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Bear attack likely kills a hiker in Glacier National Park for the first time in decades

WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — The body of a hiker has been found in Glacier National Park, and authorities say it appears to be the first deadly bear attack at the iconic Montana park since 1998. “His injuries are consistent with those sustained by a bear encounter,” the National Park Service said in a written […]
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Harger: Iran fired on three US destroyers. The US struck targets there. Trump called our strikes a ‘love tap.’ CNN led with the hantavirus

Despite the U.S. striking Iranian military facilities during what is supposedly a ceasefire, the lead story on CNN was about the hantavirus on a cruise ship.
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Canvas system used by thousands of schools is back online after a cyberattack disrupted studies

A system that thousands of schools and universities use to support instruction was back online Friday after it went down during a cyberattack that created chaos as students tried to study for final exams. The hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach at Canvas, said Luke Connolly, a threat analyst at the cybersecurity […]
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Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redistricting plan, dimming party’s midterm hopes

The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, delivering another major setback to the party in a nationwide battle against Republicans for an edge in this year’s midterm elections. The court ruled that the state’s Democratic-led legislature violated procedural requirements when it placed the constitutional amendment on the ballot […]
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California will lead the nation in providing free diapers to newborns at dozens of hospitals

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California families welcoming newborns will soon receive hundreds of free diapers before leaving the hospital under a first-in-the-nation program being announced Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. During the program’s first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state […]
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Pentagon begins releasing new files on UFOs and says the public can draw its own conclusions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has begun releasing new files on UFOs and says the public can draw its own conclusions on “unidentified anomalous phenomena.”
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The Latest: Rubio meets with Italian leaders on Day 2 of US fence-mending visit

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday that Europe needs the United States, and vice versa, as America’s top diplomat wrapped up two days of fence-mending talks in Italy and the Vatican following weeks of tensions over the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran. Tajani reaffirmed strong transatlantic […]
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US lifts hold on immigration applications for doctors, but leaves others waiting

Libyan Dr. Faysal Alghoula must renew his green card to continue caring for roughly 1,000 patients in southwestern Indiana, but hasn’t been able to since the Trump administration stopped reviewing applications for people from several dozen countries it deemed high-risk. Alghoula’s current visa will expire in September if his application is denied. But last week, […]
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Authorities to update public on search of home tied to man convicted of killing Kristin Smart

ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities plan to update the public Friday on a grounds search at a home connected to the man convicted of killing 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996. Her body was never found. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office in California has planned a news conference for 9 a.m. […]
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Alabama Republicans look to set new US House primaries if courts allow redistricting

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers looking to take part in a national redistricting battle could vote Friday on a plan to alter state’s congressional primaries if the courts allow Republican state officials to switch to more advantageous U.S. House maps ahead of the November midterm elections. The Alabama legislation, which needs only a final […]
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Judge to rule Friday whether Charlie Kirk murder case can be filmed, photographed

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge is set to decide Friday if news outlets can continue to film, photograph and livestream the high-profile murder case against the man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Tyler Robinson’s attorneys argue potential jurors could be biased by slanted stories and online comments that depict the […]
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Suspect faces 5 years in unsolved 2021 disappearance of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay

EDGEWOOD, N.M. (AP) — The only person ever charged in the unsolved 2021 disappearance of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay, whose case became a symbol of the nationwide crisis of violence against Native Americans, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in federal court. Under the conditions of a plea agreement, Preston Henry Tolth, 26, faces […]
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Immigration enforcement guidance for warrantless arrests falls short, federal judge says

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said Thursday that instructions received by immigration enforcement officers to make civil immigrant arrests without warrants do not meet probable cause standards and should not used as guidance. In continuing a preliminary injunction she issued in December, U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell in Washington, D.C., said that “when […]
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Cyberattack hits Canvas system used by thousands of schools as finals loom

A system that thousands of schools and universities use was offline Thursday during a cyberattack, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals and underscoring education’s dependence on technology. The hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach at Instructure, the company behind the learning management system Canvas, said Luke Connolly, a threat […]
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Federal drug raid near downtown Los Angeles spotlights public safety concerns during mayor’s race

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A major federal raid around a park near downtown Los Angeles long known for rampant drug use and homeless encampments came just as voting kicked off for mayor in a city where public safety concerns continue to vex residents. During a difficult first term framed by the most destructive wildfire in […]
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Trump drives across Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to inspect new blue coating he’s putting on it

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday went on an unannounced trip to the Lincoln Memorial to see the Reflecting Pool after he had it coated in a color he calls “American flag blue.” But he did more than just see it — he drove across it and answered questions from reporters who were […]
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Judge rules Trump administration’s cancellation of humanities grants was unconstitutional

The Trump administration’s cancellation of more than $100 million in humanities grants to scholars, writers, research groups and other organizations was unconstitutional, and the Department of Government Efficiency had no authority to end the funding, a federal judge in New York ruled on Thursday. U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon in Manhattan sided with The Authors […]
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DeSantis says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center always was meant to be temporary

OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that the immigration detention center known as “ Alligator Alcatraz ” always was meant to be temporary. His comments came on the same day that The New York Times reported state and federal officials were in early talks about shutting down the facility in the […]
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US military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. military said it intercepted Iranian attacks Thursday on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Jury finds city of LA not liable in death of 14-year-old girl hit by police officer’s stray bullet

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury Thursday found the city of Los Angeles was not liable in the killing of a 14-year-old girl who was hit by a police officer’s stray bullet during a shootout while Christmas shopping in 2021 with her mother. The ruling came after a nearly monthlong trial in the wrongful death […]
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New York to restrict ICE despite threat from Trump’s border czar

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s border czar has threatened to “ flood the zone ” with immigration agents if New York passes bills to limit local coordination with the federal government’s crackdown. New York seems ready to do so anyway. “I don’t take well to threats,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday. […]
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US isn’t looking at imminent military action in Cuba despite Trump threats, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is not looking at imminent military action against Havana despite President Donald Trump’s repeated threats that “Cuba is next” and that American warships deployed in the Middle East for the Iran conflict could return by way of the island, U.S. officials say. The officials involved in preliminary discussions with […]
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New York to tax luxury second homes in NYC but stops short of hiking income taxes on the wealthy

NEW YORK (AP) — People who buy luxurious second homes in New York City, but live most of the year elsewhere, would have to pay a new tax on the properties under a tentative agreement — an initiative to appease Mayor Zohran Mamdani and liberal voters who launched him into office with chants of “tax […]
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New data on 2022 China plane crash suggests cockpit struggle and fuel cut

Newly released data suggests that someone intentionally cut off the fuel to both engines of a China Eastern Airlines jet and there was a struggle over the controls before the plane slammed into a mountain in 2022, killing all 132 people aboard. In response to a public records request, the National Transportation Safety Board released […]
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