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DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions have released Cameron Sutton as authorities continue to search for the defensive back to serve a domestic violence warrant in Florida. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has asked for help in finding Sutton. The seven-year pro just finished his first season with the Lions and helped them reach the

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press House Republicans have filed a lawsuit seeking to force two Justice Department lawyers to testify about the criminal investigation of Hunter Biden as part of the chamber’s impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The lawsuit comes as the impeachment inquiry is all but winding down, with the Republican ranks

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A man who says he was sexually abused as a boy by a Catholic priest in New Mexico in the 1960s is suing the church and diocese. The suit filed Tuesday in district court is the latest case to surface in the state as the Catholic Church wrestles with the

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman who claimed she was abducted after stopping her car to check on a wandering toddler pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges of giving false information to law enforcement. News outlets reported that Carlee Russell pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of false reporting to law enforcement and falsely reporting

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s top Republican lawmaker says the effort by supporters of former President Donald Trump to recall him from office has failed. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has challenged the validity of thousands of the signatures submitted. Earlier this week, Vos derided those attempting to recall him as

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts bill that bars someone from sharing explicit images or videos without consent was approved unanimously by the Massachusetts Senate. The bill, which was approved Thursday and now goes to conference committee to hash out differences with the House, means only South Carolina has not banned

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have agreed in principle to open membership negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina, even though the Western Balkan country must still do a lot of work before talks can begin. The 27 leaders gave the political green light at a summit in Brussels after the European Commission

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — An independent investigation has found no evidence of bullying by the president of a historically Black Missouri university leading up to the suicide of another top administrator. Lincoln University curators called Antoinette Bonnie Candia-Bailey’s January death tragic in an open letter Thursday. They say there’s no

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Fugitive Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont says that he will return to Spain for the first time since leading a failed 2017 breakaway bid if he has a viable chance to be restored as regional president following upcoming elections. Puigdemont is still a wanted man in Spain

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Michigan attorneys have pressed a federal appellate panel in Cincinnati to move their lawsuit seeking to shut down a portion of an aging petroleum pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac from federal to state court. The attorneys argued Thursday before the three-judge panel that the state’s

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge says a federal lawsuit against the NFL’s disability plan can proceed to trial. The potential class action on behalf of retired players accuses the league of routinely denying valid injury claims so that it won’t have to make disability payments. The judge said the plan’s

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Court records show a man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend and kidnapping and killing her 2-year-old daughter has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of kidnapping resulting in death. The plea agreement entered into Thursday by Rashad Trice shows he faces a minimum term of life in prison

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed off on legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence. The move makes Tennessee the first state in the U.S. to enact such measures. Supporters say the goal is to

By The Associated Press Sports and gambling are once again in the spotlight in the wake of the Los Angeles Dodgers firing Ippei Mizuhara, the interpreter and close friend of newly acquired star player Shohei Ohtani. The abrupt dismissal of the 39-year-old Mizuhara came amid reports from the Los Angeles Times and ESPN regarding his

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — After a season with very little snow, a blast of snowy weather could dump a foot or more in some northern states, just as spring officially arrives. Parts of Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin are under winter weather advisories, with snow

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New bipartisan legislation introduced in the House would require the identification and labeling of online content generated using artificial intelligence. The proposal aims to protect users from the risks of so-called AI deepfakes, lifelike images, videos and audio created by artificial intelligence that can be hard or

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says that a Texas law giving state authorities the power to arrest and deport migrants who have entered the country illegally is unconstitutional. Mayorkas spoke Thursday during a joint news conference with Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo in the Guatemalan capital. Mayorkas says “It is our

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian officials say they will set targets to decrease the number of new temporary residents in the country. Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Thursday it’s the first time Canada will do this. The federal government plans to decrease the number of  temporary residents from the current 6.2% of the population down

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — City leaders in Portland, Oregon, are reviving a protest response team, though some residents are skeptical and say their confidence was eroded by the police response to 2020 racial justice protests in the city. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the Portland City Council on Wednesday approved a 6% salary increase for officers

By BRUCE SCHREINER and ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Biden administration pumped more money into clean energy projects Thursday, announcing up to $475 million in federal funding for projects in five states — including the political battleground states of Pennsylvania, Arizona and Nevada. The projects will accelerate clean energy development on