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Federal judge blocks California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment of the U.S.

Dec 20, 2023 8:39 PM Read more >

Israel uncovers major Hamas command center in Gaza City as cease-fire talks gain momentum

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Wednesday said it had uncovered a major Hamas command center in the heart of Gaza City, inflicting what it described as a serious blow to the Islamic militant group as pressure grows on Israel to scale back it

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Homeless people who died on US streets are increasingly remembered at winter solstice gatherings

PHOENIX (AP) — With his gap-tooth smile, hip-hop routines and volunteer work for a food charity, Roosevelt White III was well known in the downtown Phoenix tent city known as “The Zone.

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Boston mayor apologizes to Black men wrongly accused in 1989 murder that shone spotlight on racism

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued a formal apology Wednesday to two Black men who were wrongly accused in a 1989 murder of a white woman, a case that coarsened divisions in a city long split along racial lines and renewed suspicion and an

Dec 20, 2023 8:46 AM Read more >

News helicopter crashes in New Jersey, killing pilot and photographer, TV station says

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A news helicopter has crashed in New Jersey, killing both the pilot and photographer on board, the television station said.

Dec 20, 2023 4:17 AM Read more >

Colorado Supreme Court, in landmark ruling, bans Trump from state’s ballot under insurrection clause

DENVER (AP) — A divided Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S.

Dec 19, 2023 5:10 PM Read more >

Drought-prone California OKs new rules for turning wastewater directly into drinking water

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places: An ice skating rink in Ontario, ski slopes around Lake Tahoe, farmland in the Central Valley. And — coming soon — kitchen faucets.

Dec 19, 2023 12:58 PM Read more >

Groups sue over new Texas law that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Civil rights organizations on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging a new Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally and permit local judges to order them to leave the country.

Dec 19, 2023 12:13 PM Read more >

An earthquake in northwestern China kills at least 126 people in nation's deadliest quake in 9 years

BEIJING (AP) — A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China , authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing 126 people in the nation’s deadliest quak

Dec 19, 2023 3:23 AM Read more >

Pentagon announces new international mission to counter attacks on commercial vessels in Red Sea

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The U.S.

Dec 18, 2023 5:48 PM Read more >