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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has overturned the fraud convictions of two parents who were found guilty at trial of paying bribes to get their kids into elite universities as part of a sprawling college admissions bribery. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals tossed all the

By DAVID KOENIG and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers A Senate panel has approved a rail-safety measure in response to the train derailment earlier this year in East Palestine, Ohio. The Senate Commerce Committee voted to send the bill to the full Senate. The vote was mostly along party lines, with only two Republicans favoring

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ex-Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs pleaded guilty Wednesday to driving his sports car drunk at speeds up to 156 mph on a city street before causing a fiery crash that killed a woman and her dog. “Guilty,” said the former first-round NFL draft pick, 24,

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Multiple celebrities are in the mix for a minority ownership stake in the NHL’s Ottawa Senators. Experts say the prospect would lift the team’s profile to new heights. It is also seen as a safe way for stars to park their money. Vancouver-born actor Ryan Reynolds and rapper Snoop Dogg have

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s primetime appearance in a live CNN town hall Wednesday had the former president and 2024 presidential candidate doubling down on his false claims as he faced tough questions in an interview for the first time in years after largely sticking to friendly conservative

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — People in the southern Indian state of Karnataka have voted in an election where surveys showed the opposition Congress party favored over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governing Hindu nationalist party. The votes for state legislature seats will be counted May 13. The outcome may show voter

By FARES AKRAM and ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian militants fired hundreds of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel on Wednesday, while Israel pressed ahead with a series of airstrikes that have killed 23 Palestinians, including three senior militants and at least 10 civilians. A state-run Egyptian

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant gave notice Wednesday that he will sue a news organization unless it apologizes for statements he said some of its employees made about him in connection to misspending of welfare money that was intended to help some of the poorest

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A second Michigan school district is banning backpacks on school premises due to concerns about gun violence, this time because a third-grade student was found with a loaded gun. Grand Rapids Public Schools said in a statement Wednesday that the weapon was discovered this morning at

CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say four teenagers have been charged in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer who was killed last weekend as she headed home from work. Nineteen-year-olds Joseph Brooks and Trevell Breeland, 18-year-old Jakwon Buchanan and a 16-year-old boy face charges including first-degree murder and armed robbery in Saturday’s killing of

By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday that the death of Jordan Neely at the hands of a fellow subway rider was “a tragedy that never should have happened” and pledged to do more to help people experiencing mental health crises. “My heart goes out

By WILSON RING Associated Press A New Hampshire electric utility is offering a new proposal for an electrical transmission line from Canada that would carry renewable power to New England. The proposed 211-mile, $2 billion Twin State Clean Energy Link would enter the United States in Canaan, Vermont. Unlike a separate, stalled project in Maine,

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Organizers of northwest Arkansas’ Pride weekend say they won’t hold events in June at an arts center that has prohibited the group from having drag shows or drag story hours in front of minors. Northwest Arkansas Equality said it’s “pausing its partnership” with the Walton