Three congressional Democrats, including two from Texas, introduced a bill Thursday calling for a ban on private sales of the civilian version of .50-caliber rifles, which the military uses to bring down targets such as light aircraft and tactical ground vehicles. Unlike similar, and largely unsuccessful, efforts to curb the sale of other military-style rifles, […]
Officials are offering a $25,000 reward for information about the illegal poisoning of three gray wolves, two golden eagles and other wildlife in Wallowa County. It’s the latest in a spate of poisonings that have killed 19 wolves since 2015 and even killed domestic dogs recently in Eastern Oregon. “The target was likely a wolf, […]
Dickson police have made an arrest after a fatal hit and run Saturday night. Officers responded to a welfare check near Beasley Drive and Cowan Road after a caller reported that a man was lying near the intersection of the two roads at about 6:40 a.m. Sunday. Joseph Simms II, 48, of White Bluff, was […]
RIETI, Italy (AP) — Ella Anthony knew it was time to leave her native Nigeria when she escaped an abusive, forced marriage only to face angry relatives who threatened to turn her in to police because she was gay. Since Nigeria criminalizes same-sex relationships, Anthony fled a possible prison term and headed with her partner […]
Some lawmakers and conservative groups are promoting legislation that would allow North Carolina parents to seek penalties against public schools for having books that the parents consider to be obscene. Legislation will soon be introduced to remove exemptions that public schools have from the state’s obscenity laws, according to Tami Fitzgerald, executive director of the […]
By David Shepardson and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bipartisan group of senators, including Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, on Wednesday called on Congress to approve $32 billion in funding for artificial intelligence research to keep the U.S. ahead of China in the powerful technology. The senators, including Republicans Mike Rounds and Todd Young and Democrat […]
They say it takes money to make money. That could be why the only four school districts in the Lower Hudson Valley seeking community permission to break their tax cap for 2024-25 are among New York’s most affluent: Chappaqua, Harrison, Rye and Scarsdale. Those school districts, already plush with programs and staff, are requesting that […]
HONOLULU — A lawyer representing U.S. military families suing over a 2021 jet fuel leak into a Navy drinking water system in Hawaii asked a judge Monday to award plaintiffs a range of about $225,000 to about $1.25 million each in damages. In a closing argument at the end of a two-week trial in federal […]
ISTANBUL (AP) — Greece’s leader arrived in Turkey’s capital on Monday for talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as both countries pursue a normalization program and seek to put aside decades-old disputes. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was welcomed by Erdogan and a military guard of honor at the presidential palace in Ankara before the […]
May 12—Clark County officials are still working to develop about 14 acres at the site of a former armory and in front of the Clark County Fairgrounds, but they are now looking for a new developer for the long-discussed project. County commissioners created space for a development that’s part of a makeover planned for the […]
Federal prosecutors are seeking 40 years in prison for the man convicted of attacking Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, according to a Friday court filing. “The violent lessons that the defendant wanted to teach are not permitted in this country, and the sentence that this Court imposes must reflect the […]
Palm Bay police area investigating a deadly shooting. Officers responded late Thursday to Florida Avenue and Washington Street. At the scene, police said they found a 20-year-old man who had been shot. READ: Crews continue to battle brush fire in Volusia County Investigators said he did not survive his injuries. Friday morning, Palm Bay police […]