Author: Associated Press
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Half of US West out of drought, but not fully recovered By BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nearly half of the U.S. West has emerged from drought this spring, but the welcome wet conditions haven’t entirely replenished the region, scientists said Tuesday. Hydrologists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said deep snowpack…
Officer who killed mall attack shooter hailed as a hero By JAKE BLEIBERG and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press ALLEN, Texas (AP) — The shooter with neo-Nazi leanings who killed eight people at a suburban Dallas shopping mall brought eight legally purchased guns to the scene, apparently chose his victims randomly and was shot dead by…
What is Title 42 and how has US used it to curb migration? By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — This week marks the end of coronavirus restrictions on asylum that have allowed the U.S. to quickly expel migrants at the southern border for the last three years. The restrictions are often referred to…
Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse, awards accuser $5M By LARRY NEUMEISTER, JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president…
She wrote book on husband’s death; police say she killed him By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — After her husband died last year, she wrote a children’s book on grief. Now she’s charged with murder in his death. Kouri Richins, 33, was arrested Monday and is accused in charging documents of…
Jury to start deliberations in suit accusing Trump of rape By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury in New York City is set to begin deliberations Tuesday in a civil trial over advice columnist E. Jean Carroll’s claims that Donald Trump raped her in a luxury Manhattan department store in 1996.…
Source: Investigators examine ideology of Texas gunman By JAMIE STENGLE, JAKE BLEIBERG and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Federal officials are looking into whether the gunman who killed eight people at a Dallas-area mall expressed an interest in white supremacist ideology, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The official cautioned that…
Driver in deadly Texas crash charged with manslaughter By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The driver of an SUV that killed eight people when it slammed into a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas has been charged with manslaughter, police said Monday as investigators tried to determine if the crash was intentional. Authorities…
Police: 9 dead in Texas mall shooting By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press ALLEN, Texas (AP) — Police say a shooting at a Dallas-area mall left 9 dead and others injured. A gunman stepped out of a silver sedan and began shooting people at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas, on Saturday, sending hundreds of shoppers…
NY jury will have wide latitude to decide civil Trump claims By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The jury hearing an advice columnist’s claims that she was raped by Donald Trump could begin deliberations as soon as Tuesday, and it will have wide latitude in deciding the truthfulness of the allegations against…