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By STEVE PEOPLES and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel has discussed the possibility of stepping down during a private meeting with former President Donald Trump. But both have agreed to delay a decision until after South Carolina’s Feb. 24 primary. That’s according to two people familiar

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals has honored Annette Bening as its 2024 Woman of the Year. Bening recently received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for playing the prickly long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad in the movie “Nyad.” It’s her fifth Oscar nod. The Pudding is the

By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio sheriff’s deputy testified in a murder trial Tuesday that the man he killed lifted a gun to shoot him, despite prosecutors saying the man’s gun was found on his kitchen floor with the safety mechanism engaged. Jason Meade took to the

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press Rap legend Jam Master Jay lay, mortally wounded, on his studio floor. One of his aides was in pain from a gunshot to the leg. Another was crying and screaming on the floor. Dashing in from an adjoining room, Randy Allen took in the bloody scene, grabbed a gun and

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly 500 mudslides. Half of downtown Los Angeles’ yearly rainfall in just three days. A wind gust of 102 mph. Those are some of the big numbers from the slow-moving atmospheric river that has been battering California for days. The storm continued to unleash rainfall across Southern California on Tuesday.

By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S.-Mexico border. Tuesday night’s vote marked the culmination of months of examination by House Republicans as they’ve aimed to make immigration and border security a key election issue. But

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A witness has testified that the estranged husband of Connecticut mother-of-five Jennifer Dulos pressured him to get rid of items that would later become evidence in the investigation of her 2019 killing. Pawel Gumienny took the stand Tuesday in the trial of Michelle Troconis in Stamford, Connecticut. Troconis denies murder

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces have arrested a 46-year-old Palestinian-American woman after breaking into her home and pulling her from her bed in the occupied West Bank, her family said Tuesday, saying they had no idea where she was nearly two days after she was detained. News of

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to provide Israel with more military aid went down to defeat Tuesday in the House, spoiling Speaker Mike Johnson’s attempt to separate Israel from other national security priorities, including helping Ukraine defend itself from Russia’s military invasion and deterring crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border. The

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A political group backed by teachers is suing to keep taxpayer money from being spent on a baseball stadium to relocate the Oakland Athletics to the Las Vegas Strip. The group called Strong Public Schools Nevada is backed by the Nevada State Education Association. Its lawsuit

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press A bill that would allow teachers and other staff in schools to be armed in the hopes of deterring school shootings drew dozens of people and some emotional testimony to the Nebraska Legislature’s Education Committee on Tuesday. State Sen. Tom Brewer’s bill is among the latest in GOP-led state

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore has been convicted on one count of mortgage fraud for lying on a loan application. The federal jury announced a split verdict Tuesday evening. Marilyn Mosby was found not guilty on a second mortgage fraud charge. She was previously convicted on two

By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Virginia bank that is seeking to recover more longstanding unpaid business loans to the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice plans to to auction off land at a sporting club located at the governor’s posh resort. Carter Bank & Trust of Martinsville, Virginia, took

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mother of a 16-year-old who died in a workplace accident at a Mississippi poultry factory is suing the companies that hired and employed him, accusing them of failing to follow safety standards that could have prevented his death. In court papers filed at

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press A man accused of faking his own death and fleeing the U.S. to avoid prosecution in two rape cases in Utah continues to deny he is the man identified in court. Thirty-six-year-old Nicholas Rossi made the latest claim Tuesday in an online court appearance from jail. He told Utah 4th

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Audubon has changed its name to the “Bird Alliance of Oregon,” in the latest example of a local chapter to do so because of John James Audubon’s views as a slave owner. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the organization shared its decision Tuesday after soliciting community feedback on a new name.

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans on Tuesday to launch a sports streaming platform in the fall that will include offerings from at least 15 networks and all four major professional sports leagues. A one-stop app to view most sports should be a welcome sight for fans,

By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The parents of slain Baltimore tech CEO Pava Marie LaPere are urging Maryland lawmakers to end good behavior credits leading to early prison release for people incarcerated for first-degree rape. Frank LaPere struggled to speak at times as he testified in favor of a bill to

By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When rainstorms like this week’s powerful atmospheric river hit California, the earth begins to move. Water rushing down mountains and hills picks up soil and vegetation. Larger objects such as boulders, trees and cars are turned into battering rams. In the blink of an eye, property

By DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Writer The Twitter-like social network championed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has emerged from its cocoon and is now allowing anyone to create an account and join the service. Until Tuesday, wannabe Bluesky users needed an invitation to join the network, which typically meant hunting down an existing member and