Author: Associated Press
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Defense lawyers in Idaho killings case want gag order kept By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Defense attorneys for a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death asked the Idaho Supreme Court on Friday to keep a gag order in place, saying a challenge to the order filed…
Some California mountain residents could be snowed in a week By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some residents stranded in Southern California mountain communities by a huge snowfall could be stuck for another week, an official said Friday. A late-February blast of arctic air produced a rare blizzard east of Los Angeles…
U.S. to send more ammo, folding armored bridges to Ukraine By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is expected to announce a new package of military aid for Ukraine Friday, including —for the first time — eight armored vehicles that can launch bridges and allow troops to cross rivers or other…
California’s snow-stranded residents need food, plows, help By BEN FINLEY and AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Olivia Duke said she’s been trapped in her home in the snow-plastered mountains east of Los Angeles for so long that by Thursday the only food she had left was oatmeal. Snow plows have created a…
Youngkin’s schools chief resigns after department missteps By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jillian Balow, Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s superintendent of public instruction, announced her resignation Wednesday in a letter to the governor that did not offer a specific reason for her departure. The Department of Education has faced criticism for…
To the rooftops: Staggering snowfall in California mountains By JOHN ANTCZAK, AMY TAXIN and BEN FINLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Emergency crews in California scrambled Wednesday to shuttle food and medicine to mountain communities stranded by back-to-back winter storms that have dumped so much snow some residents can barely see out their windows.…
California high schooler fatally stabbed in classroom fight SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — A 16-year-old student involved in a fight at a Northern California high school was fatally stabbed Wednesday inside a classroom full of students, authorities said. Another student also suffered a stab wound and the suspect, a 15-year-old freshman, is in custody, according…
Here are the countries that have bans on TikTok By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The U.S. and Canada issued orders this week to ban the use of TikTok on government-issued mobile devices, as privacy and cybersecurity concerns grow over the short-video app. TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company Bytedance,…
Father of cellphone sees dark side but also hope in new tech By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The man credited with inventing the cellphone 50 years ago had only one concern then about the brick-sized device with a long antenna: Would it work? These days Martin Cooper frets like everybody else…
China says it’s been ‘open and transparent’ on COVID origins BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday said it has been “open and transparent” in the search for the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and dismissed U.S. criticism as politicizing the issue. China had “shared the most data and research results on virus tracing and made…