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Man guilty of manslaughter in Baltimore County homicide after murder conviction overturned
BALTIMORE — A Baltimore County jury has found a man guilty of manslaughter in a 2020 fatal shooting, after the man, who was a minor at the time, successfully appealed a murder conviction in the case.
Gary Melvin, 30, ...Read more
6 months after Illinois ended cash bail, jail populations are down as courts settle into new patterns
CHICAGO — In one of the most serious cases on the detention hearing call at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on a day earlier this month, a judge ordered a teen jailed pending trial after he was accused of shooting a...Read more
Kevin Spacey docuseries heading to Max, featuring never-before-seen interviews
A two-part documentary about the sexual assault allegations against Kevin Spacey has been acquired by streamer Max, nearly a year after the Oscar winner’s acquittal in London court.
“Spacey Unmasked,” commissioned ...Read more
Wildlife officials confirm fourth gray wolf attack in Colorado´s Grand County
DENVER — Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed a fourth gray wolf depredation in Grand County on Sunday, according to the confirmed gray wolf depredation information.
The incident involved one calf and no claim has ...Read more
Police break up Israel-Gaza protest on University of Georgia campus
ATHENS — Police broke up a protest of Israel’s war in Gaza on the campus of the University of Georgia on Monday morning, detaining several young demonstrators.
Around two dozen young protesters gathered on the Old ...Read more
'Bad for business': Homeless hot spots in Fort Lauderdale not a good look, critics say
Local entrepreneurs have a message for Fort Lauderdale, Florida: The city’s homeless crisis is bad for business — and getting worse.
The complaints take on a new urgency in light of a new state law that bans homeless ...Read more
Bird flu's disturbing new turn into cattle
U.S. health officials are closely monitoring the recent leap of avian flu from birds to cattle — and earlier this month, to a Texas dairy farmer.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stresses the current ...Read more
Erin Lowry: Your retirement anxiety can't be cured online
The often-cited goal of having a $1 million retirement nest egg needs to be retired itself. Adjusted for inflation, it would take nearly $1.9 million to have the same purchasing power today as in 1999, when the oldest of ...Read more
Rivian: 'We are not abandoning Georgia'
Executives for electric vehicle maker Rivian said Saturday the company remains committed to building a massive manufacturing plant 60 miles east of Atlanta despite a recent pause on construction.
The company recently ...Read more
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce continue A-list double dates with Patrick, Brittany Mahomes in Vegas
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s award-winning alchemy returned to Las Vegas this weekend for a Kansas City Chiefs reunion this weekend to party with Patrick Mahomes and his wife, Brittany.
Fresh off the heels of the ...Read more
Key Bridge collapse: A tugboat escort could have prevented tragedy, some believe
BALTIMORE — As the Dali slid out of its berth at the Port of Baltimore in the early hours of March 26, it wasn’t alone.
A pair of 5,000-horsepower tugboats guided the massive container ship into the deep channel in ...Read more
Exxon and Chevron output booms in world's hottest oil patches
If you want to understand why the two largest U.S. oil companies are together spending in excess of $100 billion on acquisitions right now, look no further than the amount of crude they’re extracting from the two hottest...Read more
Missouri Jan. 6 defendant accused of assaulting police can leave home for work, church, judge says
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri Capitol riot defendant charged with assaulting police and placed on home lockdown pending trial will now be allowed to go to work and attend church, a federal judge has ruled.
Jared Luther ...Read more
Running for reelection, Baltimore mayor is now 'battle-tested,' his supporters say. Is it enough?
BALTIMORE — The screen at Baltimore’s Senator Theatre faded to black.
The film the crowd gathered to see had ended on a somber note. Mayor Brandon Scott’s quest to reduce homicides in Baltimore remained unrealized ...Read more
Sodium batteries from Michigan to challenge lithium's grip
Modern life runs on lithium-ion batteries, powering smartphones, laptops and electric cars alike. But as dominant as they’ve become, there are other ways to build a battery.
Natron Energy Inc. will unveil what it bills...Read more
Longtime soap opera star Marla Adams dies at 85
New Jersey native Marla Adams, who starred as Dina Abbott Mergeron in the CBS soap opera “The Young and the Restless” over the span of nearly 40 years, has died at the age of 85.
Matt Kane, the director of media and ...Read more
More Democratic voters move to Georgia ahead of upcoming elections
ATLANTA — As campaign efforts ramp up in Georgia ahead of a busy election season, candidates will need to court not only native Georgians, but also registered voters who have moved into the state since 2020, with ...Read more
Colorado is changing who answers the 988 suicide and crisis line, but won't say why
DENVER — Colorado is ending its contract with the organization that answers local calls to the national 988 Lifeline, but state officials haven’t said why — or who will take over the suicide and crisis line.
Rocky ...Read more
Talks break down between Columbia students, administrators over pro-Gaza encampment
NEW YORK — Talks have broken down between Columbia University students and administrators to clear the campus pro-Gaza encampment, the school’s president announced Monday.
Monday is the last day of classes for the ...Read more
Congress has a lot to say about Boeing's troubles. But what will it do?
Dueling Senate hearings earlier this month focused on Boeing's safety culture, with whistleblower testimony that lawmakers called troubling as they pledged to further address the company's problems.
A Federal Aviation ...Read more
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