U.S. bans on gasoline-powered leaf blowers grow, as does blowback from landscaping industry
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The roar of the leaf blower has become an inescapable part of daily life in communities across America, leading towns and states to ban or restrict blowers that run on gasoline. But the
Orange County judge can stand trial for murder in wife’s shooting death, judge says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California judge can stand trial on a murder charge in the shooting death of his wife, another judge ruled Thursday, after finding there was sufficient evidence for the case to proceed.
Charges dropped for Columbia University students arrested at pro-Palestinian protests
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dozens of pro-Palestinian student protesters arrested in April after occupying and barricading a building at Columbia University in New York City had all criminal charges against them dropped on Thursday,
Louisiana’s new law requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms churns old political conflicts
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A bill signed into law this week makes Louisiana the only state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every classroom in public schools and colleges — and stirs the long-running
Biden administration old growth forest proposal doesn’t ban logging, but still angers industry
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old growth forests that are increasingly threatened by climate change, with exceptions that include cutting trees to make forests less susceptible to
In Atlanta to promote fentanyl actions, Yellen announces sanctions against Mexican cartel
WASHINGTON (AP) — In Atlanta to promote the Biden administration’s efforts to quell the import of illegal drugs into the U.S., Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced new sanctions against members of a Mexican drug cartel accused of
Crews battle deadly New Mexico wildfires as clouds and flooding loom
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Fire crews braced for flooding, lightning and cooling weather as they battled a pair of growing fires Thursday that have killed at least two people while tearing through an evacuated mountain village
Paris awaits for Sha’Carri, Lyles and dozens more, but Olympic spots must be earned at trials
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The endorsement deals have been signed, the commercials have been shot. In some cases, an airline ticket — maybe for friend or a family member — has already been purchased. There is one
A US veteran died at a nursing home, abandoned. Hundreds of strangers came to say goodbye
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Former U.S. Marine Gerry Brooks died alone at a nursing home in Maine, abandoned and all but forgotten. Then the funeral home posted a notice asking if anyone would serve as a pallbearer
Judy Garland’s hometown is raising funds to purchase stolen ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota hometown of Judy Garland, the actress who wore a pair of ruby slippers in “The Wizard of Oz,” is raising money to purchase the prized footwear after it was stolen