week’s bloody kidnapping in Matamoros receive medical treatment, and the bodies of those killed are repatriated, Mexico’s broader epidemic of disappearances remains largely unsolved: More than 100,000 Mexicans and migrants have disappeared, with no explanation of their fate for families. The Mexican defense ministry said
Continue Reading By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former state House Speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio Republican Party Chair Matt Borges were convicted Thursday in a $60 million bribery scheme that federal prosecutors have called the largest corruption case in state history. A jury in Cincinnati found the two guilty of conspiracy
Continue Reading FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Savannah Wheeler scored 28 points, Alexis Whittington added 17 and No. 25 Middle Tennessee won its eighth straight game with an 84-53 victory over ninth-seeded Charlotte in the Conference USA Tournament. Middle Tennessee (26-4) advanced to the Friday semifinals for the fourth straight season and eighth time in nine years. Middle
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By NASSER NASSER and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JABA, West Bank (AP) — Israeli police say a Palestinian attacker has shot and wounded three people in central Tel Aviv. Police say the attacker was shot. Israeli media say the attacker was killed. Medical workers said one of the wounded in the Thursday night attack was
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