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Biden moves to restrict drilling, renewables in the U.S. West to help struggling bird species
November 8, 2024
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration on Friday proposed tighter restrictions on oil, solar and wind energy development across more than 6,500 square miles of federal land in the U.S. West to protect a declining bird species. However, it is doubtful the changes would ...
3 dead, including the suspect, after shooting in Pennsylvania apartment and 40-mile police chase
November 8, 2024
DUNCANNON, Pa. (AP) — Three people were killed and two others wounded on Friday when a suspect opened fire in an apartment in central Pennsylvania, then led police on a 40-mile high-speed chase through two counties that ended with an exchange of gunfire with state troopers, police ...
Minnesota man kills his two sons, his wife and his ex-partner before killing himself, police say
November 8, 2024
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota man shot and killed his wife and son, and his ex-partner and their son, before killing himself, authorities said Friday. Duluth police have not determined a motive, but Police Chief Mike Ceynowa said at a news conference that the shooter, 46-year-old Anthony ...
Revising the rules of engagement, court says jilted bride must give back $70,000 ring
November 8, 2024
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Who gets to keep an engagement ring if a romance turns sour and the wedding is called off? That's what the highest court in Massachusetts was asked to decide with a $70,000 ring at the center of the dispute. The court ultimately ruled ...
Elwood Edwards, the man behind the voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve got mail’ greeting, dies at 74
November 8, 2024
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Elwood Edwards, who voiced America Online's ever-present "You've got mail" greeting, has died. He was 74. He died Tuesday at his home in New Bern, North Carolina, said his daughter Heather Edwards. The cause was complications from a stroke late last year, she ...
Judge strikes down New York law intended to protect minority groups’ voting power
November 8, 2024
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press A judge has struck down a state law that made it easier for New Yorkers to sue over electoral divisions and voting rules that weakened the political voice of minority groups, saying its special protections based on race and ethnicity are ...
Trump’s election may usher in leadership change at FBI
November 8, 2024
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump lavished Christopher Wray with praise when he named him FBI director in 2017, introducing him as an "impeccably qualified individual" and a "model of integrity." So much has changed in the seven years since. With Trump ...
Justice Department brings criminal charges in Iranian murder-for-hire plan targeting Donald Trump
November 8, 2024
By ERIC TUCKER and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday disclosed an Iranian murder-for-hire plot to kill Donald Trump, charging a man who said he had been tasked by a government official before this week's election with planning the ...
43 monkeys remain on the run from South Carolina lab. CEO thinks they’re having an adventure
November 8, 2024
By JEFFREY COLLINS, DYLAN LOVAN and BEN FINLEY Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Forty-three monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina have been spotted in the woods near the site and workers are using food to try to recapture them, authorities said ...
Southern California firefighters make progress against wildfire as fierce winds start to subside
November 8, 2024
By NOAH BERGER and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — Southern California firefighters made progress against a wildfire that has destroyed 132 structures, mostly homes, and that was fanned by fierce wind gusts that began easing Friday, allowing some people to ...
Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election case after his presidential win
November 8, 2024
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case canceled any remaining court deadlines Friday while prosecutors assess the "the appropriate course going forward" in light of the Republican's presidential ...
Sea turtle nests increased along a Florida beach but hurricanes washed many away
November 8, 2024
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Sea turtle nests increased this year along a stretch of Florida's Gulf Coast before a trio of hurricanes washed many of them away, aquarium officials said Friday. There were 271 nests documented by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium this year along a 21-mile stretch of ...
New Hampshire rejects allowing judges to serve until age 75
November 8, 2024
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire's requirement that judges retire at age 70 will remain in place after voters rejected allowing them to serve until they are 75. Voters were asked Tuesday whether they favored amending the age limit set by the state constitution in 1792. According to totals ...
The US election was largely trouble-free, but a flood of misinformation raises future concerns
November 8, 2024
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A relatively trouble-free presidential election was good news for those working to restore faith in the system. Less encouraging was a flood of misinformation that sought to undermine trust in voting and sow ...
Union puts potential Philadelphia mass transit strike on hold as talks continue
November 8, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The union that represents thousands of Philadelphia mass transit system workers has agreed to delay a strike that could have started Friday, saying progress was being made in ongoing contract talks. Transport Workers Union Local 234 members had voted last week to ...
Trump rebuilds Democrats’ ‘blue wall’ states with red bricks. Especially Pennsylvania
November 8, 2024
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans landed historic victories in Pennsylvania this week, winning the battleground state's valuable presidential electoral votes, posting a two-seat gain in its U.S. House delegation and sweeping all four statewide offices on ...
Democrats retain 1-seat majority control of the Pennsylvania House
November 8, 2024
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats will keep their majority control of the Pennsylvania state House of Representatives next year after holding onto a Johnstown area seat. The reelection of incumbent Democratic Rep. Frank Burns means his party will have a ...
At least 4 wildfires are burning in bone-dry New Jersey
November 8, 2024
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. (AP) — Firefighters in New Jersey were stretched even thinner on Friday when another wildfire broke out in the state's bone-dry conditions. At least four wildfires were burning in the state, stretching from the Pinelands in the central and western parts of the state to ...
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice appoints wife Cathy to state education board after U.S. Senate win
November 8, 2024
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice appointed his wife to the state school board about a day after a decisive victory in a U.S. Senate race against his Democratic opponent. The 73-year-old Republican governor announced First Lady Cathy Justice's appointment to the West ...
Republican David McCormick flips pivotal Pennsylvania Senate seat, ousts Bob Casey
November 8, 2024
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican David McCormick has won Pennsylvania's pivotal U.S. Senate seat, as the former CEO of the world's largest hedge fund beat three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in Tuesday's election after accusing the incumbent of supporting policies that led to inflation, ...