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Parent of student charged in shooting that killed teen at Kentucky State University
A parent of a Kentucky State University student has been charged with murder in an on-campus shooting that killed one student and critically injured another.
Judge declines to halt execution of Georgia man seeking protection under pandemic agreement
A federal judge declined Wednesday to halt next week's scheduled execution of a Georgia man who argued that he should be shielded by an agreement reached during the COVID-19 pandemic that set conditions for the state to resume putting condemned people to death.
Prison officials tell judge ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO is competent to stand trial
Federal prison officials say the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch is fit to stand trial on federal sex trafficking charges after he was hospitalized with Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body dementia and a traumatic brain injury.
Hiker mired in quicksand in Utah’s Arches National Park is rescued unharmed
Getting trapped in quicksand is a corny peril of old movies and TV shows, but it really did happen to one unfortunate hiker in Utah's Arches National Park.
Trump hails American business environment for U.S. entrepeneurs
President Trump Wednesday exalted the business climate in the country at a roundtable gathering of top U.S. tech entrepreneurs at the White House, saying his administration's policies are "committed to total dominance in technology right now."
Blend of unusual weather conditions brings trillions of gallons in persistent rain to the Northwest
Warm water and air and unusual weather conditions tracing back as far as tropical cyclone flooding in Indonesia helped supercharge stubborn atmospheric rivers that have drenched Washington state with almost 5 trillion gallons (19 trillion liters) of rain in the past seven days, threatening record flood levels, meteorologists said.
Trump administration adds militarized zone in California along southern U.S. border
The Trump administration is adding another militarized zone to the southern U.S. border to support border security operations - this time in California.
U.S. suicide rate fell in 2024 after hovering at high level
The U.S. suicide rate dropped slightly last year from some of the highest levels ever reported, preliminary data suggests. Experts say it's hard to know exactly why, or whether the decline will continue.
House passes defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases
The House voted to pass a sweeping defense policy bill Wednesday that authorizes $900 billion in military programs, including a pay raise for troops and an overhaul of how the Department of Defense buys weapons.
First of 30 oil lease sales planned for Gulf of Mexico draws $279 million in bids from companies
Oil companies offered $279 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday in the first of 30 sales planned for the region under Republican efforts to ramp up U.S. fossil fuel production.
Detroit suburb finds a real Christmas tree — instead of a fake one from China — just in time
A Detroit suburb worried about the late delivery of an artificial Christmas tree from China has instead received the real thing - a towering Norway spruce - just in time for a community tree-lighting celebration.
West Virginia National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting is laid to rest
A West Virginia National Guard member who was fatally shot last month in the nation's capital was laid to rest with full military honors in a private ceremony.
Mississippi man ordered freed after serving more than 10 years of an illegal 15-year sentence
A man illegally sentenced to 15 years in prison for a crime that carries a maximum penalty of five years behind bars is set to walk free, after Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves granted him clemency on Wednesday.
Oscars recognize casting for the first time, offering a spotlight on a key job in the movie industry
Behind the Wizard of Oz in the two-part "Wicked" movies were people actually pulling the strings. They set the table for the hit double-punch movies long before the cameras ever rolled out: The casting directors, helped pick who made it to Oz.
Botulism outbreak sickens more than 50 babies and expands to all ByHeart products
Federal health officials on Wednesday expanded an outbreak of infant botulism tied to recalled ByHeart baby formula to include all illnesses reported since the company began production in March 2022.
U.S. prosecutors seek to abandon soccer TV rights corruption case
After a yearslong legal battle, U.S. prosecutors told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that they want to give up their fight to preserve the convictions of a former Fox executive and South American sports media company in a corruption case related to TV rights for international soccer tournaments.
Trump says the U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid mounting tensions with the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
North Carolina Gov. Stein cancels Medicaid rate cuts amid legal and legislative battles
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein is canceling Medicaid reimbursement rate reductions he initiated over two months ago, preserving in the short term access to care for vulnerable patients while a political fight with Republican legislators to enact additional funding gets resolved.
