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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Police say the remains of a teenager found over 50 years ago have been identified through advanced DNA technology as a young woman who went missing from Portland. Police said Thursday the remains are that of Sandra Young, a high school student who disappeared in 1968 or 1969. Police

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a San Diego man has been arrested on suspicion of leaving threatening messages on the personal cellphone of an Arizona election worker he accused of rigging the 2022 election results. The U.S. Attorney’s office says the 52-year-old was charged with one count of communicating an interstate threat and

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Two more candidates are filing paperwork to appear on Pennsylvania’s primary ballots for U.S. Senate as Democratic Sen. Bob Casey seeks a fourth term. Brandi Tomasetti, a Republican from Lancaster County, and William Parker, a Democrat from Allegheny County, both filed paperwork Thursday before a court-ordered deadline. Both Parker and Tomasetti

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A Utah man imprisoned for nearly two years in Venezuelan has sued President Nicolás Maduro for allegedly heading a “criminal enterprise” that kidnaps, tortures and unjustly imprisons American citizens. The complaint filed Thursday in Miami federal court by Joshua Holt seeks compensation for damages Holt and his

By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — It will still be months before the San Diego Zoo gets new pandas, the first such bears sent to the United States by China in decades. For now, the only U.S. zoo left with any is in Atlanta. But globally there are many places to check

HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston man has pleaded guilty to securities fraud for trading on inside information from his wife’s business conversations while both were working from home. Tyler Loudon, 42, reaped $1.7 million in illegal profits after learning that the London-based oil and gas conglomerate BP was planning to acquire a truck stop and

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers are revisiting a nearly decade-old fight over whether the state needs to protect religious rights from being trampled by state and local governments. But opponents say the measure would provide a legal shield for people and groups to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people in the name

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Arab American leaders in Michigan have met with Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California to discuss backlash towards President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign. Khanna is a Biden surrogate who organized the meeting independently from the campaign to hear community concerns. Leaders shared stories about how they

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Several Federal Reserve policymakers are warning against cutting U.S. interest rates too soon or by too much in the wake of recent data showing inflation stayed unexpectedly high in January. Their comments Thursday echoed the minutes from the Fed’s last meeting in January, released Wednesday. The

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man who recorded the violent death of an Alaska Native woman on his cellphone was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in her death and that of another Alaska Native woman. Brian Steven Smith was arrested after a woman stole his cellphone from

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain and its former partners in the European Union have struck a deal to cooperate more on tackling illegal migration. It’s the latest sign of a thawing in relations between the two sides following Brexit. The British government said in a statement Friday that U.K. border agencies

By KIM CHANDLER and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Supreme Court ruled last week that couples who were trying in vitro fertilization and lost frozen embryos in an accident at a south Alabama storage facility can sue under the state’s wrongful death law. That decision was narrow, but legal scholars

By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press Officials say 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham died from homicidal violence that included blunt head trauma. The Texas girl’s body was found in a river this week, five days after she went missing. A family friend who authorities say was supposed to be taking her to the school bus stop the day

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Republicans joined Democrats in expressing alarm over a ruling this week by the Alabama Supreme Court that jeopardized future access to in vitro fertilization, giving allies of President Joe Biden new fuel for their efforts to center abortion access in the presidential election. “We’ve got to

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A bill before Mississippi lawmakers might allow incarcerated people to sue jails and prisons if they encounter inmates from the opposite sex, such as those who are transgender, in restrooms or changing areas. State lawmakers advanced the proposal out of a House committee Thursday.

By ALMA SOLÍS Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panamanian authorities have ordered the arrest of former President Ricardo Martinelli who has been holed up in the Nicaraguan Embassy since receiving political asylum from that country earlier this month. A judge on Thursday approved a requested change of Martinelli’s conditional release that had stood while

NEW YORK (AP) — Vice Media plans to lay off several hundred employees and no longer publish material on its Vice.com website, the company’s CEO said in a memo to staff Thursday. Vice, which filed for bankruptcy last year before being sold for $350 million to a consortium led by the Fortress Investment Group, is

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The death of a 16-year-old nonbinary student in Oklahoma the day after a school fight has been ruled a suicide by the state’s medical examiner’s office. A summary autopsy released this week shows Nex Benedict had toxic levels of drugs in their system and died of

By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is one step closer to joining the list of states that allow people to carry concealed guns without a permit. Republican lawmakers advanced legislation Thursday during a special session that was called to address violent crime. Legislators also greenlighted a bill that would provide

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man has been convicted of killing his young daughter then hiding her body for months before disposing of it. Adam Montgomery was convicted of second-degree murder and other charges Thursday. He was accused of beating 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery to death in December 2019.