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Manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin will be dismissed By ANDREW DALTON and MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors will dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western film ” Rust.” It was the only charge against Baldwin.…
T. rex skeleton sells for more than $5M at Zurich auction By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Nearly 300 Tyrannosaurus rex bones that were dug up from three sites in the United States and assembled into a single skeleton sold Tuesday at an auction in Switzerland for 4.8 million francs ($5.3 million),…
Court documents describe grisly discovery in Maine shootings By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press WEST BATH, Maine (AP) — A sister who discovered a crime scene in which four people were shot to death arrived to broken glass, bullet holes, blood and guns strewn about the home, and the suspect was later arrested at the scene…
The Supreme Court fight over an abortion pill: What’s next? By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court initially gave itself a deadline of Wednesday to decide whether women seeking access to a widely used abortion pill would face more restrictions while a court case plays out. But on…
US inventory: old forests cover area larger than California By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration has identified more than 175,000 square miles (453,000 square kilometers) of old growth and mature forests on U.S. government land and plans to craft a new rule to better protect the nation’s woodlands from…
Semi-automatic rifle ban passes Washington state Legislature By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A ban on dozens of semi-automatic rifles cleared the Washington state Legislature on Wednesday and the governor is expected to sign it into law. The high-powered firearms — once banned nationwide — are now the weapon of choice among…
Parents, schools face increasing scrutiny after shootings By BEN FINLEY and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — In many school shootings, the person who pulled the trigger — often a current or former student — is the only one blamed for the crime. But the arrest last week of a mother, whose…
4 killed in Maine home; 3 wounded in linked highway shooting By PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP Associated Press BOWDOIN, Maine (AP) — Four people were fatally shot at a house in Maine on Tuesday shortly before gunfire wounded three others on a busy highway, in a pair of crimes that are linked, authorities said.…
Parking garage collapses in NYC, killing 1; 5 injured By TED SHAFFREY, BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A parking garage collapsed Tuesday in lower Manhattan’s Financial District, killing one worker, injuring five and crushing cars as concrete floors fell on top of each other like a stack of…
Shooting at Alabama birthday party kills 4 people, wounds 28 By JEFF AMY and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama law enforcement officers Sunday were imploring people to come forward with information about a shooting that killed four people and injured 28 others during a teenager’s birthday party. Among those killed was…