Hundreds of people packed a church for the funeral of a Chicago police officer who was off duty when she was fatally shot during an armed robbery spree by four teenagers charged in her death. Officer …
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5/17/23
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A limousine service manager has been convicted of manslaughter in a crash that killed 20 people in rural New York. The 2018 crash was one of the deadliest U.S. road wrecks in two decades. Jurors were …
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By MAYSOON KHAN
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5/17/23
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Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. rose slightly in 2022. That makes it the first year without a substantial increase since 2018. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the …
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By MIKE STOBBE
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5/17/23
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Publisher Penguin Random House and PEN America have sued a Florida school district over its removal of books about race and LGBTQ+ identities. The federal lawsuit filed Wednesday marks the latest …
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE
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5/17/23
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Authorities say the second of two inmates who escaped from a Philadelphia prison earlier this month has been captured. The city commissioner says 18-year-old Ameen Hurst was arrested early Wednesday …
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5/17/23
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri officials terminated the Republican attorney general's emergency rule that would have placed limits on transgender care for minors and some adults.
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By Margaret Stafford / The Associated Press
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5/17/23
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Relatives of eight people killed in a Halloween terror attack on a New York City bike path are expected to speak at a sentencing hearing for an Islamic extremist who prosecutors say deserves multiple …
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER
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5/17/23
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Thousands of Americans each year turn to state-run programs that provide financial assistance to crime victims. The money helps to cover funeral expenses, physical and emotional therapy, lost wages, …
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By CLAUDIA LAUER and MIKE CATALINI
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5/17/23
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Ice jams in two Alaska rivers have unleashed major flooding over the weekend. The floods damaged homes and left huge chunks of ice as tall as 12 feet littered across communities in the state’s …
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5/16/23
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California condors will receive a vaccine for a deadly strain of avian influenza that threatens the already critically endangered vulture species. Federal officials said Tuesday emergency approval …
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5/16/23
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There are plenty of alligators in Alabama. But how many enjoy a day at the beach? One such unlikely critter was spotted riding the waves recently on Dauphin Island, bobbing calmly near the human …
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By BEATRICE DUPUY
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5/16/23
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New York City has begun housing asylum seekers in public school gymnasiums. The move marks its latest effort to shelter a growing migrant population that has overwhelmed the shelter system and stoked …
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By JAKE OFFENHARTZ
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5/16/23
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A man who waged BB gun attacks on a California Planned Parenthood clinic has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison. The U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles says 53-year-old Richard Chamberlin was …
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5/16/23
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The IRS is planning to launch a pilot program for a government-run, online tax filing system that’s free for all. The IRS was tasked with looking into how to create a “direct file” system as …
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By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and FATIMA HUSSEIN
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5/16/23
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Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins' attorney says she will resign after a monthslong ethics investigation by the Justice Department’s inspector general into her appearance at a political …
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER
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5/16/23
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The Southern Baptist Convention says that Saddleback Church is appealing its ouster from the denomination for having women pastors on staff. The Executive Committee of the nation’s largest …
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By PETER SMITH
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5/16/23
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Consumers picked up their spending in April from March, buoyed by a solid job market and easing inflationary pressures. Retail sales increased 0.4% in April from March when it was down 0.7%. It …
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By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
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5/16/23
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The Templeton Prize — one of the world's largest annual individual awards — is being awarded this year to a nurse-midwife who for decades has strived to improve women’s health care in East …
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5/16/23
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A sophomore at a Missouri high school who recorded a teacher using a racial slur during class was suspended for three days.
Mary Walton, a student at Glendale High …
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5/16/23
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Oklahoma City (AP) — Republican leaders in Oklahoma have announced a deal that would raise teacher pay and pave the way for a voucher-style tax credit program for parents to send their children to …
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By Sean Murphy / Associated Press
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5/16/23
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