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Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on bump stocks, gun accessories used in 2017 Vegas massacre
Updated: moments ago
|By The Associated Press
The high court found 6-3 the Trump administration did not follow federal law when it reversed course and banned bump stocks after a gunman in Las Vegas attacked a country music festival with assault rifles in 2017.
Updated: 20 minutes ago
|By The Associated Press
Two men died after falling into a manure tanker in upstate New York, police said.
Updated: 54 minutes ago
|By The Associated Press and DAVE COLLINS and JUAN A. LOZANO
Jones has been telling his web viewers and radio listeners that Infowars’ parent company, Free Speech Systems, is on the verge of being shut down because of the bankruptcy.
Updated: 2 hours ago
|By The Associated Press
Ruthia He, the founder and CEO of Done Global Inc., and clinical president David Brody were arrested Thursday for allegedly conspiring to provide easy access to Adderall and other stimulant drugsin exchange for a monthly subscription fee, the U.S. Justice Department announced.
Updated: 2 hours ago
|By The Associated Press and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press
Several victims’ family members stood about 100 yards away in the school’s parking lot holding their cellphones to take photos and video of the event.
Putin offers truce if Ukraine exits Russia-occupied areas and drops NATO bid — a nonstarter for Kyiv
Updated: 2 hours ago
|By The Associated Press and DASHA LITVINOVA
Such a deal appears a nonstarter for Kyiv, which wants to join the military alliance and has demanded that Russia withdraw its troops from all of its territory.
Updated: 4 hours ago
|By The Associated Press and FREIDA FRISARO, TERRY SPENCER and DANIEL KOZIN
Forecasters warned Floridians to prepare for additional flash flooding after a tropical disturbance dumped as much as 20 inches (50 centimeters) of rainfall in the southern parts of the state, with worsening conditions expected Friday.
Updated: 4 hours ago
|By The Associated Press and MARIA SHERMAN
On Thursday, they stunned audiences with the undisputed highlight of the night: reuniting for an acoustic version of “Losing My Religion.”
Updated: 10 hours ago
|By The Associated Press and FREIDA FRISARO, TERRY SPENCER and DANIEL KOZIN
More than 20 inches of rain has fallen in some areas of South Florida since Tuesday, with more predicted over the next few days.
Updated: 11 hours ago
|By The Associated Press and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer
The Florida Panthers moved within a victory of their first Stanley Cup title.
Judge blocks Biden’s Title IX rule in four states, dealing a blow to protections for LGBTQ+ students
Updated: 12 hours ago
|By The Associated Press
The Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students has been temporarily blocked in four states after a federal judge in Louisiana found that it overstepped the Education Department’s authority.
Updated: 13 hours ago
|By The Associated Press
The lawsuit accuses D’Andrea “Danny” Bennett of not accounting for all of the proceeds from this year’s sale of Tony Bennett’s catalog and certain image rights to the brand development firm Iconoclast.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By The Associated Press
President Joe Biden said Thursday that he will not use his presidential powers to lessen the eventual sentence that his son Hunter will receive for his federal felony conviction on gun crimes.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By The Associated Press, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARY CLARE JALONICK
A committee obtained information from GOP megadonor Harlan Crow that Justice Clarence Thomas took three trips, and at least six flights, on Crow’s private jet in 2017, 2019 and 2021.
Updated: 17 hours ago
|By The Associated Press and MARK SHERMAN
The justices ruled that abortion opponents lacked the legal right to sue over the federal Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the medication, mifepristone, and the FDA’s subsequent actions to ease access to it.
Updated: 17 hours ago
|By The Associated Press and COLLEEN LONG and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
The highly anticipated agreement will leverage interest and income from the more than $260 billion in frozen Russian assets, largely held in Europe, to secure a $50 billion loan from the U.S. and additional loans from other partners.
Updated: 20 hours ago
|By The Associated Press
Russia’s Prosecutor General’s office said an indictment of Gershkovich has been finalized and his case was filed to the Sverdlovsky Regional Court in the city in the Ural Mountains.
Updated: 22 hours ago
|By The Associated Press
The reported birth of a rare white buffalo in Yellowstone National Park fulfills a Lakota prophecy that portends better times, according to members of the American Indian tribe who cautioned that it’s also a signal that more must be done to protect the earth and its animals.
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By The Associated Press
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas failed in her challenge against rules that stop her from competing in elite women’s races because judges ruled she did not have standing to bring the case.
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By The Associated Press
The government has said it would seek the death penalty if Gendron is convicted in a separate federal hate crimes case, set to go to trial next year.
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By The Associated Press and ROB MAADDI
The NFL also fined the team $250,000, while general manager Terry Fontenot has been fined $50,000.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2024 at 8:30 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press and SEUNG MIN KIM and REBECCA SANTANA
The lawsuit is the first test of the legality of Biden’s sweeping crackdown on the border.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2024 at 7:46 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press and STEPHEN GROVES
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a military veteran who has used the fertility treatment to have her two children, has championed the bill, called the Right to IVF Act.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2024 at 7:07 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press and DAVID KLEPPER
Lawmakers from both parties have voiced worries about the nation’s preparedness for foreign disinformation during the presidential election and the corrosive impact it has on voter confidence and trust in democratic institutions.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2024 at 12:18 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press and SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer
No team has rallied from 3-0 down in an NBA playoff series.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2024 at 11:45 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
As police responded to reports of multiple people shot at a downtown Atlanta food court, Joseph Grier was on the sidewalk outside, rambling to reporters about his mental health, criminal record and banking history.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2024 at 11:43 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and LEA SKENE and BRIAN WITTE
The disaster halted most maritime traffic through Baltimore’s busy port as crews worked around the clock to clear an estimated 50,000 tons of fallen steel and concrete from the Patapsco River.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2024 at 10:29 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and KYLE HIGHTOWER
Dozens of Brady’s former teammates and coaches, spanning multiple eras of Patriots history joined thousands of fans and celebrities including Jay-Z and Bon Jovi on Wednesday night to salute Brady as the 35th person to be enshrined into the team’s hall.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2024 at 10:05 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The victims' families have been invited to witness the first blows to the building and hammer off a piece if they wish. They have divergent views about the demolition.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2024 at 10:05 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and PETER SMITH and HOLLY MEYER
The vote received support from 61% of the delegates, but it failed to get the required two-thirds supermajority.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2024 at 8:33 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
After organizers for Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest said Joey Chestnut wouldn’t compete this year because of a deal with a rival brand, Netflix swiftly announced a new hot dog-eating competition that will feature Chestnut and his “fiercest rival.”
Updated: Jun. 12, 2024 at 7:55 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Sony said it will continue to welcome content from all studios and distributors at the dine-in theaters.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2024 at 6:02 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and DARLENE SUPERVILLE and COLLEEN LONG
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that the agreement would not commit U.S. troops directly to Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion — a red line drawn by Biden.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2024 at 5:52 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
That means that users will still be able to see their own likes, but others will not — putting an end to a feature that many had long used.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2024 at 5:33 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and FARNOUSH AMIRI
The House is expected Wednesday to vote on a resolution holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview in his classified documents case.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2024 at 4:37 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and TIM REYNOLDS
Jerry West, the Hall of Fame player and executive who was the inspiration for the NBA logo, has died at age 86.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2024 at 4:33 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Speaking to reporters in Qatar, Blinken said the U.S. and other mediators will keep trying to “close this deal.”
Updated: Jun. 12, 2024 at 4:28 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and MARK SHERMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST
The court heard 61 cases this term and 29 remain unresolved, with some decisions expected Thursday and Friday.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2024 at 4:25 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Consumer prices excluding volatile food and energy costs — the closely watched “core” index — rose 0.2% from April to May, the government said Wednesday. That was down from 0.3% the previous month and was the smallest increase since October.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2024 at 4:01 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and LEA SKENE
The channel reopening comes after a massive cleanup effort as crews removed an estimated 50,000 tons of steel and concrete from the Patapsco River.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2024 at 2:48 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and REGINA GARCIA CANO and GISELA SALOMON
This mission comes less than two weeks after President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-provided weapons to strike inside Russia to protect Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2024 at 2:18 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and COLLEEN LONG
“As we all know, the sentencing hasn’t even been scheduled yet,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Wednesday on Air Force One.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2024 at 8:02 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Party Bus — named after his father, Short Bus — made national headlines last weekend at his first rodeo when he jumped the fence of a crowded arena in central Oregon and careened through the concessions area, injuring three people.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2024 at 7:43 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press and MEAD GRUVER
Overall violent crime was down 15%, reflecting drops in every region.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2024 at 12:31 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press and TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it is planning a rule that would remove medical bills from credit reports and prevent lenders from making decisions based on medical information.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2024 at 12:20 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press and PETER SMITH
The Southern Baptists’ statement of doctrine says that only men are biblically qualified to be pastors.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2024 at 9:42 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press, LISA RATHKE and Image credit to Garry Kozak
A corporate jet that disappeared shortly after departing the Burlington airport for Providence, Rhode Island, on Jan. 27, 1971 was found in Lake Champlain.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2024 at 8:49 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and JIM SALTER Associated Press
A man convicted of killing his former lover and her husband in what prosecutors described as a fit of rage was executed Tuesday evening.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2024 at 7:44 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and KAITLYN HUAMANI
The 62-year-old country musician filed for divorce in a Tennessee court on May 22, citing irreconcilable differences and “inappropriate marital conduct.”
Updated: Jun. 11, 2024 at 6:22 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and RANDALL CHASE, CLAUDIA LAUER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, COLLEEN LONG and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
After the jury’s decision was announced, President Joe Biden said he would accept the outcome of the case and “will continue to respect the judicial process as Hunter considers an appeal.”