Jun 6, 2024, 3:16 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — In a story published June 6, 2024, about the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, The Associated Press erroneously translated what Menendez said in Spanish as he left the courthouse. Menendez said, “Advocating for Hispanic rights is not a crime,” not “Advocating for human rights is not a crime.”
LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A shooting has occurred on Interstate 75 in a rural area south of Lexington, Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear said in a post on the social platform X. The interstate is shut down in both directions.
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Evacuations were expanded Saturday as a wildfire with leaping flames scorched the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles, amid a days-long heat wave that pushed temperatures into the triple digits across the region. The so-called Line Fire was burning uncontrolled along the edge of the San Bernardino […]
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LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — A former top official in U.S. nuclear weapons research at Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos national laboratories has died from injuries after an automobile crash in New Mexico, authorities said. He was 69. Charles McMillan, an experimental physicist, spent nearly 23 years in various positions at Livermore in California and […]
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Evacuations were ordered Saturday as a wildfire scorched the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles, amid a days-long heat wave that pushed temperatures into the triple digits across the region. The so-called Line Fire was burning uncontrolled along the edge of the San Bernardino National Forest, about […]
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino company Wynn Resorts Ltd. has agreed to pay $130 million to federal authorities and admit that it let unlicensed money transfer businesses around the world funnel funds to gamblers at its flagship Las Vegas Strip property. The publicly traded company said a non-prosecution settlement reached Friday represented a monetary figure […]
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A coal miner was killed on the job in West Virginia on Friday night, Gov. Jim Justice said. The Republican governor said Gary Chapman, 33, of South Williamson, Kentucky, died after being injured at the Mountaineer II Mine near Sharples, West Virginia. Justice expressed his condolences in a statement, saying Chapman […]
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Sounds of scratching, gnawing or rustling in your home at night could be signs it could be time to call pest control.
A local nonprofit is working to protect those driving on I-90 but they can't do it without help from the community.
The transition to a senior living community can be a positive step toward ensuring their safety, health and happiness.
