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Houston County loses appeal in deputy's trans surgery case
ATLANTA — A ruling that Houston County and its sheriff violated federal law by refusing to provide health care coverage ... Read More
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Federal court hears Georgia's Cobb school district appeal in map lawsuit
ATLANTA — The lawsuit over the Cobb County School Board electoral district map made its way to federal appeals court Tuesday, after the school district appealed a lower court’s ruling that the map likely violated ...Read more
Ex-Marine from NJ arrested for threatening to kill white people in mass shooting
A former Marine from New Jersey has been arrested for threatening in violent social media screeds to slaughter “as many” white people as possible, federal prosecutors announced.
Joshua Cobb of Trenton, who is Black, ...Read more
16 year old charged as adult in Florida shooting
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Daytona Beach teen accused of firing gunshots last month into a crowd during a brawl at a late-night party at Cabana Live in Sanford will be tried as an adult and faces life in prison.
Ten people were ...Read more
NASA announces another delay to Boeing Starliner launch
The first crewed flight for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner will have to wait a little bit longer but is still targeting a May launch. The mission is now slated for no earlier than May 21 at 4:43 p.m, NASA revealed Tuesday.
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Gavin Newsom wants California cities to plan housing for homeless -- without enough money to fund it
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is sponsoring a bill that would push cities to take homeless residents into account when crafting their housing goals.
But would this legislation actually result in more...Read more
Boston Mayor Wu plans to take her children to taxpayer-funded Vatican climate summit
BOSTON — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said she’s bringing her children to a climate summit she and the governor are attending in Italy this week on the taxpayers’ dime.
Wu’s office sent an itinerary Monday of the ...Read more
House Speaker Mike Johnson, more Trump loyalists appear at NYC hush money trial to show support
NEW YORK — House Speaker Mike Johnson and a legion of Donald Trump loyalists appeared Tuesday at the former president’s hush money criminal trial as Trump nemesis Michael Cohen took the stand for a second day.
The ...Read more
Gov. Jared Polis has signed three more Colorado housing reform bills into law. Here's what they will do
DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed two marquee land-use reform bills into law Monday, clearing the way for the building of more accessory-dwelling units and denser development in cities and suburbs across the ...Read more
Wildfire smoke is back – fires burning across Canada are already triggering US air quality alerts in the Midwest and Plains
Dozens of wildfires are burning across Canada in May 2024 and sending unhealthy smoke blowing into the northern U.S. again. At the same time, the southeastern U.S. is getting smoke from Mexico, where drought conditions ...Read more
Hepatitis A spreading among Los Angeles homeless population, health officials say
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating an outbreak of the highly contagious liver disease hepatitis A among its homeless population.
Health officials said five cases of ...Read more
5 years after fatal encounter, jury to hear murder case against Washington cop
SEATTLE — The evening of May 31, 2019, a troubled 26-year-old man and an Auburn police officer with a violent history came together in a fateful, fatal 67-second encounter outside a neighborhood market.
Now, five years ...Read more
Michael Cohen testifies he discussed hush money reimbursements with Trump at the White House
NEW YORK — Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s loyal lawyer-turned-chief antagonist, told a jury Tuesday he discussed hush money reimbursement with Trump at the White House upon returning to the witness box at his Manhattan ...Read more
House Speaker Mike Johnson visits Trump trial to criticize hush money prosecution
Speaker Mike Johnson joined a cavalcade of top Republicans defending former President Donald Trump on Tuesday amid his New York criminal trial focused on hush money payments over an alleged affair in the leadup to the 2016...Read more
Prosecutor opposes bill to help moms whose babies are born with drugs in system
CHICAGO — A proposal to change the way Illinois handles new mothers with drug-use disorders is meant to prioritize treatment, but it has prompted “grave concerns” from a prosecutor who oversaw one infamous case.
A ...Read more
Israel, Hamas talks in limbo after Rafah move, says Qatar PM
Cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas have reached an impasse following the Jewish state’s ground offensive on the outskirts of the Gazan city of Rafah, according to Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin ...Read more
Zelenskyy asks Blinken for Patriot air defenses for Kharkiv
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to allies to provide Ukraine with air-defense batteries to shield its second-biggest city as Russia launched a large-scale offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region.
“We need, ...Read more
Russia detains second Defense Ministry official in bribery case
Russia detained another top Defense Ministry official on bribery allegations, the second case in less than a month as President Vladimir Putin shakes up his military leadership.
The head of the ministry’s personnel ...Read more
Wars cause widespread pollution and environmental damage − here’s how to address it in peace accords
As wars grind on in Ukraine and Gaza, another location ravaged by conflict is taking steps to implement a historic peace agreement. From the mid-1960s through 2016, Colombia was torn by conflict between the government, ...Read more
Vatican conference on ‘climate resilience’ is the latest in a long line of environment initiatives by Pope Francis and the Catholic Church – 5 essential reads
From May 15-17, 2024, American leaders including California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healy will be attending a global conference on environmental issues. The host? The Vatican.
The summit, ...Read more
Asian Jewish Americans have a double reason to celebrate their heritage in May
May is both Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Jewish American Heritage Month. Two entirely separate commemorations for two entirely separate communities, right?
Think again....Read more
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