Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A state judge in Montana has heard arguments over policies that block transgender people from changing the sex designation on their birth certificates and driver’s licenses. District Court Judge Mike Menahan did not immediately rule after Thursday’s hearing on a request for a preliminary injunction to block the rules
Continue Reading Associated Press WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Defense attorney allege that the man accused of killing seven people at a 2022 Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago was denied his constitutional right to legal representation while being interrogated by police hours after the shooting. Authorities have said Robert Crimo III confessed to the shooting that also
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Todd Blanche, an attorney who led the legal team that defended the Republican at his hush money criminal trial, to serve as the second-highest ranking Justice Department official. Trump made the announcement Thursday. A former federal prosecutor, Blanche has been a key figure on Trump’s
Continue Reading MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — James White had 20 points in New Orleans’ 82-74 win against Lindenwood on Thursday night. White had 11 rebounds for the Privateers (1-2). Jah Short scored 18 points while going 7 of 12 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and 2 for 5 from the line
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Two attorneys representing Rudy Giuliani in a lawsuit related to a $148 million defamation judgment against him have asked a judge to remove them from the case over disagreements with the former New York City mayor. The request in federal court comes a week after a judge ordered Giuliani to quickly
Continue Reading AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets’ kicking carousel is spinning again. Anders Carlson could be the team’s fourth kicker in as many games when the Jets host the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. That’s because Spencer Shrader was signed by Kansas City off the Jets’ practice squad Thursday, a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women were charged with three felonies and another was charged with a pair of misdemeanors after they were accused of attacking two people with baseball bats on Tuesday. Takhia Criddle an Tania Townsend, both of Jefferson City, were charged with second-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal
Continue Reading Associated Press Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was building up a following with his anti-vaccine nonprofit group, Children’s Health Defense, and became one of the world’s most influential spreaders of fear and distrust around vaccines. Kennedy has long advanced the debunked idea that vaccines cause autism. He has also pushed other
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A northeast Columbia road was closed on Thursday afternoon because of a gas leak in the area. Columbia firefighters had closed off Hanover Boulevard from Hidden Creek Court to Charleston Circle because of the leak. Firefighters said that contractors hit a gas line while installing a fiber optic line. No injuries were
Continue Reading By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Nearly three-quarters of firearms recovered in several Caribbean nations with high crime rates were manufactured in the US, according to the US’s Government Accountability Office (GAO). Almost 5,400 firearms recovered from crime scenes from 2018 to 2022 in several Caribbean nations – including Haiti, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago
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Continue Reading AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that the Kansas City Chiefs are putting kicker Harrison Butker on injured reserve with a knee injury. The Chiefs hope to have him back by the playoffs, but he will miss at least four weeks. The person,
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — A former Phoenix Suns employee is suing the team, alleging racial discrimination and unlawful retaliation that led to her termination. Andrea Trischan says in the lawsuit filed Wednesday that “potential financial misconduct” and sexual misconduct also took place by team employees. Trischan was the franchise’s manager of diversity, equity
Continue Reading Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Masses of residents fled a running battle Thursday between gang members and police in one of the few neighborhoods of Haiti’s capital that hadn’t already been fully taken over by gangs, as violence flared amid political turmoil. Families frantically packed mattresses and furniture into cars and carried their belongings
Continue Reading Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued the first round of permits allowing Enbridge to reroute an aging pipeline around a tribal reservation. About 12 miles (19 kilometers) of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline runs through the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s reservation. The tribe sued the
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Advance Auto Parts is closing more than 500 stores and shedding another 200 independent locations. The announcement came as the struggling car parts retailer posted disappointing quarterly results. North Carolina-based Advance Auto says its reducing its U.S. footprint as part of wider turnaround efforts. It’s shuttering a total of 523 of
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia lawmaker says he wants the state to make it a crime for people to give children access to guns. He also is proposing a 10-day waiting period for assault rifle purchases — unless someone is licensed to carry weapons. Both proposals are highly unlikely to gain
Continue Reading By Tara John, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person and close ally of President-elect Donald Trump, met with Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations on Monday, the New York Times reported, citing two Iranian officials. The meeting between Musk and Iran’s envoy Amir Saeid Iravani was held at a secret
Continue Reading Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor pledged Thursday that investigators will find out what caused a deadly explosion that ripped apart a Louisville factory and left its shellshocked neighbors demanding answers. Louisville’s mayor, meanwhile, signaled he’d like to see the plant’s operations move elsewhere in the city The blast at Givaudan Sense Colour
Continue Reading AP Media Writer Headlines from the satirical website the Onion on Thursday: “New Dating Site Suggests People You Already Know But Thought You Were Too Good For.” “Trump Boys Have Slap Fight Over Who Gets to Run Foreign Policy Meetings.” “Here’s Why I Decided to Buy Infowars.” Only one has the ring of truth. Sort
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