With police departments facing a hiring crisis, some policies are being loosened to find more cadets
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Faced with gaping vacancies in its police force and concerns about public safety, the Philadelphia Police Department had to think creatively about how to get more candidates in the door. The answer? Fewer pushups.
Bird flu is causing thousands of seal deaths. Scientists aren’t sure how to slow it down
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Avian influenza is killing tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in different corners of the world, disrupting ecosystems and flummoxing scientists who don’t see a clear way to slow the devastating
The trial of an Arizona border rancher charged with killing a migrant is set to open
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona rancher goes on trial Friday in the fatal shooting of a migrant on his property near Mexico as the national debate over border security heats up ahead of this year’s presidential election.
Over 100 iconic cherry trees in Washington will be cut down. So long, Stumpy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The sun is setting on Stumpy, the gnarled old cherry tree that has become a social media phenom. This year’s cherry blossom festivities in Washington will be the last for Stumpy and more than
Congress rushes to approve final package of spending bills before shutdown deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are racing Friday to pass the final spending package needed for the current budget year, a long overdue action that will set funding for federal agencies and push any threats of a government
State Farm discontinuing 72,000 home policies in California in latest blow to state insurance market
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — State Farm will discontinue coverage for 72,000 houses and apartments in California starting this summer, the insurance giant said this week, nine months after announcing it would not issue new home policies in
Trump fundraising with Republican National Committee to benefit group paying legal fees
(Reuters) – A fundraising group that has spent tens of millions of dollars on Donald Trump’s legal fees stands to benefit from a new fundraising tie-up with the Republican National Committee, according to media reports on Thursday.
Lack of buses keeps Los Angeles jail inmates from court appearances and contributes to overcrowding
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Up to one-third of the 12,000 inmates in Los Angeles County jails can’t get to their court appearances because of a shortage of functioning buses, and county supervisors this week advanced a proposal
Alabama woman who faked kidnapping pleads guilty to false reporting
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman who claimed she was abducted after stopping her car to check on a wandering toddler pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges of giving false information to law enforcement. News outlets
No charges to be filed in death of Oklahoma nonbinary teen
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Prosecutors on Thursday announced that no criminal charges would be filed in the death of nonbinary Oklahoma teenager Nex Benedict, who died one day after a fight at school that may have
