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Neighbor pushback thwarted Kansas City homeless shelter plans, but some near encampments want action

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Elected leaders in Kansas City have backed down from several proposals for a low-barrier shelter in the past few years after hearing discontent from residents about the plans.

But several people living in the Lykins neighborhood in the Historic Northeast say a shelter would be better than what is happening in their ...Read more

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'Criminal investigation' delays clerk's ethics hearing on Murdaugh trial allegations

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — A long-scheduled South Carolina Ethics Commission hearing into 76 alleged state ethics violations by Becky Hill — the clerk of court during Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial — has been canceled.

The hearing, scheduled for Dec. 19, has been indefinitely postponed “due to a pending criminal investigation undertaken by the ...Read more

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2 Illinois men charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

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Two Chicago-area men, one a retired professional boxer and another a convicted burglar, have been hit with federal charges alleging they stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and scuffled with police while chanting “Whose House? Our House!”

The charges against Michael Mollo Jr., 44, and Emil Kozeluh, 41, are the first Chicago-area cases...Read more

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How the Mountain fire exploded into Southern California's most destructive in years

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LOS ANGELES — The warnings Wednesday morning were dire: Southern Ventura County was primed to be hit with the region’s most ferocious Santa Ana wind event in years, creating extremely critical fire weather in the area.

And the conditions lived up to the billing, with 60- to 80-mph gusts slamming the foothills of Moorpark and Camarillo. ...Read more

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Jim McDonnell sworn in as LAPD chief amid concerns over immigration enforcement

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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council on Friday confirmed Jim McDonnell as the city’s 59th police chief in a split 11-2 vote, and he was later officially sworn in in front of a crowded room of city leaders.

While several council members praised Mayor Karen Bass’ selection of a respected and experienced lawman to lead the department, ...Read more

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5 stabbed in Seattle's Chinatown-International District, bringing total to 10 in 2 days

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SEATTLE — A man suspected of randomly stabbing a total of nine people in Seattle’s Chinatown International District over less than two days was arrested Friday afternoon, after a sudden surge of violence along South Jackson Street.

Between early Thursday and early Friday, five people were stabbed in separate locations around the ...Read more

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Trump's lawyers will seek to dismiss Georgia election interference case

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ATLANTA — Lawyers for Donald Trump are preparing a legal challenge that will seek to dismiss the Fulton County election interference against him on the grounds he is the newly elected president.

Legal experts have widely predicted that the Fulton County election case against Trump would be put on hold until after he leaves office in 2029. But...Read more

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Trump is shaping US foreign policy well before he takes office

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump doesn’t take office for more than two months but he’s already shaping U.S. policy in two major hot spots: Israel and Ukraine.

With phone calls to the leaders of both nations, and another expected with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump’s victory — and the possibility he will seek major ...Read more

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Sacramento State to create Native American College to support and empower Indigenous students

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento State announced Friday the opening of a Native American College, marking the first school of its kind in the California State University system.

The college will be the second ethnic-based institution housed at Sacramento State after the university opened its Black Honors College this fall. The Native American ...Read more

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Staggering devastation as Southern California's Mountain fire levels hillside neighborhoods, destroying more than 130 structures

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LOS ANGELES — Residents in the foothills above Camarillo who returned to their neighborhoods days after fleeing the Mountain fire were greeted by nothing more than devastation.

More than 130 structures were lost, the majority of them houses, when flames marched through the area cementing the fire as one of the most destructive a Southern ...Read more

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Elon Musk joined Trump’s call with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy

Elon Musk joined a call between President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, highlighting the billionaire entrepreneur’s influence within the incoming U.S. administration.

Musk was in the room when the call took place earlier this week, according to the ...Read more

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California President Carol Folt to retire after calming scandals and drawing protest criticism

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LOS ANGELES — University of Southern California President Carol Folt, who sought to reset the scandal-plagued university with major initiatives to boost athletics, expand computing programs and widen student access — but also drew criticism for her handling of pro-Palestinian protests — will retire in July, she announced Friday.

“After ...Read more

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Ex-Adams aide Mohamed Bahi weighing plea deal after being charged in Turkey corruption probe

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NEW YORK — Mohamed Bahi, Mayor Eric Adams’ former Muslim community liaison at City Hall, is in discussions with federal prosecutors about a potential plea deal after being charged with obstructing the corruption investigation that led to the mayor’s indictment, according to a new court filing.

The filing, submitted this week by Manhattan ...Read more

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Mayor Adams' suit vs. bus companies that shipped migrants to NYC dismissed

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NEW YORK — The Adams administration’s $700 million lawsuit against bus companies that brought migrants up from the southern border was dismissed Friday, a judge decided, writing the case was based on an “antiquated” and “unconstitutional” law.

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Mary Rosado wrote in the six-page decision that the ...Read more

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Subway riders recall chaotic scene before Daniel Penny put Jordan Neely in chokehold

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NEW YORK — Subway straphangers who witnessed the May 2023 chokehold incident that ended in Jordan Neely’s death shed light on the circumstances preceding the chaotic clash as Daniel Penny’s manslaughter trial wrapped up its first week of testimony on Friday.

A jury heard how Neely caused panic among riders when he boarded the car of an ...Read more

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs proposes new bail conditions for immediate release

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NEW YORK — Jailed hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs renewed his efforts Friday to be released from Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, proposing new conditions including $50 million bond, round-the-clock home detention with security monitoring and strict limits on who he can contact outside his legal team.

The bond agreement would ...Read more

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Here's a look at who's in -- and possibly in -- Trump's second administration

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President-elect Donald Trump has gone largely silent on social media since securing another term, but he and his team are in the first stages of building his second administration.

At rallies and during media interviews throughout the campaign, Trump floated a number of lawmakers and other conservatives for various positions. He seemed to be ...Read more

5 stabbed in Seattle's Chinatown-International District, bringing total to 10 in 2 days

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SEATTLE — Five people were stabbed Friday afternoon at 12th Avenue South and South Jackson Street in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District, police said, adding to an already violent 48 hours for the neighborhood, which saw five other people stabbed in separate incidents.

One person was taken into custody, Deputy Chief Eric Barden said ...Read more

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Federal judge strikes down Illinois' gun ban as unconstitutional; state quickly appeals

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CHICAGO — A downstate federal judge on Friday ruled that Illinois’ sweeping gun ban is unconstitutional and can no longer be enforced after 30 days.

The ruling comes nearly two years after the ban on certain high-powered guns and high-capacity magazines was signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker in the wake of a fatal mass shooting during the ...Read more

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Monkeys on the loose: Will escaped primates return to South Carolina research lab or will dart guns be necessary?

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Most of the 43 monkeys that escaped Thursday from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center are hanging out in the trees in the forest just beyond the facility’s fence line, the company’s owner said Friday morning.

The escaped monkeys continue to communicate with others primates that remain in the enclosure. Some of the ...Read more