Man gets 65 years in prison for Des Moines school shooting that killed 2 students
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A judge sentenced an Iowa man to 65 years in prison Thursday for killing two students at a Des Moines alternative school and injuring the program’s founder. Polk County District Judge Larry
CDC expands warning about charcuterie meat trays as salmonella cases double
Federal health officials are expanding a warning about salmonella poisoning tied to charcuterie meat snack trays sold at Sam’s Club and Costco stores. At least 47 people in 22 states have been sickened and 10 people have
Icy blast gripping US blamed for deaths in Tennessee, as Oregon braces for another round of cold
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A new layer of ice formed over parts of Tennessee on Thursday after a deadly storm blanketed the state in snow and sent temperatures plummeting earlier this week — part of a broader
Factbox-Key takeaways from the federal report on the Uvalde massacre
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday released its report on the 2022 Robb Elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that saw 19 young students and two teachers killed. Here are some of
US defense chief Austin asked to testify over hospitalization non-disclosure
(Reuters) – The chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee on Thursday asked Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to testify before the panel over the failure to timely disclose his recent hospitalization, even to President
KEYWORD NOTICE – Ex-governor candidate completes jail term for possession of images of child sexual abuse
ELLSWORTH, Maine (AP) — A wealthy attorney who nearly became Maine’s governor was released from jail Thursday after completing his sentence for possessing thousands of images of child sexual abuse, officials said. Eliot Cutler, 77, was sentenced
North Dakota lawmaker who insulted police in DUI stop gets unsupervised probation and $1,000 fine
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota lawmaker who insulted police with vulgar, homophobic and anti-migrant comments during an arrest last month for drunken driving was sentenced to serve nearly a year of unsupervised probation and to
Ohio can freeze ex-top utility regulator’s $8 million in assets, high court says
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The legal dispute over whether it was appropriate to freeze $8 million in personal assets belonging to a former top Ohio utility regulator caught up in a federal bribery investigation has ping-ponged once
House GOP is moving swiftly toward Mayorkas’ impeachment as Senate focuses on a border security deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Laying the groundwork for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a House committee on Thursday heard from parents whose tearful testimony sought to link government border policy to their daughters’ deaths and
Ben & Jerry’s and Vermont scoop shop employees reach contract agreement
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s has reached its first contract agreement with workers at a retail shop in the Vermont city where it was founded after the employees petitioned to unionize last